Glad you found it useful. Go Riders :)

I think that is correct. It is a pain in the butt to load the springs but I put almost the whole spring load behind the pin. The default should be pins engaged. You pull the L lock back and engage the pins with the grooves in the hitch when you want pins disengaged.

Thanks! Model #47 SNOWBLOWER.

These blowers are designed to have about 4" of clearance when in the upmost position. If you raise the blower much higher, than you risk the drive belt slipping off of the pulleys. Your best option to adjust the max height is to disconnect the blower, and adjust the clevises on the round link bar. Moving the closer to each other will increase the height. However, what's more important is the height of the blower in the lowest position. I have a gravel driveway, so I set the skid shoes so that the blower is 1/2" off the ground. Then I adjust the mower deck height control knob so that the blower just lightly touches the ground, not banging on the ground when lowering the blower. You can only adjust the mower deck height control knob when the engine is running AND the hydraulics have been lifted in the upmost position. Hope that helps. Let me know how it goes, or if you come up with a different solution.

Likely you had it in the correct position. It should be forward, which represents the hydraulics being in the 'lower' position .... as if the mower was lowered to the lowest cutting position (using this as an example only as your mower is not attached at this point). Check the rod that you just connected to the short arm. If the clevises are set to far apart from each other, then it will not lift properly. Although you should still see 'some movement'. Measuring the distance between the clevis pins (centerline pin to centerline pin) on my tie rod it measures 20 1/2 inches. Let me know if that's not the problem. Also, and I'm thinking this is more likely your issue, check to make sure you've engaged the lower pin properly at the blower ... see my video at the 7:20 when I engage this pin. Good luck!

Regarding the 'lower pin' engagement, check with your finger behind the plate that the pin engages through, making sure that it has indeed pushed through the hole.

It was the "inner" lift rod underneath the tractor. The pin & cotter was missing from the ear of the rockshaft. The inner rod was just resting on the brake rod. Weird, but I have read this occurred to someone else as well. Thank you!

really hoping you gwizzar4 or Alberta Al can help me with my question regarding lift rods. My operators manual says there is a short inner lifting rod and a long outer lifting rod. All videos I see online only show the long outer lifting rod being hooked up. Can one of you clarify why? Thanks