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I lowered mine to 2” and it did much better.

Numerous paper mills burning the wood byproducts in their multi fuel boilers and obtaining carbon credits as well.

Well that’s confusing because I thought that older trucks (pre-2011) were already banned unless their engines were modified to meet emission standards met by the newer trucks. Actually what they’re doing is refusing to provide them with registrations (tags).

I mentioned that diesel/gas freight trucks were headed for the guillotine in 2035 but I thought that was the date they would banned from use in California making electric powered trucks mandatory. Do they get to continue their use to end of life, or will they all be abandoned along the highway?

This shipping and supply crisis has been going on for months. I was going to finish this post with comments regarding the intelligence of the politicians involved with the development of these issues. But there’s no reason to do so. But, enough said. This is a lawnmower forum. I’m going to...

More in the California news this morning. Link attached for article about logistics CEO toured docks. Laws in place are prohibiting stacking of empty containers any higher than two for esthetic (good looks) reasons. No place to unload new loaded freight containers...

Here’s a link to the article about the truckers vaccine mandates...

I stand corrected. I went back to look for a reference and discovered that this happened Wednesday of last week and relates to non-union drivers. A federal appellate court on Wednesday reversed a ruling that prevented California from enforcing a new labor law that trucking companies contend...

Actually the executive order is for the vaccine mandate from Biden which the vast majority of companies seem to be enforcing. The California laws are just that. They’re on the books,

Those laws I referenced are already on the books.

I have two dealers not far from me. They’ve been trying to exist with maybe 3 or 4 commercial mowers in stock, nothing at a residential level. They can’t get any accessories. Basically trying to survive on maintenance and service work. I inquired to get my 42” unit at either one but both...

And just to get a couple more datas point out there…. 1. In April the ninth court of appeals in Cali decided that the state law which prohibits non-union workers from working on TV and movie jobs in Cali also applies to trucking! “Owner Operators and other non-union truckers” are prohibited...

Cali is doing the same with trucks. You can’t use any freight hauling truck older than 2011 without extensive modifications. A sliding scale on age of trucks until 2035 when all diesel and gas trucks are completely banned, electric only. I’m not sure what the people in that state are going to...

I bought a new 42” Toro 75747 from Mowers Direct in June of this year and ordered the bagger at the same time. Long story short, they finally sent me the mower minus the bagger which they didn’t have and no idea when one would be in. They refunded the bagger costs. I then went on a internet...

I didn’t know that. We have three water oaks that I consider to be very non-desirable. I had five of them removed last year but wanted to keep some shade.

If you decide to move forward with your project and need a set of one inch spacers, let me know. I’ve got a set that is brand new that I’ll sell to you cheap. I bolted one of them onto my mower which prevented me returning them to the company.

I spoke several times to a guy who owns a small lawn service company about changing my wheels/tires. He brought up the tweels for his commercial mowers. When I told him they cost about $2K I thought he was going to throw up.

If I had the opportunity, I would go with 1.5” spacers. They would provide adequate clearance on my mower and I assume less pressure on the hydros. I looked on Amazon and the two inch spacers I used aren’t showing up. What you need is a 4x4 spacer with at least a 57mm bore and 1/2x20 studs...

$160 for the wheels/tires plus $42 for the two inch spacers. If you’re buying smaller tires and spacers, the cost would go down.

I tried raising the front by one then two settings while also adjusting the mulching setting. Couldn’t really tell of any improvement. Actually with the front up two notches it seems to kick out more leaves on the right side. Ultimately ended up lowering the entire deck by a full inch and was...

Thanks. I’ll try this.

I’ve been thinking along the same lines. I think I’m going to try that this week. Thanks.

Understood and thanks. I’m in SC and over seeded my fescue lawn a few weeks ago so I’m limited on how close I can cut. Additionally, I have some oak trees that are just starting to drop some leaves which can smother the new growth. I’d like to minimize the damage those leaves are doing to my...

I looked at the manual. They’re describing a mulching process for the leaves. The illustrations show the mower without the bagger. I want to bag the leaves but do it more efficiently than currently able to.

Have not. I didn’t realize that the manual had anything like this. I’ll certainly take a look. Thanks…

My HRX 217 tends blow leaves out the right side of the deck and really doesn’t even mulch them. When I pull the mower backwards, it does a much better job pulling leaves up off the ground and bagging them. No issues with grass clippings. Anyone know of a fix for this?

We have had a lot of rain over the past few weeks and I was finally able to cut my lawn. These oversized tires have pretty much solved all of my problems. I’m now able to cut across the slopes of my side yards which are about 18 +/- degrees without sliding downhill or tearing up my lawn by...

Sorry for the reversal on the photos. You’re correct. I posted the revised photos first. Regarding the warranty…. I started this process at my dealer. He advised on the axle information that I posted previously, he had the 75750 at his store and helped measure the wheel offset. He quoted...

The two inch spacers are in and everything is installed. I’m fairly certain I could have gotten by with 1.5 inch but considered the clearance too close for maximum movements on rough terrain. I’m extremely pleased with how this has turned out. The right tire sticks out less than one inch...

Thank you very much. That website is excellent. I agree with you completely on the added leverage caused by pushing the wheels out. In looking at the specs, it looks like the maximum GVW is 900 lbs per hydro unit.

Believe me, I thought about this a lot before starting this project. I came to the conclusion (perhaps the wrong one), that the extra stress would be created by the weight of the spacers. The wheel/tire assembly I’m using is the same as a 75750 and my 75747 mower has the same HG 2100 hydros...

Took your advice and downloaded a photo application which allowed me to compress the file.

Tire assemblies and one inch wheel spacers are in. A dry fit reveals that I didn’t measure correctly or the offset of these wheels are slightly different than those on the 75750 Toro mower I measured at the dealer. The tire on the right side just barely touches a fender support bracket. Now...

I looked at more aggressive tread designs and was concerned that they would damage my lawn during a turn. Again, I’m new to the zero turn world. Is my assumption accurate?? Also…. I anticipate that my deck will be level or close to it with the new tires. They’re the same diameter as the...

I ordered the 18x9.5-8. That’s the same diameter but two inches wider than my original. It’s the same wheel/tire assembly used on the Toro 75750 (next size mower up from mine). That mower has the same hydros (2100) as mine. I don’t know what the weight is for the one inch wheel spacers but...

All of the parts are ordered and should be here within a couple of weeks. Once completed, I’ll post pictures of the before and after in case anyone is interested in making the same type of changes.

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I’m new to this process of changing tire sizes on a mower. How does a taller tire help me with traction? My thought process with a wider tire was to have more surface (contact) area.

I recently bought a 42” fabricated deck Toro, model 75747. I am extremely pleased except for the rear tires. I am having traction issues in a several of places in the lawn. Looking at the other Toros, the next deck size up has a two inch jump in tire size and looking across the zero turn...