312-H 48" deck / Is this lift bar bent

[Metal Blender 8]

My 312-h deck cuts fine but it is hard to put on the deck. Is the lift bar supposed to be bent or not? The manual doesn't help because the bar can look almost straight if I move it to other positions.

Edited August 5, 2024 by Metal Blender
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[ri702bill 9,351]

Not to be funny, but we could better decide if you had attached a picture of that part .........

[Skwerl58 761]

Good pictures! No it is not supposed to be bent. Take it apart and you should be able to straighten it so that it fits properly.

[peter lena 9,235]

@Metal Blender   have avery solid vise / bench ? personally , a 12 / 14 "  pipe wrench , and a 4 ft  pipe on that  , would easily  tweak that back in to place .  your initial solid hold down area , is vital against  the pipe wrench  / leverage  set up . done a lot of that , solid leverage , easily wins out . pete 

[Metal Blender 8]

58 minutes ago, peter lena said:

@Metal Blender   have avery solid vise / bench ? personally , a 12 / 14 "  pipe wrench , and a 4 ft  pipe on that  , would easily  tweak that back in to place .  your initial solid hold down area , is vital against  the pipe wrench  / leverage  set up . done a lot of that , solid leverage , easily wins out . pete 

Thank you,Bending it back into shape is no problem,I needed to know if it was out of shape or correct .I'm wondering how that solid bar was tweaked out of shape in the first place. I bought the 312-h like this so thank you for the info. I will straighten it in a few minutes then cut an acre and a half, It cuts great, so I'm curious to see any differences in performance after it's straightened out. lol    

[peter lena 9,235]

@METAL BENDER  also get some aerosol lubricant  / grease on related movement points , deck set on highest setting , you never know wat an attachment has been thru , recovered a number of them , have any hi temp grease ?  those spindles , would like that , just sayin , pete