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Read articles →This is a narrow, specific fix for a Massey Ferguson GC-1705 owner whose mower deck discharge chute hangs low enough to dig into the ground on hills. It's a short hands-on walkthrough of relocating spacer washers behind the rubber bumpers with a 17mm socket to raise the chute angle roughly 10-15 degrees. Useful mainly for GC-1705 owners with this exact deck-scraping annoyance, not a general review.
Posted by the Ballinator channel, an owner doing their own DIY tweaks and repairs on their tractor.
Use a 17mm socket to remove the nut on each rubber bumper, then move the spacer washers from the outside to the inside, raising the chute angle about 10-15 degrees.
A 17 millimeter socket is used to remove the nut behind each rubber bumper on the chute.
No, the spacer washers are designed to let you adjust the chute angle. The chute is not being removed or disabled, only repositioned.
