All good pictures....It's giving me some ideas and thoughts.

Something along these lines also has possibilities.

http://www.tractorforum.com/f154/atv...k-images-1069/

Sam beat me to the pics. I haven't had time to take better pics. Of the mule and mount on mine yet with all the weather we're having been pretty busy.

I agree about removing and re-installing the deck. Man oh man, that is getting to be a bear of a job. I use the motorcycle lift that I bought from Harbor Freight ($59) to lift the front up but it is still back breaking. I thought if I got a JD with a shaft drive deck it would be a lot easier to remove and install the deck but I was wrong. It is different but it is still back breaking. I haven't seen the "Drive on" deck that they show on TV, in real life, but it looks a whole lot better than getting on your hands and knees.

Am I missing something in the pic?
Wouldn't that deck be running backwards?? :bigthink:

John

I think the belt needs to flip as it comes off the mule drive to reverse the rotation. If you look at the pulleys you'll see that they are aimed to do just that. The guy that sent me the pics had just bought this from a PO and wasn't sure how it all went together if I remember correctly.

maybe the blades are different but is is turning backwards

AHHHH.... so the belt is set to criss/cross after the mule/before the deck. Yep, that'd work. :beerchug:

Yep the way it is in that pic the blades would be turning backwards. I'm pretty sure the belt just needed to criss cross. I'll e-mail both of you a higher rez pic so that you can see the pulleys on the mule drive better.

Please, and thank you. I do want to see that closer....... :bigthink: