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Okay, I haven't started my thread yet, but have been taking pictures, and will do so soon, I just want to make a bit more progress. I know, I know. Anyways, I am putting together a 982D, using a 2082, 1512, and some red paint. The PTO was shot on the D600, so I found a new Warner 5210-XX, meant for something else. The field assembly is identical, and the armature is close enough. The main difference is the pulley, and my original plan was to swap pulleys. Upon looking at it, the bearing is gone in the original pulley, so I did some math, instead of finding a new bearing. The old pulley has a diameter of 4.5", and the new one is 7". I plan on replacing the mule drive belt anyways, so that's not a factor. This will increase my blade tip speed from around 15,000 to 23,000 fpm @ 3600 rpm. I know the GOV/industry stays around 19,000, and I could always run her less than full throttle. I doubt it would overheat at 3,000 rpm. I will probably go through with this, unless someone can talk me out of it. The deck is a 374 Haban, and it will be gone through, as well, with new bearings, etc. Those bearings can handle the speeds, same with the new mule drive pulleys. Anyone see flaws with my plan?