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Old 01-12-2014, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbob200521 View Post
I get that part but that's not it. Originally there were two of those spacer plate I have circleed in there. When I hooked it up, the pulley on the tractor and the pulley on the thrower were out of alignment in such a way that had I left it that way, when I put a belt on it would have rode the side of the new pulley on the thrower side and chewed the belt up in no time like it did once before. Plus I recall reading somewhere that the engine on the 82 series vs previous series Cubs was angled up 3° and now this makes sense to me.
You did the correct angle adjustment to get them lined up. I would check on the point Jonathon made to verify they are in line to maximize belt life.
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