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Originally Posted by J-Mech
A 1450 and an 1811 both have electric PTO's. The mule drives are the same. Electric or manual clutch doesn't change anything. You can switch mule drive from a 129 to an 1811. Wide frame is a wide frame. I'm not really sure why you think it would be different. (Now, the belt sizes are different, as I stated, so the pulleys have to be changed.) The pivot point is adjustable, that's how it keeps the belt tight. If you look I think you will find that the belt is seldom perfectly aligned with the PTO. It's a belt, it's not fussy. Think about how much out of align the belt runs when it's powering a deck, from the lower most position to the upper most position.  It will work.  |
I understand that the belts never run just perfectly in line and I know that the pulleys move to tension the belt. However, I have observed two different mule drives. On mine the latch pin that holds it on is also the same pin that the idler pulleys pivot arms attach to and the pin is held I with cotter keys. Some of the newer mule drives just had little pins, maybe 2 inches long for the latch pins and the rod for the idler arms to pivot on are a little farther forward, effectively placing the pulleys a little farther forward. Both the latch pins and the idler pivot pin were welded in. I looked it up on Cub Cadet's web site. The 1450 takes a hanger number 59681-C1 and the 1811 takes a hanger number 703-0096. Compare pics.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cub-Cadet-12...item56648f5eec http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cub-Cadet-12...item23398e52eb
I see now that it has nothing to do with the electric clutch or the manual clutch. I must say that Cub Cadets are not that popular down here in GA, so I can't say that I've been able to compare closely a 1450 with an 1811. I suppose that you could just swing the arms a little farther, but my research says that the mule drives are different.