[Diesel Krazy]

I got some time to work on my 2182 and 60" Haban. I realized part of my problems were caused by a well worn tortion spring on the mule drive. I bought a new spring from my Cub Cadet dealer for $8.00. I brought it home and compared it to the old one and wow was the old one weak compaired to the new one. Installed it made a huge difference in the tightness of the belt. At this point I believe my biggest problem has been taken care of. Next I will be removing the whole undercarriage and welding up all the worn spots and grinding them smooth to get it close to new. I located the alignment bracket for the rear of the deck from one of the members here, with it hopefully everything will not wear so badly again. I also plan to order a set of deck bearings and replace them at the same time that I do all the welding. It's amazing how some people can niglect such an expensive machine. Thanks for the help.