[LarryW]

Originally Posted by Methos

Don't forget to use the steel pulleys! The stamped steel ones on the mower mule drives are not meant to be used for tillers.

Originally Posted by Methos

Larry the stamped steel pulleys will come apart under load. Tillers and thower/blowers both need to use the steel pulleys.

I actually never noticed but I do have one steel pulley. So that is cool and I am good there. I was also thinking, why would you need the steel pulley on the thrower/blower? My belt goes straight to the gearbox. Must be there is another style I haven't seen or you goofed?

Update on my lift problem with the home made lift hitting my tiller. Those plates welded in the threaded rod have 2 holes. The closer hole is hidden in my pictures above in the shadow of the washer. I had the bolt on the last hole in my picture. The first hole would almost work to hold the tiller pickup rod in but was tight so I drilled it out a little more so I could get the bolt in it. Basically I slide the pickup rod closer to the lift casting. I then cut the end off with the last hole out. It works good there. I also came up with another solution to my lift problem to make it work more like the original one would. Instead of cutting off the nut on my lift casting and making the 1" pin. I can just cut the head off a bolt that threads in it and drill a hole in it. It would work the same as the original style pin but will be length adjustable with the threads. The way I have it now is working but it is rigged and I don't like that.

I am really enjoying this hobby/toy/worker!