982 mule drive belt rubbing, can't figure out why.

[DoubleO7]

Your not running extra tall tires are you?

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by goosegt

It's easy to do when I have help but since I tore my hamstring (and both groin) I can hardly put on my shoe without major pain....bending and kneeling is unbearable. I sound like an old man but I swear it's the worst injury I have had, I wish I would have broke my leg instead.

If my foot looks this bad imagine what my leg looks like.

Originally Posted by Yosemite Sam

I don't own a Super so I don't know for sure, but I don't think those decks were ever meant to run that close to the ground, If the deck were raised to a normal operating height I'd bet that the belt won't rub.

Originally Posted by DoubleO7

Your not running extra tall tires are you?

Man that foot looks like it hurts.

You may need to run the deck up a bit higher

Tires could be part of the problem

I'd replace the 2 pulleys on the mule drive with the larger size used on the Cyclops tractors, they are about 6" so that would drop the belt down at the front about an inch of course you'll also need a slightly longer belt.

[goosegt]

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

Man that foot looks like it hurts.

You may need to run the deck up a bit higher

Tires could be part of the problem

I'd replace the 2 pulleys on the mule drive with the larger size used on the Cyclops tractors, they are about 6" so that would drop the belt down at the front about an inch of course you'll also need a slightly longer belt.

I have the stock 26 x 12 x 12 goodyear turfs on back and the stock size up front too. The belt rubs even in the fully lifted postion.

I can't run bigger mule drive pulleys, there is probably .5" clearance between the pulley and the shaft they mount on so I could only get another 1" on the DIA, so a 5" pulley MIGHT fit. I would need to run a 6" to maybe have clearance.

I am assuming my 982 came with the deck with the front wheel kit installed, if it did it should be fine since I had the wheels mounted at the lowest position (highest mowing position) which is about 3" high.......and the belt rubs even fully lifted. I will take some pictures of the deck at full lift, something is really wrong.

I am tired of borrowing my neighbors little JD, I want to see how my deck works since I serviced it.......but I do want to find out and fix the real problem. I wish the parts had PNs on them so I could be sure my deck lifting assembly is the correct one but I might just have to post measurements of it to verify with.

The deck does have belt wear marks though........so at some point in its life it was mounted correctly.

My foot doesn't hurt a bit, that's all the blood draining from my thigh........my leg looks about twice the size of the other.