Bar Nuthin 237 #1 Posted October 27 Picked up this Mule Drive that has a steel adjusting knob. Is it an older design, or just someone's handywork? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #2 Posted October 27 1 hour ago, Bar Nuthin said: Picked up this Mule Drive that has a steel adjusting knob. Is it an older design, or just someone's handywork? My guess is someone's handiwork. It is, after all, just a fancy nut that anyone with a lathe could make. I think the factory would have knurled it, but I could be wrong. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 2,692 #3 Posted October 27 The adjustment knob is home made. The pulleys are the solid steel ones with pressed in bearings which is GREAT! K&B Horse Parts makes a reproduction of that mule & it's expensive. The stock mules have riveted stamped pulleys, not as heavy duty. Nice score! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,741 #4 Posted October 27 First year (or 2) mule drives looked like this 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,182 #5 Posted October 27 5 hours ago, Bar Nuthin said: someone's handywork? Looks better than some I have seen like a vice grips. One of my mule drive cranks. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,064 #6 Posted October 27 3 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Looks better than some I have seen like a vice grips. What's wrong with vice grips? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,327 #7 Posted October 27 56 minutes ago, adsm08 said: What's wrong with vice grips? Well.. when you loose them in the fall grass, only to "find" them cutting the grass in the spring... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,631 #8 Posted October 27 @Bar Nuthin good opportunity to CLEAN OUT AND RE PACK RELATED BEARINGS , wide rubber side shields , remove easily , lucas 550 drop point hd green chassis grease , all 10 of the original bearings , known for whyining noise . except pto cone sealed outed and inner needle . really makes a deck quiet , and spin up very easily . pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,631 #9 Posted October 28 @Bar Nuthin regularly see pto drive set ups that barely function , typically the pto down drive belt to deck , attachment , is a rusty wreck , WONDER WHY PTO LEVER ENGAGEMENTS ARE A SQUEALING / SHUDDERING ENGAGEMENT ? its not one part, its EVERY related moving connection . clutch wiped out ? cracked / down to rivets ? thats showing you the way of cause and cure . refer to this area often , because its not a one spot fix , also did my pto lever start point , next to battery , that functional detailing , is what totally improves , many actions on these horses , just my own experience , ever try pushing a cable ? what could you possibly do , to correct that ? pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
76c12091520h 3,620 #10 Posted October 28 22 hours ago, Blasterdad said: The adjustment knob is home made. The pulleys are the solid steel ones with pressed in bearings which is GREAT! K&B Horse Parts makes a reproduction of that mule & it's expensive. The stock mules have riveted stamped pulleys, not as heavy duty. Nice score! That's news to me? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 2,692 #11 Posted October 28 10 hours ago, 76c12091520h said: That's news to me? I'm sorry, I saw you had one at the big show, I thought you guys made them. Either way I was tempted, they are night & day better quality... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
