pfrederi 17,741 #26 Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) My 1969 Charger 12 came with one as part of the 36" deck 5-7365 Edit Looking at the manual for the 5-7365 looks like the tach matic midmount is correctly installed. Drive belt for that deck is #9360. found two different cross over for length parts manual indicates 97" belts listing shows 96" Edited January 23, 2021 by pfrederi 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,047 #27 Posted January 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Mike, I think this was the first attempt to get away from that weak swing arm side drive tensioner that was always breaking. This front mule drive used a spring to tension the belt. I'm not sure which models and years used this mule drive, but the design was short lived. The front attach-a-matic and current mule drive followed very quickly. Maybe Garry @gwest_ca can shed some light on the history of this mule drive. Looks like 1969-1972 for rear discharge decks and 1971-1972 for side discharge. Garry 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #28 Posted January 24, 2021 Agree with the rest. Other than that ground wire, new seat and a pair of springs for under it and call it done... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,227 #29 Posted January 24, 2021 Here's my raider 10 with the early front mule drive. I see the mid attach-a-matic is the same as your 1277. This must be correct. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,912 #30 Posted January 25, 2021 17 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Here's my raider 10 with the early front mule drive. I see the mid attach-a-matic is the same as your 1277. This must be correct. Must be why EB said he wouldn’t change a thing, that was was so well built! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,628 #31 Posted January 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, pullstart said: Must be why EB said he wouldn’t change a thing, that was was so well built! Yeah! You see that? I knew it was awesome .. I just didn't know why...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,623 #32 Posted January 25, 2021 If it aint broke, dont try and fix it. Thats my motto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
