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

[DoubleO7]

What about the pickle fork, is it on the cross shaft?

[goosegt]

Originally Posted by DoubleO7

What about the pickle fork, is it on the cross shaft?

It is on there......it doesn't catch much though. While I had it here at work I welded up the wear spot so it is nice and flat on the inside again.

[DoubleO7]

Originally Posted by goosegt

I've searched google images and looked at a bunch of 982s, I haven't found one mounted to a tractor that is using the rear hole.

Yea, I am seeing 482's, 582's 782's using the rear most hole but not the 982's.

This manual page confirms this.

[goosegt]

Originally Posted by DoubleO7

Yea, I am seeing 482's, 582's 782's using the rear most hole but not the 982's.

This manual page confirms this.

That is a good page, I thought I looked through the manual but didn't see anything that clear. Thanks for the help guys.......I hope when I take more pictures today you'll come up with something to get this thing right.

Can you post the link to that manual?

[goosegt]

Here are some updated pictures. I am just stumped.........WTF. There is another thread with a 982 with the same exact interference as mine but the OP never updated the thread........I wonder if he ever figured it out.

[J-Mech]

Take the deck off and the subframe and assemble it on the floor, then take a pic. Just like the one Sam Mac posted. Same angle and everything. Please.....

Your pictures are fine, but can't see a damn thing. I don't think it's the tractor. I think it's the subframe so just as well take it off. Only other possibility is the frame on the tractor is bent. (Which I HIGHLY doubt.)

[goosegt]

I have been busy the last couple days and haven't had the chance to remove the deck and such........but I did get a chance to look at the geometry again and I think I figured out what I can do to make it work. The thing I noticed today was that with the lift all the way down the rear deck wheels are just barely off the ground, they are mounted in the second hole from the bottom. I unbolted the front lifting eyes and I pulled the rear spring pins so the deck was just laying on the ground. I then raised the lift up maybe half inch and kind of held the deck back to see what the belt path looks like, it should get like a quarter inch of clearance ( I probably have a quarter inch of interference). How I see it as long as I keep the front lifting eyes as low as possible and raise the rear spring pin mounts I shouldn't lose much lifting height at all and I will gain the needed belt clearance because raising the rear spring pins changes the angle of everything attached to the mule....except the deck and belt.

This isn't fixing the problem, but it is making it operate correctly until I do figure out what exactly is going on with it. I am going to make the spacers tomorrow at work and I'll post some pictures once I get them installed.

If this works and I have the belt clearance I need than I'll be happy, and maybe it will help someone else who might run into the same problem.

[J-Mech]

Instead of making parts to mask a problem, why don't you pull the deck off first and post a pic, like I suggested. Then maybe you can just fix it and be done. That kinda makes sense doesn't it? It takes all of 15 min to take the deck and mule drive off, and I think that's a generous amount of time.

[goosegt]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Instead of making parts to mask a problem, why don't you pull the deck off first and post a pic, like I suggested. Then maybe you can just fix it and be done. That kinda makes sense doesn't it? It takes all of 15 min to take the deck and mule drive off, and I think that's a generous amount of time.

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.

[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.