thehorse 221 #1 Posted September 9, 2014 Well, while mowing with the 314-8 I noticed it was a little noisey...maybe even on the previous mow. As I'm making an approach between the yard I was mowing and the neighboring driveway, I catch a pulley scooting across the drive. I stop and look at the front mule drive. The nut, guard and spacer are missing. Now here is the weird part. My son and I looked high and low everywhere we mow and it is nowhere to be found. 2 weeks later and nothing. I'm thinking about putting a picture on some milk cartons to see if it turns up! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,196 #2 Posted September 9, 2014 Humm...how big is the reward? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 23,147 #3 Posted September 9, 2014 Nope....never had a mule drive come apart while being used. Mike........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #4 Posted September 9, 2014 Man! As big as that mule drive guard is you had to run over it. Have you looked in the deck baffle to see if it got stuck in there? Sorry about the bad luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,929 #5 Posted September 9, 2014 If it had that momentum and went scooting across the drive there's no telling how far it went! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boovuc 1,090 #6 Posted September 9, 2014 I lost one in use but it took about 1 second to know it came a part. The pulleys stayed on but the guard got under the deck and, well........you know the rest of the story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericj 1,579 #7 Posted September 10, 2014 i was mowing one night just about dark or a little later. had the head lights on and my son was helping on another tractor in the lower yard when the mower hit something. i immediately shut the deck down and backed up, but couldn't see anything my son came up and asked what was wrong and i told him i hit something HARD.told him lets just put them away and finish tomorrow. so he drove around the pine tree and stop and came back carrying something and asked what was it. i looked and said that's my belt guard with several big slices in it from going through the blades. don't know if i ever found the nut or spacer though. i showed the kids the heavy steel belt guard and told them if the blades can do this much damage to steel just imagine what they would do to your arms, legs or feet. it was a good visual effect and i hope makes a lasting impression. eric j Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thehorse 221 #8 Posted September 10, 2014 I did not run it over...it just vanished....damnedest thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
"D"- Man 827 #9 Posted September 10, 2014 i was mowing one night just about dark or a little later. had the head lights on and my son was helping on another tractor in the lower yard when the mower hit something. i immediately shut the deck down and backed up, but couldn't see anything my son came up and asked what was wrong and i told him i hit something HARD.told him lets just put them away and finish tomorrow. so he drove around the pine tree and stop and came back carrying something and asked what was it. i looked and said that's my belt guard with several big slices in it from going through the blades. don't know if i ever found the nut or spacer though. i showed the kids the heavy steel belt guard and told them if the blades can do this much damage to steel just imagine what they would do to your arms, legs or feet. it was a good visual effect and i hope makes a lasting impression. eric j I have always told my three boys, "Son if you get your legs cut off in that there mower don't you come a running to me!!!" 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lobo 22 #10 Posted September 10, 2014 Maybe this is a dumb suggestion but did you check on top of the deck, underside of the tractor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thehorse 221 #11 Posted September 10, 2014 Yep...even had the deck off after that point to put new blades on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can whlvr 994 #12 Posted September 11, 2014 yep ive had mule drives come apart,more than once,i even found all the parts both times,i had a spindle drop out of my deck once too,top rotted right off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SousaKerry 503 #13 Posted September 11, 2014 Was mowing with the 655 one day which I almost never do as the gear drive deck is loud as hell. Anyways the double pulley on the attachment shaft decides to fall off before I could get the tractor stopped the deck rattles itself out of the attachment point. ANd as you know all this stuff is right next to your leg and exposed. Just glad I didn't get wrapped up in it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites