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<\/a><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t realize at the time, but the distance from the mule drive mounting holes to the PTO pulley is not the same on the early model Cub Cadets and the later models.\u00a0\u00a0The Jiffy Balling mower was advertised to fit models 70, 100 and 71.\u00a0\u00a0There must have been two different styles since the distance on the 71 is not the same as the 70 and 100.<\/p>\n
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But it wouldn\u2019t have made any difference, since I have a Haban mower mounted on my Model 70 Cub Cadet.\u00a0\u00a0(It has the same problem with alignment.)\u00a0\u00a0I like the Model 70\/Haban combination and am not willing to give that up.\u00a0\u00a0So the Model 72 was the option I chose.<\/p>\n
The picture isn\u2019t real clear, but you can get an idea of what the original mount looked like.\u00a0\u00a0You can barely make out that someone had taken a torch to the back of the mounting bracket (towards the bottom) cutting out an approximate 1 inch strip all the way around the back of the bracket.\u00a0\u00a0You can\u2019t see the alignment problem in the picture.\u00a0\u00a0Also, the main drive pulley was obviously a replacement and was the same width as the slot it set in.\u00a0\u00a0The hub of the pulley rubbed both sides of the slot.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I couldn\u2019t figure out what the person that had taken the torch to bracket had in mind, so I came up with my own scheme for mounting.\u00a0\u00a0On both sides I cut the bracket in two 3 inches below the top of the bracket.\u00a0\u00a0I had determined that the pulley was 5\/8\u201d out of alignment, so I slid the bottom section I\u2019d cut off back 5\/8\u201d and welded everything back.\u00a0\u00a0I also welded a 1 inch strip around the back section to return the bracket to its original depth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can see the welds in both pictures above.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s easier to see the one inch strip I welded back in the right picture.\u00a0\u00a0When I moved the bottom section back, there was a small section of the top that protruded outward at the front that had to be cut off.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I put the pulley in a lathe and cut down the hub as much as I could without cutting into the keyway.\u00a0It made for a tight adjustment, but after removing some metal, the hub fit without rubbing.<\/p>\n When I attached the lift cable, it rubbed on my\u00a0hydraulic lift<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0I had to add a snatch block to the frame of the tractor to reroute the cable to prevent the rub.<\/p>\n \u00a0 And that was it.\u00a0\u00a0A video of the mower in operation can be seen in the video section of this website.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n