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John Wheeler

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First season with my 1450. Came with the blower already on it. First time attempting installing the mower deck and mule drive. This is what I got. What am I missing, if anything? I haven’t dived down the YouTube rabbit hole yet. Thanks.
 

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Your mule drive looks different than mine - almost looks like someone hacked the tabs off the front. But then again, it may be off a different model that I haven't seen...
anyways, the tabs go in the ears, the back of the mule drive has the holes where the spring loaded pins go. 3/4 way back you can see the one hanger, looks like you're missing the other one - they hook underneath to the levers connected to the rock shaft for lifting / lowering. The pronged end slips over the rod mounted to the tractor underneath, (it's probably got wear to it where it rides) you'll see it - pretty self-explanatory.
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I also did not see a pto belt. Check either the FAQs, or the parts lookup for size, then go shopping at CC Specialties at the top of the page.
 
Your mule drive looks different than mine - almost looks like someone hacked the tabs off the front. But then again, it may be off a different model that I haven't seen...
anyways, the tabs go in the ears, the back of the mule drive has the holes where the spring loaded pins go. 3/4 way back you can see the one hanger, looks like you're missing the other one - they hook underneath to the levers connected to the rock shaft for lifting / lowering. The pronged end slips over the rod mounted to the tractor underneath, (it's probably got wear to it where it rides) you'll see it - pretty self-explanatory.
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Kinda what I thought. Would this be the missing piece? If not, I can fab that pretty easy.
 

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As you can see, the front lifting arms on mine look different. Maybe because mine is a bigger deck or a newer design?...the guys that know more than I can chime in but yours works the same. Pretty simple design.
 
The 44” and 50” decks are rounded stamped decks. The 38”, 42” and 48” decks are square-ish folded decks.
 
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