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From: Snag <Snag_one@msn.com>
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Subject: Saved a wad today
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2025 21:30:55 -0500
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  The PTO clutch on my old JD 317 died recently , and today I got around 
to figuring out why . The rivets that hold the clutch disk to the pulley 
assembly had vanished ! Wore plumb off down to nubbins is more like it . 
So I jumped on the interwebs to see what it would cost to replace ... 
and there ain't no way in hell I'm going to drop 250 bucks for this part .
   So I got to inspecting and figured out that I could machine some 
rivets from a piece of hot rolled 1/2 inch mild steel . And it worked . 
Got the assembly riveted back together and installed then headed for a 
pile of brush to test it . This is actually a mower deck that the PTO 
drives , but I frequently use it to clear underbrush -mostly vines and 
saplings under an inch in diameter - so I can get to dead/downed trees 
for fire wood . Some of that duty will be going to the Yanmar , 
especially a couple of areas that are pretty open of heavy underbrush 
and closely spaced trees. Rusty (the JD) does a good job of cutting a 
path so I can drag out bigger pieces with The Gook (these machines were 
built in 'Nam after our gov't stabbed us vets in the back) .
-- 
Snag
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