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What is a mule drive?


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Exactly what is a mule drive?:D?
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That is usually the pully set up under the front of the tractor to route the belt up and back.
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Sometimes people refer to the PTO in the middle of a tractor as the mule drive also... I don't know the exact name either. Would be interested in the history of that terminology.
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mule+pulley Mach.) an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel.
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As I understand it it, a mule drive is simply a set of pulleys (usually two) that are used to: 1. either change the direction of motion on a belt -- such as on the front of Allis 300/400 series to drive the mower deck, or 2. to use two shorter belts instead of one longer one... That's the type of setups I seen called mule drives...
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