My new mower puzzle. Can this work?

[clintmo]

So since I got Cub #3 running and ready to work (thanks to some late night tinkering and lot's of Cubfest helpers) I decided to put this rig together and see if it works. Pleased to report that it's working great. I mowed with it for maybe 45 minutes today and so far so good. At the moment I'm using the pulley for my Woods 42 but I think I'll try the correct smaller pulley for the 59 as BIGHOSS recommended. I want the 42 to have it's pulley back anyway. The belt that came with it was wrong, WAY too short. I thought I was dead in the water until I remembered that the rotted out Woods 59 I mentioned before came with a belt that I had deemed junk and had put in the trash bin. Fortunately I hadn't emptied the trash and was able to pull it out and use it. Working great so far!

I've been curious about these mowers for a while and I've been close to spending money on a good one several times. My property is so sloped and uneven that I was never sure it would be practical. It cuts so nice and I enjoy using the Cubs so much that I think, for a while at least, this will be my primary mower. I need practice to get the hang of using it on my yard but so far I'm real happy. It's just satisfying to start with a pile of rusty pieces and turn it into a functional machine.

I'll post pictures of it mounted on the tractor soon, in case anyone is interested.

Clint

[clintmo]

homemade extension

Mowed the whole yard with it this evening. Everything is working well. Just need to get it adjusted for the the mower height to be consistent.

Clint