From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
     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   
   We live in a time where intelligent people   
   are being silenced so that   
   stupid people won't be offended.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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