57tbone
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Can anyone tell me about the variable drive on the old but great machine. I am having trouble with it pulling in thick grass and moving the variable drive lever sometimes all the way down it will catch. I put a new belt on at the first of the season and got better and adjusted the drive by loosning the nut on the side and turning engine over till clutch petal come up and stopped, tighten nut and some better but again back to having pulling problem. Is there a spring that could get weak after 34 years of cutting 1 acre of yard every week for 9 months a season. I have had this tractor since new in 1983 and love it and not ready to put it to pasture. Please any help? Can not buy one like this one anymore. Forget Lowes or Home Depot, that's not John Deere and even John Deere dealer do not have any like these were! Thanks! John Deere 214 .