Hi Vint_mow,
Thank you for the amazing insight, you probably saved me half a head of white hairs.
I agree that the pulley is on back to front BUT the motor may be to blame because the wheel drive currently lines up in this configuration (or perhaps the previous owner just liked it wild).
The most I have done so far is empty a can of WD-40 at it ,so I look forward to some evaluation on the weekend.
One of the things I love about these machines is the basic engineering that makes up most of the parts. You CAN wander into a local engineer and have them fabricate a part.
Cheers
