I Know this thread is a little old now, but I have one of these mowers and yes its a model 65. I would love this one just for the spare parts myself but I agree the asking price is a bit keen.
The belts that are spoken of are for the cutter drive and are an interesting design and are super easy to adjust and they hang on like stink!
The clutch is a dry plate pressure type clutch plate, it is very similar to an early Harley clutch in its operating action in that its pressure plate is clamped by a series of coil springs. Its a really sturdy and strong unit and the added advantage is it can be slipped/fanned like a motor bike clutch in tight areas or if a gentle take off is required.
I have a very, very steep incline on the side of my lawn as it falls down to a foot path. The incline would be close to 60 Deg and raises to about 1.4m in about a length and a half of the mower.
I only have just enough room to swing the mower around to drive it back up once at the bottom and starting from the base of the hill the mower is already laying over to the rear before I can even engage the clutch.
The 5.5 briggs motor chugs like a loco under full load when the governor kicks in as the clutch bites when it runs up the hill and the clutch doesn't even look like slipping a bit, even with a full catcher of damp grass...
Definitely a heavy duty utility all round mower suited more to parks and the like but still provides a nice cut on kykuhu with the ten blades.
Ps your totally right Deejay the manual is in the library which I am very grateful for.
