Sorry Jeff, that measurement I gave you yesterday is wrong, I forgot about the spacers under the motor. Got an unmolested one here today and the measurement from the deck to the top of the belt is 34mm. That is fairly easy to measure and you can then work out what you need to do with the pulley. MF I can't imagine these have a cult following, it is just that they are a superb machine for tackling the really tough jobs and even though they are tough they are light enough to swing and push around. All the other types have to be self propelled because to get them rugged enough they manufacture them using heavy steel material, then because it is self propelled the motors they have to use have to be bigger and heavier than a little full crank motor that can rev its heart out on any angle slope
