Okay, this is apparently a trend. I have a 2001 Gator 6x4 that I got at an auction, thought I was going to sell it, but I enjoy it far too much! Now I'm welding bumpers, winch mounts and all of the little goodies that you can put on one. I too noticed that when it is idling in neutral, it grinds pretty bad. The belt length is an issue, but if the belt is loose it still turns the secondary clutch as the driven clutch idles. I tried adjusting the carburetor...John Deere made it dummy proof, you can only adjust rich or lean with a limiter. They had it running real rich, I leaned it out, but it tried to choke out. I tried everything I could think of to stop the grinding, until I finally pushed the brakes in all the way and noticed there was no grinding. I thought I had something, but I think it was just the gas fumes...it still grinds. Can ANYone here think of a way to put a little friction on the secondary clutch drive to keep it from spinning freely? My guess is that it has something built into the design that keeps friction on the shaft, and well used Gators just wear in so that friction is gone. If there was a grease fitting on the input shaft, bearing grease would probably be enough to put a little drag on it. I can't think of anything that wouldn't result in a funny home video or in a hospital. Ideas?

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