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[SturmTyger380]

Hi Guys,

Almost 4 months ago I ran across a guy that was wanting to sell a mule. I had him send me some photos and I told him I was interested.

He mentioned a price but also said he wanted to have his aircraft mechanic look at a few issues it had before he sold it. They got the old engine started but it had so much blow by oil was dripping out of the muffler. One thing lead to another and they ended up replacing the engine and doing a bunch of other work to it. So the price went up some but it seems to run well and I have been running it for a few days now. You can see from the photos it has the wrong seat. The air cleaner is wrong and that seat. Let's call it a Franken seat.

 

[SturmTyger380]

Any more points you can show me where I need to fix something please let me know. More photos:

 

[NDT]

That is a good looking Mule and an early one at that.

 

[SturmTyger380]

Anyone have or know someone that would have a 2 Cyl air cleaner assembly they would sell?

It is also missing the engine guard. So I am looking to buy a replacement engine guard.

If they are rare is anyone making them or has made themselves one and could give pointers as to how to fabricate one?

Alan

 

[major519]

The rear engine guard is quite complex and varied from model to model in some ways. It would be a real challenge to fab an authentic one to original specs without having an unmolested original to compare it to. From a couple guys I spoke with in the past, there was a stash of early original engine guards that came up on the market a few years ago NOS. I am still looking for one myself for my M274.

 

[dmetalmiki]

Looks a really tidy unit. They are so useful for lugging stuff around events etc. And just for fun of course.

 

[Another Ahab]

It might just be the photos, but the paint job looks pretty good. Nice score.

You got plans, or just another toy in the box?!

 

[SturmTyger380]

The previous owner did a quick paint job before it went up for sale. I will try to improve the Mule and enjoy it for awhile. There are a couple of Mule guys in my club so I might use their engine guards as a reference.