Parade?

[atavuss]

anyone enter their Mule in a parade? If I can get the passenger seat bracket fabricated in time I will enter mine in our local 4th of July parade. my concern is will it harm the drivetrain seeing that the Mule is full time 4WD running on asphalt for a few miles? I have a bunch of metal and wooden ammo crates to throw on the Mule for the parade, any ideas of what else to throw on too? I hear that K and C rats were in cardboard boxes during Vietnam?

[blackdog]

A flag (obviously) and camo netting works well too. I think if you stay in low transfer you won't have any issues...

[edisworking]

I have been runner on the road for years all it does is wear out the tires, i know some guys that tow them on the roads at 40 mpg all the time.
BUT you should have ins on it , if something goes wrong !!!!

[atavuss]

I ran my Mule in the local parade on the 4th. had to run it in 4Low and 1st gear as the other vehicles were going that slow. I stacked a few wooden and steel ammo cans on the Mule. after running the Mule for 45 minutes on a hot day I noticed it has a few heavy oil leaks that need to be fixed.

[tbied2]

hi boys;... i love these parades. wife likes driving one with btg tires. ok,, just no sharp turns. i take small with cannon,.. have a good time.

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[Chuck W.]

Nice looking mule, Ed, what kind of tires are those? Also what are those wide tires on your mule, tbied2?

[Rod]

Chuckie,

Ed's mule has Goodyear 4 wheeler tires on it. I they are the same tires that came on my 1st mule. I still have my times mounted on the mule rims. My Polaris 500 4 wheeler has the same tires on the rear.

[atavuss]

Nice looking mule, Ed, what kind of tires are those? Also what are those wide tires on your mule, tbied2?

thanks Chuck, the tires are Goodyear "Tracker P" tires, the size is AT25x11-10
they are much more aggressive than the stock tires and are taller to boot. I tried to get the Mule stuck at Tower Park in the marshy area in 06 when I bought the mule but could not get it stuck.

[tbied2]

hi;.. those tires are "carlisle hd field trax 26x12x12 " .. work pretty good,, but they are a compromise.. they do not tear up the yard too bad,, but could use bigger cleats....

[Chuck W.]

Thanks, guys! I think I have enough pieces to build a "work mule" to use around the yard, looking for a cheap alternative for tires
I'm also looking for several pieces of the engine shrouds if anybody has any extras.

[atavuss]

Thanks, guys! I think I have enough pieces to build a "work mule" to use around the yard, looking for a cheap alternative for tires
I'm also looking for several pieces of the engine shrouds if anybody has any extras.

I wish I had another Mule for a "beater" to use in the mountains to explore the back roads, sure don't want to use my low hours mule for that!

[atavuss]

just saw in our local paper that we got second place in the military class, here is a link to the results:

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070714/A_NEWS/707140312