I found the Factory drive belts dirt cheap here. Cheapest place I have found on the web!!!

http://www.catdeals.com/product/0627-020#info

At $45.00, I wish we could get the pilot belts this cheap!

Maybe Drakman needs this link?

Just got a new shipment from them on saturday, two new drive clutches (199each), and three new belts, should be ready fo the big trip.

Also got new paddles today, (150each), new radiator (300).....jeeze, this is getting expensive!

wow your not kidding, bring the old clutches with you I will take them apart
and see if a bushing can be made in the lathe...

You buy a can of the comet clutch lube?

No, I haven't gotten any lube yet.....I thought it would make the dust & sand stick more.

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Walden, I sprayed them with silicone, they seemed to be a bit sticky, so I blasted them with the pressure washer (plain water, no soap), went up there again this weekend, and they seemed better, so I blasted them again when I was cleaning up today.

Think I did the right thing or not??

Water is ok but you should blow it out with air and run the Engine to remove the
moisture... The comet lube don't attract dust it is sorta like the wax on your car,
it is a dry lube almost sort of like a plating, stuff clings good, has molly in it,
BUY A CAN or two!!!

I forgot to mention, I also blew it out with the air hose. I'll get the comet lube if you think it is the thing to do.