Yea I know what you mean I get them in all the time like that won't really matter. It just looks kinda funny. Nice looking old mower enjoy they are tuff as nails. Have a friend that has a 1999 XW2500 that I just did a service replaced pivot post triangle plate belts one idler. And a few other things. He swears it has over 8,000 hours on it. Would not doubt it he use to mow Vol State Community College and a 5 acre lot for Eaton Corporation. Still runs good wonder how long it will go.hlw49; I know it was like that when I got the mower.