36 days of no faults, i started it up to go feed, killed it, loaded the feed, started right up, drove for a little bit, killed it to pour out the feed, started right up, go back to the barn, close all gates and what not, back to the mule, Click, Click, Click, with no sign of starting.
luckily being young enough to have some stretch in my muscles, i was able to jump the starter posts, while holding the key in start and she fired up.
drove back to the house, killed it, and started without problem, like normal....
Now, i have plan, if it keeps on doing this and it was not just a one time deal, all i need to do is remove the flywheel housing. that will give me a perfect view of the flywheel and starter gear, so i can see what they're doing when it just clicks, if it's jamming against the flywheel or not....
i hope it was just this one time....