Years later this video helped me change the belt on an old MTD mower. Thank you.

I have an older Mastercraft or MTD 13hp mower and I watched your video on removing the deck the first time I tried to do it. It sure helped. I just watched it again for a refresher and saved it so I can watch it again when I go to remove it once we get warmer weather. Your video sure helped thanks.

Just wanted to say thanks. I don't have the -exact- same year as this, but it was close enough that I could figure everything out. Amazing how much better it cuts with a tight belt.

THE best video on the MTD. Lighting was perfect, you talked us through it, nothing but good info, lighting, tools, well done. I overhauled a 97' MTD from under the barn. with Sea Foam carb and fuel solvent, started right up. Pulled the deck for a wire wheel, zinc prime and paint with hardener. Belt is the last item and glad I watched. Wow, the guide pins are threaded! Thanks for the nice video.

This is the best video I have seen so far. I have just refurbished an old White 38" riding mower that was taken apart by the former owner who had no clue. Lost retaining clips and destroyed wiring made for quite a challenge. Your nice, slowly explained vid showed me where some of the parts went that I could not place. So much easier working on an electric clutch model. Thanks for the help.

Appreciate the video, wouldn’t have been able to get it done without it. Thanks again and have a blessed year

I myself have problems with my mower not engaging, however I just want to say y'all are fantastic,great detail.just one thing lol never say the belt can't be put on with gaurd on, my girlfriend can and worked a belt through the belt rod 1/2 inch hex hed. Hand to God. Great job guy's

Life saver. Six years later

Thanks for the video. I have only taken the pins out at the front part and after ramoving the belt guards it was easy. The cutting blades is rather easy to sharpen instead of buying new. I did it in less than an hour but it is not the first time I sharpen things. Do not do this on a lawn or on gravel because you might drop small parts and will need to spend time to find them again.

Thank you so much for showing the spring location. We had a unit come in with a missing bracket and couldn't figure out where to connect it.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! My dad recently had a series of strokes and can no longer do these kinds of things, or show me how. One of the blades on his mower suddenly came loose a few days ago and so began a now 2 day journey of me figuring out how to fix it. With trial and error i got the deck off, secured the blade (that was a nightmare), and got the deck back on. but i hadnt found your video yet so i didnt secure the belt at the proper stage. So now im off to fix it, but this time i know what to do because of your video. Thanks so much

Thank you for making a good video. It's great that your editing has made the video consise.

thanks clearest how to I have seen on yardman

This setup is exactly like my Yard Man. Thank you soooooo much for showing how to do this!!!

Good video. Just finished struggling with the manual’s explanation on a 1999 Huskee (same model). Wished I’d seen this sooner.

I went through the same procedure about two weeks ago on my MTD mower except it had three blades along with the other two belts. I had the great idea of using Kevlar belts because they would last forever. It turns out the belt on the deck was squealing like hell and would slip when cutting the grass. I pulled the belts back off and got OEM belts and that took care of the problem. Just a tip that I ran across. Good work David...

Make sure you go online and find the right belt size for your mower from the OEM. I took the old belt into a napa store and asked them to match it and it was a couple of inches too small. Just enough difference that I thought I just didn't know how to slip it on right and spent 4-5 hours and a lot of busted knuckles trying to get it on when in fact the new belt was 1.9 inches too small

I would like to meet the people who designed such a complicated system to do such a necessary task.

Just what I needed to fix my ride on. Thanks

Save yourself some time and leave the belt guards off. Makes it easier next time you can change the belt without taking a whole deck off

Thank you so much, this video was really helpful!

Those belt keeper pins also accept a 1/4" socket wrench if you don't wanna scratch it with pliers

great video! Thanks, this was a big help.

THIS VIDEO WAS VERY HELPFUL THANKS

My advise is to purchase a mower lift from Harbor Freight for around $75. (Great Investment). With the lift , you don't need to remove the deck to replace the belt or the blades. As a bonus, it will only take minutes to change the blades, compared to hours if you need to remove the deck. Your neighbors will become your new best friends too.

Great video

thank you!!That really sovled my problem

Wow. I've got a 2009 model but it look's to be about the same, quite a lot of disassembly just to replace a belt!. Think I might order new drive belts too while I'm in there rather than be forced to drop the deck again to replace those.

thanks for video, it helped me out

You don't need to drop the deck. By taking out just 4 pins one at a time you can slip the new belt in working your way around the deck. As the the old belt is mangled just cut it through with a hacksaw and pull it out, or optionally you can leave it in place and use it as a guide to know which pin to pop out next, pulling out the old belt and popping in the new as you remove each pin. I have done this 4 times so far without removing the spring and have had a lot of trouble stretching the belt over the pulley - might try removing the spring next time. Make sure you don't lose the belt keeper washers and don't swap the keepers as (in my case) they are bent to a particular angle.

I need the two mower deck stop breaks that stop blades they are mounted under foot rest not sure on brand of mower think it's Sears or Craftsman older unit please help! Thanks

I had the most difficult time getting the spring back on. My vice grips kept slipping off the spring every time I got it close to the notch. To fix this I attached a rachet strap to the far end of the spring and tightened it down very tightly. After that I was able to put the spring on with my pos vice grips then release the rachet strap.

My MTD is ALMOST the same setup. Only difference is there is no long pin going side to side and no spring bracket hanging down from the transaxle. Oh and the plate/flap that the pin goes through on mine is solid(no round spot). I can now TRY to get my mower to work. Got it for free at the local landfill. Oh, the other problem I have is, it will move forward and then slowly stop moving forward. Gotta fix that. It's a 12.5 hp 38 in deck.

Where does that spring connect to on the deck .. I know where it goes on the rear of the frame but what does it hook to on the deck ..?

I got a mower like this and the deck was off of it and all the mounting brackets could you take pictures of each brackets so I know how to put it back on ???

Back again after visiting a few years ago to learn how to change this friggin belt - I forgot how much this sucks to do 😭😭 I mean imma still do it but Imma cry at least 4-5 times 🥹🤣

Thanks a ton .....

I have a 17 horse 42 in bolens mower... I looked up the part number ordered the right belt and it seems too short to go on the engine pulley... What do I need to do?!

brilliant !

Can you tell me which direction you had to turn your blade nuts to remove the blades? I have done it before but had to use a torch to get them loose. Imagine you are looking at the mowing deck blade side up with the leading edge of the deck being the "top" I have put deck belt on mine by fooling around with a few pins and I think I took one guard off or something... it certainly wasnt kosher but it worked lol.

Instead of jamming a screw driver to block blades I use a two by four block and insert it at a point on the deck so near the end of the blade hits it and stops. Then I remove blade and re insert block in another blocking position to tighten it. Seems to me that my MTD yard machine don't need to take anything off but the belt guards to change belt as there are two levers in rear that holds deck on and one in front of motor. I don't think any of these interfere with the belt going on. But I have an Old model about 2005. Just keep fixing it. Newer stuff is probably designed so you have to go through extra crap to work on it.

Great video mate. Only one I could find with this same deck. Can you tell me, the spring you took of at the beginning. What does it connect to. I didn't get to see before it fell off. Thanks mate

i have problems with my MTD RS115/96B its very slow moving and don't cut until the depth lever is on low and then it hardly turns the blades

merci ça m'a solutionné

You went through all that trouble and you didn't clean the underside of the deck?

how do you adjust the belt when it wont disengage blades turn when motor starts wont stop

I wish the guys would blow out or spray wash out the mess off the deck & mower before they start taking screws & pins out because the mess is sooo distracting from the working taking place that we need to know to work on our own...

you have a part number for the deck belt?i,m having problems with mine smoking and kills the engine when you engage blades not sure if i,m getting wrong belts or doing something wrong

you make removing that big spring look so easy. Unless I throw my back out cannot see the trick? Is this a must remove item? thanks...

great job short sweet and to the point if you couldnt follow this video you should be having someone do it for you 5 🌟 job chief

Good video. I'm removing the shredded belt. What size belt do I need? Yours took a 38" belt, does that match the cut number?

Awesome

I have a mtd riding lawnmower model number 13A5453F033, my deck belt just broke, bought a new one, same as yours, seems tight, blades turn when you try to start it? doesn't disengage? pulley brakes look fine. What am I doing wrong?

I replaced my belt and now my blades will not dis-engage. Any thoughts, tips, advise? I have pretty much the exact mower, but in a 42" cut. same style 2 pulley deck with keeper pins.

E justibal 🤔🤔🤔 must be a no rust mower

Is there any type of belt adjustment on this type of deck or no

i think pulling out pins is a waste of time.

What size would you recommend for a 42 inch deck

No wonder the deck drive belt wears out so soon - look at the angle it has between the deck pulleys and the drive pulley on the motor shaft, almost 30 degrees misaligned.

wow, what a job, i have the same mower, and just the very highly stretched spring alone made me not want to take that deck off. But I guess i need to. One of the blades turns much easier than the other. Did you test the bearings on the blades ? i forgot what you call those riser things that the blades turn on but again, one of my two feels like it turns hard. should i just replace both of them and if so, is it a big job too? I'm going to go ahead and replace the blades and the bearing thingy-ma-jiggers too along with the belt. I'm guessing it's a huge job and lots of money too. My MTD is red but looks just like yours in every other way. I replaced the Drive belt a year ago, which was a bitch, but at least it's done. If you have another video where you show spinning the blades with the deck off to see if they spin freely, I'd appreciate a link so I can compare. THANKS SO MUCH

what is the p/n for the belt?

Where does the spring in back of deck attached

I have same mover my belt seem loose and will not spin on grass ??? Its like no power when engaged

I have a mtd yard machine mower its about the same if say deck wise but mine is a 42 inch cut.I bought a 42 inch belt the belt that I took off is stretched out needs changed. The belt I bought is bigger than the one I took off help please lol.

I have one like you’re riding my more yard machine at 13 hp and a 38cut what’s the belt number?

Wat is the size of that belt

I don’t understand are you supposed to yank off that spring or am I just not strong enough or should be a trick to it

hi guys I need a video of how to put belt back on my lawnflight 705 any ideas thanks

Hi im buy a tractor like that but im change the belts but im put more short and my blades dont stop when turn on the tractor what do you think is the ploblen

whats the blade size and where can they be purchased from.

my blade nuts were so froze up that a screw driver was not doing the trick use a 4x4 block of wood left side came off but the right side was froze so bad the blade wanted to just bend up and over the wood block total nightmare also found out most titre shops wont take five seconds to walk over and zip it off with an impact after soaking all day in liquid wrench I finally got it LOL

1:03 Mine broke off. Can I run it without this part?

REAR DECK SPRING, an easy way to handle it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdeTftOXybOzd4U.html above is my first ever youtube video inspired by the original mechanic. Thanks T.O.M. vid was very helpful. the 69 inch x 1/2 fit my 12.5hp lowes by MTD 38 inch deck. b/c my belt was shredded and what was left measured 68-69 inches at tractor supply; i had to do this twice; the 68 inch belt did not work. my model number sticker is missing; i got this used, any body know my model number? i think mine is a 98 too. now the steering on ft rt tire needs replacing, bushing gone and metal warped on cross bar where top bushing is causing tire to flare out.

What u doing

can I put a 38 inch deck on a 42 inch mower

Why remove the deck????

I took them belt gids of of mine I made my own belt gids

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Why would you take the deck off for this job? Oh well, some like to work harder than necessary. Good job though.

Looks like way to much work to change that belt, never had to do 3/4 of that

pliers?... on a shaft?.... Really????

great video....really helped me...thanks

I have a mtd riding lawnmower model number 13A5453F033, my deck belt just broke, bought a new one, same as yours, seems tight, blades turn when you try to start it? doesn't disengage? pulley brakes look fine. What am I doing wrong?