mad respect to you, someone with 5 fingers can do much more than most guys with all 10 fingers.

Thanks my brother. You saved this ole Vietnam Veteran a lot of pain. You are veru articulate. God Bless.

Great job! No disrepect >>> But you're a better mechanic than most I've seen with 2 hands. YOU, my friend are awesome! Perseverance and determination are great traits. I wish you the best in all of your endeavors. Thanks for the info and time Bro'!!

I just purchased a John Deere S110. I have been watching your videos for maintenance tips, you are the best at explaining how to complete the work. Keep up the good job.

Thanks for the tutorial. This video makes me more confident about replacing the transmission drive belt. I like how your presentation is methodical from removal to installation. Thanks again.

Just replaced mine today thanks to your GREAT VIDEO!!!! You are the only one on KZfaq that shows how to do it. Your explanations are great and I had it done pretty quickly without any problems and saved a lot of $$ for sure. Thank you for taking time to make all of your videos. I know it's a lot of work.

Greetings from Great Britain and many thanks for such a helpful video. I've just changed the belts on my JD X110. Getting the drive shaft/pulley off without an impact driver just wasn't going to happen so here's an alternative and maybe easier method: (1) remove the belt from the midway pulleys; (2) draw the steering shaft upwards to free the belt; (3) remove the plate under engine that holds the guide pins; (4) remove belt from the upper (small) drive pulley under engine; (5) remove that pesky guide pin from above the transmission; (6) you then have enough slack to remove the belt carefully over the fan and off the transmission pulley; and finally (7) remove from the drive shaft. Bingo!

Your videos are awesome I love them, I just installed a new power train belt and a fan with the help of your video, Thank you You're awesome!!

This guy is fast and efficient and does it all with one hand! His instructions come fast so pay attention! This is one of the best instructional videos I've ever seen...plus you get a free life lesson! THANKS!!

Pretty straightforward and I could have figured it out myself, but it’s nice to see it done before I tackle it. What I never would have thought of was using the chain hoist to lift it. That’s a game changer. Thanks!

This is something I will probably need to do in the near future on my D130, this should help me a lot, thanks!

I started this job but hit a dead end and had to stop. Now that I see exactly what I need to do I'll go back at it. Thanks! This really helped ALOT!

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. It was a big help. Also thanks to the guy who mentioned you can use an allen wrench for the transmission belt guard. Way quicker than a open end. Ran into an issue with mine. It's a LA145 with electric clutch PTO. Clutch came off fine but couldn't get the drive pulley off the engine. Ended up unbolting the engine to lift it up a few inches to get the old belt out and new one in.

Really well done. I was unsure if I had a loose belt or a failing trans. Now that I see yours, clearly my belt is too loose. It looks as loose without the brake on as yours looks with the brake on. And great tip on raising the front. Many thanks.

Thank you for walking through each step. Very helpful.

I sure do appreciate your time on making this video for us all. You make it look (easy peezy) to change out the Drive Belt. I was telling my wife that I need to get this done on our 20 year old John Deere. Being young at 70 yrs old I don't want to wait until I'm too old and cannot do it. Many Thanks What a Great Easy - Clear - Concise to the Point . Texas Lookout

I have the same exact mower and this was an excellent video to help me complete the job. Thank you!!

Thanks for the video. Worked on my D130 replacing the transmission belt today. This video was very helpful!! My JD D130 has got to the the easiest lawnmower to work on I've owned.

Truly awesome video. After watching it and another one you did on the D140, I changed the belt on my D130. I did not have an impact wrench, but after trying to break the nuts loose with a hammer and a wrench, without success, I bought one. Absolutely the way to go. Setting the parking brake is a super tech tip. Thanks for that! I discovered that, if the fan is in a good position, a 1/4” hex wrench will fit between the blades into the belt guide for the transmission pulley, as you noted. It was difficult to fit into the bolt, due to dirt, but once it was in there, turning it went a lot quicker. I made one sophomoric mistake, and I’ll mention it to save others the problem. I did not notice that the new belt went outside one of the engine pulley guides when I slid the pulley back on. After starting the engine and releasing the brake, I heard a grinding noise. It was the belt being shredded by the guide. I caught it fast enough that the belt was not destroyed, but I will probably replace it again at the end of this season.

Great video, clear, concise, top quality! Very clear audio and easy to understand. I am very impressed by the excellent videography which makes your video fun and easy to watch, showing exactly what part is being worked on and each step to take in the process of the drive belt replacement!

Awesome video. Lots of respect for working with 1 hand that’s impressive. No excuses just helping the community, love that. Thanks again.

Looked at this job on my mower and it looked complicated. It was but this video really cleared it up .THANKS . And another thanks to James Hood about the info on the 6mm allen on the transmission guide bolt. Used a 6mm allen socket on a 3/8 drive. Went right between the fan blades and came out with no problem. Great info and video

I ran mine up on ramps between my storage shed (about 1' off the ground) and pickup tailgate which gave me plenty of room to do this. Thanks for a great video!

Great video, super helpful! I’m so thankful people like you take the time to fill in the gaps the manufacturer leaves. (My JD owners manual doesn’t even mention this belt.) About that pesky guide on top of the transmission, I was having no joy coming from the front like you show. I found there’s a couple of little slots in the steel plate at the rear of the mower that I could look through and see the guide. I could reach around through the wheel well and get to it. Worked great for me so others might want to try it.

Love the video. Very concise to the point. My belt came off the tension pulley and the info to keep the brake on is a life saver. Thanks you much!!👍👍👍👍👍

Great video just replaced my drive belt on my 155c tractor in less than 1hr after watching your video.

I watch a lot of videos when ever I have to work on something, even when I have done it before. This was well done, and I really like when they tell you exactly what tools and socket sizes you need. My eyes are not as good as they use to be, so it is a lot better when I can get the tools ready ahead of time.

Thank you. Just taken the transmission out to get overhauled and replacing drive belt plus full service. Your instructions are brilliant 😎

Lifting the front end to make it easier is pure genius. I did one for my mower a year ago on the ground, it was epic.

Thanks very much for taking the time to compile this video. Your concise step by step guide made the job easy to do even though I don't have a hoist. So I jacked and blocked my unit up off the ground safely and completed the transmission belt and mower deck belts whilst I had it all apart. Keep up the great work.. 😊

Thanks for this video, my main drive belt came off the PTO and after seeing this I clearly knew what was going on underneath and fixed it in a few minutes.

As someone who is starting out in small engines to help friends and neighbors while making a couple bucks, thank you! I really enjoy your videos.

Thx so much for making this video. I was able to do it myself pretty easily after watching this. Saved me so much money. Crazy the amount of work it takes just to change a belt

I just did the LA105 belt, which does NOT have that transmission belt guide. Now I'm working on the D110 and YIKES! I just merrily blundered into that guide, OOPS! Lunch time! Yes sir, thank you for the advice. Best wishes, North Central Florida

I did it ,all belts changed . Couldnt have done it without these videos . Thanks alot

Most exelent video to replace my D130 drive belt, step by step through a complated process. Saved me lots of $$$$ by changing belt and both idler pullies. Thank You

Thanks for the tips. I used a 1/4 rachet with 6mm hex to remove the belt peg from under the trans fan, worked very well

Great video. very helpful. Do match belts! I Had wrong one and had to do job twice. The hardest part was the rear belt retainer .

Excellent teaching video. Great mechanic. I have to do this exact job tomorrow morning for the first time. You taught me how. Thank you! My transmission belt lasted five years with lots of hours on the mower.

Thanks for making this video I'm going to be replacing my belt on a d125 your instructional videos have saved a ton on repair costs for me. Thanks again making your videos

Thanks Brad, Your video was really helpful - well explained and realistic. I watched your video, did the the belt replacement, and everything went perfectly. It also gave me an excuse to buy myself and impact wrench. Cheers, Grant

Man you kicked that things butt! I definitely have the confidence to go outside and do mine now. Great information and very detailed. Thank you!

Thanks for your video. Just replaced the drive belt on my D110, I took my time and wasn't in a rush. Won't break during the season now. THANKS!!!

Good afternoon my brother, Steve, from Louisiana did step-by-step, exactly what you said to do. And it blessed my socks off! Thank you so very much may God bless your business and your family.

Awesome job! Thank you,I will be doing this job soon.

I didn't notice his ability, until I read the comments. Great job, fine video instructions...

Loved the video. Smooth as a sows ear the way you work.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Excellent video. Clear and concise. BTW, the 6mm alan key was easy enough when reaching in over the fan from behind the tranny. It's really cramped any way you go. There's a hole for a screwdriver in the center of steering gear plate to hold it still while you break loose the 19mm nut. There's a tool that uses the two holes in the crankshaft pulley to hold it while you break loose the 5/8 nut. Without it or an impact wrench, it's a pain.

Thanks SO much for the help and step by step instructions. Had it done in a little over an hour and no way I could have done it without this video!

Your video was perfect, it helped make the job SOo easy knowing what tools I would need going in! Thank you! 🤓

I like the way he placed a White mark on the steering wheel gear to know that you will have proper alignment when putting back the steering gear in place. he made this change much easier for me in the future. I only wish I had KZfaq decades ago. To the guy who made this thanks!

GOOD JOB, JUST DID THAT ON MY D140. RETIRED 77. USAF VFW.

Thank you for this tutorial. I lifted my John Deere D110 the same way you did. It made changing the belt and replacing the pulleys a whole lot easier. Thank you again. I subscribed to your channel.

Thanks so much for your detailed instructions, my 21 year old JD L110 just gave up the Ghost on the drive belt. At first I thought it might be the tranny gone bad, smelt like burnt rubber when it went. So, I pulled up your site on YTube and saw your video and decided what the heck. Orderd new belt and pulleys and rented a Impact Driver from Home Depot for $17.00 for four hours and that was well worth it to get the nuts off. Saw another video that was posted about tilting your tractor on it's left side if you don't have a lift or jacks. I tilted mine about 45 degrees and leaned it up against my utility trailer and that gave me great access to the underside and belt. No gas or oil leaked by tilting the tractor over. Thanks again Brad !!

Great video. I had started the disassembly on the ground but after watching this I’m going to use a hoist like you did.

Your video is the best for putting a drive belt on. Your a great mechanic. Many thanks.

Exactly what I need to do! Just did my winterizing and noticed my belt had all cracks in it. It’s a 2008 D130 and this is the first time I have to change it! Not sure if that is good or bad. Your explains it all! I will be playing this video on my workbench while I do it. Thanks again and keep up the great videos !

Simple, sweet, and no blood.. Just a great job..

Johnson’s small engines is my new John Deere mower repair hero!! I LOVE this video! I will be following and watching ALL of his videos from now on! Thank you!

Awesome video you made it a breeze. Just finished D110.

Loved the video and the idea for machine orientation. I did similar with my engine puller. But i got lucky in that the keeper on my transmission is accessed by a small bolt on a guard attached to the frame rail. It took about 30 seconds to remove.

Your video was perfect. Made changing the belt easy. Thank you!

My first time viewing one of your videos. Easy to understand and a great pic. no jerking around with the camera like most. Very good work Thanks Dan

Never would have got this done without your video especially that back guide pin. Thanks so much!

Thanks for your detailed help. I could have never completed this job without your guidance. God Bless. :-)

Thank you for the tips on this repair. My E180 threw a belt. I was able to get to that bolt keeping the belt in place by reaching behind the shroud 🤘🏽😎

Thanks for the video. I just changed my drive belt, took about an hour to 90mins. Didn’t keep track but wasnt long. Unlike you i have modified my car hoist so I can drive the mower on and lift up either my mower/quad etc and get right underneath them to make work and maintenance easier.. plus I can raise it up and down to the right height when working on the side.. I made a couple of goofs, I threaded the belt through the 2 pulleys and bolted them up and then tried to get the belt over the back pulley.. then had to take the pulleys off again.. I also didn’t worry about the steering, just did what I had to do underneath then took the steering wheel off and aligned it later as it wasnt right to start off with.. Thanks for the video..

EXCELLANT VIDEO BROTHER, SAVED ME A TON OF TIME. YOU MADE IT LOOK EASY.

I've got a D105 but this was a big help. Currently it's in a bout 5 different pieces. In order to loosen that bolt on the drive pulley; If you pop the little J.D. cap off the top of the motor there's a nut under there you can hold with a 15/16th socket to keep the motor from turning

I just changed mine following your instructions. Thnx!

We completed the drive belt replacement job in 2.5 hours (including removal-replacement of the mowing deck). Your excellent video showed us how. I watched it a few times and took a page of notes. The job went smooth and just as you said it would. Also we did it without an impact wrench, just hand tools. We used a cheater pipe on the breaker bar and the bolt came loose. THANK YOU!

Excellent tutorial. Changed my D105 belt no problem. It had been struggling up small inclines and come to find out the belt was ready to break. Didn't even have to lift the machine to change. The only difference was the transmission pulley has no fan and the keeper guide bolt and roller is different. Thank you!

Great video! I did mine on axle stands and when putting that guide pin back in, pull the cup holder piece out and you can see right down in there! I also used the #6 Allan bit with a 1/4” drive ratchet. Thanks again!

Great videography and editing. Love that there is no music or wasted words.

Nice video. As far as removing the drive pulley bolt without an impact wrench, remove one of the spark plugs, get a piece of 1/4 inch x 1.5 foot long rope, insert it into the spark plug hole leaving about 6 inches remaining outside the engine. As you rotate the engine from the top, the cylinder will run into the rope and provide the resistance to use a socket on the driver pulley bolt allowing you to remove it. Repeat when tightening the bolt, remove the rope, replace and tighten your spark plug.

Just changed my drive belt on my e130… thank you for this video. Job went smooth with only a few curse words lol!

Great video. I'll be using this when I do my belt. I REEEEAAAALLY like the idea of using a pulley system for lifting the front end.

great video! Great instructions and camera work. Thank you so much!

Awesome video! That was very helpful and straight to the point. Wish some other KZfaqrs out there could learn to not waste peoples time with all the frills. Thanks and great work!!

Thanks! I was changing the steering gears and noticed the belt was cracked. Managed to get the belt off everything except the transmission. That's when I went to KZfaq and found your video. Doesn't look fun, but at least I know it's doable

Thanks for making this job easier! From Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. 👍

I’m glad youtube directed me here first!!! Great tips, makes the job much easier. Many Thanks 🙏

Great video, lucky i had a car jack and stands as it made the job easy, hope others find it useful also and thanks for sharing

Wow! Great vid & commentary, man!! Better small engine mechanic than those with both hands. Saved me a JD D105 headache

Great video. Having the impact driver is a must though. Thanks for doing this!!

good job and easy explanation, thanks for the video. tomorrow I change the drive Beltrán to my John Deere tractor

I could have changed my belt without seeing your video but it would’ve taken me twice as long. Thank you.

Great video my friend! Hung mine up on an old wooden swing set my kids outgrew. Worked great. Had to use the allen/hex wrench for that damnable rear guide. 16 mm open end wrench was just too frustrating. Thanks for this!!!

Mam taką kosiarkę. Fajny sprzęt. Brakuje nam w niej hydrauliki do zamiatarki. Pomocny film niedługo będę zmieniał ten pasek i zrobię to sam 👍 Pozdrawiam

As far as a way to remove big crank pulley, I happened to have a little piece of "mechanics wire" (airline cable like) only 1/8" thick, 22" long, with the corresponding tiny 1/8" thick cable clamps with tiny 7mm nuts, run it through 1 of the 2 holes in the belt pulley on big crankshaft part and around the sturdy deck belt bracket guards for the deck belt, put on tiny cable clamp, and using breaker bar bust loose the 5/8" nut holding big pulley part on crank. This is on a E130 mower which looks the same as this mower. Good deal on keeping video to the point, helpful, and not beating your gums with useless yak like a lot of youtube vids! Git r done!

Thank you very much, your video allowed me to make sure I had everything I needed before I crawled under my D130.

Great video! I know I’ll have to do this before long on my D130. This is just what I needed.👍

Great video! Thank you.

outstanding instructions knocked it out in 45 minutes...

Thanks for the great video. I found that if you pop out the plastic cup holder on the right fender, you can see that annoying belt guard much better. Easier to place it back into it's hole.

thank you so much very much so helpful just did my 2017 model e140 mine was down to the wire the belt

Great video! Very clear and easy to understand. Thanks so much for doing these videos for us .

This video was a great help. Couldn’t have done the job without this video.

Excellent video. Thanks.

You make that look so easy.