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Good video. Good job. No obnoxious voice, no stupid waste of time. Well done.

Had three problems with my belt coming off, and I found three things that caused the problem: 1: The belt guards were bent. 2: The belt tensioner spring had become stretched. 3: The belt was made for an electric motor. After correcting the first two, I ordered a belt made for mowers, a Gates brand. The belt has not come off after three years.

Simple and quick, very valuable, THANKS

Thank you. I have a Sears Craftsman mower that likes to break belts fairly quick. And from what you showed in your video, I might be able to take care of the problem myself. ( I hope).

Nice video thank you.I am pretty handy with lawn equipment but I don't know everything.

I found this video very helpful and gave you a thumbs up but I was waiting for another 5 minutes for a magical 4th problem....and it never came haha

Thank you for this 👍🏻

thanks. You explain thing so well. and show the parts while on the mower. This makes it very easy to understand. I am still learning how to care for a new used craftsman's rider.

Nice video!

Thanks z hut..... helped me a lot!!!!!!

Thanks I for the information it was very helpful, you save me some money.

This is good thank for posting The problem with me was my deck belt broke on the first day. But It was not because of the lawn tractor I had it was the fact I had little or no knowledge of lawn tractors when I bought it I bought it because I had a whole yard full of six to four feet high quarter inch thick paspalum grass It had got that way because year after year I was mowing it with my push mower But eventually My mower could not mow it any more So I had been spraying it and killing it off with roundup And as we know round up kills ever thing But in the end only the stronger grass survives And that was paspalum grass Though it would only come up if it rained in two weeks it was four feet high it was the only grass to survived And it keep on coming up So I keep on spraying it. over the years when it did comer up it grew back thicker and thicker to it was so thick impossible to spray or mow I know now that cutting this sort of long grass with a Lawn Tractor was my only option. With my lack of knowledge my deck belt broke on the first day. I know now that with this sort of thick grass I have to mow it in smaller passes And I had to keep the mower deck clean. the reason I broke the belt was this stuff was so thick wet thick grass would jammed up my mower deck. And though we are all told They are realy not design to cut long grass. And that they are realy design just to cut lawns.They can do this if you know how I was told by the dealer that For long tall thick grass. it best to get some one in with a tractor with a slasher .But I didn't have a slasher or know any one who had one . All I had was me with my new MTD Rover 38" Lawn Tractor. But after I replace the broken belt from more advice from the dealer I found a way to cut this awful tall thick grass. with out righting off my Deck belt. I have found that if Im careful enough I can easily not damage the deck belt. or the blades. All I had to do was do small with single passers Then I would stop the machine and get under the deck pull out the wet grass before it had a chance to jammed up the blades. The reason my deck belt broke was Most lawn tractor have a powerful engines they will not stop no mater what. And though it takes a lot to jam up and stop the blades spinning. if it do's happen it will happen so fast that the powerful engine will just keep on turning. Burning out a huge chunk out of the deck belt . The hint of this happening will be, that it will produces a huge amount of smoke, from under the hood. And most times when this has happened it will always right off the deck belt. Though if it doesn't brake, most time the deck belt will still keep working , But a deck belt is balance part of the lawn tractor . When I burn out my deck belt I notice that it will burn a huge chunk out of the belt .The deck belt will then be out of balance. In my cast It did not brake So though I can still use But it be out of balance and it will shake the hell out of the deck. but if you mowing long wet grass just nibble at it stopping ever now and then to make sure the deck clean enough for the blade to spin and you be OK .

your explanation for the first is clear and concise, footage of third item however is shows onky the top of your hand - no pun intended

My bracket on the rear of my MTD came off and I cannot figure out where the top piece on the right side goes. There are two holes on the right upper side but the bracket will not reach it. do you have any suggestions it's on the right side of my MTD

this is a very good video but i cant tell which hole you stick the bracket through on the engine pulley i have been fighting with this mower for a couple years trying to figure out why it has such a bad vibration when engaging blades i think this bracket could be my problem cause i can take the belt off without removing it thanks for any information

What about when all the ball bearing fall out of the DRIVE PULLY? I have this problem now & need to know how to remove /replace this pully

my Husqvarna GTH 250 (2002) always chewed up belts, both primary drive and deck belts, over a 3 month season i would use two sets and they are 60/70 bucks each but i finally overcame this annoying issue - now, after every hour of use i use a compressor to blow away the bits that collect on the deck around the pulleys and secondly i run the motor (while cutting) at full speed, the deck is a 48 inch triple blade unit - so it's a false economy to run the motor slower to save gas - the current belts i installed 2 years ago and they are still like new !

Where are the rear belt guards supposed to go?

I replaced the 690409MA Idler pulley today on my mower and in fewer than 10 minutes the pulley was destroyed and the top portion was broken off...in addition the belt was ragged and broken in two.....what should I look at as the cause....at first the original pulley was burnt up and I thought it just being old had caused the problem....now it appears to be something else?

Thanks brother!!!!

When a barring goes out you should see smoke or smell burning rubber if you do replace it immediately. When one goes out I replaced then all. Also if a barring goes out the pulley can potentially break off and if it does do not pick it up with your hands also I would recommend getting some water cause it could potentially start a grass fire

Good demonstration. I put the mower in the garage as usual. Today I started it up for the first time this year. My problem is the mower will go into gear and will not move. I began to smell rubber burning and shut it off. Before I start taking off wheels and getting into it, do you have any suggestions? Thanks.

My Yard Machine was working fine. Once I replace the deck belt , I saw white smoke coming from the engine pulley. It spins while the engine is engaged and disengage. What could cause it to just spin now?

thanks bro!

Extremely useful thanks

where do you attach the belt keeper rod that is next to engine pully mine is off and cant figure out where to attach it on a mtd riding lawn mower

I thought it was a very informative video. Your mower deck looks just like mine. My problem is my belt won't stay on. Not even for 1 minute and I can't figure out why? The 96.5 inch OEM belt that the mower requires is 2 inches to long for some reason (I found that so strange) but one day I went to replace the belt and it was now too long. So I went with a shorter belt, a 96 inch belt. It was loose also and 5 minutes later popped off. So I went with a 95 inch belt and It too is 1 inch too long. It stayed on for a couple minutes then popped off. So lastly I went with a 94 inch belt and it seems to have the right tightness but then I engaged it and it popped off within immediately. I felt that the 2nd reason you gave might be the problem so I made sure those metal braces were in the right place and that there was absolutely no way the belt could fit past those 2 metal braces once engaged and guess what? The belt flew off again. I simply do not understand what is going on? Any guesses?

My yard machine only mows on height # 5. When i put in 4 sounds like it has no power. Can u help me with this

Omg I dont even have a bar around my pulley I'll have to check my guides before I start the mower from now on

I have had these problems this season, I have adjusted and readjusted and it keeps cutting my belts, now I am thinking about replacing the whole deck, or just sell the mower and buy a new one.

I have a cub cadet ltx 1045 with 46" dual blade cutting deck, every belt I put on bounces like crazy when the cutting deck is off. When I engage the blades it mows fine. As soon as I shut it off the belt bounces and breaks. All belt keepers are close so the belt is not falling off the pulleys. Any way to fix ?

I love the smell of a burning belt!

What also Burns belts if the belt is outside of the pulley bracket it will break extremely fast.

Also blow off the grass clipping from off your deck after each use. I use a cheap electric leaf blower.

i have the same mower but my belt slips off when turning of the blades what could be the issue

My belt guide for the front crank pulley sits about 4 inches closer to the front of the pulley barely covering the belt and pulley. Seems to only go back on that way. Could this be wrong? My belt keeps coming off and I went 2 sizes down with the belt. I get about 15 minutes out of it before it comes off.

I have a blend mtd product the manufacture belt is to small on the deck and every belt I've tried gets too tight when changing deck height and they burn or break i have noticed that the belt tensioner seems to not return far enuf can u help

nice paddy hat :P

how do you fix it

Good news on wear of belts.

Lube the engager as well

What if the belt wares out form the part the is touching the pullys

Just like any other belt

I have a 2011 42" craftsman riding mower, I've replaced spindles,idler pulleys, belts.. The deck engagement pulley, spins, but the deck belt not spinning, the right size belt.. 😠seems awful loose...

WHich bearings may be bad? The blade bearings?

My blades doesn’t even start is there a way to fix that?

left side of my mower deck is basically hanging and wont lift. troy bilt pony 2007

It don't really get good till 8:00 minutes in! LOL

Had almost all those issues 🤣

Can you add some obnoxious Rap music to your video where I can't hear anything you are saying 😅