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Think when I need to do it I'll just Dremel cut a slot in the cover without damaging the wire of course, do away with all the bolts and nuts hassle.

When I reinstalled the pulley with the arm, I mistakenly put it with the arm above the horizontal bar. It worked for a bit, then the belt jumped off (luckily not breaking). When I realized what I had done and put it below the horizontal bar, everything worked fine. Wish I had seen this video first so that I might have noticed that the arm was in the wrong place.

Probably just splice the wires right at the back of the switch. Instead of cutting all the insulation off.

This is exactly what we needed! We messed with ours for a bit and couldn’t figure out exactly why it was so stuck. We didn’t want to break anything by doing something wrong We watched your video. A few whacks with a hammer and we were moving forward. Huge help!

Thank you. I followed the instructions and was able to put on a new belt. Looking at the instructions in the manual would not have been enough. Great video

NOT easy? You must be doing it wrong then. step1- DO NOT remove the deck step2- LOWER the deck to its lowest setting step3- Remove old belt. Cut it if you have to. step3- feed the belt thru belt guides & around motor pully first. step4- route belt around blade pulley step 5- route belt around idler pulley last. It will be tight. Hold belt against blade pulley w one hand & reach under deck & turn blade with other hand feeding the belt onto the blade pulley. step last- Turn your kid loose on the lawn while you reward yourself with a cold one. !

Does it hold up to high RPMs?

I have a craftsman r110 and I replaced the lower drive belt. While the mower is in park, is the belt suppose to be loose to the point it doesn’t spin? It tightens up when I engage the speed to 1-5, but it is very loose when in park.

I have a tb30r. Can the steering wheel be lowered. I'm 68 female and very short..

Step 1.. how did you raise the red deck???

I'll bring my mower tb30 to your house to replace my other 2 belts (uppers). Great video, thanks . From Orlando

Just changed my 4.6L intake manifold Saturday...found out this morning about this problem, luckily only a few miles from home...crazy they build this part with such a massive defect built in. I'll try this repair method and get back on the road, thanks!

Thank you sir! I was about to buy clamps or a bearing puller. Finally i found your video and learned how to do it the easy way.

I'm getting out my grinder and I'm removing that wing so I can fit my socket in there...why they make shit like this is ridiculous.

where can you get tthe plastic one way check valve like you got?

That's not a Briggs engine!

Its been 7 month's. Whats the deal? Did it last

How to destroy a backing plate/ dust shield because I don't want to do the job right.

Plastic cup - great tip. I’m going to start spraying mine. Repeat application is no problem for me. It will take a while to knock out the roots permanently, but I’ll keep after it. I just so happen to have both these products in the garage. Thanks 👍

Thank u. Just did all belts and the steering rack on my 17 troy bilt

When you spend the first 7 minutes on removing the wheel, I lost interest.

After watching this video and a few others I've determined this lawnmower is not for me. I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole. LOL

I have a question after doing my TB30R, I noticed after it all went back together that the lower drive belt rubs against the transmission in gear 3 or below. I swore I must have routed it wrong, but it looks identical to yours. I can see @59:03 your lower belt is pressed against the transmission as well. Do you have any issues with it rubbing at lower gear? I've bent that wire bracket over to push it away as it will surely eat right through the aluminum. Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks for the video it helped me replace my belts. And I used MTD belts

My tb30r is running properly but the blades will not stay engaged for a long time. It’s like it runs for a minute then stops. Does anyone have the solution? I replaced the plunger switch and it still has the same problem as before. Is it a belt problem?

Thanks for the video

Love the part where you crumple up the instructions.

It happened to me today. Aftermarket manifold was installed 3 months ago. Thank you for your video.

Great video! I just replaced a deck belt for my neighbor and wasn't sure what that little arm was for. His was not broken, but I was still curious about why it was there. It looked like a manual engagement arm to me, but I knew that could not be what it was designed for. Now, I know, and you, my friend, have a new subscriber! 😃👍

Thank you as well! We wouldn't have been able to survive these belt issues without your great videos!!!!! The one regarding the belts for the transmission was extremely helpful!!!! I personally appreciate your detailed instructions and explanations.

Thanks for sharing your fix for this. Someone’s brain waves flatlined when they designed this. Generally epoxies and plastics don’t mix do using some epoxy that’s meant for plastic might be better and scuffing with an abrasive and cleaning with acetone might help the epoxy adhere.

excellent!

I purchased a 320CCA, AGM battery UL1 through Amazon for $69.99 as it should start the mower better and faster and last longer than the standard 200CCA, Non AGM UL1 that cost about $50. I'm hoping to get double the life which would be 5 or 6 years. I remove it off season (winter) and put it on a Battery Tender trickle charger for maintenance while it is out of the mower.

If you install a lift kit but go half a$$ on it with rear blocks instead of custom leaf springs, you can access it

how has it held up?

Good academic video. For your size lawn you could have been better off getting a 25 gal sprayer.

ALSO , THE CLEAREST, PRECISE AND FULLY EXPLAINED VIDEO BOTH IN PIX & FUNCTION OF THE MECHANICALS. GREAT JOB

so, what i learn in your video is there are a total of 3 belts on the tb30r 2 DRIVES + 1 BLADE BELT IS THAT CORRECT?

Great video again. Thank you! I learned from doing the other belts) and your video) that this one would not require removing the deck. Anyway, the one thing I noticed that was different on my Tractor, was the spring placement. You went from the top in and down. Mark 8:25 My Tactor had that reversed and was fed up, which came from the manufacture this way and maybe does make better productive functioning sense based on the mechanism function in itself, that would hold better.

Okay, I'm on board with a shout out to you for this video!! You really straightened me out. I wasted a day trying not to do things, that you showed me had to be done. I finally, dropped the main pully and saw how I must loosen the other 2 pulleys. After this video, I was 100 % positive my belts, were the correct ones and also on the correct pulley. So, when I was all completed, and my mower wouldn't start (Acting like dead battery) I was convinced nothing, you and I did was off. So further troubleshooting (Battery fuse okay) on my part found that the switch sensor on the bed I dropped and cleaned, was not installed correctly. Again, thank you I was sure it was something like this. The rest of the story goes like this. She backed out of the Driveway, went into gear, and worked better than ever! Yes, I had to use a makeshift crowbar, and man handle the impact bolt, but once it broke free, it was easy after that thanks to you and your very detailed and well explained video. I appreciate you having taken the time. I only hope my reinstalling the same bolt with the RFT method holds good for awhile. :)

Is this still holding up ? About to do this

Tip: Break the bolt loose before you jack it up.

Based on years of off road motorcycle experience, putting "grease" on something exposed to a dirty environment causes the formation of a grinding compound, which will wear the parts faster than if they were left unlubricated. So when you replace this next time try leaving it dry & pls report back with another video.

I'm surprised people asked how to remove a battery that is literally in the wide open viewing area....

Just built this today and it works great. Bought everything but the box from Amazon. I plan on designing and printing a custom box. It’s meant to be a portable fluid pump for whatever. I also thought about using it in a camp shower.

Why not drain the fuel & oil & lift the front until it stands on its back to access the bottom ?

This was one of the best "How to" videos EVER! Thank you for the detailed step by step process.

How did you attach the plastic piece to the sprayer base?

Mr. Demond, I’m from Jacksonville, I own this Mower. Thanks for the training!

Bless you

I just removed one from my house, I removed the stump, but some roots were left there. I wonder if the roots alone will shoot new sprouts. One question, did you remove the stump?