i realize that i was in a hurry and i was trying to find a quick way to change the belt, or put it back on but when you start out with you gotta do this and then you gotta do that and not showing where anything was...in short, next.
If you are doing this for the first time Its best to watch not just the video but read all the comments. you will gain valuable insight that the specific mower in the video may not match your mower exactly. That being said, your mowers configuration will have one of these two scenarios. 1, the PTO clutch bracket is located toward the rear of the mower and 2, the bracket is pointing toward the front. If YOUR mowers configuration matches condition 1 you will need to remove the clutch. if it points toward the front you will not need to lower the clutch. In this video the bracket that holds the clutch from spinning is located in the rear of the mower.
In my case, on my ZT1 50, I simply threw the belt at the rear engine pulley. With no tension it was easy to unhook the tensioning spring. Also, with not tension, easy to replace belt on rear lower engine pulley. The belt remained in place on all the other pulleys, so I did not have to remove the pulley covers. Main problem -- hooking the spring back up. No way did I have the strength. After much thought and experimentation, I hose-clamped the loose end of the spring to a crowbar. Then it was a pretty simple and painless procedure to lever the spring end in place to attach it to the S-hook. Fortunately there is a protusion on the frame above and toward the rear on the upper frame. I used that as a point to get leverage. Then remove the hose clamp. In retrospect I guess you could even use a broom stick to hose-clamp the spring end. I have read about a number of Cadet owners who had serious problems with the spring. This worked well and quickly for me. Once I figured it out.
i realize that i was in a hurry and i was trying to find a quick way to change the belt, or put it back on but when you start out with you gotta do this and then you gotta do that and not showing where anything was...in short, next.
@jrc485 thanks for taking the time to comment
If you are doing this for the first time Its best to watch not just the video but read all the comments. you will gain valuable insight that the specific mower in the video may not match your mower exactly. That being said, your mowers configuration will have one of these two scenarios. 1, the PTO clutch bracket is located toward the rear of the mower and 2, the bracket is pointing toward the front. If YOUR mowers configuration matches condition 1 you will need to remove the clutch. if it points toward the front you will not need to lower the clutch.
In this video the bracket that holds the clutch from spinning is located in the rear of the mower.
Very well said
In my case, on my ZT1 50, I simply threw the belt at the rear engine
pulley. With no tension it was easy to unhook the tensioning spring.
Also, with not tension, easy to replace belt on rear lower engine
pulley. The belt remained in place on all the other pulleys, so I did
not have to remove the pulley covers. Main problem -- hooking the
spring back up. No way did I have the strength. After much thought and
experimentation, I hose-clamped the loose end of the spring to a
crowbar. Then it was a pretty simple and painless procedure to lever
the spring end in place to attach it to the S-hook. Fortunately there
is a protusion on the frame above and toward the rear on the upper
frame. I used that as a point to get leverage. Then remove the hose
clamp. In retrospect I guess you could even use a broom stick to
hose-clamp the spring end. I have read about a number of Cadet owners
who had serious problems with the spring. This worked well and quickly
for me. Once I figured it out.
thanks for the comment
Rope
You don't need to loosen moto mount bolts or deck spring to get blade belt off
Did you remove the clutch?
I guess thats one way, but why didn't you just loosen the 5/8ths nut and pull down the clutch down the shaft that way?
It never crossed my mine lol. My father n law pointed that out to me after the fact.
Hey what size are the deck belt on the zero turn
I don't know right off its my father n laws mower
This is the drive belt not the deck belt right?
Yeah your right
Please check other videos before you jump into this
Yes this was not as through as it needs to be. Thanks
Allen Matthew Hall Michael Gonzalez Donald
Thanks friends
This guy don't know wut he is doing. No need for all that
Thanks for stating the obvious. Thanks for watching though