Great video, but I have a question. My model is "YTH 20F42T." The belt I took off measures 91-3/4". The new one is 84-3/4". Could it possibly have stretched that much or did I get the wrong belt?
I would say you most likely have the incorrect belt. Always get your correct part by using the model number under the seat to look up parts for your machine. That will keep you from having issues.
Do you know any large online retailers that have replacement maintenance parts for sale? Anything like rock auto or discounters without store fronts to keep costs down? I’ve been trying to track down air filter/pre foam, oil filter, fuel filter, fuel line etc. I can find a part here and there from Home Depot, Menards, ace, oreilly, advance auto. The off brands on Amazon worry when you read come of the reviews and I’m not sure name branded/stamped oil filters with the Koehler logo are any better other than cost. Thank you sir for any ideas.
Amazon is ok. The parts are mostly well made and definitely well priced. If the majority of reviews are good I'd say go with it. Iv noticed in the past that sometimes the competition will leave bad reviews in order to push there own products
I agree with M998 HMMWV. Most small engine shops use both OEM and aftermarket parts. Sometimes you can get OEM parts through Amazon and with free shipping it will be about what you would pay locally. Amazon has a very good return policy so if you do not like what you see, just return it.
@@m998hmmwv7 thanks man. It’s questionable for me when I see replacement air filters/oil filters that aren’t the same size, have much larger/thicker pre foam cleaner, etc. The prices are all over the place and I’m just trying to get this riding mower tuned up to use.
@timweb1510 like everything else these days double and triple check everything and always follow your gut feeling. If something doesn't sit right take a picture of your serial number and model number and bring it to your local equipment store. These videos really are awesome
I need help please! I have a snapper spc tractor which appears very similar to 5his model in the video. When I try to remove the pto bolt the whole shaft also rotates. Is there a way to lock the clutch/shaft so I can remove the bolt?
thank you for making these videos. I have a question, is it okay to raise the mowers up like that? I mean, yes you did, but I have an old Craftsman LT1000 and a RZT50 Cub Cadet Zero Turn Mower. Can both be raised up to work under them??
My opinion All front engine tractors, yes. Just be careful not to raise O turn too high or air filter may catch some fuel. I have been raising all the mowers I work on for over 30years without any issues.
Brilliant. U put us novices to shame with both hands. I've looked up many vids on utube how to do various things. Urs is by far THE MOST direct, accurate, and easiest to follow. Just an FYI for others n like me with a GTH: the bolt holding engine shaft pulley belt guide is NOT accessible, so just remove PTO clutch as shown by this gentleman.
I’m glad it was helpful and thank you for the very kind comment. Please give this video. Subscribe if you you like too! Like and share my channel with your friends to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated.
Do you know the part number for the replacement right hand side rear deck Link bracket .I thinking that it's the same one as the Left hand side rear deck support.bracket
I'm enjoying this channels easy to understand and straight forward way of teaching. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Much appreciated
Question.. so I followed your exact video and replaced the drive belt it’s all good but my mower is still having a hard time moving forward uphills and reverse. Still really slow as before I replaced the drive belt. Is there something else that could cause my mower to move really slow?
Depending on hours on the machine? Hills on the property? and have you ever pulled a cart with heavy loads? You most likely have a transmission failing. Even if you do not have any of them, It still sounds like the transmission is failing.
i'll tell you, the hardest part for me was getting the plastic pto wire connectors apart. I don't even wanna say how long 😂. The clutch and pully slid right off thankfully on a 20 year old mower. Thanks for the extensive easy to follow video, it's the best one on here, appreciate it.
I'm glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment! Please give this video a like and share my channel to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for pulling my butt out of the fire! I watched and remembered everything you said and got it all apart and the belt on, but I knew it wasn't right! So, there we were, you and I (with iPhone) under the mower correcting the final part of hooking it all up and back together. Works perfect! Thanks for a great video! Keep on trucken!
Thank you brotha for the video learning process,my John deere tractor D110 mower deck is all fixed up, because you helped me with it and really appreciate it and I'll catch ya on the next one.
I’m glad all went good and your back up and running! Please give this video a like, and share my channel with your friends to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated.
Excellent job of showing how to change the drive belt. However, I find the one most important thing left out of all the videos showing how to do this is how to keep the clutch from turning when to Torqueing the clutch bolt when reinstalling the clutch? Just keeps spinning when trying to torque. Ideas? Wish Husqvarna would have designed this where you could keep it stationary somehow during reinstallation. I had to just go for it with an impact and hope for the best.
The easiest way that I have found is to hold the nut on top of the fly wheel with a wrench or socket and torque the bolt on the PTO. It is most cases a two person job and to be honest I bet 75% or more do not even torque it. I’m glad this video was helpful and thank you for watching!
I love your videos as you make everything so simple in explanation. I paid a lot of money last year for my husqvarna YTH 2246 TDR to be serviced as belt kept coming off the transmission fan part. Over $ 700. Nz My son in law used mower at the weekend on sloping area and now it doesn’t have much grunt again going up my slopes . Was smelling very hot too. I checked oil and was ok. The slope I’m sure was too much for the mower to handle but I wasn’t aware he was mowing that part as not been done for a couple of years. I sure hope I don’t have to pay out a lot of money again. I’ve looked to see if grass is blocking anything but seems clear but the belt is very loose again, I’m 77 and lost my hubby so on pension therefore Any advice would be much appreciated or whether it’s beyond my scope . Thank you .
The simple things to look for is to make sure the belt is going around all of the pulleys. Check for any debris caught up in the pulleys. Unfortunately, without seeing the machine. It is impossible to diagnose.
Can/will you makr a video on a Cub Cadet XT1 LT42 drive belt pully replacement? I watched your video on removing the deck and it helped immensely. Unfortunately, I ran over a metal T-Post which derailed my drive belt and destroyed one of the plastic pulleys. Again, great video's.
I make the videos when the issue happens so having a drive belt and pulleys go bad soon most likely will not happen. When I get a Machine in that needs the repair, I will make a video and post it.
if you do not have an impact wrench, you must block the shaft by blocking it from ABOVE. To do this, remove the engine cover so that the central nut is accessible. You now need to apply a counter wrench here while you loosen the nut from BELOW. This is the only way to loosen the nut by blocking the shaft from ABOVE or holding it with a suitable counter wrench. Or borrow an impact drill from a friend or neighbor, it's much easier that way ;-)
Yes the engine pulley is attached to the engines crankshaft which turns. You will need to use a power tool or you will need to find a way to stop the shaft from spinning. If you have a manual blade engagement, you may be able to use a pipe wrench to hold the pulley shaft.
I’m glad it was helpful. Thank you for watching and the kind comment. Please give this video a like and share my channel to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated.
Was driving my mower Husqvarna lth 2142dr slowly without blades in operation - was just driving to a spot before mowing and I heard a single knock/pop and the mower stopped moving and the motor died. The motor turns over but won't start and I think a belt has broke. My question is do the mowers have a safety switch that would be activated by 1 of the belts snapping ?
No, remember to disengage your PTO, blade engagement lever or button depending on what you have. Most forget to do this, hence the machine will not start.
@@JohnsonsSmallEngines The machine was already started and in motion, then something snapped/broke and the machine stopped rolling and the motor died. Then attempting to restart the motor, its like there is no spark in the ignition cycle.
I’m glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching and the kind comment. Please give this video a like, and share my channel to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated.
I’m glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment! Please give this video a like and share my channel with your friends to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for watching!
Great video, but I have a question. My model is "YTH 20F42T." The belt I took off measures 91-3/4". The new one is 84-3/4". Could it possibly have stretched that much or did I get the wrong belt?
I would say you most likely have the incorrect belt. Always get your correct part by using the model number under the seat to look up parts for your machine. That will keep you from having issues.
@@JohnsonsSmallEngines Again, great video and thanks for your reply.
Do you know any large online retailers that have replacement maintenance parts for sale? Anything like rock auto or discounters without store fronts to keep costs down? I’ve been trying to track down air filter/pre foam, oil filter, fuel filter, fuel line etc. I can find a part here and there from Home Depot, Menards, ace, oreilly, advance auto.
The off brands on Amazon worry when you read come of the reviews and I’m not sure name branded/stamped oil filters with the Koehler logo are any better other than cost. Thank you sir for any ideas.
Amazon is ok. The parts are mostly well made and definitely well priced. If the majority of reviews are good I'd say go with it. Iv noticed in the past that sometimes the competition will leave bad reviews in order to push there own products
I agree with M998 HMMWV. Most small engine shops use both OEM and aftermarket parts. Sometimes you can get OEM parts through Amazon and with free shipping it will be about what you would pay locally. Amazon has a very good return policy so if you do not like what you see, just return it.
@@m998hmmwv7 thanks man. It’s questionable for me when I see replacement air filters/oil filters that aren’t the same size, have much larger/thicker pre foam cleaner, etc. The prices are all over the place and I’m just trying to get this riding mower tuned up to use.
@timweb1510 like everything else these days double and triple check everything and always follow your gut feeling. If something doesn't sit right take a picture of your serial number and model number and bring it to your local equipment store. These videos really are awesome
I need help please! I have a snapper spc tractor which appears very similar to 5his model in the video. When I try to remove the pto bolt the whole shaft also rotates. Is there a way to lock the clutch/shaft so I can remove the bolt?
thank you for making these videos. I have a question, is it okay to raise the mowers up like that? I mean, yes you did, but I have an old Craftsman LT1000 and a RZT50 Cub Cadet Zero Turn Mower. Can both be raised up to work under them??
My opinion All front engine tractors, yes. Just be careful not to raise O turn too high or air filter may catch some fuel. I have been raising all the mowers I work on for over 30years without any issues.
Brilliant. U put us novices to shame with both hands.
I've looked up many vids on utube how to do various things. Urs is by far THE MOST direct, accurate, and easiest to follow.
Just an FYI for others n like me with a GTH: the bolt holding engine shaft pulley belt guide is NOT accessible, so just remove PTO clutch as shown by this gentleman.
I’m glad it was helpful and thank you for the very kind comment. Please give this video. Subscribe if you you like too! Like and share my channel with your friends to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated.
Do you know the part number for the replacement right hand side rear deck Link bracket .I thinking that it's the same one as the Left hand side rear deck support.bracket
This video has what your looking for in the description link. th-cam.com/video/JvaMxEdah5s/w-d-xo.html.
I'm enjoying this channels easy to understand and straight forward way of teaching. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Much appreciated
Thank you for watching, supporting the channel and the kind comment.
Hi . Why would the bolt holding the clutch keep coming loose?
Bolt not tightened correctly?
Question.. so I followed your exact video and replaced the drive belt it’s all good but my mower is still having a hard time moving forward uphills and reverse. Still really slow as before I replaced the drive belt. Is there something else that could cause my mower to move really slow?
Depending on hours on the machine? Hills on the property? and have you ever pulled a cart with heavy loads? You most likely have a transmission failing. Even if you do not have any of them, It still sounds like the transmission is failing.
Followed your video exactly for my TC 242TX but the new belt is slipping (the old was wasn't) ... any ideas?
Incorrect belt?
i'll tell you, the hardest part for me was getting the plastic pto wire connectors apart. I don't even wanna say how long 😂. The clutch and pully slid right off thankfully on a 20 year old mower. Thanks for the extensive easy to follow video, it's the best one on here, appreciate it.
I have been there. Sometimes they can be very, very stuck. I’m glad you didn’t give up and job is done! Thank you for watching and the kind comment:)
Great video. It was very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
I'm glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment! Please give this video a like and share my channel to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for pulling my butt out of the fire! I watched and remembered everything you said and got it all apart and the belt on, but I knew it wasn't right! So, there we were, you and I (with iPhone) under the mower correcting the final part of hooking it all up and back together. Works perfect! Thanks for a great video! Keep on trucken!
I’m glad it was helpful and you got the job done!! Thank you for the kind comment and for watching!
Thank you brotha for the video learning process,my John deere tractor D110 mower deck is all fixed up, because you helped me with it and really appreciate it and I'll catch ya on the next one.
Thank you for watching my videos, supporting my channel and I am very happy to hear your John Deere is doing well!
@@JohnsonsSmallEngines yes thank you very much and appreciated
Great Video. You are a natural TH-camr and a good teacher. Thank YOU!!
I'm glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment!
I have a YTH25K48. Is this basically the same for changing the drive belt on mine?
If you have an electric PTO it should be close enough to get the job done.
It was and now my mower is back to running like it should be. Thank you for making this video! I love learning how to do things on my own.
I’m glad all went good and your back up and running! Please give this video a like, and share my channel with your friends to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated.
What if you have centrifugal clutch. How do you stop the pulley from spinning to be able to get the belt back on
Excellent job of showing how to change the drive belt. However, I find the one most important thing left out of all the videos showing how to do this is how to keep the clutch from turning when to Torqueing the clutch bolt when reinstalling the clutch? Just keeps spinning when trying to torque. Ideas? Wish Husqvarna would have designed this where you could keep it stationary somehow during reinstallation. I had to just go for it with an impact and hope for the best.
The easiest way that I have found is to hold the nut on top of the fly wheel with a wrench or socket and torque the bolt on the PTO. It is most cases a two person job and to be honest I bet 75% or more do not even torque it. I’m glad this video was helpful and thank you for watching!
I love your videos as you make everything so simple in explanation. I paid a lot of money last year for my husqvarna YTH 2246 TDR to be serviced as belt kept coming off the transmission fan part. Over $ 700. Nz My son in law used mower at the weekend on sloping area and now it doesn’t have much grunt again going up my slopes . Was smelling very hot too. I checked oil and was ok. The slope I’m sure was too much for the mower to handle but I wasn’t aware he was mowing that part as not been done for a couple of years. I sure hope I don’t have to pay out a lot of money again. I’ve looked to see if grass is blocking anything but seems clear but the belt is very loose again, I’m 77 and lost my hubby so on pension therefore Any advice would be much appreciated or whether it’s beyond my scope . Thank you .
The simple things to look for is to make sure the belt is going around all of the pulleys. Check for any debris caught up in the pulleys. Unfortunately, without seeing the machine. It is impossible to diagnose.
Can/will you makr a video on a Cub Cadet XT1 LT42 drive belt pully replacement? I watched your video on removing the deck and it helped immensely. Unfortunately, I ran over a metal T-Post which derailed my drive belt and destroyed one of the plastic pulleys. Again, great video's.
I make the videos when the issue happens so having a drive belt and pulleys go bad soon most likely will not happen. When I get a Machine in that needs the repair, I will make a video and post it.
How do I get the transmission bolt off without an impact drill? My pully keeps spinning and I can't figure out how to hold it still
if you do not have an impact wrench, you must block the shaft by blocking it from ABOVE. To do this, remove the engine cover so that the central nut is accessible.
You now need to apply a counter wrench here while you loosen the nut from BELOW. This is the only way to loosen the nut by blocking the shaft from ABOVE or holding it with a suitable counter wrench.
Or borrow an impact drill from a friend or neighbor, it's much easier that way ;-)
Great video, when I’m trying to remove the bolt for the pto it’s turning the pulley, is this normal or am I doing something wrong?
Yes the engine pulley is attached to the engines crankshaft which turns. You will need to use a power tool or you will need to find a way to stop the shaft from spinning. If you have a manual blade engagement, you may be able to use a pipe wrench to hold the pulley shaft.
Your mechanical advice is always the best, most logical that i have seen. You are a great helper. Thanks
Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment.
Excellent detail explained and photoed!!
Many thanks!
great video , provide all the details
I’m glad it was helpful. Thank you for watching and the kind comment. Please give this video a like and share my channel to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated.
Was driving my mower Husqvarna lth 2142dr slowly without blades in operation - was just driving to a spot before mowing and I heard a single knock/pop and the mower stopped moving and the motor died. The motor turns over but won't start and I think a belt has broke. My question is do the mowers have a safety switch that would be activated by 1 of the belts snapping ?
No, remember to disengage your PTO, blade engagement lever or button depending on what you have. Most forget to do this, hence the machine will not start.
@@JohnsonsSmallEngines The machine was already started and in motion, then something snapped/broke and the machine stopped rolling and the motor died. Then attempting to restart the motor, its like there is no spark in the ignition cycle.
It turned out to be internal motor damage.
After back hurting, chest hurting, and much frustration, I watched your video. THANK YOU very much. Always gotta try it myself first.
Glad to have helped! Thank you for watching and commenting. I hope all went well and you’re back up and cutting grass.
thanks for the very good instructive video
I'm glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment.
Thanks! Still a pain in the 🫏. 😊
LOL You got this!
Step by step installation. Thank you.
I’m glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching and the kind comment.
Thank you very much 😁
I’m glad it was as helpful and thank you for the kind comment!
Thanks for the video
I’m glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching and the kind comment. Please give this video a like, and share my channel to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated.
where do you get the belt?
Your local Husqvarna dealership, or order online.
What a great video!!! You did a great job!!!
I’m glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment! Please give this video a like and share my channel with your friends to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for watching!
Your a good instructor!
I appreciate that! I’m glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment.