Mine was a little different but it was close enough to this setup that your video REALLY helped me change out the belt. Saved me at least 100 dollars for a housecall from my local guy who does this stuff. Thanks so much! On mine (RZ 4219) I didn't have to adjust the tensioner. But I did have to loosen a middle keeper in the same spot you did. There were keepers on both of big pulleys. I was able to work around the first one because of all the slack in the belt. But on the second big one/aka the final one I could NOT do thread on the belt w all the interference from the keeper. Tried to remove it, but even my impact driver and liquid wrench couldn't budge the screws holding it. So I tool a large wrench and just bent the shiney steel keeps slightly. JUST enough for the belt to wedge through them. Problem solved. Frankly the two hardest parts were getting access the main drive clutch pulley in the back (I bought a cheap lift from Amazon that lifts it up sideways to get LOTS of access for future sharpening etc) but the lift made that easy, and then fighting the two keepers on the last pulley was a pain until I just bent them a little. I WOULD have fought w the other keeper in the middle, maybe tried to remove it, had I not seen your video. Also, had no idea that deck just lifts off. Cleaning the top deck just got LOTS easier. } Thanks!!
The opposite end of that spring is attached to the tensioner arm. The arm is black and point towards the rear. You can push in on it towards the opposite side (If you go in from the non-discharge side). You will be able to take the belt off the pulley with one hand, it may even fall off on its own. You won't have to mess around with unscrewing that spring.
Your video and comments below is the only one I could find that showed me where the attachment points are for the deck's belt tension spring. Mine got tossed off by a stick and flew to who knows where. I got a replacement, but could only find one end's attachment point. Disadvantage of never having taken a good look at the deck in 4 years! Fortunately another video showed how to stretch the spring on easily; but not where both ends hooked up. So now I'm off to put the new spring on and tackle the overgrown lawn. Thanks.
@@danielstringfellow5632 I've had this question come up before... Apparently I didn't show the other end of the spring. I don't have access to this mower anymore or I'd be able to go look and take a picture of it..
That's a great idea! I don't have access to the Husqvarna anymore, but I can do one on a different brand. It's a similar process to replace the mandrel.
I did it! I followed the video exactly...after waiting weeks for folks to do it for me, as my grass came up to my knees. I had a front wheel flat too. I was told it couldn't be fixed with a tube but the shop had already charged $40 to inflate the tire and the bead broke in one use. They said it was unfixable since they dont have the small size tool. I saw how to put a tube in, on youtube also. ❤ Anyway, i ordered the tube, belt and blades online and used videos. It took a while because every size tool i needed was the one missing from the sets. 😅 But after being told it was impossible to put in a tube and that I surely bought the wrong belt, I kicked my senior headbanger, ADHD brain into hyper-focus mode and didn't stop until mission accomplished. I also fixed a spark plug wire and locked up all my tools for future use. 😂 I am as mechanically inclined as a doorknob but was able to do it. I had to come here and say this video KICKS ASS! 🤘🏼🖤🤘🏻 Thanks!
HI Laura! SO glad to hear that I played a small part in your mission to get your mower back up and running. TYSM for the great feedback and I am glad to have helped... 😊
thanks alot, i done my first deck belt replacement today :) Z242F 120 inch belt. It purs real smooth now, had some clunking sounds down there and then i tangled up in a big long wysteria vine...popped the belt. Ordered the part from the local hardware dude after 4 th attempt, no one had in stock. 54 bucks and some change and then i saw it on Amazon for 30 bucks ! meh, shop local anyways.
Sir, the idler spring that connect to the eye bolt that you loosened. Where does the spring connect to in the idler arm? Does it connect in between the bolt that it has on the arm?
HI Ramon... I don't remember exactly without being able to see it. If you go to a site like www.partstree.com and get the model number from under the seat. You can get the parts breakdown and it might show approx where that went. Another way is to take the spring and connect it to the idler and see what's within the reach of the spring and you might be able to see where it went that way too.
HI,... I don't know if that's something I can explain in one sentence! Sometimes on a tight spring I'll grab it with a pair of vice grips so I can pull it on better...
Not a problem!.. The PTO is the power take off.... in other words it's the button you pull up to engage the electro magnet pulley that turns on the blades...
My Husqvarna 0 turn makes like a belt noise or slap when I accelerate. Could that be a loose belt or worn belt or pulley? How can you tell? My zero turn has very few hours. Please let me know
HI, it's possible, but without seeing it there's no way for me to know. Can you simulate the problem when it's standing still so you can see where the noise is coming from?
Hello, I don't have access to that mower anymore. IF you go to a website like www.partstree.com you can plug in your model number and get the parts breakdown for the deck. That will usually show where that stuff goes. The model number is probably under the seat.
Thanks for the tutorial. I have the RZ4619 and my deck belt keeps popping off. I replaced my idler arm, but didn't help. It seems like my idler pulleys attached on the idler arm are a bit higher than the adjacent deck pulleys - thus this why belt gets thrown. On your mower, are the idler and deck pulleys all on the same plane (level to each other) - thus the deck belt runs on an even plane?
No, usually the deck belt angle changes according to where the height is adjusted at. Sometimes you'll have some slop in one of the pulleys / idler arm. That slop can cause the deck belt to pop off of there. Also, check any belt guards and make sure they are in place where they should be.
@@JLPicard440 Thanks for the reply! I did not previously notice this after taking the idler arm off (several times!), but what I will call the steel "bridge" (where the idler arm is fasten to the deck) - the weld on both sides of the bridge was failing causing the bridge and idler arm to vibrate, thus belt to come off. I re-welded the bridge to the deck and no more belt popping off.
How much vibration is ok in the belt? When I engage the blades, the belt seems to vibrate from the left to the center spindles more than the rest of the belt and the other areas.
Its hard to describe how much is ok.. Does that mower have an idler on a spring? Have u checked the bearings of the spindles and pulleys? Blade balance? Bad spot on the belt?
Did you look at the blades? Maybe one of them is twisted up like a pretzel!... It sounds like it could be a balance problem. Also, set a weight on the seat or have someone sit on the seat so you can take a look at the deck while it's running, being careful not to get to close of Course.. maybe you'll see the culprit if the problem is on the top side of the deck..
Can you fabricate a belt guard out of steel and bolt it to the deck? Just leave 1/4" of clearance or so and make sure it's thick enough so vibrations don't bother it..
HI, I don't think I can explain that through a text message. I've had that question come up before. I would do a video on this, but I don't have access to this mower any longer. It's not apparent where the spring connects to?
@@charlesabbott9605 The tension of the belt is usually controlled by a spring and an idler. You might want to check to be sure the spring is still in tact and hasn't fallen off somewhere.. I explain about the spring at the beginning of the video.
There could be a washer missing. Usually where the bolt goes through the pulley, that center piece will stick out a little past the pulley so that when it's tight it can still turn. I can't see what you've got going on over there so its hard for me to say.
@@JLPicard440 no I been looking on various videos and the Sears near me is closed due to covid...the belt came off and I thought it was worn but after watching the video I realized I have the eye loop bolt but no spring...I assume that's why the belt came off
I think Lowes does have Husqvarna. Yes if the spring is missing, the belt is useless! You could try looking at the parts breakdown of the mower and see if it'll show anything.. Websites like www.partstree.com should show a breakdown if you have the model number.
HI.. I don't have access to that mower any longer. Does the video show where I took the spring off from? You should be able to order that spring and replace it pretty easy.
Could be several things... check any pulleys to see if they have any excess slop... Check the alignment of the pulleys... stuff like that.. any missing belt guards?
HI, without being able to see it there's not really a "one solution for belt coming off".... Take a look at the pulleys. Are all the belt guards in place? Are the pulleys misaligned? Is there play in any of them.? There's a lot of factors... 😀
I put my belt on just like this (I thought). I used the diagram as a guide… is there a reason it started smoking under the left side of the deck when I engaged the blade?
I figured it out after looking real hard at your deck. The little guide piece on the one center pulley had moved over to the opposite side. I loosened it and moved it back to the same position as yours and I also looked at the manual to make sure. The guide is supposed to be more towards the center of the two center pullies; mine had somehow moved outward and was rubbing the belt.
Ours is doing the same, 2 new spindles, new blades new belt ×2 and new spring.... go figure! And my grass is growing higher every day thanks to this darn rain!
Thanks for showing how easy it is to change the drive belt on a zero turn Husqvarna
You're welcome!😊
Mine was a little different but it was close enough to this setup that your video REALLY helped me change out the belt. Saved me at least 100 dollars for a housecall from my local guy who does this stuff. Thanks so much!
On mine (RZ 4219) I didn't have to adjust the tensioner. But I did have to loosen a middle keeper in the same spot you did. There were keepers on both of big pulleys. I was able to work around the first one because of all the slack in the belt. But on the second big one/aka the final one I could NOT do thread on the belt w all the interference from the keeper. Tried to remove it, but even my impact driver and liquid wrench couldn't budge the screws holding it. So I tool a large wrench and just bent the shiney steel keeps slightly. JUST enough for the belt to wedge through them. Problem solved. Frankly the two hardest parts were getting access the main drive clutch pulley in the back (I bought a cheap lift from Amazon that lifts it up sideways to get LOTS of access for future sharpening etc) but the lift made that easy, and then fighting the two keepers on the last pulley was a pain until I just bent them a little.
I WOULD have fought w the other keeper in the middle, maybe tried to remove it, had I not seen your video. Also, had no idea that deck just lifts off. Cleaning the top deck just got LOTS easier. }
Thanks!!
Awesome! So glad I was able to help... Thanks for the feedback.. 😎
The opposite end of that spring is attached to the tensioner arm. The arm is black and point towards the rear. You can push in on it towards the opposite side (If you go in from the non-discharge side). You will be able to take the belt off the pulley with one hand, it may even fall off on its own. You won't have to mess around with unscrewing that spring.
Thanks for the tip!
I spent probably 20 minutes fighting with that spring. I'll try your tip next time. Thanks!
Great video! I just changed my belt and this made it a whole lot easier. Thanks for doing it.
So glad I was able to help... You're welcome.. 😀
Your video and comments below is the only one I could find that showed me where the attachment points are for the deck's belt tension spring. Mine got tossed off by a stick and flew to who knows where. I got a replacement, but could only find one end's attachment point. Disadvantage of never having taken a good look at the deck in 4 years! Fortunately another video showed how to stretch the spring on easily; but not where both ends hooked up. So now I'm off to put the new spring on and tackle the overgrown lawn. Thanks.
Excellent! Glad I could play a role for you to get back on the road.... well.. yard... :-)
Where did they attach at bc I can’t figure it out either?
@@danielstringfellow5632 I've had this question come up before... Apparently I didn't show the other end of the spring. I don't have access to this mower anymore or I'd be able to go look and take a picture of it..
Thank you for this Rudy! Didn’t know the screw driver on the spring trick. Saved me a bunch of trouble.
Excellent.. glad I could help.. 😊😊
Old time saver and keeps ya from losing sanity...use on any springs that are tension
..compresion springs can really be biatch
Best, most helpful video on this mower! Thank you!
Thank you and You're welcome!😀
Thank you for the easy to follow directions and clear video! It helped a lot!
Great to hear! Thanks for the great feedback and you're welcome... 😀
Thank you much, my friend. Far superior to other videos. I would like a video on the mandrel replacement, too much play on the new pulleys.
That's a great idea! I don't have access to the Husqvarna anymore, but I can do one on a different brand. It's a similar process to replace the mandrel.
I did it! I followed the video exactly...after waiting weeks for folks to do it for me, as my grass came up to my knees. I had a front wheel flat too. I was told it couldn't be fixed with a tube but the shop had already charged $40 to inflate the tire and the bead broke in one use. They said it was unfixable since they dont have the small size tool. I saw how to put a tube in, on youtube also. ❤ Anyway, i ordered the tube, belt and blades online and used videos. It took a while because every size tool i needed was the one missing from the sets. 😅 But after being told it was impossible to put in a tube and that I surely bought the wrong belt, I kicked my senior headbanger, ADHD brain into hyper-focus mode and didn't stop until mission accomplished. I also fixed a spark plug wire and locked up all my tools for future use. 😂 I am as mechanically inclined as a doorknob but was able to do it. I had to come here and say this video KICKS ASS! 🤘🏼🖤🤘🏻 Thanks!
HI Laura! SO glad to hear that I played a small part in your mission to get your mower back up and running. TYSM for the great feedback and I am glad to have helped... 😊
Just watched the video. Seemed easy enough. Will give it a whirl
Thanks for the video
You're welcome! Hope it goes real smooth for ya...
@@JLPicard440 it's a done deal. Successful
Excellent!
Terrific Video--thank you. I watched it twice and then went out to do exactly what you showed and it was perfect. :-) Well done
You're very welcome!
So do you have two spring tension or just one on ther cause my don’t go to the hook
I don't remember 2 springs.. Without seeing it, it's hard to tell what's going on there. Does your mower have an electric or manual PTO?
thanks alot, i done my first deck belt replacement today :) Z242F 120 inch belt. It purs real smooth now, had some clunking sounds down there and then i tangled up in a big long wysteria vine...popped the belt. Ordered the part from the local hardware dude after 4 th attempt, no one had in stock. 54 bucks and some change and then i saw it on Amazon for 30 bucks ! meh, shop local anyways.
Awesome! So glad I was able to help... 😊
Great video! It was very useful. Your other video on replacing the driver belt drive was equally helpful. Thank you!
Excellent! So glad I was able to help... 😀
Sir, the idler spring that connect to the eye bolt that you loosened. Where does the spring connect to in the idler arm? Does it connect in between the bolt that it has on the arm?
HI Ramon... I don't remember exactly without being able to see it. If you go to a site like www.partstree.com and get the model number from under the seat. You can get the parts breakdown and it might show approx where that went. Another way is to take the spring and connect it to the idler and see what's within the reach of the spring and you might be able to see where it went that way too.
Great video bro, you definitely earned a subscriber. Thanks
Awesome, thank you!
How to get the idle spring on
HI,... I don't know if that's something I can explain in one sentence! Sometimes on a tight spring I'll grab it with a pair of vice grips so I can pull it on better...
Good video 👍✌️ excuse my ignorance PTO means?🤔 thanks
Not a problem!.. The PTO is the power take off.... in other words it's the button you pull up to engage the electro magnet pulley that turns on the blades...
@@JLPicard440 thanks Very good video new subscriber👍✌️
You're welcome! TYSM for the sub.... 😊
My Husqvarna 0 turn makes like a belt noise or slap when I accelerate. Could that be a loose belt or worn belt or pulley? How can you tell? My zero turn has very few hours. Please let me know
HI, it's possible, but without seeing it there's no way for me to know. Can you simulate the problem when it's standing still so you can see where the noise is coming from?
will this stop the squel when you engage the deck
A quick chirp is normal, but a long squeal means the belt is loose.
in your first step loosing the spring. My spring came off during use when I scalped the blades on a bit of a hill. How do I get it back on.
HI, without being able to see what you've got, I don't think I can explain it.
What does the tension spring connect to? 7:33
Hello, I don't have access to that mower anymore. IF you go to a website like www.partstree.com you can plug in your model number and get the parts breakdown for the deck. That will usually show where that stuff goes. The model number is probably under the seat.
Thanks for the tutorial. I have the RZ4619 and my deck belt keeps popping off. I replaced my idler arm, but didn't help. It seems like my idler pulleys attached on the idler arm are a bit higher than the adjacent deck pulleys - thus this why belt gets thrown. On your mower, are the idler and deck pulleys all on the same plane (level to each other) - thus the deck belt runs on an even plane?
No, usually the deck belt angle changes according to where the height is adjusted at. Sometimes you'll have some slop in one of the pulleys / idler arm. That slop can cause the deck belt to pop off of there. Also, check any belt guards and make sure they are in place where they should be.
@@JLPicard440 Thanks for the reply! I did not previously notice this after taking the idler arm off (several times!), but what I will call the steel "bridge" (where the idler arm is fasten to the deck) - the weld on both sides of the bridge was failing causing the bridge and idler arm to vibrate, thus belt to come off. I re-welded the bridge to the deck and no more belt popping off.
What size belt?
@@aarongabbard Sorry, I don't know. I sold this mower about a year ago.
Thanks for this video. Made it really easy.
Great to hear! You're welcome.. 😊
How often should you replace your deck belt? Or only if it breaks?
HI, I would only replace it if it starts slipping or breaks... 😀
How much vibration is ok in the belt? When I engage the blades, the belt seems to vibrate from the left to the center spindles more than the rest of the belt and the other areas.
Its hard to describe how much is ok.. Does that mower have an idler on a spring? Have u checked the bearings of the spindles and pulleys? Blade balance? Bad spot on the belt?
Great video,direct and well done
Thank you so much!
What did you do about the spring?
See my other answer...
Do you know why my husqvarna deck vibrates excessively when engaged
Did you look at the blades? Maybe one of them is twisted up like a pretzel!... It sounds like it could be a balance problem. Also, set a weight on the seat or have someone sit on the seat so you can take a look at the deck while it's running, being careful not to get to close of Course.. maybe you'll see the culprit if the problem is on the top side of the deck..
what do you do if you are missing belt guard and the belt keep coming off
Can you fabricate a belt guard out of steel and bolt it to the deck? Just leave 1/4" of clearance or so and make sure it's thick enough so vibrations don't bother it..
I’d like to know how you replace the tension spring if it pops off
HI, I don't think I can explain that through a text message. I've had that question come up before. I would do a video on this, but I don't have access to this mower any longer. It's not apparent where the spring connects to?
Just loosen the nut on eye bolt that the spring attaches to. Remove and replace the spring.
What do you do if the beck keeps popping off when you try to turn on the blades?
Take a look at the pullys, idlers etc... see if any of them are loose. Stuff like that. Check to make sure you have any needed belt guards.
Try with the deck all the way up.
How do I tension the new belt of it seems a little loose? Thank you.
@@charlesabbott9605 The tension of the belt is usually controlled by a spring and an idler. You might want to check to be sure the spring is still in tact and hasn't fallen off somewhere.. I explain about the spring at the beginning of the video.
I’m having trouble wit the pulley that has the Guard when I tighten it the pulley won’t turn when i engage it
There could be a washer missing. Usually where the bolt goes through the pulley, that center piece will stick out a little past the pulley so that when it's tight it can still turn. I can't see what you've got going on over there so its hard for me to say.
So that spring you were loosening broken on me I know it attaches to eye loop but where to after that????
Does the video show? I don't have that mower anymore so I can't go look.. :-(
@@JLPicard440 no I been looking on various videos and the Sears near me is closed due to covid...the belt came off and I thought it was worn but after watching the video I realized I have the eye loop bolt but no spring...I assume that's why the belt came off
I think Lowes carries them ill go investigate
I think Lowes does have Husqvarna. Yes if the spring is missing, the belt is useless! You could try looking at the parts breakdown of the mower and see if it'll show anything.. Websites like www.partstree.com should show a breakdown if you have the model number.
@@JLPicard440 yes i ordered the spring however different deck set up i looked yesterday im sure ill figure it out
Often there is a place to insert a 1/2" drive Breaker Bar to release tension.
Yes that's true.... 😀
Need one for replacing the spring. Mine broke!
HI.. I don't have access to that mower any longer. Does the video show where I took the spring off from? You should be able to order that spring and replace it pretty easy.
Thank you. Us single women appreciate the halp
Awesome! You're welcome. So glad I could help.. 😀
My spring came off my mower how do I put it back on
Don't think I can describe that over a message...
My spring is forever popping off...good mower besides that
Huh.. can u bend the ends so it'll stay on better?
If you're changing it out, may as well cut it. But then again, you have to loosen it to put the new one on so there goes my bright idea.
Lol! Exactly right.... 😊
You never mentioned the sizes of the sockets.
Should be easy enough to figure out.. 🙂
I need a 52 in
Yes those are nice...
What is the problem when deck belt keeps popping off.
Could be several things... check any pulleys to see if they have any excess slop... Check the alignment of the pulleys... stuff like that.. any missing belt guards?
My belt keeps slipping off
HI, without being able to see it there's not really a "one solution for belt coming off".... Take a look at the pulleys. Are all the belt guards in place? Are the pulleys misaligned? Is there play in any of them.? There's a lot of factors... 😀
Thanks
Welcome
Thanks so much!
You're welcome!
how to know if your deck is level?
If you're adjusting it on a level surface you should be able to see the gap underneath between the deck and the ground. The gap will look even.
@@JLPicard440 thanks man ✌️
I put my belt on just like this (I thought). I used the diagram as a guide… is there a reason it started smoking under the left side of the deck when I engaged the blade?
Did I answer this one?
I figured it out after looking real hard at your deck. The little guide piece on the one center pulley had moved over to the opposite side. I loosened it and moved it back to the same position as yours and I also looked at the manual to make sure. The guide is supposed to be more towards the center of the two center pullies; mine had somehow moved outward and was rubbing the belt.
@@SUPERMAN2305 Oh excellent! Great deduction on your part. Glad you got it going again..
What is your model number?
HI, I don't have access to that mower anymore..
It’s helped while lot
Excellent! Thank u..
5th attempt and damn thing pops off everytime
It sounds like something is out of alignment or there's a belt guard missing.. Also check the pulleys for excessive play.
Ours is doing the same, 2 new spindles, new blades new belt ×2 and new spring.... go figure! And my grass is growing higher every day thanks to this darn rain!
@@kimjozwick9524 Sorry to hear that.. without seeing it it's hard to say whats going on..
Should say "Toy" Husqvarna Definitely doesn't cover the 61"
Yes that's true.
Craftsman riding mower T110
Is that a question? I did some videos on the T110 not that long ago..
“I wrote the book”
Excellent! Thanks..