At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.
- If you need clarification, ask it in the comment box above.
- Better answers use proper spelling and grammar.
- Provide details, support with references or personal experience.
Tell us some more! Your answer needs to include more details to help people.You can't post answers that contain an email address.Please enter a valid email address.The email address entered is already associated to an account.Login to postPlease use English characters only.
Tip: The max point reward for answering a question is 15.
I am not positive but there may not be any adjustment for the belt. I have had a number of ridding mowers and none of them had a adjustment for the belt. If it is slipping it is most likely worn and needs to be replaced. The ones that I have worked on do have a spring loaded pulley that keeps the belt tight. It is possible that you don't have tension on the belt maybe spring is weak or broken. Hope this helps
If it is a cable PTO which operates from a handle there are two types I've worked on. one has not adjustment, the other has a spring which can be moved to compensate for streching of the mowing deck belt. If your mower has no adjustment than more tham likely it is the belt.
There is rarely any adjustment to tighten the belts on a riding mower.
The belts are tensioned by an idler pulley which is controlled by a idler pulley
spring. Almost all riding mower belts must be accurate to the hundredth of an
inch or no less than accurate to 1/8th inch. It is very rare for a belt to be
in full inch increments. This is why automotive or general purpose belts will
not work on a riding mower. I know it is tempting to try to get by with a $10
belt rather than spending $35 or more for the correct belt. Trust me, you will
only waste your money trying to get by with the inferior belts. Riding mower
belts and extra heavy duty and generally will not stretch at all. Generally
they will have 5 or more strands of a Kevlar type material so that stretching is
virtually non existent. If the belt will not tighten then it is most likely not
the correct belt. If the belt is in fact the proper belt and still is too
loose, then you should look for pulley wear or weak tension springs. Metal
pulleys do wear and tension spring do loose tension.
Maintaining Riding Mowers
Regular maintenance can reduce repairs. Components of a typical riding lawn mower. (click to enlarge) It's fun to ride around the yard on the mower,
watching scrubby grass (and weeds) turn into trimmed lawn. However,
when the grass looks as bad after you mow as it did before, or the
mower doesn't want to start, riding mowers aren't as much fun. That's
when it's time to put on your Fix-It Club hat and have some more fun.
A riding lawn mower is a gas-powered machine for cutting grass.
The engine turns a rotating blade that cuts the top off the grass
blades to a specified height. The operator sits atop the mower on a
tractor-type seat with speed and height controls nearby. Riding mowers
also can be used to pull small utility carts for other yard jobs.
To remove the mower deck:
Make sure that the parking brake is locked.
Place scrap lumber under the front and rear of the deck.
Use the deck lever to lower the deck.
Remove attachments from the deck.
Remove the blade drive belt from the front pulley.
Remove the front and rear deck fasteners, following instructions in your owner's manual.
Use the deck lever to raise the deck.
Remove the scrap lumber.
Remove the deck from under the mower.
To adjust the drive belt:
Remove the belt from the large idler pulley.
Remove the belt from the adjustable idler pulley.
Carefully remove the spring-loaded large idler pulley.
Loosen
the adjustable idler pulley and move it slightly toward the rear of the
mower to tighten it[md]or move it toward the front to loosen it—and
retighten the pulley.
×