To install the idler spring on a 38-inch mower deck, first, ensure the mower is turned off and disconnected from power. Locate the idler pulley and the spring mounting points on the deck. Attach one end of the spring to the idler arm and the other end to the designated anchor point on the mower deck, ensuring it's securely in place. Finally, check the tension and adjust if necessary to ensure proper operation.
Remove the deck. First by pulling the pins that attach the lift brackets, and then remove the rear spring, and the 2 belt guides under the engine for the belt that drives the deck (1/4" socket). After the deck is out, release the spring that applies tention on the right idler pulley (you'll have to remove the 2 side pulley covers).
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You'll need the snowblower, the mule drive for the snowblower, and the belt off of your mower deck. The blower attaches where the mower deck mule drive snaps in with the two spring pins. The mule attaches to the bottom of the blower and back to the deck height adjustment hookup. Run the belt from your PTO, through your idler pulleys on the mule, then round the drive puller on the blower. Tension the belt and you're off. Case tractors are beautifully simple.
To install the ground drive belt on a Craftsman model 917.271030, first, ensure the mower is turned off and disconnected from power. Remove the deck by unscrewing the necessary bolts and detaching the belt from the engine pulley and idler pulley. Place the new belt around the engine pulley, then route it through the idler pulley and around the drive pulleys, ensuring it sits properly in the grooves. Finally, reassemble the deck and test the mower to ensure the belt operates correctly.
The belt is too loose. Replace it or adjust the idler.
The idler pulley is located just in front of and to the left of the right-side mower pulley. It's mounted on a bracket which has a long spring attached from it to the front of the mower deck. You can see a good diagram of this at www.partsandservice.com/html/Murray/lt/lt42910x92a.html and click on "mower housing". The belt is Murray part # 37X75 which translates to 1/2" wide by 91.25" around. Any larger mower shop would have this or an aftermarket equivilant.
Different makes and models install differently. Please ask again with the make and model.
The deck must be slipped beneath the machine from the left, the lift lever locked down and the rear hangers and front hanger plate attached. The belt will take take a 90 degree twist with the front part to the left side.
To install a deck belt on a Deutz Allis 1816 mower, first ensure the mower is turned off and the spark plug is disconnected for safety. Remove the deck by unfastening the mounting bolts and detaching any necessary brackets. Thread the new belt around the pulleys according to the mower's belt routing diagram, ensuring it sits properly in the grooves. Finally, reattach the deck, secure all fasteners, and reconnect the spark plug before testing the mower.
A model number would tell what deck you have.
Cub uses several models of mowing decks. However, if you have the standard 54" deck,