Re: (ET) Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:17:54 -0500

[Jeremy Gagliardi com]

Perhaps my belts are a little loose, but what I did was to do it bicycle
chain style.  I totally overstressed by E20 one day and the belts came
clear off.  So, I put them both back onto the small ring, then part way
up the large ring, holding them tight.  Then, on a level surface, with
the power off, the brake off, and the gear in neutral, I slowly moved
the large ring by hand (thus moving the tractor forward) while using my
hand as a re-railer of sorts to guide the belt fully onto the large
ring.  Voila, belts back on in under 2 minutes.

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Oasis654 aol com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 6/19/02 10:20:26 PM, goodguyforsure hotmail com wrote:
> 
> << Drive belts. How do I get them out? There is not enough room between 
> the
> pulley and frame. Do I have to remove the pulley? Anything I should know
> about buying new belts?
> 
> John Briese>>
> 
> hi john, this is often a problem.  recently i loosened the 4 motor 
> mounting
> bolts, and this gave enough room to slip belts around.  on transaxel end,
> sometimes i've loosened bolts holding tranny in place, just enough to 
> slip
> belts around.
>     if there's an easier way, i'd like to know too. good luck, jon k