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osubrutus1

my c-175 with 42" mower deck chews up a belt a year, the one from motor to deck, it will twist it the snap it. what am I doing wrong?

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scotty

Im not sure if this has anything to do with it eating belts but do you have it on the right pulley groove?

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daveoman1966

After-market belts will do that...disintegrate is a short time.  Primarily because the geometry of the V belt is not IDENTICAL to the OEM belt.  The cheapy belt will not mate EXACTLY to the contour or shape of the Wheelhorse V pulley(s) and will either roll over or ride too low or too high in the V of pu7lleys. 

Use OEM belt and I bet your problem will go away....unless you have a bad pulley or bearing along the way.

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Ed Kennell

Oh no, not another BEM (belt eating monster).

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squonk

I use Napa Green belts and I get 4+ years out of the PTO belt. I think you need to look at your mule drive.

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elcamino/wheelhorse

Please be a simple fix. The last BEM  almost drove some of crazy where we joined the existing bunch of nuts.:ROTF:

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squonk

I resemble that remark! :confusion-seeingstars:

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elcamino/wheelhorse

If can 't have fun on this Forum ,you are just out of luck. True story I lost my wife in the house for 3 hours this week. It was nice and quiet.

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Ed Kennell
59 minutes ago, squonk said:

I resemble that remark! :confusion-seeingstars:

Makes scents to me. :confusion-confused:

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