bean 85 #1 Posted May 21, 2013 I have been playing catch-up on our lot with the continous rain. the first time the grass was over the front tires. I mowed with the belt in the usual position on the pto. I had to mow in 1hi and it did a decent job. today, the grass was a little shorter. I started in 1hi, but it was looking like rain, so I wanted to jump to 2hi. the grass was getting clumped under the deck (42rd). I decided to try the small pulley, and the results were terrific. I could mow in 2hi, but even more surprising, the cut quality was much better(relatively speaking,considering the length of the grass). I have read where it will eat the belt using the small pulley/mower deck setup. anyone else use this setup? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsholler 54 #2 Posted May 22, 2013 Funny, when I first got my WH, the mower deck was on and the belt was around the small pulley. Not knowing any better I mowed like that for a while, and was surprised that the cut did not look that nice. Once I actually read the manual (duh) and moved the belt to the larger pulley, the cut was vastly improved, and I could mow faster as well. I doubt it would eat the belt on the small pulley, after all, the snowblower and other attachments are supposed to run off of that pulley. I would think the only effect would be that it would not spin the blades as fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bean 85 #3 Posted May 22, 2013 I took a good look at the angle of the belt, when I just unloaded the tractor, and it is pretty steep. it almost rubs the outside of the pulley. I think it worked better on the very tall grass because it was turning slower. probably not churning the grass inside the deck as much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
