What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[kpinnc 17,288]

6 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

Cleaning

 

Yep, cleaning this time. Those white PVC fences change over to green here. Usually more in fall than other times it seems. 

 

But I also spray with the same setup with weed killer a little later. 

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,341]

 

Today, in this preview of spring/summer which was an uncommonly warm 70 degree day. I got the 308, 312 and C-141 out, wiped the dust off, and went for a short spin on the C-141. I also did some cleaning out, raking crushed rock out of the lawn, and organizing tractor parts. Now to wait for another week and a half roughly until spring is official. Tomorrow, it’s supposed to be rain and 30 degrees cooler.

[BrianKoch 355]

Gentlemen, 

 

Today I begin the process to repair my 42" side discharge mower deck for my '68 Charger 12 and could use some help from you all. The issue at hand is I cannot seem to keep the belt from slipping off the center pulley and I do not understand why. A few years back, I modified my Charger to run the deck from a mule drive and have ran the setup without a problem since. However, last season I needed to remove the center spindle assembly and chase the threads on it to better hold the blade retaining nut. Ever since that minor surgery, something is off and the belt slips every time. Based on my photo, does anyone see anything off with the geometry or anything else...(pic is of belt slipped off pulley for the umpteenth time). I'd like to try fixing before searching for another deck, but that's not off the table for me either if anyone has one. Thank you, Brian

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by BrianKoch

[953 nut 64,321]

13 minutes ago, BrianKoch said:

Based on my photo,

Your photo wouldn't open for me. Post the photo itself rather than a link to it.

[Ed Kennell 45,031]

Is the belt tensioner working properly?         The near bolt seems to be at the end of the slot.

Could that broken spot in the upper pulley be catching the belt and throwing it off?    I've used broken pulleys but always rounded off any sharp edges so the bels don't catch.

 

[Lee1977 7,571]

That rusty slide might be keeping the belt tightner from working proper.,   That type of deck should have plastic bushing on the bolts holding the slide.

[ineedanother 1,905]

7 hours ago, BrianKoch said:

Gentlemen, 

 

Today I begin the process to repair my 42" side discharge mower deck for my '68 Charger 12 and could use some help from you all. The issue at hand is I cannot seem to keep the belt from slipping off the center pulley and I do not understand why. A few years back, I modified my Charger to run the deck from a mule drive and have ran the setup without a problem since. However, last season I needed to remove the center spindle assembly and chase the threads on it to better hold the blade retaining nut. Ever since that minor surgery, something is off and the belt slips every time. Based on my photo, does anyone see anything off with the geometry or anything else...(pic is of belt slipped off pulley for the umpteenth time). I'd like to try fixing before searching for another deck, but that's not off the table for me either if anyone has one. Thank you, Brian

 

 

I would start by removing the belt and sliding the tensioner by hand to see if it slides smoothly and that the spring is applying even pressure. Then I would sight across the deck to make sure the idler pulley is on the same plan as the spindle pullies. If that all checks out and all of it turns freely, I would want to leave the guards off and watch it run to see if I could tell what the cause is.

[Lane Ranger 11,818]

I think your problem is in the metal slide that rides back snd forth!  I have had this problem before!   The oblong holes in the metal slide bar become wallowed out!   You need a new or better used bar.  I bought mine new from Toro as i had a good deck i wanted to preserve.  That was about 8 years ago and i am still using that 48 inch deck with no belt issues!  
 

 

Replace the nylon busing also if they are worn!

 

 

The lower hole in your photo shows a knotch that is a worn spot ! 

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Lane Ranger