Broken belts
Mariner
Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1 Texas |
2004-08-30 94995
I have a Land Pride FDR 1548 mower. I mow about 3 acres of grass around my house. I have been having the belts come apart about every 3 mowings, approx. 12 hrs. There doesn't appear to be any damaged pulleys. Ikeep the rpms as specified by the manual. Any ideas what might be causing this?
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oneace
Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1490 south central pa Pics |
2004-08-30 95003
Sounds like a bent pulley housing. Did you hit any hard objects? Rock stumps ect. ....
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Chief
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4297 Southwest MiddleTennessee Pics |
2004-08-30 95018
Check the mower pulley belt grooves for pieces of sticks or other debry that may be stuck inside the one or more of the pulley belt groove. My Deere F525 had a similar problem and was eating $37 belts. Also check the belt tension. Too much flapping around due to a bad idler tensioner spring or as already mentioned, a bent or misaligned pulley. ....
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harvey
Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1550 Moravia, NY Pics |
2004-08-31 95028
Also check your pulleys and spindles for ease of turning. ....
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yooperpete
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1413 Northern Michigan Pics |
2004-08-31 95044
If what the others have mentioned doesn't solve the problem consider if the belt is running through sharp bends. I have a belt driven rear tiller on one of my lawn tractors that was eating up belts because of the sharp bends. The cords were breaking! I ended up using a belt with Kevlar cords that solved the problem. These belts are blue in color and are only about another $5.00 more than standard. Also make sure you are using the correct cross-section size. ....
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