Pulley Question

I follwed you the first time lol. It should stretch fairly easily then. Did you say the next size was too big?

Chunk wrote:

I follwed you the first time lol. It should stretch fairly easily then. Did you say the next size was too big?

no, the first time the guy read the wrong part number and gave me the wrong belt.
i think i need 3/4 of an inch of stretch. do you think i'll get it?

Well, you want them a lil tight- otherwise theyd slip and fall off. Rubber belts should stretch a bit.

My murray was like that- like i mentioned- didnt matter really if i had the clutch in or not- i think that one was a tad tight- but the shift on the go trans made for easy shifts- no clutching.

i just really hope this one stretches and quits grabbing when i'm engaging the clutch

It will stretch, Im not sure about 3/4" though. May be wrong though (I do that sometimes )

Surely if its the correct length belt for the tractor it should work?

Chunk wrote:

It will stretch, Im not sure about 3/4" though. May be wrong though (I do that sometimes )

Surely if its the correct length belt for the tractor it should work?

If it won't stretch i will just get another belt. i'd only be out 17 dollars for this belt

Can you not take it back? $17 isnt too bad, its never a bad thing having a wide selection of belts lying about!

Chunk wrote:

Can you not take it back? $17 isnt too bad, its never a bad thing having a wide selection of belts lying about!

i don't think i can. since i've ran the mower and drove it some i think it would be non-returnable. if i had just slipped it on and off then i would be able to return it, i've done that before but after is been used i don't think they'll take it back

depends if its damaged... a sneaky tactic is to use black shoe polish to brighten it up

Usually when i get a belt n its the wrong size- i keep it for something else- never know , and you wouldnt need to go buy it.

dangeroustoys56 wrote:

Usually when i get a belt n its the wrong size- i keep it for something else- never know , and you wouldnt need to go buy it.

that is a good point. may need it someday.
i'm gonna get another belt tomorrow and try it. i have my fingers crossed it will work.
and also i'm alittle worried i might have worn down my stock brake today while riding it to see if the belt would stretch.

bigbleuboy wrote:

depends if its damaged... a sneaky tactic is to use black shoe polish to brighten it up

that is a sneaky thought, if the guy at the hardware store wasn't so nice i would do that but he is very helpfull and is friends with my dad so i won't cheat him. but great idea for in the future if i ever need it.

indianaboy93 wrote:

and also i'm alittle worried i might have worn down my stock brake today while riding it to see if the belt would stretch.

It should be finee. Just pad behind the brake pad with a little wad of duct tape. Its never failed me doing that!

Indianaboy93 : Yepper - its good to have spare belts - over the years ive collected quite a few spare belts - saves me trips to buy a new one constantly.

Chunk wrote:

indianaboy93 wrote:

and also i'm alittle worried i might have worn down my stock brake today while riding it to see if the belt would stretch.

It should be finee. Just pad behind the brake pad with a little wad of duct tape. Its never failed me doing that!

might have to try that! but hopefully its ok and i don't have to do that

Ive never had to replace any brake pads on my tractors - well only the ones with whole missing brake caliper n stuff....

dangeroustoys56 wrote:

Ive never had to replace any brake pads on my tractors - well only the ones with whole missing brake caliper n stuff....

thats good.
but if i have to replace it i have a junk yardmachines(MTD) that i can grab the brake off of

I have a ton of those things- calipers, pads, rotors from all my parts tractors ....

dangeroustoys56 wrote:

I have a ton of those things- calipers, pads, rotors from all my parts tractors ....

Its always good to have parts. thats why when i ask around for lawntractors i always say it doesn't matter if they don't run cause either its an easy fix or i can use it for parts.

Ok, FINALLY some good news!! i got another belt today (third try) and it is perfect. And i didn't wear down my brake like i thought i did because it worked perfect today. i love the gear range i have. 1st and 2nd are crawl gears, 3rd and 4th are decent speed to be able to get through mud quick or water, and 5th is alittle fast for going around my house (gets kinda bumpy) but it will be great for if i'm traveling on flat smooth ground. i am very happy with this setup!!

Alittle bad news but it will be an easy fix, my homemade shifter broke today so i'll have to make another one. But i had planned on making a better one from a shifter i got off my yardmachines. ( i even found this neat little shifter nob in my basement, instead of having a little black nob i'd have a kinda long black shiny kinda cylinder shaped one). so now that my shifter broke it will give me the motivation to get started on a new one

Sounds like that worked out well then! Mine gets a mittle crazy in 5th and 6th especially. This shifter nob sounds like it will be cool!
Cant wait to see what you come up with

Glad to hear that you got it going. it's always fun to ride the fruits of your labor!

FearlessFront wrote:

Glad to hear that you got it going. it's always fun to ride the fruits of your labor!

yes!! and it was different because i've never had crawling abilities. with the old setup it went to fast and the belt slipped alot. yesterday i was crawling over stumps and dirt. i didn't think 1 mph could be so fun. lol