[AT] Cub Cadet LT-1050 broken drive belt

[Phil Auten]

Howard,
A while back I had to replace the drive belt on my LT-1045.
I removed the mower deck and deck belt. Then I could get to the drive 
belt, but did not see any obvious way to remove it.
Then I looked closely at the engine and crank pulley. The hole in the 
frame for the crankshaft is elongated, so I simply
removed the 4 bolts that mount the engine and slid it back as far as 
possible. This gave enough slack to remove/replace
the belt. Of course, the mower was sitting on it's wheels, not 
standing on it's tail.

Phil

At 08:23 AM 5/15/2012, you wrote:
>Hello to all, I'm a long time lurker on this list and I finally have 
>some problems that I need help with. My Cub Cadet Lt-1050 has broken 
>the drive belt and it looks like a mean job to replace it. The 
>operator's manual says to take it to the dealer for replacement, but 
>I want to do it myself and save a few (lots?) bucks. Have any of you 
>guys ever replaced one of these belts and can you give me any tips 
>that might help me avoid unnecessary grief? Right now my mower is 
>hanging vertically under my tool shed so it is easy to get to the bottom side.
>  Thanks in advance for any advice!
>
>Howard Rawls
>howard at cconnect.net
>Ernul, NC
>
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