[AT] [Spam] Re: Cub Cadet LT-1050 broken drive belt

Bo Hinch bohinch at gmail.com
Tue May 15 09:32:04 PDT 2012


Howard , the site I listed also has an owner manual along with a bunch of
other stuff .

Bo Hinch in s/w louisiana

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Howard Rawls <howard at cconnect.net> wrote:

> Larry, thanks for the fast response to my post. The belt I'm needing to
> replace is the "engine to transmission" belt. The mower deck belt is easy
> to replace, but this one is more of a challenge. This mower is only about 5
> years old, so I had no problem finding a replacement belt. Now if I can
> just get it installed! Thanks for your comments and I'll probably be back
> with more questions.
> Howard
>
> -----Original message-----
> From: Larry Goss rlgoss at insightbb.com
> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 10:09:20 -0400
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: [Spam] Re: [AT] Cub Cadet LT-1050 broken drive belt
>
> > Uhh.... Which belt, Howard?  The operator's manual and the stuff that is
> on-line is about the PTO belt that goes between the electric clutch and the
> mower deck.  That one is fairly simple, and is diagrammed very well.  But
> if you're talking about the drive belt that goes between the engine and
> transmission, that's a completely different story. As the manual says, you
> start by taking off a bunch of stuff that moves -- including the mower
> deck, and you block the emergency brake in the "on" position so you can
> hopefully route the belt through the movable idlers in the right path.
>  Some of the bolts are torqued to specific values and/or are exceptionally
> tight.  So which belt is broken?  FWIW, I spent some time doing warranty
> repair work on Cub Cadets at a dealership, and there were certain belts on
> particular models that were a real PITA to change.  FWIW, take it to a
> bonafide Cub Cadet dealership, not a Big Box store.
> >
> > Larry
>
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