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

[Howard Rawls]

Phil, thanks for your input.......today I was able to get the new belt installed by removing the electric clutch and bending the belt guard tabs back out of the way. After that, the rest was easy!
Thanks again for your input.
Howard

-----Original message-----
From: Phil Auten pga2 at basicisp.net
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 10:30:19 -0400
To: Antique tractor email discussion group at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [Spam] Re: [AT] Cub Cadet LT-1050 broken drive belt

> 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
> 
> >Hello to all, I'm a long time lurker on this list and I finally have 
>> At 08:23 AM 5/15/2012, you wrote:
 >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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