Have had this mower for 10 years. Went through a couple seasons of throwing drive belts often and couldn't figure out the trigger. After reading forums and doing some investigating, the culprit is a cracked frame below the seat. Had a buddy weld the joints for reinforcement, and have had no issues for the last 8 years. Inspect your frame - I can almost guarantee that is it.

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I appreciate you taking the time to make the Vid Vasko, if its working for you Grate. But Mechanically that shouldn't make any difference at all. I've had mine for a few years now and the Deck belt did walk off a few times at first. I adjusted the Deck, it was considerably out of level Left to right and did not have the proper pitch down towards the front. Other than the occasional small branch kicking the belt off, its never walked off on its own since. With the work and experimenting that was done to your Mower, the deck Level/Pitch may have been moved just enough to solve your problem. Fun Fact: I came across your Vid today because my Deck Belt broke the other day. I went out and bought a new one for a LGT2654 54" Deck and it was way to long. I'm in the process of more detailed research for the correct size belt and have found Three different sizes that claim to be the right belt. They are only a few CM apart in length, so anyone else having this problem may want to check the Owners manual for the Exact Part Number.

Any way u can help me with drive pulley placement? Had to replace the frame. Now have a pulley I'm not sure where it goes.

I could see this being the case if the belt was only jumping off during the engage/disengage process. However, mine typically throws the belt several hours into cutting without disengaging the blades and reengaging them. If anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

@davidshettlesworth1442

2 жыл бұрын

I have an older 54 inch cut model that does throw the deck belt as well. Yes, it is occasionally but sometimes deck cuts the belt when mower passes over the loose belt. My neighbor has a newer version of the 54 inch cut and has thrown the deck belt in tall grass before. This is crazy the factory has not come up with a fix. I have a 15 year old Kubota lawn tractor that still has original deck belt. I hope a Y-Tuber will help solve the cause and I can get it fixed.

@xTYBOx

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidshettlesworth1442 so I’ve had two years to play with this problem and here’s what I’ve come up with. As long as I keep the deck height elevated enough to not touch the ground, it will not toss the belt. My previous yard was rough and I couldn’t avoid it but I’ve since moved and can cut without my deck ever getting bounced around and it stays fairly level throughout my mows, haven’t jumped a belt in a year and a half when I was going through three belts a year.

I just had the deck belt come off of a customer's version of this the first time I went to test it out. I engaged the blades at low engine RPM and the engine stalled. In the mix, the belt came right off. Give it some RPM prior and it stays on. The issue, at least in my case, is when the momentum of the blades puts a torque on the belt the other way, making the belt tensioner on the tension side of the belt rather than the slack side for a brief moment and then gravity simply does the rest as the belt falls off of the PTO. A solution to the problem would be to fabricate some kind of device that limits the travel of the tensioning mechanism after the belt is installed, perhaps a stronger spring, or some belt guides like other low-cost mowers utilize. The design has nothing to accommodate rapid deceleration of the engine speed relative to the deck spindle speed which is likely to happen with most engines that spin as many degrees of crankshaft rotation between ignition events. Simply running out of gas while the blades are engaged will likely result in the belt coming off. But at least it is easy to put back on.

There are two additional reasons for the belt popping off that can be addressed. One is the belt wear. If it is worn it can stretch and comes off easy as a result. Another one is the deck front or back too high or too low to a horizontal plane.

Can you give me the part number for the deck belt and the part number for the anti-sway bar I'm having the same issue with mine I put a brand new belt on it and it may last one Mo and then the next moment breaks

The spring on the tensioner is too weak. Heavier spring cured mine.

@amandalynn1389

2 жыл бұрын

It's literally rubbing against that stupid bar on the deck. Whoever designed this is an idiot

my dad bought a dixon ztr back in 2005 still using the same damn lawnmower. bought one of these POSs for 600 bucks with less than 200 hours on it and what do you know constant problems.

I have the same model my jumps off with blades are engaged while it’s parked and a complete stop

@Devine_Adventures

3 жыл бұрын

There is a little metal bar on top of one of the pulleys, if it is not tight and in the correct position the belt will be off more than it stays on.

I had a problem with the belt and what I found out with mine was the tension pulley arm was bent I took a bar and straighten it out that fixed my problem.

Mine is a 2017. I can not find OEM blades to replace old ones. Could you please tell me which ones you use?

@nnvasko

2 жыл бұрын

We buy ours on eBay for under $40 a set.

On the LGT 2654, there are 2 belts. The deck belt, and the drive belt. If you engage the blades while it is moving, and the belt comes off, you have a different problem, than I do. My drive belt comes off, when I back up. I did some research into the problem, and found out, that the transmission is not the right size, for the mower. Also, the 22 inch tires are the wrong size for it. It is supposed to have 20 inch rear tires. Over time, the brackets where the transmission mounts, will become weak enough, that they will crack slightly, causing the transmission to tilt forward slightly. Thereby causing the drive belt to come off. I bought mine new. in 2013. Two years ago, is when the failure occurred. I had it repaired, and the belt replaced. I got it out this year, to start mowing, and hadn't made a complete pass, when the belt came off. I took the back tires off as well as the deck, so I could put the belt back on. I noticed that the transmission had once again, tilted forward, and the frame had new cracks in it, where the transmission bolts on. Needless to say, I won't be repairing it again.

@kellydunn5071

4 жыл бұрын

You are 100 % correct.

Ours never comes off if we're driving or not and our terrain is a bit rough. :D

I've had mine 5yrs.. never had this problem. I'm now experiencing a belt that will last longer than 2 yards lol

My new TS348 broke the belt with only 19 hours on the hour meter. Dealer replaced the belt, and I installed. After 39 hours seems O.K.

Surly you watched this before posting! why did you post it with the wind ?

I feel that this is not the problem. This is the 2nd mower of these I've had. Now of course the belt is a little worn but not broken so NOW I have fixed the problem. See I cut low. Down to the 2 or 3 mark. The angle coming off the engine is too high and too much of an angle to the pulley. I have raised the front of the engine by only 3 washers. Just enough to straighten the angle of attack just a little. No belt loss from now on.!!

I have one, disengage or engahe wgen driving, never had this problem.

You should always RTFM

Go with the Craftsman T240 T260 T310

I have this same mower and I routinely engage/disengage the blades while underway. Forward or backward, no problem. Sometimes my drivebelt will slip off the tensioner pulley when the parking brake is engaged. Mine makes a ton of noise when the drive is engaged. The bearings in all of the drive pulleys are loud asf! They are junk! Everything about this mower is cheap, except the price. Will not buy another.

I have the yth24k54. The belt keeps rubbing on the metal they put on to keep the belts from rubbing. This is the worst designed mower in the world

@whysix3417

Жыл бұрын

I have a similar problem. Belt rubs against a pulley and belt going the opposite direction that it shouldn't touch. Smell burning rubber from it.

@amandalynn1389

Жыл бұрын

@@whysix3417 I ended up buying a new spring for the mower deck and belt. As long as the tension is correct and there's no debris on top of the deck I haven't had issue. It did throw the belt once so far this season but a stick was on top of the mower deck so I just make sure to get anything off after I mow.

@amandalynn1389

Жыл бұрын

@@whysix3417 get a new spring. It needs more tension on the belt. I replaced mine after the first 6 hours of use on the engine

@whysix3417

Жыл бұрын

@@amandalynn1389 my problem is the belt hitting the same pulley twice, making the pulley try and spin in the opposite direction. The piece of metal attached to the spring is bumping against the guard already. if the spring was to be tighter, it lets the tension off the belt, and the belt gets too loose.

@amandalynn1389

Жыл бұрын

Like I said get a tighter spring for the top of the mower

Lmao what a joke

i have the same mower 2017 and belt comes off a lot i finally figured out if i cut on 5 or higher it wont come off but 4 or lower it comes off every time wished i spent more for a zero turn but now im stuck with this crap for a little longer

You should stop when you engage or disengage with any light residential mower....period

Did all that Bell still comes off went to a stronger spring worked for half past season this tractor is junk

this does not fix the issue, i repeat this does not fix the issue. thanks

Couldn't hear anything you said about the solution because of high wind in your background