Thanks, your tips should save me time working out my belt replacement . I have a manual transmission and a brand new Lawnmower Jack. It's time to see how the Jack works out.

@Duf

12 күн бұрын

Glad to help

Huge thanks for the video - helped me tackle drive belt replacement with relative ease.

@Duf

7 жыл бұрын

Great! Glad to hear it.

You brought up the BIG point of contention I had in installing the new drive belt. Until I released the brake it was impossible to get it on. Thanks for the aid..............

@Duf

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Thank you for solving this belt mystery before I tackle this fix. Perfect!

@Duf

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

Thanks for an informative video, made the job much easier.

@Duf

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

this is old one , but jack the front of mower up , you have room to remove the bolt and spindle then remove belt , if not the motor just turn , they be pin inside the pully don't loose it .

@Duf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for tip!

putting on the parking brake and tipping the tractor on it's side makes it much easier.

@Duf

Ай бұрын

No worries about fuel or oil spillage?

Thank you!

Best video out there on drive belt replacement

@Duf

3 жыл бұрын

Thx!

@MartinDrye

3 жыл бұрын

@@Duf funny part is while I'm under there trying to figure out how that belt goes, the dang routing diagram is staring at me lol.

My chickens always crowd my work space! Good tip you gave with the model number to get the correct belt. Bought a belt from Menards and did not have the model number. Not even a close fit.

@Duf

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

thanks for the vid. I was hell-bent that I could do this without removing the deck. folks- REMOVE the deck. it's ridiculously easy to do and makes this job so much easier (and faster). thx again.

@Duf

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

a plastic bag held by the gas cap , I've never had an issue with oil. Taryl has several videos. you may want to remove battery.

@Duf

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info

Naples Florida, lived there for 30 years, must be somewhere out in GG Estates with ur chickens?

@Duf

6 жыл бұрын

Yes sir!

Take photos of the underside config first before starting. Craftsman DYT4000 Kohler 26HP V-Twin is my mower. Important to utilize the deck height handle to facilitate the repair. When pulling off the cotter pins, be sure to spin them upwards first to pull them more easily. Spin them hanging downward after putting back in at end. Remember to disconnect the wire harness to the electric clutch BEFORE loosening the crankshaft bolt and removing the clutch/lower crank pulley. Why? Because the clutch is as heavy as a dumbbell and you'll need both hands to set it aside. Be careful if under the mower, that clutch could fall on you or your head if not ready for it. The wiring connector is best pryed initially from the side at the end where a tiny plastic nub/tab hides that keeps the two parts of the harness connected. After prying around that tiny nub w a very small screwdriver, you can use snaplock pliers to tug each part apart and thereby disconnect the electric clutch. Spray the connector's insides with rubbing alcohol and use toothpicks to clean and apply conductive grease. If the crankshaft nut is stuck, consider sliding a clean nylon rope up in a spark plug hole. (My neighbor pushed the cylinder closed first by gently sliding a screwdriver in through the spark plug hole--dunno, but surprisingly it worked &didnt damage). The nylon is soft, may have to melt the strands/ end of the rope together. Goes in maybe 10" so get couple feet. When you loosen the cranknut, the engine will bite into the nylon and lock the engine from turning. (May hear a soft chomp noise, no worries). Leave the rope in spark plug hole for tightening the nut after replacing the trans belt. When ready to remove the rope, turn the crankpulley a tad to allow the engine to release the rope and then pull gently out. Some people feel this is a risky trick but worked ok for me. Remember to lube the cotter pins when reattaching the deck, spun upwards on entry, then downwards to fasten. IMO easier to attach one side of deck first then other. Don't forget the cross bar brace/pin at rear of deck.

@Duf

8 ай бұрын

Good tips

I have this same tractor and what mine is doing is when you apply the smallest amount of pressure to the brake pedal everything is fine but when you take your foot completely off the pedal and underneath the machine starts chattering like crazy loud is that what yours did and changing out the idler pulleys fixed this? I really would appreciate any help with this please and thank you

@Duf

7 жыл бұрын

Yes I am pretty sure one or more of your pulleys are shot, they are only made of plastic so they don't hold up very well.

Nice Video I am pretty much ready to tackle my drive belt To clarify about the brake pedal position. Its easier to install or remove the belt if you don't set the brake?

@Duf

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

if you pause at 9:26 just to the left of his hand isn't that a belt keeper? looks like the belt is on the outside of it but should be on the inside touching the pulley.

@Duf

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I think I initially had it in the wrong spot.

My drive belt has somehow gotten off the rear pulley and is BELOW the pulley now. There is very little space between the OD of the pulley and the transmission casting. I can not get the belt up through that tiny gap. I plan to drop the whole transmission. Any better ideas?

@Duf

3 жыл бұрын

If it is the old belt that is stuck, cut it and yank it out? If it's the new one get a pliers on it and pull hard.

@fredfurrer1035

3 жыл бұрын

@@Duf It is the old belt that somehow got below the pulley. I have dropped the transmission and now see more problems. There are stress cracks around all the transmission mounts. I have to remove the plastic fan, which requires a snap ring pliers, that I have to buy tomorrow.

@fredfurrer1035

3 жыл бұрын

The old belt is still usable if I can get it back on the pulley. I think I have to raise up the pulley to get a gap to raise the belt.

@Duf

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredfurrer1035 Oh damn, that doesn't sound good. It is frustrating they used as much plastic as they did in the drive/PTO system.

@fredfurrer1035

3 жыл бұрын

The fatigue cracks are really, really bad. Pieces of steel have actually fallen out.

Thank you. I have a YTS3000 very similar to your 4000. my Drive belt was a 1/2 X 89 and not the 1/2 X 90 listed ,,.when I used the 90" it was too loose . Save yourself some work having to pull the deck again F@#K. If its loose when the pedal is up, it will be loose when you use it and will eventually NOT work in any direction. Use an incline for a test BEFORE PUTTING BACK ON DECK. If you have an incline at least 30 degrees or more . if it can go up the incline in at 30 to 40 % forward speed ( slow ) and 60 % in reverse you should be good to go. If not you need a shorter belt ( 89"? ) for the drive belt.

@Duf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info.

would a loose belt stop it from starting?

@Duf

7 жыл бұрын

No

@98integra87

7 жыл бұрын

Dufisthenics ok mine dint start. it cranks bit wont start. when i spray startwr fluid it will stark and run as long as im spraying startwr fluid. took fuel.lines off and its not getting any gas. bit if suck on tje hose gas will come out....so what...fuel pump?

@Duf

7 жыл бұрын

Well I actually had ethanol clog the fuel lines in my tractor, it turns to a gel. I blew all the lines out with carb cleaner and either use ethanol free gas or add fuel stabilizer ot any gas I use.

@98integra87

7 жыл бұрын

Dufisthenics it was running and it just stopped in the middle of mow. new fuel lines. still not getting gas

@98integra87

7 жыл бұрын

any ideas its a craftsman riding mower

The pulleys already went bad on a machine that new? They must be some real garbage made parts. I had an 89, 90, 92 and 93 Craftsman, none of those pulleys had ever gone bad. On one of the machines they had gotten rusted siezed bad and after I hit them with penetrant and broke them free they still came back to fully functional.

@Duf

5 жыл бұрын

Yea I was very surprised the pulleys were plastic, made to fail.

At 5 minutes, use a jack, jack up the machine so you can get under their better and than you can use your impact if necessary, not because its cool, but because it makes it easy and you wont have to lock the pulley either if its necessary, but as we saw later that wasnt required. MTD took over the build of them right? The older AYP made units were much better and before that the roper made Suburbans were built like farm machinary. Its why I would never consider most of these new products. You can still buy a used older machine, even in half descent shape it can be brought back to being fully functional and will work better and outlast these new machines 9 times out of 10.

@Duf

5 жыл бұрын

Good info thanks.

@thersten

3 жыл бұрын

Chief Tecumseh approved. 👍

@robertmcmahon2744

2 жыл бұрын

The older TAP Craftsman rider mowers(lt1000,ect) were a breeze to change. Remove deck, tilt right side(carb side up) onto a chair, and change belt. You could see everything, all at once, pullies, ect. Tilt back down and install deck. Seriously, about 20mins my first time.

Thank you!

@Duf

6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!