Chuck52
Veteran Member
My five year old MTD 46" cut auto drive lawn tractor goes through a lot of belts, probably because I cut a lot of pretty tall grass. The belt I change most often is the belt which connects the manual PTO, or engine power, to the deck, as is probably normal. My manual gives the number for this belt as 754-0439 (new number 954-0439), but I've been replacing it with belts from my local NAPA auto parts store because they were easy to get. I'd just take the broken belt in and they'd find the match. This time the numbers were worn off and the kid behind the desk was lost. I ordered one from Pete's small engine, on line and they sent me a belt with a wrapper that has 954-0439 on it, but it is in fact a match for the deck belt instead. I needed one of those, too, so I'm not too unhappy with Pete's, but I still need the other belt. This is probably the same belt for any MTD made 46" cut lawn tractor with manual PTO made since about 1999. I've looked for conversion charts, MTD to NAPA, and it seems to me I saw one once, but I can't find it again. Pete's may come through for me; I sent them an e-mail describing the problem, but I figured lots of folks here probably have one of these mowers. Anyone know the dimensions, or a NAPA match, or a place I can order from and get the correct belt? I guess the "real" MTD site might have the numbers correct, but they also seem to want lots more $$$ for their belts than Pete's. I know the standard NAPA belts don't last as long as a belt designed for mowers, but I seem to get about a year off one, and I had to replace the original belt during the second year I had this mower. It is a POS, but it keeps cutting grass fairly well, so I'd like to get a few more years out of it.
Chuck
Chuck