denno
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Greetings and thank you for being here.
Bought a used LT166 yesterday. Drive belt came off during transport.
Today took the deck off, easily as the guy had said. Put the belt back to rights.
[Passing question here: up front by the pulley is a brass widget on a plastic mounting piece, couple of bolts. Supposedly that is movable to keep the belt closer in to the pulley, but does not look as though it will move if undone, to me. Wondering if it moves, or if there is another dodge for keeping the belt from jumping off in front or, for that matter, in rear; or if this slightly worn-looking belt might need to be replaced and a new one will be a bit tighter].
Anyhow: trying to replace the deck, basically the rear whatchamacallit arms don't drop down much at all no matter how I work the big left-hand lever or the dial on the floor. I've owned other mowers, various brands, and it's all about the same mount, and to replace the deck I drop the lever to the lowest mowing position and those arms go down and can easily be attached to the deck. Not happening this time.
Something not attached right, or something?
I'm going back outside to look from underneath while my left-brained wife works the controls (that means she's a far better engineer than I am!); also a friend dropping in who has a JD riding mower, different model. But I do love the help I get on various forums, tractors, cars, computers, so I'm asking here in case we cannot figure it out.
Meanwhile, I'm trying to find a doggone FREE manual to download. Know where one is?
Thanks!
denno
Bought a used LT166 yesterday. Drive belt came off during transport.
Today took the deck off, easily as the guy had said. Put the belt back to rights.
[Passing question here: up front by the pulley is a brass widget on a plastic mounting piece, couple of bolts. Supposedly that is movable to keep the belt closer in to the pulley, but does not look as though it will move if undone, to me. Wondering if it moves, or if there is another dodge for keeping the belt from jumping off in front or, for that matter, in rear; or if this slightly worn-looking belt might need to be replaced and a new one will be a bit tighter].
Anyhow: trying to replace the deck, basically the rear whatchamacallit arms don't drop down much at all no matter how I work the big left-hand lever or the dial on the floor. I've owned other mowers, various brands, and it's all about the same mount, and to replace the deck I drop the lever to the lowest mowing position and those arms go down and can easily be attached to the deck. Not happening this time.
Something not attached right, or something?
I'm going back outside to look from underneath while my left-brained wife works the controls (that means she's a far better engineer than I am!); also a friend dropping in who has a JD riding mower, different model. But I do love the help I get on various forums, tractors, cars, computers, so I'm asking here in case we cannot figure it out.
Meanwhile, I'm trying to find a doggone FREE manual to download. Know where one is?
Thanks!
denno