Which commercial zero turn has only one belt.I have seen top end Kubota have shaft drive,but they cost $14,000 +.
If you can, avoid the ones that have one belt from the engine out, around all the spindles and back. We had that on some Husquvarna commercial zero turns that I worked on and they ate belts like nobodies buisness.I have never seen one with only a single belt....unless something is shaft driven.
Fewest I have seen is 2.
One belt drives the hydros, another LONG belt goes from clutch and all deck spindles.
3 belts are also common. Still one for hydros. A smaller belt that goes from clutch to a double pulley on the deck. A third coming off that double pulley running all the spindles.
If you can, avoid the ones that have one belt from the engine out, around all the spindles and back. We had that on some Husquvarna commercial zero turns that I worked on and they ate belts like nobodies buisness.
The system with one belt around the deck spindles and another running to the engine (like eXmark used), or shaft drive to the deck, then a belt around the spindles on the deck (like Kubota uses on their tractors) is a better system which burns through less belts.
Aaron Z
I would actually prefer a stamped deck.
BUT, it has to be done right. Im not talking about 16ga steel like MTD et al.
But 3/16 stamped steel deck......yea I'd take that over a 3/16" fabbed deck ANY day of the week. Contoured exactly how they want it, optimal airflow, no sharp corners, everything with a nice radius and no welding so not much stress points.....
Seems everyone is always quick to assume stamped deck = junk and fabbed deck = good.
Well if someone fabbed a deck out of the same 16ga (or less) material that MTD uses.....would that still be a good thing because its a "fabbed deck"?
Takes a huge press and lots of tonnage to stamp a 7ga steel deck for a commercial mower.
Not nearly as much press or tonnage for a MTD deck out of 16ga....
I have never seen one with only a single belt....unless something is shaft driven.
Fewest I have seen is 2.
One belt drives the hydros, another LONG belt goes from clutch and all deck spindles.
3 belts are also common. Still one for hydros. A smaller belt that goes from clutch to a double pulley on the deck. A third coming off that double pulley running all the spindles.
my kubota zd has only one belt. It has a gear box that is shaft driven which turns the blade belt No electric clutch.