3010 Fan Belt Change

[Luray Farmer]

How do you change the fan belt on a JD 3010? Oddly enough, neither the operating manual nor the shop manual offer any advice. It's not obvious how you get the belt off the lower pulley.

Bill Shields
Luray, VA

 

[mdmjrm]

Getting the old one off is easy. Use side cutters. Putting the new one on is a little more difficult. I haven't done one in about 10 years but I believe there is a coupler that connects the engine crankshaft to the hydraulic pump. I believe there are 1-2 bolts that hold it together that can be accessed from under the tractor or possibly through one of the front screens. That coupler needs to be removed to slide the new belt onto the crankshaft pulley. put the belt around the water pump and generator, tension it, reinstall the coupler and you are done. I don't remember them being too hard to do.

 

[RavensRoost]

Try one of the Accu Link belts? See link below courtesy of 3RRL and Bob Rooks.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/chinese-tractors/163299-new-water-pump-fan-accu.html