Mowing Belt on RCK60B-23BX is flopping and wearing a little on 12hr. old BX2670

[radioman]

have you greased all joints, pulleys, wheels etc on the deck prior to first use ?

 

[94BULLITT]

Crank it up to PTO speed and see what it does.

 

[Grazor]

I have a 2012 BX2360 with 60" deck. My belt does not make any unusual sounds even when I have the rpms down to an idle. There still may be something going on with your deck and now is the time to get it resolved since it is a new unit.

agree

I can see some belt dusting on the deck and can see that the belt rubs against the belt guard supports and guard at times. Anyone else had this problem and know what the cause/fix may be?

Have owned several and have rarely been a full throttle operator but I do go with higher rpms when engaging/using implements. Have never had any odd sounds or smells or evidence of bits of the belt laying on or around the deck. I'm sticking to my story that something isn't right on a new tractor and mowing deck that lets the belt touch anywhere that removes bits of the belt. Run it at high rpms and then see if it's touching or shedding rubber.

Mower belts do vary with the tensioner depending on RPM's and load! The biggest repair for long life of belts is being sure the idler is free. We have aq commercial fellow with ZD series with nearly 8,000 hours and he is on his 3rd belt counting the original which is something of a feat of it's own in this disposable world.

If you haven't already done this. Remove the deck so you have good access/visibility. Remove the guards and belt. Then, by hand, rotate all of the spindles to see if there is any binding. Also rotate the drive shaft to see if there is any binding in the gearbox. Maybe also pull the gearbox fill plug to confirm the lube level is full. Maybe give all zerks a little grease as well.

One other thought. Make sure you have the correct belt. Dealer may have installed a slightly longer belt allowing more belt flutter. Not very likely but worth checking.

have you greased all joints, pulleys, wheels etc on the deck prior to first use ?

Crank it up to PTO speed and see what it does.

Thank you all again for all your thoughts on my belt issue. I did cut some grass after my last post and rev up the rpm's some and that seems to have resolved the belt issues for the most part. I disengaged the pto once and did notice, but only for a few seconds a slight smell, but that quit when I increased the throttle to get the rev up. I mowed for 6 hrs. and when I quit I looked at deck---NO belt dusting---but there was a slight amount of rub wear on under side of left plastic shroud---right rear corner. There didn't seem to be any noticeable additional wear on belt. I will be mowing again soon, which may reveal whether or not it has quit wearing like it did at lower rpm's. I will also look at the deck more closely before the next mowing. With all of your help we will get this resolved. Oh I almost forgot to tell you that the BX 60" mower does an awesome job. We couldn't believe how good our place looked when I finished. I can't believe I didn't get a BX sooner! I will update again after next mowing.

 

[94BULLITT]

Thanks for the update.