Best source for mower belts?

[JRobyn]

I have used both vbeltsforless and vbeltsupply. Both are good - I usually prefer vbeltsupply for no particular reason.

I used to really like Jack's, but on a recent batch of orders I got 3 WRONG parts, and their advertised "service after the sale" was very difficult to get. Plan to be on hold for a while. In fairness, the bad parts were (I believe) due to MTD/TroyBilt/Poulan/Weedwacker having faulty part numbers on the parts diagrams. In one case, the parts was simply manufactured wrong by Poulan.

 

[roadhunter]

I've found it's much cheaper to buy on ebay, literally half in some cases compared to my local parts stores.

I've also pretty much quit going to the local parts stores for auto parts as Rock Auto is much much cheaper if you can wait a couple of days.

 

[RalphVa]

If you have an industrial belt place near you, get them there. We had one in Baton Rouge, and there's one here. I kept going through belts on my Tomahawk shredder, buying them from the local TroyBilt outfit. Bought one from the industrial belt place, and it was still on the machine when I sold it after moving here.

Ralph

 

[Steave]

sometimes i take the belt to Napa and have them match it. otherwise for all my small engine needs, this vendor's the best by far:
Parts Lookup - Exploded Diagrams for Outdoor Power Equipment

I also use them for outdoor power equipment. Good service been using them about 5-6 years with no problems.

 

[Steave]

Sometimes use this one too.

Lawn Mower Parts and lawn tractor parts and more Outdoor Distributors - Lawn Mower Parts

 

[Fesntkilr]

What size deck? I bought a bunch of closeout belts from Walmart for MTD 42" & 38" decksa nd listed them in my eBay store. The 42" belts all sold out in a week. I still have a couple of the 38" belts.

 

[mcfarmall]

I'll second the vbeltsupply.com They are good folks to work with, prices are reasonable and they send you discount offers/free shipping stuff in your e-mail.

 

[MIkeWard]

I have a couple of craftsman mowers that needed deck and drive belts
I searched on eBay and Amazon fir the correct belts by part number and got a variety of prices.
Next I searched for 1/2 inch and correct length and Kevlar - not by part number number.
Very interesting some of the vendors have the exact same belt with manufacturer part number listed for a wide variety of prices and listed with different model part numbers. ----- the EXACT SAME BELT ?? And the prices were all over the place too
From now on I am searching by the length and width of the belt and Kevlar

 

[japody]

"I'll second the vbeltsupply.com They are good folks to work with, prices are reasonable and they send you discount offers/free shipping stuff in your e-mail. "



+1:thumbsup:

 

[Fesntkilr]

I have a couple of craftsman mowers that needed deck and drive belts
I searched on eBay and Amazon fir the correct belts by part number and got a variety of prices.
Next I searched for 1/2 inch and correct length and Kevlar - not by part number number.
Very interesting some of the vendors have the exact same belt with manufacturer part number listed for a wide variety of prices and listed with different model part numbers. ----- the EXACT SAME BELT ?? And the prices were all over the place too
From now on I am searching by the length and width of the belt and Kevlar

When you said you measure the exact length, how were you able to accurately measure exact length? Just curious