Landpride FDR1660 Finish Mower Question

Pa Pa Jack · Feb 9, 2015

MY finish mower has always been rock solid. Today I was running over the lawn to get rid of a million daffodils that have shown up this year. Suddenly I can't keep the belt on the pulleys. I checked the tension and adjusted it but the tensioning pulley flops around badly when I try to run it. The pulley is solid but the entire assembly has a lot of slack in it at the mounting point. I can raise and lower the whole assembly at least a half inch. I looked at the blades thinking maybe one is badly worn but they don't look too bad although I haven't sharpened them in two years. All the other pulleys are solid and spin very freely without the belt. No signs of bad bearings.

Any ideas?

Leejohn · Feb 10, 2015

Check for a flat spot on the belt.

Pa Pa Jack · Feb 10, 2015

Thanks Leejohn, that may be the issue. I found two flat spots on the belt. I can see how that would set up a vibration throughout the whole system.

Can anyone recommend a source for a "Good" 106 inch belt? The prices vary so muck and they all claim to be Kevlar belts.