link belt on x300 mower deck and pto clutch operation?

[freezmcnally]

thanks, I will give these a try

well i see the d&d belts on amazon. haing trouble finding 1/2" x 146" kevlar. only rubber and the reviews were awful. not blue either. i found one but its 5/8" which may stick out of the pulley edges

anyone use just a rubber belt?

 

[Diggin It]

This is the one I got:

JOHN DEERE M154621 made with Kevlar Replacement Belt | eBay

First one fell apart too quickly, so I may have gotten a defective one, but they replaced it for no charge and that one has held up into the second year now.

I don't engage the PTO at full throttle on the X300. For some reason, it doesn't like it. I cut to about 2/3 throttle, then engage.

 

[freezmcnally]

thanks for the link. i couldn稚 find that one. yeah the oem i got shredded to. i値l try this one. i changed governer settings so idle is super low. almost stalls when i engage pto. that痴 all i can there to limit the snap.

 

[Richard001]

I see a lot of topics here on TBN about poor belt life on mowers. The instantaneous application of high torque to the belt due to the rapid engagement of the magnetic clutch, places a great amount of stress on the belt and other components of the mower deck.

If you could have a clutch that will bolt directly in place of the one that is on the unit now that would use the electric operated magnet clutch but could be engaged with the engine at idle, would that be an item that would interest you.

I believe that such a device could be manufactured at a reasonable cost compared to the cost of the current electric clutch.

In addition to less wear and tear on belts, it would also prevent the sudden shock transferred to the mower deck components.

If such a device were available, what do you think market size would be the ?

Richard

 

[RickB]

Small, because a properly engineered and assembled belt drive and conventional electric clutch coupled with a high quality (Kevlar) belt will give hundreds of hours of trouble free service.

 

[Diggin It]

Funny things is, my Crapsman with virtually the same setup does not slap or slam at all. It engages very smoothly. I've had a couple of belts wear out or get damaged from debris, but never torn apart the way the JD has.