Ok I feel like Dolly Parton.....

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What I found at the shop if it is of any help, run these belly mowers at full speed all the time.
There was a guy that came in for a new belt twice in one month on a new tractor.
That simply did not seem right that new belts would break. I went to his house and asked him to run the machine after I had put on the third belt.
He would mow certain areas at part throttle which creates tremendous stress on the belt. I asked him why he eased up on the throttle and he said to "save gas".
I told him after his warranty is over, he was gonna spend a lot more replacing belts than he would spend for gas.
He also had the habit of slowing his tractor down when he was going from place to place to mow WHILE THE BELT WAS STILL ENGAGED with the deck raised.
Not saying this is anyone's cause here for a broken belt but just announcing what I found was a potential problem.

 

[oosik]

OK. So I carefully read each and every post. I must be slow today - exactly what makes you "feel like Dolly Parton". Is it a matter unfit for discussion here???

You know - I'll just bet if you looked real hard - you could have a custom belt made for your mower also.

 

[MossRoad]

The OP said "Here I go again" which could be a reference to a Dolly Parton song.

However, the title of the song is "Here you come again".

Here you come again
Just when I've begun to get myself together
You waltz right in the door
Just like you've done before
And wrap my heart 'round your little finger
Here you come again
Just when I'm about to make it work without you
You look into my eyes and lie those pretty lies
And pretty soon I'm wonderin' how I came to doubt you
All you gotta do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses
Here you come again
Lookin' better than a body has a right to
And shakin' me up so that all I really know
Is here you come again and here I go
All you gotta do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses
Here you come again
Lookin' better than a body has a right to
And shakin' me up so that all I really know
Is here you come again, and here I go, here I go
And here I go
And here I go
Here you come again and here I go
Here I go
And here I go
Here I go

 

[Hay Dude]

The OP said "Here I go again" which could be a reference to a Dolly Parton song.

However, the title of the song is "Here you come again".

Here you come again
Just when I've begun to get myself together
You waltz right in the door
Just like you've done before
And wrap my heart 'round your little finger
Here you come again
Just when I'm about to make it work without you
You look into my eyes and lie those pretty lies
And pretty soon I'm wonderin' how I came to doubt you
All you gotta do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses
Here you come again
Lookin' better than a body has a right to
And shakin' me up so that all I really know
Is here you come again and here I go
All you gotta do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses
Here you come again
Lookin' better than a body has a right to
And shakin' me up so that all I really know
Is here you come again, and here I go, here I go
And here I go
And here I go
Here you come again and here I go
Here I go
And here I go
Here I go

What? No lyrics link?

 

[oosik]

Thanks Moss. Not that familiar with Dolly's songs. I'm more into - Guns 'N Roses, Alabama, Oak Ridge boys, Highway men, Willie Nelson - etc.

 

[MoKelly]

What? No lyrics link?

Or a YouTube video!

MoKelly

 

[MossRoad]

Or a YouTube video!

MoKelly

Or a giant screen shot...

 

[MoKelly]

Or a giant screen shot...

Or at least a music video.

I only use my iPhone. Nothing is giant on an iPhone.

Technology is not my friend. I don’t own a real computer.

MoKelly

 

[two_bit_score]

Thanks Moss. Not that familiar with Dolly's songs. I'm more into - Guns 'N Roses, Alabama, Oak Ridge boys, Highway men, Willie Nelson - etc.

If you’re trying to find a good female country singer try Terry Clark. She was pretty popular in the 1990’s. I met her in Houston when a friend was a manager at a big popular country music venue and she got me backstage to meet Terri.

 

[Joe Bryan]

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