Apr 22, 2006 / Which Club Cadet? #11 G gamble77 Veteran Member Joined Oct 12, 2004 Messages 1,448 Location Georgia JD's are belt driven...a shaft drive is MUCH more efficent at transfering power to the ground. You can have all the hp in the world but if that belt slips you aren't going anywhere...that drive shaft isn't going to slip.
JD's are belt driven...a shaft drive is MUCH more efficent at transfering power to the ground. You can have all the hp in the world but if that belt slips you aren't going anywhere...that drive shaft isn't going to slip.