i'm thinking mine is stretched or was the wrong size to begin with there is a awful lot left in my tension pulley which why i think it throws the belt in reverse sometimes...just a thought

 

how about the best way to pull the blades for sharpening...am i pretty much stuck with pulling the deck i've not messed to much with riding mowers

 

Rich, you should have emails

 

Brian if it like most riders there is one bolt holding the blade on. Hold the blade with one hand and break loose the bolt with the other.

The grass dump side is always easy to reach from right in there. What is the brand and model and I will get you the belt #, is it the main drive belt you need?

Jeff I don't have any new ones from you.....

 

yeah its the main drive belt that is giving me issues also think it needs a brake adjustment its a mtd signature series 2000 elite number from the tag under the seat is TMO-3200003 ID273H30811

I figured it was 1 bolt holding the blades on was just trying to figure out a easy way to get at them without having to drop the deck off of it.

 

On both of my riders, you end up at least half way disconnecting the deck to change the belt anyway...it really isn't that difficult to do, just a few extra steps.

 

I told you.....go in on the big open hole in the side of the deck to get to one, and park it on a curb or a set of car ramps to get the other.

There should be a model # first and then a serial # go here and plug in the info.

PDF Manual Web Archive

 

So, ....we're at a nice seafood restaurant in Destin. My "ultra refined" 15 year old daughter burps and blows it towards her 14 year old sister. Tiff and I didn't see this, so Kasie shows us what Cora did. She happens to have a piece of food in her mouth at the time and when she blew towards Cora, she blew a piece of fish into Cora's hair. I had just taken a sip of soda when she did this. .....soda really hurts when it comes out your nose. I was crying and laughing so hard, I couldn't even pretend to be mad at them.

Chalk this up to one of those priceless memories that will last until we die. .....Remember that time we caused a huge scene at Gilligan's seafood in Destin, Florida??

The waitress came over and asked if we needed anything. Without skipping a beat, I said, "Oxygen."

 

Sound like you are are having a blast and making memories and that's important.

 

Good times are never forgotten Alan!


On a different note, I'm asking, no make that BEGGING SHAMELESSLY, for some help from my Misery FTE friends & neighbors. Just entered a contest from Gumout to win some money to start fixing BlackBird up. I need votes PLEASE!! This is the SpaceBook connection, not sure how to get there if you're not on SpaceBook. Maybe go to Gumout & find teh contest? BlackBird is my '86 AMC Eagle wagon Alan helped me rescue during spring break. Thanks in advance y'all!

http://woobox.com/h57xjn/vote/for/1073316

 

good morning all.... sure has been a gloomy morning.. i dont see getting alot done today....... alan hope you are having alot of fun in the sunshine state.. humm more thunder..maybe should shut this thing off

 

pat you have another vote.. good luck

 

Thanks all!! Greatly appreciated. One of the reasons I like FTE (besides FORD trucks). People are willing to help each other out. Maybe it's FORD mentality?

 

When is this rain going to stop? Can't do much.....

 

You think that hurts. Try having a small piece of pizza crust come out your nose.