Recent content by matthdouglas

Replaced the two pulleys in orange above with new genuines, and all is much better (back to normal really). They were not very worn though, so I think the benefit was more me moving idler F. I had not realised that was also adjustable. I need to review the manual in more detail next time...

Replaced idler D and things are better, but not as good as new. Idler F looked fine, but I may just need to change them all, or put up with it. I'll wait until the end of this mowing season....

Thanks for your reply @StarTech I now have a genuine replacement for idler D and will have a look at F when I install it. I know the other pullys are fine, as I had a look at those recently. Hopefully that will sort it. I'll come back with the result. Cheers Matt

Hi all I have had my mower for over 20 years now, and on the third drive belt. I have put in a genuine JD belt about 20 hours ago, and in the last 10 hours, the drive feels like it is slipping. I am not sure it is the belt, but it is slow and has issues with hills or tough forward progress. The...