marinechamp
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I pulled my Bolen mower out of the woods after sitting there for several yrs. It cranked up perfectly after I changed the spark plug. The old belt was broken so I bought another one and put it on. Everything worked great for about a minute then the belt slipped off and almost completely shredded. I noticed my deck pan was not lowering evenly and causing the pulleys to be misaligned. I tightened the long rod that attaches the pan to the front chassis. This seems to lower it level now. Just bought a new belt and put it on. My question is...Since these belts are so expensive I don't want to ruin another one. Should I be able to put the new belt on by hand without moving the tension pulley. It slips right on and hangs loosely around the pulleys. When I engage the blades it tightens up and runs great while sitting still. Once it dries up I will test it in motion. Just wanting to know if the belt should be this loose before I risk damaging another one. Sorry for the long post