FIRST, PLEASE READ THREAD I POSTED YESTERDAY CONCERNING FACTORY IDLER MOUNT BOLT ISSUE. I RECOMMEND REPLACING BELTS ETC. WITH ORIGINAL SIMPLICITY PARTS. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PARTS FOR A TRACTOR ARE MADE TO WITHSTAND THE STRESS PUT ON THE TRACTOR, WHEREAS AUTOMOTIVE PARTS DO THE SAME FOR AN AUTOMOBILE. GOOGLE SIMPLICITY LAWN TRACTOR PARTS AND SEARCH FOR BEST PRICE, YOU CAN HAVE THEM SHIPPED TO YOUR DOOR. ONE OTHER ISSUE I WILL ELABORATE ON IS THE ENGINE AIR FILTER. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT THE ENGINE AIR FILTER IS. YOUR ENGINE HAS TO BREATHE SO TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT EVERY WEEK OR TWO. USE A CLEAN RAG TO WIPE INSIDE AIR FILTER HOUSING AND COVER. WASH FOAM FILTER WITH SOAP AND WARM WATER AND SQUEEZE FOAM FILTER BY HAND, LET AIR DRY. GENTLY TAP CARTRIDGE FILTER ON TREE, SIDE OF BUILDING AND IF YOU HAVE AN AIR COMPRESSOR INSTALL BLOW NOZZLE AND BLOW FROM INSIDE OUT. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KEEP A NEW AIR FILTER ON HAND AND FOAM PRE-FILTER WHEN APPLICABLE. AFTER CLEANING CARTRIDGE FILTER HOLD UP TO SUN AND LOOK FOR LIGHT LOOKING FROM INSIDE OF FILTER OUT. AGAIN THE AIR FILTER IS THE NECESSARY BREATHING SOURCE FOR YOUR ENGINE.
