I didn't read any other comments. Taking the average of 79" and 77" we get 78" for the belt size.78" is what i received when i ordered the belt. Good video, and thanks it helped
You’ve got the best showing video I guess I’m the lady and paid 2 different people to fix cane back broke I’m gonna give it a try. Wish me luck. Without your video it wouldn’t be possible
You did a hell of a job filming this and actually installing the belt. Looks like a challenge but I’m pretty sure this will be the last belt I’ll be installing on this Cub Cadet.
Any drive belt installs I have ever down on my own mowers have always had to remove the deck. You done great not having to remove that deck. I am also glad to see you know and or remember to install the clutch properly by making sure its locked in so it dont sit there and spin with the motor running and break the wires going to the clutch
I am saving your video to repair my cub cadet ltx1042kw and hope i can do this , I already rplace the spindles and puleys and deck belt and deck engagement cable and hoping tis is easy for me . I am a 69 year old woman but I will try anything
Great video showing how to do and giving us the tricks of the trade. Good camera viewing and up close shots. Great work. You earned a like and subscribe
That's how I do it. You can get oil in the cylinders and hydro lock the engine, and if your battery is not secured it will fall out. I have used both a come along and the front end loader on my tractor to stand it up. I use an impact wrench to get the clutch off.
I went a different route, I took the four bolts off that go to the motor, then I jacked up the motor enough to get the belt on, then eased the motor back down, put the bolts back on, then took the battery out, and the guard, and used a socket to take the plastic fan lock nut off using an impact drill, then put the belt on, replace the fan. Oh before I forget, make sure you set the parking brake, its easier to get the belt on. Once the belt is on, release the parking brake and check to make sure your belt is tight, you can turn the pulley to see if the belt is tight and moving like it should.
Yea the issue I’m having is removing that clutch bolt to access that last pulley. When I spin it counterclockwise the shaft spins with it and it’s difficult wedging pliers into the small space to hold that shaft so that the bolt will back out. I even tried a chain wrench and it was a failure. Hopefully I can find a way around this.
I found the way, for those that have same problem. You need to wedge a long screwdriver down through the top to wedge the sprinkling apparatus in a way that it can’t keep spinning.
Yeah and with the rain we've been getting it seems like I'm owing three times a week so I'm sure I'll be doing these repairs soon again certainly could use more subscribers every time I fix something on this mower I try to film it.
Sir, underneath the pto is where the drive belt goes BUT my belt pulley has 3 pieces of metal too tight up against the pulley that I cannot remove the belt to replace it. ? Any advice? Thank you
loosen the motor bolts or remove them to slide the motor back enough to make the space you need. if the pulley doesn't want to come off it's a bad idea to force it
Job was easily completed by using a crescent wrench and bending the metal tangs out of the way and bending them back upon installation of the belt no sweat super easyBy the way the people that I did the work for chose not to pay me I did 12 hours of work sitting in the dirt.
Did you have a flange around your drive pulley? Because I didn't see where you talked about that part. The most important part of this whole video is explaining how you got the belt around the drive pulley flange (guard) whatever you want to call it. There is no way to put that belt on without lifting the motor. I didn't see you actually put the belt on the pulley so I'm assuming you left that part out of the video for a reason.
Yes you have to remove the clutch you cannot bypass the flange guard you have to remove the clutch I did mention that in the video i probably should have put more emphasis on that part sorry if that was confusing. However I was trying to make a relatively quick video cuz I know people don't like long dragged-out videos when they're trying to get things done. Hopefully that wasn't confusing I have another video on my channel about changing the drive belt that would probably be better than not removing the mower deck
@@alexdobo3270 that clutch in NOT what he is talking about I/we CANNOT remove the belt due to the pulley having metal flanges blocking the ability to remove the belt. Can you say something regarding this problem. Model 1212 thanks brother
I heard 2 different sizes...first you said it's a 79" belt, then it said its a 77" belt. Can you confirm which size it takes. My mower is pushing 20 years old I'd say and it shredded the drive belt finally so gotta replace it
MTD engineered set up. Quite a bit different than the good old days when the Cub Cadet tractors were made by International Harvester, which, when you compare the two, the International Harvester Cub Cadet tractor was, and is built with strength, quility and looks. The MTD, well, not much of an opinion.
You are quite right the old Cub Cadet was a true Cub Cadet that shaft works fine to drive it sometimes you would share the pin off but they were simple to replace I still have my old true Cub Cadet also
My 2008 GT1554 has the three tabs also. I just bent them and was able to fit the belt in around the pulley. I bent them back after I installed the belt.
I recently replaced the deck belt on mine. Now the drive belt has broken while mowing. Is it normal for the engine to not turn on or turn over after a drive belt breaks? I don't want to go to all the trouble of trying to replace the drive belt myself only to find there is something else wrong also.
sounds like you got something else wrong never had a broke drive belt keep an engine from starting. Not sure exactly what would be wrong but, no way should that keep the engine from starting or turning over
You should tell them what a pain in the ass it is to get the clutch off because when you turn the one Bolt the engine wants to turn over so you need to use an impact to prevent that and you got to remove the guard around the clutch
I have the original part number for the original belt it's actually a 78 in 1/8 of an inch belt that would be the original size that came with the mower
clutch was easy but there ain't no way that belt is going around the pulley on a 1550. does it come off? it's very soft an it's on there good. now what?
@@yippihippy4588 if you didn't figure it out the pulley slides down the shaft, loop the belt, push it back up. I also removed the idler belt that is above the deck.
@@andrzejconner676 i ended up cutting the darn thing and replacing it, the shops pull the mounting bolts and lift the motor till the belt will slip on. at NO point did the old pulley slide anywhere!
@@yippihippy4588 that's a drag. So let me ask you, did the replacement pulley slide on? I don't doubt yours was stuck at all, just wondering if it was a different design for some reason
@@andrzejconner676 the new one slid right on, i live in florida and rust happens. the new pulley was exactly like the old one. i used an impact hammer to cut much of the old one and even that did not loosen it at any point.
I used a 3/8" ratchet and I believe it was a 16mm/ 5/8" socket. Took about a 12" regular screwdriver and slid it in behind the shroud right above the starter and held the flywheel. Definitely go the impact gun route if you have one available, but I fixed my father's mower at his house where he didnt have one. Also, the top pulley on the crankshaft will slide down to fit the belt on. Yes this could be done without removing the deck but it's like 2 more minutes to just get it out of your way. Total time, start to finish after I had the new belt in hand...45min? Now that I've done it, maybe 15-20 next time. Make sure you pay attention to how the PTO clutch wires are ran and also the spring that attaches to the right hand side of the frame.
I inserted cotton rope 1/4” into the spark plug hole to cause the piston to lock up thusly removing the pto bolt easily. Happy mowing. Edit: do leave the rope inside so you can tighten it as well.
Ajaxaxxess Really well if you did it with the deck on considering it's a 2 minute job to remove you wasted more time trying to get around it than its worth. And I'm not being an Internet tough guy I'm answering your post if you can't handle that then maybe you shouldn't post on a social media platform like RUclips . Have a nice day.
No offense, but I just did this job and can honestly say, you didnt really help anyone here. Removing the deck, is the easiest part of the entire process. NOT having to remove the deck is really no advantage.
Not true, every other video online people are ripping this mower apart to replace this belt. This is the only guy that didn’t that I have seen. Very helpful
I didn't read any other comments.
Taking the average of 79" and 77" we get 78" for the belt size.78" is what i received when i ordered the belt. Good video, and thanks it helped
You’ve got the best showing video I guess I’m the lady and paid 2 different people to fix cane back broke I’m gonna give it a try. Wish me luck. Without your video it wouldn’t be possible
You did a hell of a job filming this and actually installing the belt. Looks like a challenge but I’m pretty sure this will be the last belt I’ll be installing on this Cub Cadet.
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Any drive belt installs I have ever down on my own mowers have always had to remove the deck. You done great not having to remove that deck. I am also glad to see you know and or remember to install the clutch properly by making sure its locked in so it dont sit there and spin with the motor running and break the wires going to the clutch
Thank you. You did a good job with that video. For some reason a cant get past the belt guards on that front pulley 😭
I am saving your video to repair my cub cadet ltx1042kw and hope i can do this , I already rplace the spindles and puleys and deck belt and deck engagement cable and hoping tis is easy for me . I am a 69 year old woman but I will try anything
Great video showing how to do and giving us the tricks of the trade. Good camera viewing and up close shots. Great work. You earned a like and subscribe
Thanks for not being goofy and not get into more details than needed . Help alot ! Thanks !
Nice video. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
Takes 2 minutes to remove the deck,Do yourself a favor and remove it then stand tractor on end back end down. SOOO much easier and faster....
agreed
That's how I do it. You can get oil in the cylinders and hydro lock the engine, and if your battery is not secured it will fall out. I have used both a come along and the front end loader on my tractor to stand it up. I use an impact wrench to get the clutch off.
Great video but first you say 79 " belt later you say 77" belt. Mine who broke measured 78 inches?
it should be 78
Great job. Thanks for the advice. It really helped.
Thanks man hate the video that takes forever for nothing I subscribe thanks again 💯
I went a different route, I took the four bolts off that go to the motor, then I jacked up the motor enough to get the belt on, then eased the motor back down, put the bolts back on, then took the battery out, and the guard, and used a socket to take the plastic fan lock nut off using an impact drill, then put the belt on, replace the fan. Oh before I forget, make sure you set the parking brake, its easier to get the belt on. Once the belt is on, release the parking brake and check to make sure your belt is tight, you can turn the pulley to see if the belt is tight and moving like it should.
Yea the issue I’m having is removing that clutch bolt to access that last pulley. When I spin it counterclockwise the shaft spins with it and it’s difficult wedging pliers into the small space to hold that shaft so that the bolt will back out. I even tried a chain wrench and it was a failure. Hopefully I can find a way around this.
I found the way, for those that have same problem. You need to wedge a long screwdriver down through the top to wedge the sprinkling apparatus in a way that it can’t keep spinning.
Take both spark plugs out stick a rope down in the hole so it stops the Piston then you can take the bolt out
Thanks @@joshwhitley1632
It's a great video and everyone that can do better should make one to watch!
needing to know how you removed the pulley did you foul it so that it didn't turn please
I bought the kevlar belt do you think it is a better belt my mower 2016 built should all the puleys be sprayed with oil or lithium grease
Thanks for the info. Had to do this exact thing and your vid was a big help.
I watched all the other videos yours is the best out of all of them I thank you
Giving u a thumbs up just for the hilarious voice over for belt length. Made me lol
Lol thank you
I luagh Everytime to lol.
Do not use 79”, use 78”. A 79” belt will slip. Cub Cadet verifies it’s a 78” on their website and all of the tractor supply stores
Hey man thanks for posting! Question on mine the belt is still on but seems a little loose almost like the belt isn’t wide enough or short enough.
uses a 78 inch belt a76 or 4l780
How do you get the clutch off. Mine just spins when trying to loosen the 5/8 inch bolt.
Impact
Don't start it just turn the key on lock your mower in then take the bolt loose don't forget to turn everything back off
Good video! I just replaced the steering gear, made it about 20yds and the drive belt popped off lol
Yeah and with the rain we've been getting it seems like I'm owing three times a week so I'm sure I'll be doing these repairs soon again certainly could use more subscribers every time I fix something on this mower I try to film it.
Knowing they are spraying chemicals on people why isn't this plane being shot down ??
What about the bracket around the belt at engine how do you get belt in
Hello Ian, did you get your belt on yet ? And if you did can you say what you’ve had to do please? Thank you sir.
Yea I can’t get mine around the bracket either just no room to slide the belt on
I just did my you might not like it but I used a screw driver and bend it a little with caution don't bend the pulley
Great instructional!
Awesome. Thank you.
Sir, underneath the pto is where the drive belt goes BUT my belt pulley has 3 pieces of metal too tight up against the pulley that I cannot remove the belt to replace it. ? Any advice? Thank you
loosen the motor bolts or remove them to slide the motor back enough to make the space you need. if the pulley doesn't want to come off it's a bad idea to force it
Job was easily completed by using a crescent wrench and bending the metal tangs out of the way and bending them back upon installation of the belt no sweat super easyBy the way the people that I did the work for chose not to pay me I did 12 hours of work sitting in the dirt.
@@yippihippy4588 just pry the guides/guards out of the way a bit- it works, and use a screwdriver or vicegrips
@@bobv8219 it should take 1 hr at most if bolts come loose
Ummm. . . .So you were just able to slip the belt over the electronic clutch without locking the shaft/motor and removing it?
Did you have a flange around your drive pulley? Because I didn't see where you talked about that part. The most important part of this whole video is explaining how you got the belt around the drive pulley flange (guard) whatever you want to call it. There is no way to put that belt on without lifting the motor. I didn't see you actually put the belt on the pulley so I'm assuming you left that part out of the video for a reason.
Yes you have to remove the clutch you cannot bypass the flange guard you have to remove the clutch I did mention that in the video i probably should have put more emphasis on that part sorry if that was confusing. However I was trying to make a relatively quick video cuz I know people don't like long dragged-out videos when they're trying to get things done. Hopefully that wasn't confusing I have another video on my channel about changing the drive belt that would probably be better than not removing the mower deck
@@alexdobo3270 that clutch in NOT what he is talking about I/we CANNOT remove the belt due to the pulley having metal flanges blocking the ability to remove the belt. Can you say something regarding this problem. Model 1212 thanks brother
Watching the video back I believe his flanges were bent out of the way
@@nelsonrm14 thats what I did with a screwdriver or vicegrips
How do you take the bolt, on the clutch, without the engjne moving with it
I heard 2 different sizes...first you said it's a 79" belt, then it said its a 77" belt. Can you confirm which size it takes. My mower is pushing 20 years old I'd say and it shredded the drive belt finally so gotta replace it
It is def 79"
@@joeybasil6820 79 will slip and lack climbing power, use 78!!!
What did i do wrong?? I changed my neighbors drive belt ST1554. Mows for 10 min and blades shut off. Let it cool and repeat. Thoughts?
relay for pto, or water/corrosion in plugs to pto, ours had that problem
MTD engineered set up. Quite a bit different than the good old days when the Cub Cadet tractors were made by International Harvester, which, when you compare the two, the International Harvester Cub Cadet tractor was, and is built with strength, quility and looks. The MTD, well, not much of an opinion.
You are quite right the old Cub Cadet was a true Cub Cadet that shaft works fine to drive it sometimes you would share the pin off but they were simple to replace I still have my old true Cub Cadet also
My 2008 GT1554 has the three tabs also. I just bent them and was able to fit the belt in around the pulley. I bent them back after I installed the belt.
Back in those days the sales pitch for Cub Cadet was"tested by boys." Hard to beat that!
Good job on the description there boss.
Nice back yard fix bro!!
I recently replaced the deck belt on mine. Now the drive belt has broken while mowing. Is it normal for the engine to not turn on or turn over after a drive belt breaks? I don't want to go to all the trouble of trying to replace the drive belt myself only to find there is something else wrong also.
sounds like you got something else wrong never had a broke drive belt keep an engine from starting. Not sure exactly what would be wrong but, no way should that keep the engine from starting or turning over
Might be that the belt got tangled on the PTO pulley
So how do you get the clutch off it's constantly spinning
How do I stop the motor from spinning to remove the clutch bolt
Well done. Thanks.
So will this work for a LT 1045 model.
What size belt is that I can’t figure it out
I have a cub cadet series 1500
Mine is a lt1018 and uses a 78 inch belt 1/2 inch x 78 a76 or 4l780, a 79 will slip and lack power when climbing hills
Great video!
Very helpful
I want to assume, but I'm not going to do it. Is the belt 79" outside length, 77" inside? You give to sizes in the video.
The first sixmze is the correct size right at the beginning
@@alexdobo3270 if you use a 79 it will slip and not climb hills too well, use 1/2 x 78 inch! a76 or 4l780
Really helpful video thanks
thank you so much
Just use a pipe wrench let it rest against the tire to loosen the bolt
Will a regular 79in belt work or does it have to specific
1/2 inch 78 inch-mine takes same tractor
Will this method work on a 1050?
Be sure to have the brake on, it loosens the drive belt too
Right on dude
Good information thanks
dude you fuking rock great video good tips thank you so much
You should tell them what a pain in the ass it is to get the clutch off because when you turn the one Bolt the engine wants to turn over so you need to use an impact to prevent that and you got to remove the guard around the clutch
@Jim Marcum by the green stripe belt mine lasted 3 years I have two acres of yard to mo and sometimes I catch the neighbors
I so confused. At the beginning u said it is a 79 inch belt but in the middle u said 77 inch belt.
1/2 x 78! a76 or 4l 780, if you use 79 it will slip and you will struggle to climb hills, I know from experience
You didnt show how to put it on the engine pully without removing the engine
Wanting to know how he fouled the pully to remove also
Are you serious? Does the motor have to be removed? The tangs at the pulley DO prevent installing the belt !! Can you say what you’ve done. Thank you
As easy as the deck is to remove, why in the world would you work harder to work around the deck? Makes no sense at all.
Exactly
not everyone has the time you have apparently
At 2:30 😄😆a nickel buster~
Good video but at one point you said the belt was a 79" belt later on around 2:40 you said 77" belt. I do believe 77 is correct.
I have the original part number for the original belt it's actually a 78 in 1/8 of an inch belt that would be the original size that came with the mower
Mike Reynolds could u send me the part number for the belt.
@@stellagreen341 754-0461. Belt V type , poly
My engine drive pully just keeps free spining its not getting loose
I watch the video because of the horrible dubbing, but very informative
Completely skip the fact that your turning the motor when you try to loosen that bolt, it does not just come right off without a fight
use an impact gun
clutch was easy but there ain't no way that belt is going around the pulley on a 1550. does it come off? it's very soft an it's on there good. now what?
i guess i'm not going to get an answer. well i'm going to try a torch (not a flashlight)
@@yippihippy4588 if you didn't figure it out the pulley slides down the shaft, loop the belt, push it back up. I also removed the idler belt that is above the deck.
@@andrzejconner676 i ended up cutting the darn thing and replacing it, the shops pull the mounting bolts and lift the motor till the belt will slip on. at NO point did the old pulley slide anywhere!
@@yippihippy4588 that's a drag. So let me ask you, did the replacement pulley slide on? I don't doubt yours was stuck at all, just wondering if it was a different design for some reason
@@andrzejconner676 the new one slid right on, i live in florida and rust happens. the new pulley was exactly like the old one. i used an impact hammer to cut much of the old one and even that did not loosen it at any point.
What size deck belt I bought the wrong size 1/2 x134" was to small
...or just do it the correct way?
I got the same lawnmower I was mowing yesterday and my drive belt dry rotted and broke
How do I raise my deck up on my cub 1000
yo the only problem im having is getting thr clutch ofd
Impact wrench dewalt 18v... after about six 4 second cranks
It came off without holding engine flywheel tight
I used a 3/8" ratchet and I believe it was a 16mm/ 5/8" socket. Took about a 12" regular screwdriver and slid it in behind the shroud right above the starter and held the flywheel. Definitely go the impact gun route if you have one available, but I fixed my father's mower at his house where he didnt have one. Also, the top pulley on the crankshaft will slide down to fit the belt on. Yes this could be done without removing the deck but it's like 2 more minutes to just get it out of your way. Total time, start to finish after I had the new belt in hand...45min? Now that I've done it, maybe 15-20 next time. Make sure you pay attention to how the PTO clutch wires are ran and also the spring that attaches to the right hand side of the frame.
I inserted cotton rope 1/4” into the spark plug hole to cause the piston to lock up thusly removing the pto bolt easily. Happy mowing. Edit: do leave the rope inside so you can tighten it as well.
Drop deck is easy get out of the way
Takes like 2 minutes to drop that deck don't work harder work smarter .
I have video for that as well.some people can't lift heavy things.
Working smarter is when you dont drop the deck!
Ajaxaxxess obviously you have never done this.
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Lacy: Way to voice your opinion about someone you don't know.. internet tough guy.
Just finished on a lgtx 1054
Ajaxaxxess Really well if you did it with the deck on considering it's a 2 minute job to remove you wasted more time trying to get around it than its worth. And I'm not being an Internet tough guy I'm answering your post if you can't handle that then maybe you shouldn't post on a social media platform like RUclips . Have a nice day.
First he says 79" belt then later says it's a 77" lol
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No offense, but I just did this job and can honestly say, you didnt really help anyone here. Removing the deck, is the easiest part of the entire process. NOT having to remove the deck is really no advantage.
Wow!
@@matthewfrank6962 it makes it easier, try it
Not true, every other video online people are ripping this mower apart to replace this belt. This is the only guy that didn’t that I have seen. Very helpful
My is not like your
Cub cadet drive belt
Video too dark to see
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