Riding lawn mowers are mostly used for trimming or cutting the grass on the lawn. It's not a big matter of how riding lawn mower is operated. All the mowers have a belt which runs from the drive wheels to the engine. This belt is used to transfer power from the engine to the wheel.
But your lawn mower will not move forward and backward, as it should when the belt is not tight. It can be a frustrating situation for anyone. That's why you should follow our step by step guideline to perfectly tight the strap of your riding lawn mower.
Step 1. At first, turn off the engine, as well as disconnect the spark plug wire of your lawnmower. To access the belt, you have to remove the deck, which is usually a plastic or steel casing. It's only for some models of riding lawnmowers.
Step 2. Now, you need to locate the main frame tube on your lawnmower. Use a wrench tool to loosen the clamp bolts on your lawnmower's frame. You can also use a plier to do this, instead of a wrench tool. It will allow you to access the belt of your mower.
Step 3. Look for the belt which is also known as the drive belt inside the deck of the mower. It's a kind of belt which goes from the engine of the machine to the drive wheels. With a possibility of varying the blade speed, lawnmower models usually have V-belts which go from the front motor pulley to the transmission system. You will notice a belt in a lawnmower as a black, rubber strong band or a strip. It can wide somewhere between 3/8 and 5/8 inches.
Step 4. By shortening the location of the mainframe, you have to tighten the belt of your lawnmower. The length of a lawnmower belt will be adjusted by loosening the cap screw at the middle of the transmission pulley. You can customize and manipulate the length of the belt in this way.
Step 5. Now, reinstall the clamp bolts to their original position and with a wrench tool, tighten them. You could reinstall the deck as well if you needed to remove it.
Step 6. In the end, reconnect the wire which connects to the spark plug. Then turn on your lawnmower. Inspect finally, if the riding lawn mower moves more smoothly now after fixing and tightening the belt.
But your lawn mower will not move forward and backward, as it should when the belt is not tight. It can be a frustrating situation for anyone. That's why you should follow our step by step guideline to perfectly tight the strap of your riding lawn mower.
Step 1. At first, turn off the engine, as well as disconnect the spark plug wire of your lawnmower. To access the belt, you have to remove the deck, which is usually a plastic or steel casing. It's only for some models of riding lawnmowers.
Step 2. Now, you need to locate the main frame tube on your lawnmower. Use a wrench tool to loosen the clamp bolts on your lawnmower's frame. You can also use a plier to do this, instead of a wrench tool. It will allow you to access the belt of your mower.
Step 3. Look for the belt which is also known as the drive belt inside the deck of the mower. It's a kind of belt which goes from the engine of the machine to the drive wheels. With a possibility of varying the blade speed, lawnmower models usually have V-belts which go from the front motor pulley to the transmission system. You will notice a belt in a lawnmower as a black, rubber strong band or a strip. It can wide somewhere between 3/8 and 5/8 inches.
Step 4. By shortening the location of the mainframe, you have to tighten the belt of your lawnmower. The length of a lawnmower belt will be adjusted by loosening the cap screw at the middle of the transmission pulley. You can customize and manipulate the length of the belt in this way.
Step 5. Now, reinstall the clamp bolts to their original position and with a wrench tool, tighten them. You could reinstall the deck as well if you needed to remove it.
Step 6. In the end, reconnect the wire which connects to the spark plug. Then turn on your lawnmower. Inspect finally, if the riding lawn mower moves more smoothly now after fixing and tightening the belt.