This guy on this video is EXCELLENT at explaining what's going on at all times and his video recording is EXCELLENT. You can see EVERYTHING he is doing at ALL TIMES!!! I give him 10 star rating. This guy is GREAT at explaining EVERYTHING!!!
that helped me reassemble my mower, since it has been three weeks since I pulled it apart was confused about the tnsion spring and where it went. Kevlar belts are the best for this situation of back idler pulleys. I tried an ordinary cheap belt and it lasted 3 hours and broke apart
Thank you for the easy to follow video Brad you’re right, you do make it look easy! It’s going to take me several times of watching this over and over but thanks to you I’ve got this : )
Nice work again. I have had customers also ask about the belt tension on those mower drive belts. Don't know if anyone has come up with a solution. Maybe the spring loses tension after some time. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for this video. I love the idea of hoisting the front end. I did that on my YTH18542. Mine was different in that it didn't have the same setup coming off the crankshaft, but I was able to figure it out and got the belt changed. Again, thanks for posting this.
I’m glad it was helpful, thank you watching, the kind comment and you got the job done! The hoist is definitely a game changer! I’ve been using it for over 25 years.
Thanks for the video Brad, I enjoy when you show the tools you use,I'll have to buy a few more tools for my 11 year old John deere D110 tractor, I'll catch ya on the next one.
Thank you Brad! Your video was a huge help! Unfortunately it took 2 trips to Lowe's because I grabbed the wrong belt; was supposed to be 1540877, but I grabbed 1540887. 😖 Thankfully, I live 4 minutes away. Anyway, great video, and great instructions!! 🍺🍺
I’m glad to hear all worked out. Thank you for sharing and the kind comment. Please give this video a like and share my channel to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for watching.
Great video. Perfect presentation. Quick question. Same model, i'm getting a pretty loud "squeal" or high pitched noise coming from my drive belt assembly. I can tell because when parking brake is on and disengaging the belt, it stops. I can visually see the belt looks pretty good. (150hours) but i suspect one of the bearings from either the 3 pulleys or that clutch is wearing out. It only starts making the noise after 15 minutes of use. Do you have an easy way to diagnose or experience with which one might be the culprit?
There’s no real easy way to diagnose a noise. If I had your machine, I would need to take the mower deck off run the machine until the noise starts and try and figure out what is making the noise.
I’m glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment. Please give this video a like and share the channel to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated!
Hi Brad - thanks for doing this video! Question - I have a Husqvarna GTH that I started to replace the drive belt on (just like what you are doing in the video). When I turned the 5/8" bolt (on the bottom pulley), the engine turns over. Is there a way to disconnect/disable the engine from turning over when the 5/8" bolt is turned? Thank you!
If you have an electric PTO clutch, the easiest way is to use a power tool, borrow one if needed. Or i have heard of using a rope put inside the spark plug hole to stop the piston from going over top dead center and this should work. I have not yet tried it but I think I will make a video on it at some point. Perform a search on RU-vid on "How to remove the bolt from an electric PTO on a lawn tractor without using power tools" I'm sure there are many out there to help. I am still learning from many comments and I do appreciate the positive feedback. I hope you get the job done and let me know how you performed getting the bolt off.
I'm glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment! Please give this video a like and share my channel to help it grow. It would be greatly appreciated!
You are correct. Many Ariens were made by American yard products and American yard products made many machines for many different companies. Husqvarna has taken over American yard products.
I am the second owner of a Husqvarna YTH180, I lifted the front end to change the drive belt and noticed by PTO clutch did not have the bar in the slot. I am not sure if some PTO's have to have the bar in the slot and some don't?? I never had an issue with the deck not engaging. I would appreciate it if anyone can answer my question!
The bar keeps the PTO from spinning. You most likely have a bracket already mounted somewhere. If you take the your PTO off. You should see how it is. There are many different ways the bracket is depending on the model of machine.
At 6:08 of the vid... bottom right hand side, where the anti-sway bar MOUNT is located on the frame.... is the frame cracked or broken there? .... any one else seeing this? 6:28 shows the crack a little better ... At 8:04 you can see the BREAK/CRACK in the frame really good. At 8:27 you can see the crack and I think I know why.... Notice the bracket coming down right where the crack is. that is the anti-sway bar mount. when you engage your deck, the deck gets a really good "jarring" when it starts up and the anti-sway bar pulls on that bracket, and over time it looks as if that mounting bracket is causing stress on the frame in that area. if this is not remedied soon, that frame will crack more and actually break. anyone else seeing what I am seeing?
