The "v" of the Idler and PTO Pulleys are orientated 90Deg. to each other.
belt comes off idler, rotates 90Deg, then goes over the PTO pulley, rotates
90deg to go over the other idler, then onto the driven pulley on the snow
blower.. So I don't see how a straight edge would work.

Thanks
JJ


"Frank Rosenbaum" wrote in message
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Check the alignment of the pullies. If one is slightly off center with the
other, it could cause the rolling.

Take a straight edge yardstick and place it in the groove of one pully and
see if it sits in the groove of the others.


"02B12S" wrote in message
k.net...
OK.
I recently obtained a Cub Cadet 2160 with a 42 inch snowthrower
model 341, It was purchased from a Estate sale of a neighbor who died
suddenly of a heart attack.. This machine has 66 hrs on it, and has
eaten PTO belts with the snow blower attached since it was new. What
happens is the belt twists on the idler pulley so it rides on its side,
and blows the belt after a few storms.

I got 5 belts with the purchase :^) but have now gone through
them all, Belts have been installed correctly, (according to the manual
and picture showing the belt twists through the idlers and onto tie PTO
pulley.. Everything looks like it lines up ok. Just the belt off the
idler feeding the PTO, does not untwist under load causing the belt to
lay on its side? any ideas??

Thanks
02B12S