"02B12S" wrote in message
nk.net...
" it sounds like a flat idler pulley is supposed to be a V idler or visa
versa."

Thought of that, I checked the IPB, and it calls for two, V idler
pulleys.. :^(
I think something is out of alignment, or maybe a defective PTO Pulley..
I remember the previous owner complaining about it eating belts. (probably
what did him in (dark humor))

"What do you want for this piece of junk that eats belts ? I might be
willing to take it off your hands".

The wife likes the hydrostatic drive and the way it cuts the grass in the
summer.. :^) I still have my 25year old WheelHorse with a single
stage thrower (With the original Belt and Chain) to use while this thing
is down.. wife won't use it though, its a manual trans, and it never
starts for her anyway..

Thanks for the ideas..
JJ

I feel like a brother to you - with my "old" Wheelhorse & Cub Cadet.




"Srgnt Billko" wrote in message
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Without seeing the machine - it sounds like a flat idler pulley is
supposed to be a V idler or visa versa. Or a tension spring is missing
or the tension is not correct.

What do you want for this piece of junk that eats belts ? I might be
willing to take it off your hands.

"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