"Pat" wrote in message
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Don't start the deck turning when it is in grass. Turn the deck on when
you are over asphalt or concrete so that the blades can spin up freely
before any cutting is started. Walk over the ground before beginning to
mow to pick up all debris. Don't over work the mower in extremely tall
grass. A poorly trained operator can ruin a belt in minutes. The cheap
belts are for fractional horsepower applications and burn up quickly in a
mower. I would buy a very good belt (expensive) and then take care of
it. Train every operator.

Well said. The stuff we take for granted needs to be spelled out for some
people I guess.