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Cox ride-on mower throws belts.
HC wrote:
G'day Max Phew...now I'm searching the old grey matter because we had exactly the same problem with a Cox many years ago, although it was only one of the many problems!! Don't start me!! LOL What we did was cut a bracket from some gal angle and attach it to the mower deck (can't remember exactly where). Attached to the bracket was a roller bearing that came out of something else that was lying around...our spare parts dept was a bit of a dog's breakfast and contained all sorts of stuff. All good for something at some time or other!!! LOL Anyway, the bracket that was attached to the mower deck meant that the belt had to run in a fairly tight space and couldn't fling itself off the pulley. I seem to remember that we bought an incorrect size belt (on purpose) too, but can't think if it was larger or smaller. I do remember though, that we tried a breakable link belt but that was disastrous, they are easy to fit but stretch like crazy. Sorry I can't be anymore specific, it was a longggg time ago, but hope this might start the ball rolling. Bronwyn ;-) G'day Bronwyn. That was the first thing I said to him! How about a spring loaded idler wheel? Great minds ay! :-) He did look at me a bit strangely though! LOL. Your spare parts dept. sounds just like the kind I like. My wife can't understand why I want to have all this junk laying around, she isn't into fabricating things like I am. But is ever so happy when I fix things for nothing with just a piece of old steel and a few bolts I had in or behind the shed. I was hoping someone had tried the idler wheel approach. You probably used a smaller belt so that it sat down deeper in the pulleys, is my guess. And I will stay away from breakable link belts, regardless of what ride on we buy. Thanks for your reply Bronwyn. -Max Max wrote: G'day. Looks like a nice friendly newsgroup you have here. I was wondering if any of you good people would know a fix for a Cox ride-on mower that throws belts? My next door neighbour wants to sell his 6 year old Cox mower for $1,000. But he also doesn't want to sell it because it has thrown belt on a regular basis since it was new. He reckons that his ears would never stop burning! :-) He says it's a twin rotor with a belt that you just about need a road map to replace. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. -Max |
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Cox ride-on mower throws belts.
max,
most of the top of range mowers use idler pullies/wheels to stop belts from whipping themselves to death. also as bronwyn said you can adapt some thing but then why should you? you ned to be careful that the adaption doesn't foul or cause other problems, still reckon you'd be wanting better machinery that a cox. On Sat, 05 May 2007 12:48:15 +1000, Max wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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Cox ride-on mower throws belts.
len garden wrote:
max, most of the top of range mowers use idler pullies/wheels to stop belts from whipping themselves to death. also as bronwyn said you can adapt some thing but then why should you? you ned to be careful that the adaption doesn't foul or cause other problems, still reckon you'd be wanting better machinery that a cox. On Sat, 05 May 2007 12:48:15 +1000, Max wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ I would say you are right on both accounts there Len, and I really appreciate your input. -Max -- It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning. -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey The proud history continues! |
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G'day Max Half the fun is fixing a broken item with spares bits 'n pieces you have lying around. LOL After the Cox was just about totally rebuilt and strengthened we bought a garden tractor, an old Howard actually, and it would drive up a vertical wall. We were fortunate that the seller had the implements for it, there was a grader blade, single furrow plough, ripper and a home-made disc plough so this combination was fabulous, plus of course it had a slasher. Then we made a tipping trailer that was 'the' most useful item in a big garden...it looked funny because it had Mini Minor wide wheels with slick (worn out) tyres and was heaps better than any wheelbarrow. Because this garden tractor was constantly in use doing other things and I couldn't get the lawn mown, I bought a demo model Honda ride-on with a 39" (1 metre) cut and a nice gearbox with reverse....so much nicer to drive than a Cox could ever be!! We fabricated a trailer hitch which meant I could cart chain saw/spray gear/whipper snipper/tools/dog/etc etc to wherever I wanted to work on the place (12 acres), then unhitch the trailer and start mowing. Both the Howard and Honda could mow up the very, very steep dam wall over large rocks.....like you've mentioned. At the chute in the mower deck (where grass/rocks/etc used to be ejected at a million miles an hour) we fitted short lengths of chain as you see on large slashers, this stopped stones/rocks being flung everywhere. I used to mow along the side of our road for about a klm each side, although had to remove small saplings with the chain saw so I could fit the Honda through...also did this around the dam area and the whole place used to look like a park when mown. Also good to keeping snakes at bay as there was no where for them to hide. Because I live in town now I'm not up to date with ride-ons but would recommend you get one with a comfy and well sprung seat, this is important if you have to mow a few acres. The Honda had headlights too, which always made me smile, but this also meant it had an electric start....so then an old car radio with headphone socket was my next luxury. Gee, might as well be well set up when mowing so much grass!!! Bronwyn ;-) Max wrote: HC wrote: G'day Max Phew...now I'm searching the old grey matter because we had exactly the same problem with a Cox many years ago, although it was only one of the many problems!! Don't start me!! LOL What we did was cut a bracket from some gal angle and attach it to the mower deck (can't remember exactly where). Attached to the bracket was a roller bearing that came out of something else that was lying around...our spare parts dept was a bit of a dog's breakfast and contained all sorts of stuff. All good for something at some time or other!!! LOL Anyway, the bracket that was attached to the mower deck meant that the belt had to run in a fairly tight space and couldn't fling itself off the pulley. I seem to remember that we bought an incorrect size belt (on purpose) too, but can't think if it was larger or smaller. I do remember though, that we tried a breakable link belt but that was disastrous, they are easy to fit but stretch like crazy. Sorry I can't be anymore specific, it was a longggg time ago, but hope this might start the ball rolling. Bronwyn ;-) G'day Bronwyn. That was the first thing I said to him! How about a spring loaded idler wheel? Great minds ay! :-) He did look at me a bit strangely though! LOL. Your spare parts dept. sounds just like the kind I like. My wife can't understand why I want to have all this junk laying around, she isn't into fabricating things like I am. But is ever so happy when I fix things for nothing with just a piece of old steel and a few bolts I had in or behind the shed. I was hoping someone had tried the idler wheel approach. You probably used a smaller belt so that it sat down deeper in the pulleys, is my guess. And I will stay away from breakable link belts, regardless of what ride on we buy. Thanks for your reply Bronwyn. -Max Max wrote: G'day. Looks like a nice friendly newsgroup you have here. I was wondering if any of you good people would know a fix for a Cox ride-on mower that throws belts? My next door neighbour wants to sell his 6 year old Cox mower for $1,000. But he also doesn't want to sell it because it has thrown belt on a regular basis since it was new. He reckons that his ears would never stop burning! :-) He says it's a twin rotor with a belt that you just about need a road map to replace. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. -Max |
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Cox ride-on mower throws belts.
HC wrote:
G'day Max Half the fun is fixing a broken item with spares bits 'n pieces you have lying around. LOL After the Cox was just about totally rebuilt and strengthened we bought a garden tractor, an old Howard actually, and it would drive up a vertical wall. We were fortunate that the seller had the implements for it, there was a grader blade, single furrow plough, ripper and a home-made disc plough so this combination was fabulous, plus of course it had a slasher. Then we made a tipping trailer that was 'the' most useful item in a big garden...it looked funny because it had Mini Minor wide wheels with slick (worn out) tyres and was heaps better than any wheelbarrow. Because this garden tractor was constantly in use doing other things and I couldn't get the lawn mown, I bought a demo model Honda ride-on with a 39" (1 metre) cut and a nice gearbox with reverse....so much nicer to drive than a Cox could ever be!! We fabricated a trailer hitch which meant I could cart chain saw/spray gear/whipper snipper/tools/dog/etc etc to wherever I wanted to work on the place (12 acres), then unhitch the trailer and start mowing. Both the Howard and Honda could mow up the very, very steep dam wall over large rocks.....like you've mentioned. At the chute in the mower deck (where grass/rocks/etc used to be ejected at a million miles an hour) we fitted short lengths of chain as you see on large slashers, this stopped stones/rocks being flung everywhere. I used to mow along the side of our road for about a klm each side, although had to remove small saplings with the chain saw so I could fit the Honda through...also did this around the dam area and the whole place used to look like a park when mown. Also good to keeping snakes at bay as there was no where for them to hide. Because I live in town now I'm not up to date with ride-ons but would recommend you get one with a comfy and well sprung seat, this is important if you have to mow a few acres. The Honda had headlights too, which always made me smile, but this also meant it had an electric start....so then an old car radio with headphone socket was my next luxury. Gee, might as well be well set up when mowing so much grass!!! Bronwyn ;-) You sure had a cushy mower. Didnt think of attaching an esky with a few coldies as well? |
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ROFLMHO!!! That would have been the next upgrade!! Might as well be
comfortable while mowing!! LOL Bronwyn ;-) Jonno wrote: You sure had a cushy mower. Didnt think of attaching an esky with a few coldies as well? |
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Cox ride-on mower throws belts.
HC wrote:
ROFLMHO!!! That would have been the next upgrade!! Might as well be comfortable while mowing!! LOL Bronwyn ;-) Jonno wrote: You sure had a cushy mower. Didnt think of attaching an esky with a few coldies as well? I reckon it would be a life saver if it broke down till help arrived, as well a a UHF CB radio for emergency supplies and help. Seeing we havent got St Bernhards, a kelpie woul probably only to happy to oblige. A beer barrel attached to his collar. I reckon you may have to upgrade the power generator on the next mower.... |
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Cox ride-on mower throws belts.
Another great idea!! LOL.....tow a generator, could even setup a mini
bar!! LOL Forget the St Bernhard, I had a Dalmatian and he would have walked over hot coals for me. He was priceless, unfortunately the big C got him too. Bronwyn ;-) Jonno wrote: HC wrote: ROFLMHO!!! That would have been the next upgrade!! Might as well be comfortable while mowing!! LOL Bronwyn ;-) Jonno wrote: You sure had a cushy mower. Didnt think of attaching an esky with a few coldies as well? I reckon it would be a life saver if it broke down till help arrived, as well a a UHF CB radio for emergency supplies and help. Seeing we havent got St Bernhards, a kelpie woul probably only to happy to oblige. A beer barrel attached to his collar. I reckon you may have to upgrade the power generator on the next mower.... |
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Cox ride-on mower throws belts.
HC wrote:
G'day Max Half the fun is fixing a broken item with spares bits 'n pieces you have lying around. LOL After the Cox was just about totally rebuilt and strengthened we bought a garden tractor, an old Howard actually, and it would drive up a vertical wall. We were fortunate that the seller had the implements for it, there was a grader blade, single furrow plough, ripper and a home-made disc plough so this combination was fabulous, plus of course it had a slasher. Then we made a tipping trailer that was 'the' most useful item in a big garden...it looked funny because it had Mini Minor wide wheels with slick (worn out) tyres and was heaps better than any wheelbarrow. Because this garden tractor was constantly in use doing other things and I couldn't get the lawn mown, I bought a demo model Honda ride-on with a 39" (1 metre) cut and a nice gearbox with reverse....so much nicer to drive than a Cox could ever be!! We fabricated a trailer hitch which meant I could cart chain saw/spray gear/whipper snipper/tools/dog/etc etc to wherever I wanted to work on the place (12 acres), then unhitch the trailer and start mowing. Both the Howard and Honda could mow up the very, very steep dam wall over large rocks.....like you've mentioned. At the chute in the mower deck (where grass/rocks/etc used to be ejected at a million miles an hour) we fitted short lengths of chain as you see on large slashers, this stopped stones/rocks being flung everywhere. I used to mow along the side of our road for about a klm each side, although had to remove small saplings with the chain saw so I could fit the Honda through...also did this around the dam area and the whole place used to look like a park when mown. Also good to keeping snakes at bay as there was no where for them to hide. Because I live in town now I'm not up to date with ride-ons but would recommend you get one with a comfy and well sprung seat, this is important if you have to mow a few acres. The Honda had headlights too, which always made me smile, but this also meant it had an electric start....so then an old car radio with headphone socket was my next luxury. Gee, might as well be well set up when mowing so much grass!!! Bronwyn ;-) That sound wonderful Bronwyn! We will definitely look into these mini/garden-tractors that you and Len have both spoken about. I find perseverance in these things generally pays off, and it never hurts to ask around for advice. 12 acres! that's a hell of a lot of mowing. You must have the patience of a saint. Saint Bronwyn, patron saint of lawn keepers and gardeners, I will say a prayer to you tonight! :-) Remain in light. -Max -- Coincidence: when God chooses to remain anonymous. -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey All in one internet application suite. The proud history continues! http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seam...seamonkey1.1.1 |
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