07-23-2024, 03:05 AM
Mower belts and replacing them seems to belong here.
We have a John Deere x300 Riding mower bought about eight years ago. It is a 42" mower.
That mower belt that came on it to begin with lasted a long time. I can't say now whether that was 10 months or a couple of years.
I can say that every belt that came after lasted hours or days and sometimes weeks.
At this point we have bought well over a dozen replacement belts ranging from several genuine John Deere belts from the JD store to the most economical ones out there.
I wish I could say brand ABC OR that belts from Whoever Co. are the best and last the longest.
That ain't so unfortunately. Higher price has NOT proven to mean higher quality. There are notes in my mail to NOT buy from certain sites.
Seriously some of the breakage was probably from my ignorance and stupidity about putting the replacement belt on, at least at the beginning.
If they come off immediately when starting the mower, but don't break, I know I was probably holding my tongue wrong during the work. It is a pain getting them on right but I really know how. I've got pictures.
Nowadays I can ALMOST guarantee that I do it totally correctly, every time. Whether there was a supervisory presence (I am married) looking over my shoulder or not; I AM THE ONE WHO HAS REPLACED EVERY SINGLE BELT.
One thing you should always do is buy 2 belts, never just one.
Bunches of different places and many different GENUINE JD or Kevlar or whatever substitute that promises it absolutely fits a JD x300 mower belt has been used.
THIS time in my frustration I bought 4 belts from three different suppliers.
PUNAWEB is a perfect place to look for guidance and posts from others who have had to replace belts on their riding mowers.
Alas, I found mower talk but not experiences on replacing belts.
SO, I thought I would dip my toe in the waters to maybe help someone else because I learned something from having done it right (mostly) so many times, AND I want to hear from others who have gone through with the replacement belt parts game.
We have a John Deere x300 Riding mower bought about eight years ago. It is a 42" mower.
That mower belt that came on it to begin with lasted a long time. I can't say now whether that was 10 months or a couple of years.
I can say that every belt that came after lasted hours or days and sometimes weeks.
At this point we have bought well over a dozen replacement belts ranging from several genuine John Deere belts from the JD store to the most economical ones out there.
I wish I could say brand ABC OR that belts from Whoever Co. are the best and last the longest.
That ain't so unfortunately. Higher price has NOT proven to mean higher quality. There are notes in my mail to NOT buy from certain sites.
Seriously some of the breakage was probably from my ignorance and stupidity about putting the replacement belt on, at least at the beginning.
If they come off immediately when starting the mower, but don't break, I know I was probably holding my tongue wrong during the work. It is a pain getting them on right but I really know how. I've got pictures.
Nowadays I can ALMOST guarantee that I do it totally correctly, every time. Whether there was a supervisory presence (I am married) looking over my shoulder or not; I AM THE ONE WHO HAS REPLACED EVERY SINGLE BELT.
One thing you should always do is buy 2 belts, never just one.
Bunches of different places and many different GENUINE JD or Kevlar or whatever substitute that promises it absolutely fits a JD x300 mower belt has been used.
THIS time in my frustration I bought 4 belts from three different suppliers.
PUNAWEB is a perfect place to look for guidance and posts from others who have had to replace belts on their riding mowers.
Alas, I found mower talk but not experiences on replacing belts.
SO, I thought I would dip my toe in the waters to maybe help someone else because I learned something from having done it right (mostly) so many times, AND I want to hear from others who have gone through with the replacement belt parts game.