[martin1b]

I have a 782 with a 50" deck. I had an OEM deck drive belt and was mowing and it broke. Just replaced with a cub cadet belt and after 1 round, i noticed the belt was getting hot. This belt is too expensive to break, not to mention I'd rather fix the problem. To me, it sounds like a bad pulley, but I'm not sure which one.

The deck has relatively new spindles and everything turns freely so I don't think the deck is the problem. The belt is even with the lip of the tensioner pulleys up front but goes it pretty far into the deck drive pulley.

Is the problem likely the deck drive pulley or is there a way to find the culprit? If so, where can I get a new one?

Bill