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Originally Posted by J-Mech
I'm confused.
There is really only one way the belt can be routed and work. If you can figure out the routing yourself, then there was no need to ask the question. It should be obvious it was installed wrong, and therefore the incorrect length.
Better post a pic to make sure you get it right.
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You may think there's only one way to route it, but I found another way to route it (incorrectly) and this one was routed the wrong way. I am not at home, and I don't have it apart to take a picture. I don't take pictures of everything as I work, unless I know I will have questions. I put this all back together with a belt from TSC that was close to the measurement, routing it the only way the belt that length would fit, and put it on and went and mowed one pass and knew something was wrong because the two outer spindles were slipping, so I parked it and went to the internet to research whats going on today while I have some downtime at work. Here is a webfind picture and the red is how mine had to be routed with a belt that length. I thought it was strange that I had to slide the belt under the idler to get it installed.
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Going the other way with the shorter belt makes a heck of a lot more sense, but like I said, I went with what I had, and I was confused by all the parts lists calling for an 85.5" when I was holding a used up 100+" belt in my hand that came off it.
And, this is a BS statement "If you can figure out the routing yourself, then there was no need to ask the question." What is this forum for then if it's wrong to ask a question? I figured out the routing with the longer belt and it didn't work right, so I came here to question it. I guess I should have just figured out that the previous owner put the wrong belt on and routed it wrong too and he apparently was using it that way.