R Bedell - Thanks for the welcome!
And noted on the name brand belt! Assuming that's not the underlying issue though? The reviews on the off-brand belt I got report success with it on their cub cadets. I've got to assume there's something else wrong with my setup that would cause such an immediate failure. And under this assumption, I'm glad to be troubleshooting with the $10 belt vs the $48 IH belt. :-) Once I get things sorted out, I'll invest in the brand-name belt.
The alignment diagram you linked to is helpful, thank you. The adjustments don't seem to be working though.
I think darkminion_17 might be on to something:
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I think your left idler pulley arm is seized up so it will not put tension on the belt. Remove it and grease it up.
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I'm going to try this tomorrow and will report back.