OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions On Ride On Mowers Questions on Greenfield Ride On Mower Frames New Greenfield owner. Lots of questions!

So i finally got around to getting this back together yesterday. I had taken the old clutch material off the old plates and checked them for straightness. After deciding they looked ok i glued the new clutch discs on.
I had managed to lose my copy of the repair diagram for the drive mech so took all the gear into the helpful guys at Greenfield. Ken had it dummied together in about 10 seconds.
On returning home i pieced it back together loc-titing and greasing as i went along.


Next job was to tackle the tensioner, the teeth were looking pretty sad


After using a file for a bit i decided the grinder with a 1mm cut off wheel would be quicker.
Much Better



When i was pulling the mower apart i had no idea how the ratchet system worked.
Spot the problem in this pic! This is how it was when i purchased it.


After installing the correct way


Anyway assembled everything back together, getting the spring in was probably the hardest part, though figuring out how to change both belts was also tricky.

Took it out for a test drive and it worked great.

Then gave it an oil change and some fresh fuel before cutting a small amount of grass to see how it went. Worked great, however, when i engaged the deck the first time i got some smoke from what i guessed to be belt guides around the rear pulleys. I had noticed they were a little tight after installing the new belt (genuine part from Greenfield).
After a couple of minutes of mower it went away and upon disengaging the deck the blades continued to spin for a little while so seems ok.

Thanks to Grumpy and Ken and the crew at Greenfield for their help in getting this sorted.