I have a customer's MTD Rover Raider 1438 ride on mower that keeps chewing the deck belts every week.
The customer has gone over to using the standard black dairy vacuum pump A section belts to save costs, but has found they shred in about 15-30 minutes when mowing 3" tall cape weed.
I ordered in a Kevlar belt from GA Spares that replaces the MTD/Kioti Daedong part number for this mower, but the tensioner doesn't apply enough pressure and causes the belt to squeal when engaged without even cutting anything.
The tensioner is basically a cable from the lever to a spring attached to the engagement arm with the idler pulley to apply the tension to the belt. When the lever is moved to the engaged position, it applies some tension but not enough to prevent it slipping.
Does anyone know if there is provision to adjust the cable at the lever and if so, do I have to take out the transmission to get to it? The easiest way would be to take the angle grinder to the battery box, but I don't want to go on that route!
I'll take some photos tomorrow and upload them to help clarify the situation.
