Comments on: Can a mower drive belt be too tight for a lawnmower? http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/ Thu, 17 May 2012 14:07:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: renpen http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 renpen Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:01:21 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/#comment-1571 With the clutch/brake pedal depressed there should be enough slack in the belt for the pully to turn freely from the belt. If not you won't be able to get it in gear. I don't believe that you could install a belt so tight that the engine wouldn't run. Are you sure the battery has a full charge? Have you looked under the mower after you tried to start it? As someone mentioned it may be possible to have the belt bind if routed wrong. Take the belt back off the engine pully and see if the mower starts. With the clutch/brake pedal depressed there should be enough slack in the belt for the pully to turn freely from the belt. If not you won’t be able to get it in gear. I don’t believe that you could install a belt so tight that the engine wouldn’t run. Are you sure the battery has a full charge? Have you looked under the mower after you tried to start it? As someone mentioned it may be possible to have the belt bind if routed wrong. Take the belt back off the engine pully and see if the mower starts.

]]> By: wry humor http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 wry humor Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:01:23 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/#comment-1570 The general answer to your question is, Yes. However, you don't say if this is a riding lawn mower, or a brush mower, or which of the belts (most riding lawn mowers have two, as do some brush mowers) was replaced. Therefore the specific answer can be Yes and it can be No. Your Owners' Manual should have instructions about belt replacement/adjustment. If you don't have the manual, and you are the original owner, go to the store where you purchased the mower and seek assistance. If you're not the original owner you may find assistance at a hardware store, mower sales outlet or at a small engine repair. Or, if it is an electric start mower as you imply with "won't turn over", the battery may simply have chosen this inopportune time to be balky and to confuse you. good Luck The general answer to your question is, Yes. However, you don’t say if this is a riding lawn mower, or a brush mower, or which of the belts (most riding lawn mowers have two, as do some brush mowers) was replaced. Therefore the specific answer can be Yes and it can be No. Your Owners’ Manual should have instructions about belt replacement/adjustment. If you don’t have the manual, and you are the original owner, go to the store where you purchased the mower and seek assistance. If you’re not the original owner you may find assistance at a hardware store, mower sales outlet or at a small engine repair. Or, if it is an electric start mower as you imply with “won’t turn over”, the battery may simply have chosen this inopportune time to be balky and to confuse you.

good Luck

]]> By: kid360roadrash http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 kid360roadrash Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:13:31 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/#comment-1569 Is it routed correctly? Its not binding on a part of the chassis or anything? You want some tension on drive belts, it is possible to get too tight of belt ( you wouldnt be able to clutch it) . There should be some sort of idler pulley bolted to the chassis, adjusting it a bit should help. Too tight tho, you wouldnt be able to put it on all the pulleys tho. Belts do tend to stretch after a while tho, when replacing a belt, sometimes the replacement is a touch shorter, too large tho they slip too much. Double check to make sure its routed correctly first, its routed under the pins around pulleys ( theyre there to help keep the belt on the pulleys) . Kidd Is it routed correctly? Its not binding on a part of the chassis or anything?
You want some tension on drive belts, it is possible to get too tight of belt ( you wouldnt be able to clutch it) . There should be some sort of idler pulley bolted to the chassis, adjusting it a bit should help.
Too tight tho, you wouldnt be able to put it on all the pulleys tho. Belts do tend to stretch after a while tho, when replacing a belt, sometimes the replacement is a touch shorter, too large tho they slip too much.
Double check to make sure its routed correctly first, its routed under the pins around pulleys ( theyre there to help keep the belt on the pulleys) .
Kidd

]]> By: mr.obvious http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/comment-page-1/#comment-1568 mr.obvious Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:33:30 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/#comment-1568 May be that you have it in gear or a safety devise is not engaged right. An over tight belt could put to much force on the motor and prevent it from turning because the bearing it bound up. It does take allot to get a belt this tight, make sure you are not in tall grass when you start it, because you mower need a place to max out the RPM's May be that you have it in gear or a safety devise is not engaged right. An over tight belt could put to much force on the motor and prevent it from turning because the bearing it bound up. It does take allot to get a belt this tight, make sure you are not in tall grass when you start it, because you mower need a place to max out the RPM’s

]]> By: pinkyismygirlfriendniluvhur http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 pinkyismygirlfriendniluvhur Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:05:49 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/can-a-mower-drive-belt-be-too-tight-for-a-lawnmower/#comment-1567 could be you usually measure the amount of deflection when you press on it, with a known amount of force could be

you usually measure the amount of deflection when you press on it, with a known amount of force

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