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Trouble with T1600 lower drive belt tesioner.

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hwally New Member Total Posts : 1 Scores: 0 Reward points: 0 Joined: 2020/01/05 20:11:59 Status: offline 2020/01/05 20:24:45 (permalink) 0 Trouble with T1600 lower drive belt tesioner. I just bought a basket case Craftsman T1600 (2015) riding lawn mower. It was worked on by someone who had no clue. I'm trying to install the lower drive belt from the engine to the transmission. The belt tensioner was in pieces but I've got it reassembled. I bought a new belt the same size as the one that came with it but it seems too long. I measured it and it is 89 3/4 oinches. There's a parts list on the mower and recommends a 954.04249A belt. I've googled the belt and seen lengths from 71 inches to 91 inches. Are there any repair manuals that would show the correct belt routing? I live in Mexico so it's difficult to get parts sometimes. Sears says it'll be 2 months to get a new belt through them. Any help would be appreciated. Quote #1 1 Reply Related Threads
AVB Super Member Total Posts : 2165 Scores: 87 Reward points: 0 Joined: 2017/06/21 16:35:48 Location: Elora, TN Status: offline Re: Trouble with T1600 lower drive belt tesioner. 2020/01/15 11:53:41 (permalink) 0 Sorry for the delay just seen your post. Hint that Craftsman is a MTD mower so you might be to get the MTD parts instead of the Sears one which are the same belt just higher priced. First the MTD 954-04249A oem belt is listed as being 70.9 inches. (actually measurement here is just over 71 inches.) You may have found the v-belt routing but just in you haven't here is a shot of the ipl drive belts layout. Your mower appears to be the 247.203741. Quote #2

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Trouble with T1600 lower drive belt tesioner.

I just bought a basket case Craftsman T1600 (2015) riding lawn mower. It was worked on by someone who had no clue. I'm trying to install the lower drive belt from the engine to the transmission. The belt tensioner was in pieces but I've got it reassembled. I bought a new belt the same size as the one that came with it but it seems too long. I measured it and it is 89 3/4 oinches. There's a parts list on the mower and recommends a 954.04249A belt. I've googled the belt and seen lengths from 71 inches to 91 inches. Are there any repair manuals that would show the correct belt routing? I live in Mexico so it's difficult to get parts sometimes. Sears says it'll be 2 months to get a new belt through them. Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: Trouble with T1600 lower drive belt tesioner. 2020/01/15 11:53:41 (permalink)

Sorry for the delay just seen your post.

Hint that Craftsman is a MTD mower so you might be to get the MTD parts instead of the Sears one which are the same belt just higher priced.

First the MTD 954-04249A oem belt is listed as being 70.9 inches. (actually measurement here is just over 71 inches.) You may have found the v-belt routing but just in you haven't here is a shot of the ipl drive belts layout. Your mower appears to be the 247.203741.

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