How to quickly fix a Slipped Troy Bilt Lawn Tractor Belt (Blade Engagement Belt)

So.. the way to fix a belt that came off .. is to put it back on. gotcha

Really? Haha

I was expecting to see how to tighten it. Putting the belt will only have it come back off

So u just put it back on to come off again u didn’t tighten it

This is about the least useful DIY video that I have ever seen. You did not do anything ,except move the engage lever back and forth.

Might be able to buy a smaller belt

You saved me a lot of time buddy! Was able to finish my cut and will order a new bell to replace before my next cut 💪

Its a riding mower not a tractor.

That does nothing to fix the problem of a belt that keeps slipping off

This guy should be doing radio commercials!

Dear Friends. Please, help. My left (Driver side. The one with the adjustment gear) of the deck is high. The right side (passenger side. grass outlet side) is low. When lever is on position 4, i.e. the second highest, the right side of the deck scrapes the grass! The gear is all the way up. I.e "Driver side" of the deck is all the way down, but still too high. Do I need a new deck? New tractor? Thanks in advance.

Not sure if it'll work or not, but dang I'm happy to find this video. (I treated the thing like it was a bush hog. The belt flipped off REAL fast.) After mine cools down, I'm going to try this. Thank you, if it works or not!

Thank you.

ok on the 46 inch Troy built you have to take the right pulley off to get the built to past the keeper. I spent 5 hours doing this

Thank You

Man...... you can figure anything out huh??

Have two different brand mowers with this same deck. Belts are less than two years old but are loose on both mowers. Is there any way to adjust or tighten the belt???Video was a lot of help.

I ran over a shoe.. it still runs fine..but when I engage the blades it doesn't really cut anymore..any thoughts on the problem? Did the belt stretch?

I've been searhcing for a solution for some time. I have a Craftsman lawn tractor that thte belt has been slipping for some time. This video nailed it. I removed the ancient petrified grass and dirt and now my tractor works like new. Thanks for posting this simple and effective video.

How do you "engage and disengage" the pulley?????

Just what I needed!!!

Hey, just a note for folks watching this. That pulley has a retainer that the belt must go past. It's behind the pulley relative to the camera in this video and can only be seen for a few frames. The "right'' was to get it on is probably to loosen/take off the pulley, but I've found that I can usually man-handle it on by laying the belt at the gap, rotating the pulley clockwise with my left hand while pulling with the right. It's a little frustrating at first, but becomes pretty natural after you've done it a handful of times.

Yeah.... we know when we see a belt off a pully what to do.

It's when it's on all of the pulleys and still has way too much slack when it's in disengage mode. So much so that it falls lower when disengaged and will not hop back up on the drive pulley.

Great voice though....

I kind of inherited my Craftsman 3000 (or whatever it's called)...
I've been using old Wheel Horse tractors for the past 30yrs or so.....HOLY SHIT!!!!! This mower sucks!!!!!!🤣🤣
This thing, I think, is maybe a 2017?
Man!! People actually pay $1500 to $2500 for this crap??
The steering is a JOKE!
The gas pedal is the most stupid thing ever... along with the reverse pedal (same cheap thin metal part)
The deck is like made out of tinfoil.
When I got it I thought.... oh it will be a good backup.... 🤣 no way!
I thought of selling it, but I would feel guilty... seriously! It's embarrassing!!!
That a company in this country... would put out such crap.
There's no way I would be able to work at a company that manufactures something like this. Or work at sears or whatever.... tractor supply??? 🤣
And try to sell someone this mower KNOWING how cheap it is.

What if the new belt is still loose when you install it?

I replaced the deck belt, replaced with the correct part one of the pullies that I noticed was going bad, the pto cable is not broke, the belt is installed correctly, and yet it continues to throw belt, and now the PTO won't engage the blades, I spent a lot of time with the deck off the machine and went through it pretty well, and reinstalled everything correctly even installed new blades which are correct for the machine, sealed everything up , started the mower went to cut some grass and what do know!! the belt comes right off again, and yes I have belt guards install correctly on both sides and the belt is new.

I have a craftsman t1200 the belt keeps jumping off can’t figure out what the problem is sometimes it will allow me to mow awhile before jumping off but I have to mow with the deck lever on 3 if I try to mow on anything lower will pop off or if I raise or lower deck it will come off any ideas what problem could be

I didn't know they made 22in riding mowers 🤷🏾‍♂️....