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Post by cadman on Jun 30, 2024 7:10:58 GMT -5
What will I do today, is put a new belt on the lawn mower. Dang thing still pops the belt off. Going to try using a 5/8 thick belt instead of the 1/2 inch. I have tried everything else and cleaned and greased everything on the deck. The motor shaft is not bent. None of the online or youtube solutions have worked. I tried shorter belts and they seem too tight, which is odd considering how loose this one is when the blades are not engaged
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 30, 2024 7:14:31 GMT -5
Got the butts chilling. Will vacuum seal this afternoon for trip to Dillard this week.
Heading to Union Point, Ga. for my brother's 80th birthday. He'll deliver the sermon at The First Presbyterian Church then have a get to gather at the church.
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Post by Stumpy on Jun 30, 2024 7:21:58 GMT -5
What will I do today, is put a new belt on the lawn mower. Dang thing still pops the belt off. Going to try using a 5/8 thick belt instead of the 1/2 inch. I have tried everything else and cleaned and greased everything on the deck. The motor shaft is not bent. None of the online or youtube solutions have worked. I tried shorter belts and they seem too tight, which is odd considering how loose this one is when the blades are not engaged could be adjustments needed on the belt tensioner and I had a issue where the deck was tilted but once I leveled the deck the belt engaged the blades like butter. |
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 30, 2024 7:34:23 GMT -5
What will I do today, is put a new belt on the lawn mower. Dang thing still pops the belt off. Going to try using a 5/8 thick belt instead of the 1/2 inch. I have tried everything else and cleaned and greased everything on the deck. The motor shaft is not bent. None of the online or youtube solutions have worked. I tried shorter belts and they seem too tight, which is odd considering how loose this one is when the blades are not engaged could be adjustments needed on the belt tensioner and I had a issue where the deck was tilted but once I leveled the deck the belt engaged the blades like butter. Tilted deck!! I had the same issue. It doesn't have to be much either. |
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Post by cadman on Jun 30, 2024 8:05:20 GMT -5
What will I do today, is put a new belt on the lawn mower. Dang thing still pops the belt off. Going to try using a 5/8 thick belt instead of the 1/2 inch. I have tried everything else and cleaned and greased everything on the deck. The motor shaft is not bent. None of the online or youtube solutions have worked. I tried shorter belts and they seem too tight, which is odd considering how loose this one is when the blades are not engaged could be adjustments needed on the belt tensioner and I had a issue where the deck was tilted but once I leveled the deck the belt engaged the blades like butter. This damn thing doesn't have a belt tensioner. They welded the pulley that used to be the belt tensioner on this model. There is no way to adjust the belt tension. If this doesn't fix it, i'm thinking of replacing the springs that engage the blades. It doesn't look stretched, but it is the only other thing that could be the problem. that was one youtube suggestion, lower the RPM and only engage or disengage the belt when the deck was lifted. It helps some, but the belt would still still occasionally. I will check the deck to see if it tilted any. |
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Post by Stumpy on Jun 30, 2024 10:14:33 GMT -5
could be adjustments needed on the belt tensioner and I had a issue where the deck was tilted but once I leveled the deck the belt engaged the blades like butter. This damn thing doesn't have a belt tensioner. They welded the pulley that used to be the belt tensioner on this model. There is no way to adjust the belt tension. If this doesn't fix it, i'm thinking of replacing the springs that engage the blades. It doesn't look stretched, but it is the only other thing that could be the problem. that was one youtube suggestion, lower the RPM and only engage or disengage the belt when the deck was lifted. It helps some, but the belt would still still occasionally. I will check the deck to see if it tilted any. Your bad luck Cad, the wife just broke the mower blade belt on my mower... crap! |
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Post by cadman on Jun 30, 2024 11:20:01 GMT -5
The 5/8 is too tight. Going back to the original belt and check the deck to be sure it is level. But I did get the lawn mowed with the 5/8 belt, so I don't need to worry about it for a couple of weeks.
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Post by cadman on Jun 30, 2024 11:46:33 GMT -5
I also decided to sand down some of the exterior body tub of the Jeep today. Some idiot who owned it used Bondo to cover some rust places, which wouldn't be the end of the world if the moron had prepped the area well. The moron just put it over the rust and paint without taking it down to the metal. Which means more sanding to get to the bare metal and redo those sections. Not any monetary expense, just time and labor. Also, not sure what he used for a primer, but I think he tried using bed liner for the exterior and used the wrong primer because the black coating is coming off way too easily. I can also tell, it was originally a light blue color at one time, which is below the grey primer. Below that appears to be bare metal. Going to strip off all the black stuff since it comes off easy, strip the bad sections to bare metal and fix them correctly, and then hand sand the grey primer to a rough surface and re-prime it with the correct primer for the bed liner material.
I can take the hood and front fenders outside, sandblast to the metal, and start from scratch.
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Post by gogittum on Jun 30, 2024 11:54:16 GMT -5
What will I do today, is put a new belt on the lawn mower. Dang thing still pops the belt off. Going to try using a 5/8 thick belt instead of the 1/2 inch. I have tried everything else and cleaned and greased everything on the deck. The motor shaft is not bent. None of the online or youtube solutions have worked. I tried shorter belts and they seem too tight, which is odd considering how loose this one is when the blades are not engaged Not sure what the guys mean by "tilt." In my experience, most belt throwers have the pulleys mis-aligned. Sometimes by one being higher or lower on their respective shafts, but usually with them out of plane. Put a straight edge across them and see how they look. You may have to tilt/shim the motor and/or blade mounts. Less likely would be loose bolts holding the motor and blade mounts. The adjuster is welded in place....?? Strange. Did you buy this mower new or used ?? Unless they got silly with it, you may be able to use a cut-off wheel to remove the welds. My Dremel with flex drive and 1¾" fiber wheels is perfect for that kind of thing. |
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Post by cadman on Jun 30, 2024 12:28:45 GMT -5
What will I do today, is put a new belt on the lawn mower. Dang thing still pops the belt off. Going to try using a 5/8 thick belt instead of the 1/2 inch. I have tried everything else and cleaned and greased everything on the deck. The motor shaft is not bent. None of the online or youtube solutions have worked. I tried shorter belts and they seem too tight, which is odd considering how loose this one is when the blades are not engaged Not sure what the guys mean by "tilt." In my experience, most belt throwers have the pulleys mis-aligned. Sometimes by one being higher or lower on their respective shafts, but usually with them out of plane. Put a straight edge across them and see how they look. You may have to tilt/shim the motor and/or blade mounts. Less likely would be loose bolts holding the motor and blade mounts. The adjuster is welded in place....?? Strange. Did you buy this mower new or used ?? Unless they got silly with it, you may be able to use a cut-off wheel to remove the welds. My Dremel with flex drive and 1¾" fiber wheels is perfect for that kind of thing. It was purchased brand new from Lowes. Apparently on certain models, for some reason, they changed the belt tensioner from a bolt you could adjust to just welding it to the deck. Not sure why. But the first thing I saw on YouTube was to adjust the belt tension and went and looked for the bolt and realized they had gotten rid of it and welded that assembly to the deck. I have yet to see where they replaced it with another method and the manual does not mention another way to adjust the belt tension. I thought about either trying to remove the welds, but there is no holes to put a bolt in on this model and the deck may not have the support needed to hold it of you just drill a hole in the metal. I need an old deck to look at first. They redesigned the deck on this model from the older models or this may be a Lowes special model. The cable goes to a spring that pulls the belt tight when you engage it. The only other thing it could be is the spring has stretched after six years. |
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jun 30, 2024 13:01:29 GMT -5
What did i do today???
Pulled and cleaned the pool filter, put in 80lbs of salt.
ran the brush around the whole pool and realized i need a new pool guy.
Watered my wife's three thousand house and porch plants, went and picked up her meds, started prepping dinner.
Ran up to our butcher and got some fresh produce.
Did two loads of wash.
Now I'm about to tear out the one bathroom sink trap that has been running slow and not responding to the "heavy duty "instant" drain cleaner"
Then I'm gonna take a nap
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 30, 2024 13:18:42 GMT -5
What did i do today??? Pulled and cleaned the pool filter, put in 80lbs of salt. ran the brush around the whole pool and realized i need a new pool guy. Watered my wife's three thousand house and porch plants, went and picked up her meds, started prepping dinner. Ran up to our butcher and got some fresh produce. Did two loads of wash. Now I'm about to tear out the one bathroom sink trap that has been running slow and not responding to the "heavy duty "instant" drain cleaner" Then I'm gonna take a nap Damn Mack, even God rested on the 7th day😉 |
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Post by richm on Jun 30, 2024 13:44:43 GMT -5
 went fishing out of st pete yesterday. Spent fishing time sround 110 ft. Had one flurry of activity and caught 90% of what we caught in like 40 minutes. Glad i was with guys who know what they are doing. |
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Post by 4ward on Jun 30, 2024 13:50:35 GMT -5
Cleaned up and mowed 2 1/2 acres yesterday, hauled mower 25 miles and mowed/ weedeated and did the urban manicure on another acre at my moms place today.
I’m looking forward to going back to work tomorrow.
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Post by Tarpon65 on Jun 30, 2024 16:01:37 GMT -5
Cut the yard before the rains came and finished up cleaning and reinstalling the DE pool filter that I started yesterday. The o-ring connecting the top and bottom sections gets stretched and then I couldn't get the band, that holds the two sections, back on without leaks. Ended up cutting about an inch off the o-ring and superglueing it together last night. It worked and is not leaking under pressure. I do have a replacement coming for backup though.
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Post by madm002 on Jun 30, 2024 16:42:28 GMT -5
View Attachmentwent fishing out of st pete yesterday. Spent fishing time sround 110 ft. Had one flurry of activity and caught 90% of what we caught in like 40 minutes. Glad i was with guys who know what they are doing. [ Jeez how many miles out is that. I took the grands to the beach today in Michigan. 65 degrees and blowing 30. Vacation with them is not a vacation when they stay with you. I got a large Airbnb with 3 bathrooms. So I could always have one available. So 10 minutes later I need to go and they are all full of kids have to drive to the park. Driving her from florida was interesting.. |
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Post by bswiv on Jun 30, 2024 16:55:57 GMT -5
Caught shrimp shortly after sunrise......then caught a few fish in the St. Johns around Mandarin Point.
Sold a smoker.......took a nap ( It was HOT! in the boat. ) ......
Pulled the traps off the dock and added a couple of big crabs to the fish for dinner.....
Visited some friends and now.......crabs, mangroves and some other goodies for dinner......and a PABST!
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Post by conchydong on Jun 30, 2024 17:32:21 GMT -5
Watched the Panthers parade on TV as it rained steady all day. Too old to deal with the crowds. Then picked up some mangoes from the ground and cooked dinner.
Not very exciting nor physical. A few Bourbons made their way into the afternoon.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 1, 2024 7:04:20 GMT -5
What did i do today??? Pulled and cleaned the pool filter, put in 80lbs of salt. ran the brush around the whole pool and realized i need a new pool guy. Watered my wife's three thousand house and porch plants, went and picked up her meds, started prepping dinner. Ran up to our butcher and got some fresh produce. Did two loads of wash. Now I'm about to tear out the one bathroom sink trap that has been running slow and not responding to the "heavy duty "instant" drain cleaner" Then I'm gonna take a nap Hell, I'm wore out just reading that. |
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Post by Captj on Jul 1, 2024 10:17:36 GMT -5
Replaced the flapper in one toilet, installed two new locksets on our exterior doors, patched a couple of holes in the laundry room wall, took a trip to the dump, paid the credit card bills, and last but not least smoked some back ribs for dinner.
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Post by Mango Man on Jul 2, 2024 15:55:06 GMT -5
Today I hit the gym in the early AM, I cut the grass and edged/trimmed, pulled some weeds and sprayed. Pulled some palm fronds off the trees, straightened up my work bench, brought the TC's back in. And a bunch of other small bs.
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Post by OhMy on Jul 2, 2024 16:34:54 GMT -5
Went to the gym at 5 AM.
Got my haircut (tight).
Went to grocery store to buy food for the 4th.
Cleaned the house and ran my shark vacuum.
Now I am proofing dough to make some homemade pizza.
Gonna pour a drink here in a bit.
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Post by restlessnative on Jul 3, 2024 18:29:24 GMT -5
Got a last minute invite last night to head offshore on friends 42' Freeman, so of course said yes and cancelled my meetings. Started off in a little over 200', and other having to move a couple of times to get away from the gag & red grouper didn't have any trouble getting our limit of ARS plus a bonus scamp. Sharks were a pest but not too too bad. Also saw a sail free jumping and a wahoo came up but couldn't et either to eat, would have been icing on the cake. Came back in a little ways to a spring and bailed flag yellowtails to end the afternoon. Blew a lower unit on the way in, but still cruised at 50mph on 3 engines. Here is a dock pic. Was a long, good day.  |
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jul 3, 2024 18:35:09 GMT -5
Very nice.
I like scamp better then gags or reds.
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Post by bswiv on Jul 3, 2024 18:46:54 GMT -5
Got a last minute invite last night to head offshore on friends 42' Freeman, so of course said yes and cancelled my meetings. Started off in a little over 200', and other having to move a couple of times to get away from the gag & red grouper didn't have any trouble getting our limit of ARS plus a bonus scamp. Sharks were a pest but not too too bad. Also saw a sail free jumping and a wahoo came up but couldn't et either to eat, would have been icing on the cake. Came back in a little ways to a spring and bailed flag yellowtails to end the afternoon. Blew a lower unit on the way in, but still cruised at 50mph on 3 engines. Here is a dock pic. Was a long, good day. View AttachmentIf I was closer I'd clean them in return for the heads, throats and backbones..............though......maybe the word is out further than it used to be about not squandering those parts? Does look like they were all cut and bled.................. |
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Post by cadman on Jul 4, 2024 7:02:23 GMT -5
Went to the U.F fireworks show last night. They do theirs on the 3rd instead of the 4th. I had not been in 20 years and just wanted to see the fireworks. not a bad show, lasted about 15 to 20 minutes.
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Post by Tarpon65 on Jul 4, 2024 9:19:07 GMT -5
Just cut the lawn and trimmed the hedges before it got too hot. The grandson and his mom are coming over later as the wife is making stuffed shells.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 4, 2024 9:30:56 GMT -5
Took grandkids (3) to Scaly Mt. Tube slide then to Franklin NC.
Fireworks in Highlands tonight and Dillard tomorrow night.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2024 9:34:28 GMT -5
Played with my wanger a bit .
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Post by Tarpon65 on Jul 4, 2024 9:42:06 GMT -5
Played with my wanger a bit . Did you have to use a. metal detector to find it? |
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