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I GOT TWO OF THESE FOR $50.00. They both looked new. I rented a trailer and got them home. One has no deck ? Both needs batteries. The one with the deck keeps throwing the belt off the pulley. Can someone please invent a belt that can be a straight line and can be threaded through all the pulleys. Then clipped, bolted, or velcrode in place. Thereby eliminating all this nightmarish disassembly ! Please let me know, you will be a hero many times over ! Get to work on it now ! PLEASE! Now I know why they were so cheap !

Thank you! Thank you! For this video. I agree whole heartedly that this design is horrible. So I managed to get new belt installed. I still have an issue with it slipping off the transmission pulley under driver seat. Tested before I reattached mowing deck. So frustrated. The belt slips underneath the white fan blades under the pulley????? Any tips?

What inch is the belt for these

Wow awesome and im made one tiny version of the vanguard led beacon same type of flash day 40 fpm and the night mode 20 fpm short burst red but my mini led beacon version burn up by short circuit

Love this video! I just took the belt off and will be putting a new one on there when I get it, hopefully this weekend. Your video made it about a 1.5 hour job to get it off (had issues with that stupid clip that holds the steering column in place). The mower got slower and slower and eventually just wouldn't move/go up a hill. The belt felt VERY stretched and was loose and floppy so I hope this was the issue.

What bushing are you using in the powder die?

Why do ALL reloading chairs squeak?!?!

What radio are you using with this??? I'm having crazy issues with my wx paired with a ft 2800.

It's good not clean ash out until next winter.

That tractor is filthy.

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This is a shit show I have the same issue right now Oh My God

I have the exact same mower… same issue. Came here to find a way that wasn’t THIS…. which was exactly what my original inspection said I had to do. Dammit. (sigh) Welp… gonna charge up the Bluetooth speakers and buy a bottle of whiskey for my date with Simplicity this weekend! Great video, bud… will toast you Saturday morning!

YOU DON'T HAVE TO remove the steering stem, lift it real high or disassemble the gears . Just remove the steering wheel and circlip, put the nut back on to keep the shaft from dropping all the way out . Remove the 4 bolts on the bracket and let the bracket drop enough to lift the sides of the belt over the sides of the bracket instead of over the top of the shaft. 😅

I had the same issue. What a dumb design for sure. The video I made of it is titled "Snapper lt200 drive belt replacement". I could not find a video of this as well. I just stumbled on this one of yours. The rest of the Snapper is great to work on but to change this belt is more work than it should ever be. I also had some comments saying how it should be done but none had any video showing what they were explaining, plus some were just wrong. That frozen pulley is what probably wore out the belt. Stay well, Joe Z

Did you get rid of them without any of them getting into the house?

NOT the fault of Tuffshed! Normally, I don't see in they're favor but they don't pick the area to build the shed. You added a lot of weight when you finished the shed and you didn't even bother to install gutters. The floor sank until there was no space under it for ventilation .. I'm guessing there is a ton of black mold in the walls and the floor. I'd gut it and move it to higher ground ! Let it air out, install gutters and start over .. DON'T destroy it. It's still salvageable ... I built sheds for 10 years so I know little of what I say.. Sry, this had to happen brother. Better luck:)

Thanks for your time helping the rest of us figure this out. We have a Snapper SPX that is basically the same design. Man! A couple more man hours spent on designing this mower better could have saved the rest of us thousands of man hours labor!

I replaced an idler pulley and thought it would be a good time to to replace the belt. I abandoned that idea when I discovered that the electronic clutch cable required removal. I replaced the idler and just replaced the used belt. What a stupid design.

Was taking the rack and pinion gear out necessary? I'm trying to figure mine out and it's a 2013 snapper 20hp. Thanx

Had the loose steering issue on my 5 year old Regent. Couldn’t find any info on my model. But after looking at fixes for other manufacturers, thought this would be similar fix. WRONG, no easy way. Considering the steering rack, the belt, the wire, the pto. What a dumb design. Wish I saw your video first. Thanks.

I just did this job and it wasn't easy because I made a few mistakes by doing some things I didn't have to do. I removed the steering wheel (nut and keeper ring) and hosted the front end. Wiggled a front tire and the steering stem fell out. No need to take the rack and pinion and everything associated with it out. Battery does not need to come out. The biggest problem was that I had to cut the wires to the PTO to get the belt off because there was no quick connect. Have not finished and may add one for next time Tip: while you are doing this check your tension pulleys, one of mine was worn so while I had everything apart I took them off and replaced them.

Can you take the electronic clutch off and support it so you don't have to unplug the connector to get the belt on the front? And will the steering shaft pull out through the bottom without taking off anything else? Thanks.

What a pain..had a feeling there was no easy trick for this.

This will definitely teach you that A FOUNDATION OFF THE GROUND OR A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR ANY BUILDING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ........ TUFF SHED TELLS YOU TO BUILD A FOUNDATION TO SIT THEIR SHED ON WHEN DELIVERY TAKES PLACE .....RIGHT ?????

Yep engineer's don't have to work on the stuff they design... tell you one thing, I'd be buying the best belt money can buy!

Mine is going through pulley bracket

Somebody tell me how to move that black pin that is going through pulley ,out of the way,it’s a conquest , 2002-04 , it’s like it’s part of the frame without no bolts holding it

I totally agree! This design is purposely created 2 force u to bring it back to snapper! I will never buy another 1

Save and reuse everything you can. Have yo seen the price of lumber lately 🤣🤣🤣. The framing just kills me 😂😂😂

I just started trading. so much work to change the belt through the fucking steering column. Fu..ck fu....ck fu...ck. thx and greetings from Poland💪

I think when I was 10 years old my framing skills looked better than that 🤣🤣🤣. They used a framing gun on the siding instead of a siding gun with galvanized or stainless steel nails. Did they ever compensate you for the driveway? That's just bad business all the way around.

Do you guys still have the old xenon equipment?I was looking for one for my collection

Just did this. Found it easier to remove the PTO, steering wheel, retaining clip on the stem, and both steering stem bushings. Stem dropped straight out the bottom, no need to pull the rest.

Good job on the post,, Going make a fuct job just that bit easier, cheers 4 doing the hard work 1st n good explanation.. Thanks Cobba...🤙

How many grains of h110 powder do you run for those ?

I feel your pain - I had to go through the same troubles removing half of my Snapper to replace drive belt. I suppose, this should be left to pro mechanic, but in my area there are none so I had to do it myself. At least my belt pulleys are made out of metal not plastic. On same day I had to replace all belts on my tractor (drive belt + deck belts), so my wife kept well away from the garage for half a day because of bad language....

Thanks for posting. You are a better man than I because my frustration level could never handle it. I have a Snapper LT200 lawn tractor but it is more or less a Simplicity. I have gotten 13-14 years out of it until the belt started slipping. I'm sure it still has a few years in it but I can't see me replacing the belt. Probably just haul it off.

This also appears to apply to the snapper SPX models, mine a 2018 and I’m going to tackle it this evening. Thank you for the video, only one that is of any real help

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Thanks for the video it helped a lot I just did mine with your help but I ordered new idler pulleys along with the belt parts tree had all in stock

Thanks for this, just did mine. It took me several hours with a few minor mistakes but got there in the end. Impact gun really helped.

Grabbed a Regent at an estate sale/ mower scrapyard. Got the engine running good but after seeing this I think I'm gone shelf the engine for a better machine later on, thanks for the vid

Thank you so much! I thought no way this was built so stupid! but it sure is! #uckin thing! Thanks again for the how to. Peace

I can’t believe I have to do this. Thank you.

You are the best! Your detailed explanation is key to solving high-level technical problems! Keep up the good work!

I have a simplicity regent not sure how old but you have to drop the blade clutch to take off the belt. Doesn't have a bolt to simply remove out the way

Thankyou for the video. Doing this stupid project now in the middle of my yard because I thought hey its just a belt. Should take 10 minutes. Horrible design!!!

i just put one on my express and what a pain in the ass had to rip everything apart i put mine up on the rear wheels yes the steering stem i had to take the motor pulleys off what a pain the engineer of these a was a moron