How to Change the Drive Belts on a Troy-Bilt Pony / Bronco

In this video I will show you how to change the upper and lower drive belts on a Troy-Bilt Pony / Bronco. This video also applies to most other 7-speed mowers made by MTD / Stanley Black and Decker such as Cub Cadet and Yard Machine.
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Links to the belts in the video:
Upper drive belt: www.troybilt.com/en_US/belts/...
Lower drive belt: www.troybilt.com/en_US/belts/...
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[@nickwhite5675]

A solid 9 video...I would give a 10 but I'm taking 1 point off for having your shirt on inside out.

[@ShirleyBowen-ts4eu]

This mechanic has his shirt on inside out .

[@Jack-es9xq]

the evidence speaks for itself - it pays to keep the mower clean to make the repairs less odious

[@off-roadridingadventures7129]

Brother you are the reason why You Tube exists. This video and the one about removing the deck saved me from having to take the mower to a shop. It also saved me a ton of time, head scratching and cussing. Great step by step videos. If you are ever in Atlanta, I will buy you dinner and a beer!

[@mattgrant4143]

Just wanted to say thank you! I have owned a similar Troy built mower for YEARS. Always drove it on ramps for cleaning and maintenance (always sketchy) your video likely saved me a fractured face and got my old mower running good as new! Thank you again!!!

[@blastermaster2383]

Your shirt is inside out .

[@oversizedoverlanding2365]

Applies to Bronco....kinda....Bronco has a set of 2 pulleys in the middle...guess the pony doesn't have these, so I had to a find a seperate video to show how the belt routes thru middle pulleys.

[@reneelosie2644]

Crescent wrench = Knuckle breakers. I've already got a split in my thumb from the wrench. Lol I think... The guy that was helping me asked me to put the pipe wrench on steering column to hold it still. I did and of course it slipped and got my thumb, then he needed the pipe wrench I told him there is blood all over it, I showed him I wiped it off on my jeans he asked me if I had herpes or anything. I said NO, I got a cut my thumb that's why there's blood on it. Don't ask silly questions and you won't get silly answers.

[@dadanomadi834]

Thanks for the excellent video. Figured I'd change the drive belts since I had the deck off to change that belt. Drive belts did not look that bad but decided to change . I went the cheap route and bought non OEM belts that were supposed to be a match for the OEM numbers. Nothing but problems with creeping and engaging the transmission. Put the old belts back on and the problems went away. The new belts seemed to match up in size but when I put them on they were extremely tight causing the transmission to be always engaged because there was not enough slack in the belts to let the variable pully to work correctly. They did seem to be a little thicker and slight wider. Your suggestion to only use MTD OEM belts is spot on. Lesson learned.

[@chriskraves8301]

Hello flip, just wanted to first start out with thanking you for all your contributions to the community. Im not really well versed with mechanics, I followed your video and replaced my upper transmission belt after it repeatedly popped off. it was surely ready for it. however after i installed the new one, my mower feels slow ? or like its not shifting ?maybe i tightened something to much or not enough ? any help would be great. it goes just doesnt seem to move like it did

[@ErnestJohnson-n9x]

Thanks so much for a very informative video. It would have taken me so much longer without it!!

[@Gidono]

I turned my shirt inside out and it gave me some more power to help get these belts replaced thanks to this video!

[@patrickfiles6080]

Excellent tips, thanks! I'll definitely consult this video when I change the belts on my old Toro later this summer or next year. I changed them a few years ago and had a hell of a time getting the old ones off.

[@coleramus561]

Thanks dude, exactly what I needed. Waay better than the official Troy Bilt video with similar content because you told the wrench sizes.

[@SamJones-qs2cw]

Hey flip. Thanks so much for this awesome video! Worked out perfectly in helping me replace my belts. I’m not mechanically inclined at all but you made this so easy for me and I greatly appreciate it!

[@dalesmith2324]

Hey buddy , I work on mowers a good bit for mostly relatives and friends ( translates to I don't get paid for it) lol.

[@deanweigand3299]

Thanks Flip, today i made your ramps and changed both belts following your video. Great stuff mate - all the way from Oz !

[@shonuff5878]

Much appreciated Flip! I am changing out the lower drive belt today.

[@jm1551701]

Yes this helped immensely, I had to change the PTO cable so while the battery and supports are all out I noticed the drive belts looked really bad, both of them, so I said I need to change them while I have this access all open, but was a little perplexed on how to so your tutorial helped make this easy, thanks very much,

[@dannybrown8602]

Very informative. Thanks for the clearness and suggestions to make this process smooth as possible.