How To EASILY Replace The Drive Belt On A John Deere GX335 Riding Mower

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[@mikebittel9206]

Nice tip on the ratchet strap! The original drive belt on my GX345 snapped yesterday @ 952 hours. Glad I found this video since the owners manual didn't have a procedure for it. Neither did the Service Manual. I did have some slightly different results though, maybe related to differences between GX335 Vs GX345. I removed the hood, fenders, and gas tank. I used a come-along to hoist the front of the tractor up to get it nearly vertical. Used a ratchet strap to take the tension off that big spring. I picked up the belt(M142499) at my local dealer. I threaded the belt in from the top side, slide it over the HydroStat fan and around the pulley. I didn't have to remove any of the idler pulleys and I didn't have to remove the PTO Clutch(Only the wire). There was enough slack in the belt to slip it over the PTO clutch and around the front pulley. My idler pulley guards were not in the way either. I had the belt replaced and put it back together in a little over an hour.

[@patricktolton8881]

greeting from down under Taryl ,you have saved me many times with your easy to follow repair videos ,thanks alot from Australia

[@hank1556]

Im surprised yall have the same lawn equipment the we do. I guess its all made in damn china now a days..

[@russb3816]

Your videos are just above all else, with the details, like Taryls wrench o's. I just love watching. Cant wait for the next one.

[@WorkHorseLT]

I have 8 riding mowers thanks to you taryl they are all running great and mowing great

[@Rambleon444]

I don't even have a lawn let alone a mower. But I can't stop watch these entertaining videos!

[@SteveRobReviews]

Bud the ratchet strap hack is a brilliant idea. 👍👍

[@martymcgill1312]

That's a GREAT tip with the ratchet strap. Thanks Taryl!

[@mikeandrews8172]

I love watching y'all....lol I tell everyone I know to watch ....thanks guys

[@ericpigg2689]

I can barely keep a hat and a headlight on while I work on this stuff. How you do it in a hat, mullet wig and fake bubba teeth is just as impressive as your mechanical ability! Absolute legend! Keep up the good work!

[@4gauge10]

A bowl of"WRENCH-🔧-O's and Hamm's 🍺 beer over the top is AWESOMEEEE!!.(HAHA!!)

[@davidd8435]

Thanks for showing the part #’s on the repair parts, that helps out a lot. Great videos.

[@speedracer4588]

Your ratchet strap trick really worked great.. new belt on and mowing perfect. Thank you for the tip.

[@dennisburns6806]

Skippy’s back!!!!

[@mad-mason0319]

5:15 youre right. i did have the front jacked up and i layed underneath when i did mine (i didnt watch a video i just eyed it) and it took me about 30 mins. and yes that big spring was a pain. i got a hold of it with both hands and a big screwdriver and pulled it off. but getting it back on was the hard part. i ended up using a ratchet strap on the end of the spring and hooked the other end to a cross piece on the mower like he did but i used the strap to put the spring back on. the reason i took it off was because the belt ripped down the middle and jammed and binded against EVERYTHING and i never did it before so i did it my way. edit: as im watching this more. i remembered mines a standard 335 not a gx. because i didnt have to remove any pulleys or clutch wires and it looks a little different. something else. i didnt have to bend the fan blades. because i only had 1 out of 5 left when i changed it : P 1 1/2 years before i changed it. i found a fan blade on the ground and was like. well crap. oh well. well... when i called to order a belt i figured i should order a fan too. and its a good thing i did because i didnt know THAT many had broke but yea it went like that for a while and i didnt have any issues. dont recommend doing it tho. just incase.

[@honkhonklersr.4340]

Thanks fellers for another example of how to fix what others can't.

[@progers5019]

Thanks for the great tips. I replaced a clutch last year on my Husquavarna mower only after watching YT videos. This kind of video is like going to a training class. Lots of guys like me may not want to jump into something but can do stuff if we see it done. I love all of the comedy and get plenty of laughs, but we all know that you know your stuff. I appreciate your willingness to do it. I just knew Skippy was lettin go of the kill handle. lol

[@djarcforceable]

Wow JD did a fantastic job on engineering this one. Doesn't look impossible to do for the average home-mechanic but certainly isn't a walk in the park either. I remember when I was a kid, changing a belt on a riding mower was about a 5 min job and could be done with a a big screw driver and a couple wrenches. These mowers are starting look more and more like a space ship than a piece of lawn equipment.

[@shannonbrooks8834]

How can you not love this feller....

[@billlovett4256]

I love your JD videos, keep them coming.

[@tr4415]

Slippers .... Slippers in disguise .... disguised as ... Skippy ... the laugh that you did at the end of every sentence... Priceless dude..... Nicely done, laughed my ass off ...

[@gd9704]

I just replaced my electric PTO and drive belt on my JD X540. I ended up using TWO of your tricks-the air hammer on the crank bolt to get the PTO off (it didn't want to) AND the racket strap to loosen the drive belt tensioner to get that belt off. THANK YOU!!!!!

[@theanvil5288]

Lunch? Taryl's Wrench Nut's..."tune up your taste buds" plus Hamms beer 🍻...🤣😂

[@mattyg941]

It's Wrench O's!!! Come on dude pay attention!

[@theanvil5288]

Matty G Not an "O" letter but a bolt NUT. However, due to your lack of observation, you keep believing it's a letter O...🙈🙉🙊

[@mattyg941]

The guy who created the box said they are called wrench O's smart guy. Come on dude use your brain. The nut is supposed to be an O.

[@mattyg941]

The Anvil52 can't even understand and simple cereal box!

[@theanvil5288]

Matty G The bolt nut indicates that it contains nuts, not "O", just like you are nutty troll...🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jordanl7489]

Yes Skippy returns!!!! Loved the tire repair video with him, that was the first video I saw of yours, been watching ever since!

[@susanadams4944]

The channel is gold. Would like to know what town in Illinois he is in. Did you see Taryl et al in the town parade?

[@ultrakool]

@@susanadams4944 I65 exit 230. lil town of roselawn, indiana. stop by and tell em skippy sent ya, ehhhhhh?

[@buckymack4559]

Keep it up fellas y’all will hit 100k subs in no time

[@robertdavis6708]

SKIPPY for GOVONER …..INDIANA !! Vote for him and vote often.

[@4gauge10]

Skippy's problem is he didn't eat his bowl of"WRENCH-O's"with Hamm's beer.👴⬅(skippy)HAHA!!.

[@amyjones1640]

I used that ratchet strap technique method for the troybuilt broncos with the double belt system to get the small belt off. Good advice taryl

[@Paleoman52]

A bowl of cereal and a Hamm's, breakfast of Champions! LOL! Great video as always!

[@mattyg941]

He was having LUNCH! Come on dude pay attention!

[@matthewphelps5136]

And the academy award goes to............. "SKIPPY" !!!!!!!! And you thought it would have gone to Taryl. You guys rock Keep up the good work.

[@brucel.6078]

Great video guys!! Thanks! That was rough belt to replace. You always make repairs look easy! Thanks for ur knowledge! And for your funny videos!!! Here's a Hamms -->🍺🍺

[@johnholmes1401]

Stay you and stay awesome taryl. Don't change when you get into the millions of subs. Love y'alls videos. Me and my boys like your blade man and throttle.

[@zacinnc78]

love that little guitar ditty ...reminds me of pink panther lol

[@danmay9728]

That belt looks to be a pain in the but, just saying. Thanks for all the videos. Be safe. Peace.

[@idcanymore5287]

Lmao. Worth watching just for the strap trick I actually have other applications and never considered it DUH! BTW I would've beat skippy's ass by now.

[@ZiggZagg11]

My neighbor was working on his mower for several days and I kept watching him... I finally decided to see if I could help... It just won't start he says... It ran good last year... After some questions, I said let me try... I hold the handle down and give it a pull,... yep, it starts right up... He forgot that you have to hold the handle down...! He worked on it for several days and he simply forgot how it operated...

[@huh8896]

@@JM-yx1lm I’ve worked on plenty mower without that engine brake even being equipped, so it’s entirely possible. You just don’t see many without them these days

[@MichaelDopheide]

Thanks for this, replaced my belt this morning. One thing I found out accidentally is that if you hook up a long breaker/torque wrench to the top tension pulley you can pull that to release tension very easily. Still like the ratchet strap idea to hold things over time, but that breaker bar trick made installing/removing the strap a lot easier.

[@lenscap8925]

Sell Skippy a spring clamp for the bail...then it will never stop running lol

[@alexboi32]

Last time I saw skippy was when he was learning different types of repairs on tires and their leaks lol. Less than 10k to 100k oh boyyyy!!

[@JacobHunt1992]

Great video

[@ganash11]

Good Job. I was thinking is he going to clean all the dead grass all stuck in the frame rails, well you did A+

[@gordbaker896]

Excellent video once you got past Skippy! I recommend the DiY gang take lots of photos as they take one of those apart so they can quickly rethread the belt. Pay attention to how it comes off. I would have changed the Hydraulic Filter (below ratchet strap) 8:42 while it was up but that could be messy. I did the drive belt on a Ford LX 55. Tricky getting it in the right orientation. Mine is an X 320 with no Hydraulics for steering or deck. Excellent camera work and sound FX too. Don't turn up the music. It is just right.

[@bradbozarth1822]

And that drive belt looks like a pain in the butt

[@henrikjonsson4340]

Haha the best part was the test-running and spinning around with the tires. Please do more test-runs and do full-pulls :) Also you may have a race with others :)

[@1anthonybrowning]

Ratchet strap is an excellent idea.

[@ratholeproductions]

Next to Taryl, Skippy is the best character.

[@mattclark5480]

Sure looks like the space shuttle to me

[@StonyAcresEstate]

I think the Space Shuttle was easier to work on than this thing. :-)

[@irvinslagter8298]

Now just imagine yourself with that up on a floor jack!!!!! There's going to be some bad words said before that job is done! I've got a GX345 with the same setup. Why that one needed a double belt is beyond me. Thanks Taryl>

[@stevanrose7439]

The double belt is probably there for straight and longevity so it only has to be replaced once in the life of the mower.

[@MrJustDIY]

Great video Taryl

[@andrewmeadors]

I believe Skippy needs his spark plug changed. Could be his coil going bad though, lol.

[@stevendembinski9132]

thats one fancy rider. more bells and whistles than you can shake a stick at.

[@braddyer7602]

Hell yeah it was alot of work!!!

[@Wayoutthere]

Thx JD for making that such a struggle....

[@tomycodd]

Great video! Skippy needs to skip mowing his lawn and hire someone!

[@howardkoster4026]

Great video!

[@n8mmr]

Maybe someone has already asked with (with 197 comments, but I haven't seen it yet). I'm planning to change this belt myself, because I have a GX335 with a BROKEN drive belt. So, I'm finding this video VERY helpful. Only problem I see is, this belt drives the hydrostat which also drives the lift for the deck. If you can't lift the deck, how do you coax the bar to move up so you can get the belt past it?

[@breakerbroke23]

Finaly Skippy is a gonna spend some money at the shop. I'm sure he will by the cheapest plug ya got.

[@jaryljackderriere1232]

Good job, Taryl!! After looking at the underside of that mower I can tell that the engineers and bean counters couldn't come to an agreement. Sheesh

[@wolfmanrebel874]

Exactly, taryl needs to let John Deer know it ain't the space shuttle....they are confused

[@RichardWilson-sh3kr]

How do you not have 20,000 subscribers? This channel is awesome.

[@ernestt4969]

Wish Taryl lived closer to me so he could work on my beater lawnmowers.

[@mitchrenee]

What a PIA process- I have done it and it is

[@Iexpedite1]

Taryl, there is something odd about Skippy. I don’t trust him.

[@thekingsilverado9004]

I'd be outta business then because most of customers look just like him...

[@boB7710II]

When that lawn mower is standing on end, it looks like you are working on the space shuttle!

[@buddyg1408]

I heard All bolts on the shuttle 9/16 in😀

[@outtatime4512]

Are you a millionaire yet. KZbin loves you.

[@JESUS-POTENTATE]

I have been watching your videos a few months now. You guys make it fun and learn things too. And I see your having fun makeing these do it yourself videos. I enjoy them. When are you going to work on the Palimino again? Keep having fun guys.

[@kevindietzel8100]

Every time I come here for stupid jokes I accidentally learn something.

[@BrucesShop]

Thanks I hope I don't have to do one but now I know where to look

[@roger2641]

Taryl and others who may have a hard time removing Gear to remove steering wheel for drive belt replacement. Mine was not right and wouldn't budge. Go to auto parts store and get a loaner Tie-Rod separator tool, the small one that fits, don't get the big size. Put that sucker above gear and hit with a baby maul, watch as you pound it and work out the last 1/4" by locking a medium pair of vice grips on the steering shaft and use as a wedge for tie-rod tool so you can get remaining 1/4". Man I hope this saves somebody a lot of brain work. God Bless all of us.

[@darrenskinner5928]

Man those John Deere engineers made that a easy job lol great video as always

[@trevorn9381]

If you think that is bad you should work on some of their 1970s-80s vintage combines. Several times when we were working on one of ours the old man would say "I'd like to kill the SOB who designed this thing." LOL

[@sewing1243]

The fix for Skippy's mower: Remove and replace operator.

[@chrisbcritter6112]

I think it's the peanut butter he eats.

[@thekingsilverado9004]

I don't think it's that simple. I think I bought Skippy's old mower down in Pine Grove. "It's Still doin the same dam thing!"

[@refugeinc.159]

Damn, was looking forward to a Halloween special. :(

[@brianwinters4991]

Great sunday morning video ! When are you going to start selling teeth or hats like juniors!

[@jamesacarey1178]

Just a little advice the belt keeper on transmission has a 6mm Allen hole intop of it.its a hole lot easy to use Allen wrench on a 3/8 drive rachetwrench,than that 15mm open end wrench .hope this tip is helpfull

[@scottfirman]

I kinda miss working in the shop. I spent many hours I should have been sleeping after working 3rd shift helping at my friends small engine shop. Eventually I opened my own but Cancer forced me to hang it up. Good times working in the shop. Now I just do my friends equipment.

[@angel_dawn_morningstar]

the Craftsman Boomerang

[@timewa851]

just electrical tape that handle & send Skippy far far away. eheheheh.

[@josephtaverna1287]

The Husqvarna man with the white hairs a trip hey I thought I was the only one working on Sunday I'm a new subscriber but I've watched about a hundred of your videos like your cousin the way he took that motor apart and put it back together I knew it wasn't his first go-round by any means taryl you have a great day my friend take care by the way I see you have a great disliking Jonathan Deere products what's funny is I just watch a video of yours a couple nights back somebody I know what that John Deere with the plastic transmission I want to tell him but yeah I'll let him find out on his own I don't want to be the bearer of bad news

[@fredkaminski6138]

Love ❤️ it!

[@styga1969]

Chain up a Harbor Fright hoist on that beam ..use pull rope and handle to remove or reinstall that spring and play Twisted Sister “Stay hungry” for there’s your dinner. But try the old pull cord and handle trick to reinstall them springs. It works great 👍

[@markkeller9378]

I have a GX 255.......had Deere check over the tractor 2019. One of the things they replaced was the transmission belt. I bought the tractor new in 2003. This year I now have almost no reverse movement. Forward is fine.....I havent looked, but geez they just worked on this and the first belt lasted for 16 years! I would assume if the belt was bad I wouldnt be able to move the tractor at all?? No reverse, forward is ok.

[@yepblaze9977]

That's a $32 job right there!

[@Vintageguy73]

Glad my Cub has shaft drive

[@charlescenter5608]

to you its second nature, but.. my neighbor had his tractor on its tail for a couple weeks working on the deck. After he was done, he put the tractor down, put fuel in it(gas drained out) started it, drove 50 ft and it quit. long story short...no oil, it drained out too. 3 yo engine toasted welded crank to the upper bearing.

[@bro.weaver1282]

ouch!

[@jjparody8257]

Memo to self: stay away from Deere.

[@sirlurksalot4454]

Taryl hope you don't get mad if I only watch the beginning and ending of you streams

[@martinrutherford4562]

Taryl , my trick to get the belt off the trans fan is to put the belt on one blade and spin the fan and it comes off easy no bending blades needed . there's your dinner

[@joshtheinflatableking]

Cool

[@scottfirman]

Always check the oil after standing a mower on end. If it drains out and you start it...especially doing this in the lawn and dont notice the oil puddle under the mower.

[@jasonsmith373]

That's what my wife calls mine..."little wiggly part."

[@93sundance]

I've had cars come in to the shop like that.

[@garysgarage3669]

I like the ratchet strap tip. Do you think, cutting off the old one belt could save a little time?

[@armyvet4081]

nice vid

[@dougthornton6884]

I have changed the drive belt on my 2000 JD Gt225 5 times over the years. I really have to be "in-the-mood" to do that task......Not fun on your back !!!

[@Lulanda93]

God help the poor man trying perform this procedure with the mower sitting on all 4 wheels. 2 days later you will have it done 😂🤣

[@ZedJ2xU]

Hi Taryl, love the vids! Can you do one on troubleshooting hydrostatic drives? I have a Husq that I rebuilt the V-Twin thanks to you but has low power up hills and sometimes on flats after it's been running for while.

[@garryludwick2990]

You earn your $$$$$ on that job!!!!!!!

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

What a complicated procedure, I like my 1993 Var Speed Pulley setup, even my sister can almost change that, I always try to have her helping!

[@rannz8]

I have a question on 99 toro z master... There is water contaminating the hydros how do you flush the water out of them? every time i do the oil turns instanly white and milky again

[@MrWalleye]

We need more Skippy ehhhhhhhhhh

[@sacredcowtipper1378]

Taryl, I think Sasquatch needs to eat Skippy and make a peanut butter sandwich out of him. He is Skippy by the way.