I got the Sunbelt aftermarket sub mentioned earlier. Link below - the Amazon vendor cancelled the order/couldn't get.
Sunbelt B1XT0409
The install was very easy and it appears the assembly was properly set up from the factory - the spring tension works fine.
I will say, this is the strongest the machine has mowed since we got it. So I would concur with an earlier comment that the clutch had been slipping for some time.
Now the wild card - how long will it last? I am tempted to order a spare, along with a set of belts, with all we mow out here - I have a lot of thick field brush to get through, yea not the right machine but our tractor is still down and thus no brush hog. So if I can get what we need mowed down and maintained with the lawn tractor for the time being we'll be OK. It appears we can - I did some test cutting last night and the lawn tractor will do it, just a couple passes and slow going.
Sunbelt B1XT0409
The install was very easy and it appears the assembly was properly set up from the factory - the spring tension works fine.
I will say, this is the strongest the machine has mowed since we got it. So I would concur with an earlier comment that the clutch had been slipping for some time.
Now the wild card - how long will it last? I am tempted to order a spare, along with a set of belts, with all we mow out here - I have a lot of thick field brush to get through, yea not the right machine but our tractor is still down and thus no brush hog. So if I can get what we need mowed down and maintained with the lawn tractor for the time being we'll be OK. It appears we can - I did some test cutting last night and the lawn tractor will do it, just a couple passes and slow going.
That might be the worst one I've ever seen. Time for a new PTO clutch for sure.