ATCO 12/36 lawn tractor help needed

[oldyellow]

Hi all I am currently restoring an ATCO 12/36 lawn tractor and need some help regarding the belt drive for the collector brush. If anyone can supply photos of the drive belt between the tractor and the brush it would be very useful also the size/identification numbers from this belt. This is the only part now not working as I cant figure out how the belt changes from a horizontal to vertical drive.

Thanks in advance.

[Brooklyn1]

Perhaps this will help:

[oldyellow]

not show the arrangement for the rear drive belt for the brush

[jimednie]

I have the same mower the size on the belt is a A 1100 mines keeps jumping of at the moment so I am going to try the next size down it did work last year with that size but something jammed the brush and the belt started slipping after that as to fitting it my mower has the route on the flap that covers the belt if not when it comes of the top of the pulley on the collector it goes round the spring loaded top pulley then across to the drive pulley front side then returns to spring loaded bottom pulley again to the front side with a twist in it to return to the bottom side of the collector pulley hope this helps if not let me know and i could send a photo of it

[ATCO 1236 owner]

Hi,

I know this is an old post but i can’t find anything on the internet about what the BELT specification is (or a part number) for the DRIVE belt to the grass collector and yours is one of the only posts! I dont suppose you still have any info on which belt fits the power-take-off to the grass collector at the back of the atco 1236 please - or an equivalent belt that does the job! Any info would be gratefully received! Thanks, Dave

[hubops]

My quick google search found this - for a sweeper - not grass-catcher ...

from this forum :

Not sure how active the forum is but you might try posting your question there - it seems like a useful place. Good luck. John T.

[Leon Fisk]

Manual for the 11/36 can be found here at bottom of page:

Both of these parts suppliers say the toothed belt for the mower deck is no longer available:

If you have any sort of belt left measure around the outside of it. Measure the side to side thickness and then use those numbers to search for a generic replacement close enough to work.

None of the part number entries I saw mention the actual belt dimensions. The Atco part number seems to be "L24812".

Hmm... this looks interesting:

Doesn't say whether it's for the mower deck or drive box though...

[hubops]

Your ebay belt is 24814 - the owners manual says is the drive belt.

" cutter belts " are

24812 36 inch deck 24813 30 inch deck

.. also as per your link to the owners manual < good find ! >

I thought he was asking about a different belt to drive an auxilliary grass catcher / sweeper or something ?

If it's like my WheelHorse - the part numbers for the attachments are documented in the attachment's manual. < not the tractor manual >

John T.

[Leon Fisk]

<snip>

Me too ;-)

He seemed pretty desperate for info... so thought I'd try throwing him some bones. Let him figure out if any are worth chewing on :)

[hubops]

I'd never heard of ATCO before - was it sold in the USA ? ... web references seemed British .. John T.

[Leon Fisk]

<snip>

Not heard of it before either...

I have acquaintances in other groups and regularly read a few UK magazines. The references, language used in his question had a British vibe to it ;-)

[David Hill]

an old kick start Atco mower in the 50's. great machine very reliable

[Barkers]

I have a 12/36 and the diagram on the rear inside cover still shows the correct arrangement for belt and pulleys. The belt that is still fitted seems to work fine. Any of this of interest?