I have a John Deere L 130 with a kohler engine. I am having problems with the mower belt. I bought a new one about a month ago. It is already chewed up and came off a few times.
I spent several hours checking it out yesterday. Nothing is rubbing that I can tell. The only thing that seemed odd is it seems the idler pulley is at an angle, and the belt could possibly run the top of the idler pulley when it leaves the pulley and goes to the pto. Also with the mower on the back of the belt at the rear deck seems to bounce alot.
I took the pulley off, the pulley seemed ok. There is a large washer that seems to =93pivot=94 the assembly. It is doing it=92s job. Spring seem= s tight.
I spun all the pulleys by hand and nothing is locked up. I will say when the blades are engaged I can hear a slight roar like the bearing in the spindles are making noise but when I spin them by hand they spin freely.
I have a large yard of about 3 acres I mow. I mow it at about a 2 inch height.
Is there anything I should look for or parts that need to be ordered?