Stewart,
Iam glad your getting excelent millage out of your belts, Some people can get 500.000 miles out of car with only minor repaires, As I stated (I like options), And, there are none available for a case/ingersoll drive belt, You cant go to the auto parts store, Or a farm store, or any store other than a oem dealer, and grab a belt. Besides that most people dont live near a dealer.
Again, it bothers me that If somthing happens to my 9/16 belt, and I dont have one on the shelf,.. Iam screwed.
Same goes for the mower deck, Or should I say, ESPECIALLY THE MOWER DECK.. One of the reasons I like the Ingersoll is that my surrondings arent like a golf course. And my back yard is anything but, mower friendly. And the oem 9/16 mower belt offers no options, Kinda like living in a country where you cant vote, Ya just gotta live with it, Right?.. Wrong... :usa2:
Besides having options on where I buy my belt, Now, What kind I buy is also my choice. One thing I will be doing is increasing blade tip speed on my mower, Why? Because my stock mower dont make the AIRPLANE noise like my neighbors does. :sidelaugh: :sidelaugh: :sidelaugh:
Seriousley, I might crank up the blade speed on my (front yard) deck. And see how I like it :think: Maybe, or maybe not,. Will see, My 5/8 drive line is not only tougher,.. It allowes me options. Like hangin a wood chipper on the front for spring cleanup..
Gotta go, kubotakid....aka......Burnt Orange