[Hardhead18]

Good evening Gentlemen,
I am on my 5th belt of the year. 1st I crossed the Ingersoll # to a 77" belt. This belt had no tension on the spring. Dropped to a 76" belt. This put good tension. 75" in a pinch but too much pressure. Every thing is spinning free. Nothing seems to be bent. My initial thoughts were, grass was too high (4' in upper field, 3' in lower field) but now all is manageable height and deck is raised all the way. Any thoughts would be great. P.S. they are Tractor Supply belts.

 

[bhildret]

This seems to be an Odyssey 44" mower deck ... what tractor are you using it on?

Brian

 

[Hardhead18]

14HP Odyssey.

 

[Gordy]

CCI uses a 9/16" wide, bare rubber belt. TSC carries 1/2" and 5/8" belts. The 1/2" may be bottoming out in the pulleys and slipping. Also the kevlar belts seem to NOT like the twists and turns in the CCI tractors. Best to get your belts from one of our trusted dealers

Cheers,
Gordy

 

[Hardhead18]

CCI uses a 9/16" wide, bare rubber belt. TSC carries 1/2" and 5/8" belts. The 1/2" may be bottoming out in the pulleys and slipping. Also the kevlar belts seem to NOT like the twists and turns in the CCI tractors. Best to get your belts from one of our trusted dealers

Cheers,
Gordy

Thanks Gordy. I told my wife you guys would say I was using the wrong belt.

 

[bhildret]

OEM spec belt for the Odyssey is here:

C44801 } BELT

BELT

salempwr.com

We keep them in stock

Brian

 

[Hardhead18]

OEM spec belt for the Odyssey is here:

C44801 } BELT

BELT

salempwr.com

We keep them in stock

Brian

Thanks Brian.
How about the PTO belt and I'm looking to change the blades also. Right side discharge.

 

[Gordy]

Thanks Gordy. I told my wife you guys would say I was using the wrong belt.

A lot of guys including Me have found this out the hard way, back when the belts were not being made and the ones that were available were high priced.

Cheers,
Gordy

 

[k0jdd]

Belts matter. For lots of reasons.

OEM belts are best because they meet the original design.

Here is a chart showing standard v belt cross section dimensions

The Case OEM belts measure: a = 9/16" b = 7/16" Θ = 40
As you can see there are no standard belt sizes that match that cross section.

What you don't want to do is use too small of a belt...
(You also don't want the opposite of the problem depicted here - using too large of a belt)

 

[bhildret]

PTO belt to mower deck:

C44801 } BELT

BELT

salempwr.com

Belt Internal to mower deck:

C23949 } BELT

BELT

salempwr.com

ORM44 Blades:

C31571-3 } INCLUDES 3 C31571 BLADES

BLADE, CASE GARDEN TRACTOR, C31571, INGERSOLL,INGERSOLL GARDEN TRACTOR PARTS

salempwr.com

All in stock ...


Brian