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The tractor is a A/C 716H with a 48" deck (part number 1690272). Having recently acquired this wonderful machine, I was replacing the center spindle and pulley assembly and decided that the inner drive belt must be too small as the tensioner is maxed out. Please help.
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According to the belt cross reference on this website (link provided below), the arbor or spindle belt for a 1690272 deck is 1657044 and is 93.1" long. A genuine factory belt should be used rather than an aftermarket automotive belt. Just rebuilt a similar deck and found the 2 bushings in the tensioner pulley arm were frozen with rust which prevented full movement. [A href='http://www.simpletractors.com/parts/belts/belts_(pg5).htm']http://www.simpletractors.com/parts/belts/belts_(pg5).htm[/a]
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Dutch is right about buying a factory belt because the aftermarket belts don't last. I tryed that earlier this year and I didn't even get one cut out of the belt.
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I use belts from the Ace Hardware store on my deck and they last just as good as OEM but cost about half as much. I had a simplicity belt last only one mowing. The tractor drive belt however must be OEM.
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