Mystery lever on my M371

[Chris 8603]

I talked to my friend last night and he said it had a s hook that held it

 

[chesterspal]

Sounds like the way the guy in the video does it.

I'll have to rig something up like that.

Thanks

 

[Chris 8603]

Yes sir!! He said normally he didn't use it except to change speed, but he locked it off if he had to jump it off by himself or pull start it. That way he didn't have to worry about hitting a pedal or lever getting in with it running.

I went back and blowed the video up too to see what he was doing. Got to love youtube!!!

 

[chesterspal]

Stopped by the Bobcat dealer, here in Connecticut, this morning.

Couldn't really get much help since the service guys there are younger (than the machine …and me ) and don't see this machine hardly at all.

I have a hunch the belt going to the hydraulic pump may not be correct. In other words, it may be longer than it should be.

If that's the case, somebody may have moved the engine back further than normal to accommodate that belt and that's why the proper 60" drive belt is now way too tight.

I'll check it when I get home, but if that's the case I may just leave it alone I just buy a 62" belt for the drive and be done with it.

Should not make any difference at this point.

 

[Chris 8603]

No a belt is a belt. Just buy a good heavy belt not a advance fan belt (rubber band) lol!!
Get you a lawn and garden belt

 

[Plow Jockey]

I can't help you there, I never ran it. All I know he would use it to disengage the belt when he started it or got off when it was running and it stayed off when he did. I will ask him if he knows the belt size by any chance and post if he does

The tensioner is only there to loosen the belt so you can easily move the belt between the high speed pulley and low speed pulley. Neat and simple setup. That is it.

 

[Plow Jockey]

Ask him if that lever locked up somehow when he disengaged the tension on the belt, please.

The lever was not designed to lock up. It was there to take pressure off the belt sow you can switch it on the high low pulley. Some owners take the pressure off the belt with a bungee cord for easier starting (I guess) but I never did. Machine was not designed for it and I thought it would eventually weaken the string and have belt slippage..