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make sure you check with make sure you spend some time on the Craftsman or Jacks or whatever other sight has the detail diagrams to ensure you have all the parts shown/listed and something didn't fall off and go missing

back to basics, as someone said before, there may be belt guides missing as the belt certainly looks too loose. And just because the new and old bracket for idler look the same if it doesn't line up even with the others then whatever it mounts to is damaged. The only place an idler is tilted a...

that small pulley MUST be aligned exactly with the other 2, as a matter fact you need to get down and look across all of them together and assure alignment. I bought an RZT for $800 once because the owner said it kept eating drive belts. I go it home and the engine pulley was off about 1/4 inch...

Truck bed liner is great stuff for the underside and topside between the spindles to stop moisture from rusting the top. I do that when I'm doing a full rebuild. It's so easy to simply blow off the grass after mowing that I'll never understand why I see so many rotted decks in the center and...

absolutely a spring startup prerequisite, get those mouse nests out of there before you blow a head gasket

I've refurbed about 10 of these and they come in with mostly bad decks which is a by product of customers ignoring the clippings on the deck, bad factory paint and the spindle covers are a trap for grass and moisture. if you simply blow off the deck after use these zero turn RZTs will last as...

the deck washing system only works if you use it all the time AND lower the deck to the ground while washing. if you have dried up,caked up grass in there it won't necessarily knock it off. Also remember to raise the deck up when done washing and run the blades for a couple of minutes to dry the...

i've been refurbing the decks first with a needle scaler as it gets thru the rust and flaky paint quick and in tight spaces to avoid removing the spindles and pulleys because those screws always break and ruin the spindle. Then hand scrape or wire brush any leftover flakes, clean with alcohol...

thx for the reply, i've refurbed and sold about 35+ riding mowers but am mostly focusing on Zero turns, especially the Cub Cadets, Toro and JD. I see the RZTs all the time with bad decks and I have to do a lot of cutting and mig welding to get them right. The LT1050 decks look right but need an...

you can buy/install a deck washing kit (adapter) on any deck to clean the underside. Just buy from Amazon, drill a hole, snap on the adapter and hose and go, follow this link...

The most frustrating part of refurbing these Cub Cadet RZT 50s (2006-2012) are the decks and how quickly they rot from people not blowing off the grass after cutting. It's very difficult to find one and I'm hoping to identifying an alternate from another MTD model that can be substituted even...

I guess anyone looking to go electric should read the warranty's fine print. The Deere warranty for 5 years may be a game changer and maybe their Li-On batteries are bigger. Hopefully by the time you need new one's the technology will be more advanced and the auto industry keeps upgrading to...

It's true that they are more harmful to the environment in their initial build due to the mining and manufacturing processes. But just like the Tesla and other EVs, they will overcome that pollution index # over time, they say a Tesla will cross that border around 50-60,000 miles. Battery...

Everyone seems to be jumping on the carb when we don't know the basics. Any spark?, any fuel getting to carb? Did you test compression? At least spray starter fluid in air intake and that would tell you a lot about the above checks.