Husqvarna RZ3016 Zero-turn Unavailable Belt
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Good to know, thanks.
Alex Ethridge
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Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.
I spent about twenty minutes looking for this 04 parts manual, looked at about 30 links and found nothing for the 04. I like to keep as complete a documentation as possible on everything I own and discovering here that I had the wrong parts manual was a real (and costly) disappointment.
You've made my day.
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I've used Stens belts when I cannot get an OEM belt and have had good luck with them. OEM, is usually the best, but you pay more for them, so look at it this way, Stens belts are a little cheaper than an OEM belt, in fact you a can buy 3 Stens belts for the price of 2 OEM belts. You get what you pay for, so if it were me, i would buy 2 Stens belts and hang one on the wall, so I wouldn't have to stop and run to the dealer every time i had an issue with a belt. Stens really is a good belt for the money !
bertsmobile1
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Aftermarket parts suppliers like Stens, Prime Line, Oregon & Rotary do carry an OEM equivalent for every belt ever used or made on or for a mower .
The wholesalers get the belts in bales , sold by weight .
For most non ZTR belts this means a minimum order quantity of some where between 200 & 1000 belts
Carrying a 200 stock inventory line for a belt that sells1 nation wide ( or even 50 nation wide ) is not economic which is why obsolete parts get discontinued once existing stock is exhausted and why you regularly see clearance sales .
My wholesalers probably flog off 100 or more product lines every year.
I buy a large quantity of some so I will have them is stock when no one else will which is the sort of thing that gains loyal customers .
Now Star gave you the dimensions for both part numbers 51.25 " or 47.5"
Both are 1/2" so get some 1/2 rope cut 2 pieces to those lengths and see which one fits best.
All of the aftermarket belt suppliers do a chart of "Belts by length" which is usually in the "Refference" or support sections of their web page or at worst in the catalogue which you might have to download and step through
I do this on a daily basis trying to find a belt to fit obsolete mowers or belt numbers that do not cross , which is why I use the Gates web page a lot to get both lengths widths and angles
Except on variable pitch pulley systems where you must fit the exact right belts and both at the same time. for the rest of the mowers you can usually get away with the next smallest size for transmissions .
A lot of belt retailers will do exactly this so if they list your 2 Husqvarna numbers, the 51.25" will be a strait 51" belt and the 47.5" belt would probably be replaced with a plain 47" belt for transmission or 48" for decks .
The problem with this is they are usually standard A section belts because that is cheap
The actual section is often different being L or V which have different depths and side angles and in may cases a different position of the reinforcements inside the belt
So while the outside length is right, the rest of the belt is wrong
Classic example is deck belts where the reinforcement strings are usually deeper & thicker than on hydro transmission belts and hydro belts with have different reinforcements to manual gearboxes
When I come across a belt that is now discontinued I go to the belt charts and find the nearest belt for the same use , so deck for decks & trans for trans.
Now what I do is decks get the nearest longer belt and transmissions get the next shorter belt
The wholesalers get the belts in bales , sold by weight .
For most non ZTR belts this means a minimum order quantity of some where between 200 & 1000 belts
Carrying a 200 stock inventory line for a belt that sells1 nation wide ( or even 50 nation wide ) is not economic which is why obsolete parts get discontinued once existing stock is exhausted and why you regularly see clearance sales .
My wholesalers probably flog off 100 or more product lines every year.
I buy a large quantity of some so I will have them is stock when no one else will which is the sort of thing that gains loyal customers .
Now Star gave you the dimensions for both part numbers 51.25 " or 47.5"
Both are 1/2" so get some 1/2 rope cut 2 pieces to those lengths and see which one fits best.
All of the aftermarket belt suppliers do a chart of "Belts by length" which is usually in the "Refference" or support sections of their web page or at worst in the catalogue which you might have to download and step through
I do this on a daily basis trying to find a belt to fit obsolete mowers or belt numbers that do not cross , which is why I use the Gates web page a lot to get both lengths widths and angles
Except on variable pitch pulley systems where you must fit the exact right belts and both at the same time. for the rest of the mowers you can usually get away with the next smallest size for transmissions .
A lot of belt retailers will do exactly this so if they list your 2 Husqvarna numbers, the 51.25" will be a strait 51" belt and the 47.5" belt would probably be replaced with a plain 47" belt for transmission or 48" for decks .
The problem with this is they are usually standard A section belts because that is cheap
The actual section is often different being L or V which have different depths and side angles and in may cases a different position of the reinforcements inside the belt
So while the outside length is right, the rest of the belt is wrong
Classic example is deck belts where the reinforcement strings are usually deeper & thicker than on hydro transmission belts and hydro belts with have different reinforcements to manual gearboxes
When I come across a belt that is now discontinued I go to the belt charts and find the nearest belt for the same use , so deck for decks & trans for trans.
Now what I do is decks get the nearest longer belt and transmissions get the next shorter belt
bertsmobile1
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FWIW
Stens 265-392 is a 41.5" drive belt for a Snapper
Stens 265-392 is a 41.5" drive belt for a Snapper
