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anyone have a source for the idler pulleys for the 61" deck, model # 5901344, they seem to be discontinued on the Ferris parts .

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Thank you, the problem is, they are not even listed, so I don't have a part number to search for.

PN 5102831 use Stens 280-491 or Rotary 12472. Prefer Rotary ones here.

StarTech said:

PN 5102831 use Stens 280-491 or Rotary 12472. Prefer Rotary ones here.

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Thanks for the reply, I haven't removed the pulleys, just want to have some on hand. The diagram shows quantity of 3 for item #6 and quantity of 1 for item #13, I would assume the pulleys are different??? Thanks again for the reply.

greenguy said:

anyone have a source for the idler pulleys for the 61" deck, model # 5901344, they seem to be discontinued on the Ferris parts .

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napa lawn and garden catalog by size and style

greenguy said:

Thanks for the reply, I haven't removed the pulleys, just want to have some on hand. The diagram shows quantity of 3 for item #6 and quantity of 1 for item #13, I would assume the pulleys are different??? Thanks again for the reply.

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#13 is Ferris 5104716 (Rotary 14942). It is also the Briggs 5104716YP

I fit standard idler pulleys bought from an engineering supply company
They come with jst the bearing in the pulley so I have to push the old stand off bush out of the old pulley and fit it to the new one
All of 2 minutes work that halves the price .
And reduces waste to boot .

bertsmobile1 said:

I fit standard idler pulleys bought from an engineering supply company
They come with jst the bearing in the pulley so I have to push the old stand off bush out of the old pulley and fit it to the new one
All of 2 minutes work that halves the price .
And reduces waste to boot .

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Any more info on which company you get them from? Thanks for the response.

Commercial bearings or Metropolitian Engineering supplies
Post from Australia might be a bit steep however .

greenguy said:

anyone have a source for the idler pulleys for the 61" deck, model # 5901344, they seem to be discontinued on the Ferris parts .

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I ran into that issue with a pulley on my 2200 52". I ended up grinding the rivets off, bought new bearings at the hardware store for $5, and used short screws with lock nuts to reassemble.

Take the pully to any mower shop that does repairs, engineering supply shop or bearing shop.
All of them will be able to dig us a replacement of some sort.
Usually you will need to swap over the stand off bush from the bearing.
If the pulley is in good condition you can do as Dave mentioned but it is a lot of work, I have done it in the past myself
Occasionally if there is a common ( less expensive ) one available then I fit it and adjust either the belt length or tension arm to compensate for it .
A lot of my customers mowers now run much larger idlers because the bigger the pulley the slower it spins and the slower it spind the longer it lasts.
Also the bigger the pulley diameter the longer the belt lasts