J.D. E120 Snowblower attachment works very poorly

[Peva]

No. My question has not already been covered in post #59. The OP has not yet done a proper measurement on the belt, which he says is the M158130 belt; but, he has not yet reported its exact measurement. We can't assume that, just because it is marked as a M158130 belt, it is the 150 inch length. It needs to be measured correctly.

I should have said post #57, in which I did state exactly that.

Elvis (the OP) may have left the building.

 

[epare]

I should have said post #57, in which I did state exactly that.

Elvis (the OP) may have left the building.

Yes. I see now that you did request the measurement in post #57. But, there is no sense in talking about considering getting a shorter belt until the OP does make that measurement. If the new belt he has does measure 150 inches, then, he's most likely installing it and/or the snow thrower incorrectly and that process of his needs to be checked. I don't get the sense that he's been replacing belts in various lawn equipment for years and years, as many of us here have. (-:

 

[Peva]

Yes. I see now that you did request the measurement in post #57. But, there is no sense in talking about considering getting a shorter belt until the OP does make that measurement. If the new belt he has does measure 150 inches, then, he's most likely installing it and/or the snow thrower incorrectly and that process of his needs to be checked. I don't get the sense that he's been replacing belts in various lawn equipment for years and years, as many of us here have. (-:

"Yes. I see now that you did request the measurement in post #57. But, there is no sense in talking about considering getting a shorter belt until the OP does make that measurement..."

I did end post #57 with:
"I'd suggest that once you've re-verified *all* of the above, *then* go to the trouble and expense of shopping for a shorter (what? 144"? 147"?) belt." - so there's that.

I think we're in "violent" agreement.

 

[Honest Abe]

Sonny & Cher - - - and, "The Beat Goes On", and on, and on, and on............ ​

 

[Tiger Small Engine]

Sonny & Cher - - - and, "The Beat Goes On", and on, and on, and on............ ​

75 posts on 1 thread,
Will this thing ever be dead,
Measure it once and cut twice,
I should stick my head in a vice.
Happy New Year!

 

[davis2]

75 posts on 1 thread,
Will this thing ever be dead,
Measure it once and cut twice,
I should stick my head in a vice.
Happy New Year!

Be careful what you put in a vise!! Neither head should go there!

 

[StarTech]

You don't have to worry about doing it yourself the next administration will royally screw us via tariffs. Reduce taxes one way and more than double it another way. Tariffs are nothing but another form of taxing the consumer. So they are going to put us in the vise and squeeze until they get all the blood money out of us. It is the consumer that is going to be punished to make the rich richer. It is basically cutting off your nose to sprite your face deal. Basically it is a reverse Robin Hood scheme.

I have done reworked my business into a non-profit mode for the next four years since the tax code only requires me to make a profit once every five years. This not only reduces my Federal taxes to zero, the state will also get reduced sales tax revenue too. It took a year of careful price adjustments to get to a near zero profit margin but I have gotten there this tax season. Went from paying a few thousand yearly to passing along the lower sales tax collections.

But yes Tiger it does look like we all wasted our time on this thread.