New guy. My new problem.

[d4ve.gr4y]

I have a Murray rider. 30 inch deck. Rear engine 10 hp Tecumseh.

Shucked the blade belt and hit it while blade was still going. I took the pieces to the mower guy, he said it was a 48 inch belt. Bought it. Tried installing it. Too tight/short. Everything I find points to this size.

I found one reference to somewhere around a 55 inch belt.

Pics won’t load so:

model number:30552x12a

Mfg date: 0302....previous owner wrote on instruction book-bought new 9-17-92

Seat sticker: 582245m

Anybody know the correct size blade belt I need???

Thanks!

Dave

 

[Hammermechanicman]

I come up with this murray number
037X57MA
1/2 x 53 belt
No guarantee.

 

[StarTech]

PN 37X57MA is 1/2 x 53-3/4.

Stens PN 365-645 1/2 x 53-1/2

 

[d4ve.gr4y]

Perfect! Got a new 53 inch. Works great.

So now the belt guide on the rear pulley is loose - free floating, rattles like crazy and has come off twice while in use. The guide looks kinda like a horseshoe with the guide tabs.

What holds it on?

 

[shadetree#1]

What is your question? (NOW)

 

[StarTech]

Are you referring to item 48?

 

[d4ve.gr4y]

No…mine kind of looks like a horseshoe with the tabs bent down. Just a piece of steel bent.

 

[StarTech]

You mean more like this actual image of the part 56641ZMA.

 

[d4ve.gr4y]

That looks like it. The top u shaped piece must have broken off of the bottom piece when the belt broke and went to never nerve land

 

[StarTech]

Alright here bad and good news.

Briggs (Murray) no longer makes the part. But according to Power Distributors there are limited number still available in one of their alternate warehouses.