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Posted by Claude Hopper on September 25, 2008, 6:31 pm
Bishoop wrote:
>> Bishoop wrote:
>>> Has anyone replaced the drive belt on a Lawn-Boy Insight self propelled
>>> lawn
>>> mower?
>>> I'd like to try it myself but I'm not sure how far to take the mower
>>> apart
>>> to replace the belt. There is a *belt cover* that if it can be removed
>>> would sure make the job allot easier. According to the Lawn-Boy parts
>>> manual the cover (plastic) just pushes on and not screwed in place. I'm
>>> afraid to pry it off in fear of it not going back on.
>>> I think the belt is not up to the task after 3-1/2 years of cutting
>>> really
>>> thick St. Augustine grass here in Florida. I seem to be doing a lot
>>> more
>>> pushing that when it was new. It takes me 1-1/2 hours to do the job
>>> every
>>> four days from about May thru October. The rest of the year of course is
>>> less frequently. I would estimate the belt has 300~400 hours of use.
>>> Any suggestions? Thanks....
>> Quit being so timid and just go for it. It's not brain surgery.
>> The cover is likely held on by push tabs. You can see them if you look
>> carefully. Squeeze, and wiggle, don't force the cover off, and it will
>> go back on.
>
> The problem is that I cannot see just how the belt cover is attached. The
> parts drawing does not show any screws that's why I assume it's a push-on
> fit. Maybe I'll wait til winter when the grass doesn't need cutting so
> often, pry the cover off and if it won't go back on, order a new. Or maybe
> just order a new cover before I start the project.
>
>
You don't really need the cover if you break it anyway. It would run
fine without the cover.
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