This video has a great trick to add adjustable belt tension to a FWD mower. I'm wondering if anyone has a trick for typical RWD since the transmission is usually just tensioned with a spring and only accessible from the bottom so doesn't allow this kind of fix.
My RWD mower has one spring, and the end that hooks on the trans hooks into a plastic area of the trans, and half of the plastic area broke. Fortunately, I rigged it so the spring can go back on, but that made me wonder what someone might do if there's a lack of ways to hook a spring on the trans.
One way would be to mount a plate/bracket to the bottom of the mower frame with a bolt or something that can push up on half the trans, but easier said than done.
My RWD mower has one spring, and the end that hooks on the trans hooks into a plastic area of the trans, and half of the plastic area broke. Fortunately, I rigged it so the spring can go back on, but that made me wonder what someone might do if there's a lack of ways to hook a spring on the trans.
One way would be to mount a plate/bracket to the bottom of the mower frame with a bolt or something that can push up on half the trans, but easier said than done.
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