[EricWww]

Well I got the 1450 going I inherited a few weeks ago, changed the hytran+ filter, oil, air filter, plug, battery, blades, greased the zerk fittings, cleaned the carb, etc. I'm having trouble with the PTO belt tension and I'm not sure if it's the belt itself stretched or if there's something wrong with the tensioner mechanism.

I have the tensioner adjuster to max tighten adjust and I can still feel a bit of slop. When I turn on the PTO I can hear and see the belt slopping around, so I didn't mow my yard just yet. I can jiggle the left tensioner bar with my bare hands without much effort. I think the tensioner spring looks OK and has resistance if I push it back far enough.

I have the owner's manual of both the deck and tractor, along with the service manual of the tractor and it doesn't say anything about the servicing the tensioner itself.

I do plan to replace the belt, as I'm not sure how old it is and think that's the culprit to the slapping but was wondering if everything looks OK here visually.

44A Serial 032017U125674, Tractor is 1450 Ser 2050660U647104.

Thanks,
Eric