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Old 06-26-2026, 08:54 PM
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It is what it says it is , a belt guide , it is supposedly there to stop belt jumping of the pulley on the left hand side facing the front
This can occur and belt will jump off left side pulley and end up between the 2 pulleys
My fix is before starting release belt tensioner on deck and make sure PTO belt is free and not stuck into the Deck and PTO pulley whilst untensioned give the deck belt a tug to make sure it turns freely
Now as to why the belts keep breaking
1 are they genuine , this belt has 2 quarter turn twists in it and I reckon a non-genuine belt may not cope
2 are they routed correctly
3 is there anything belt is rubbing on , if so remove it
Also have a look at these 2 threads
https://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/...t=gt+2550+belt
https://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/...ad.php?t=62097
I appreciate the help. I have triple checked the routing...looked for any wear marks on anything NEAR the belts and saw nothing. belt turns freely on the deck. The belts SHE was buying were like 60 USD a piece from Cub Cadet and they were shreading....the ones I get are 25 from amazon...same size same everything..just not the cub cadet $$$ name lol. I put the guide on where you suggested. We will see what happens. belt would have to do one helluva jump to get out of that pully. If it does it again...guess the next thing is either take the tractor out back and shoot it.. or.....go all in and replace every pully/spindle on the deck...including the PTO clutch.
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Are the 2 pulleys underneath the PTO as shown in those attached threads ?
The only 2 differences between a GT2544 and GT2550 is the deck size and how cute the driver is !!!!
My only other suggestion is we could "whatsapp" and I could show you real time video and talk
RI is 14 hours behind us down here
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Are the 2 pulleys underneath the PTO as shown in those attached threads ?
The only 2 differences between a GT2544 and GT2550 is the deck size and how cute the driver is !!!!
My only other suggestion is we could "whatsapp" and I could show you real time video and talk
RI is 14 hours behind us down here


I appreciate that! Yes the pullies are the same. i replaced them with new ones. I brought the tractor back to her and her grandson mowed her entire lawn with it and the belt stayed (better than the 30 minutes she got last time) and that was with him running over every rock and stump in the yard lol My wife and I were in the house and we could just hear him grinding stumps lol. So much for the new blades i installed. If it breaks again ill let you know
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I have a neighbour like that and he complains about the cost of repairs after bush-bashing
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