BX 2360 fan belt replacement

[Pezman]

Pezman here. Any help would be appreciated with changing fan belt. Is it true you have to loosen pto underneath?

 

[GreensvilleJay]

probably true, please see the drawing...

lower left is the PTO, so 3 bolts come off,slide PTO 'hub adapter' back 3/4" to make a gap for the V-belt.

 

[Pezman]

Thank you, GreensvilleJay, for confirming! Much appreciated. Another engineering marvel
pezman

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I KNOW it'll be a LOT easier than changing the fanbelt on a forklift.....

 

[bluedunn]

Pezman here. Any help would be appreciated with changing fan belt. Is it true you have to loosen pto underneath?

I did this on my 1860. While not the easiest job in the world, it’s doable. Here’s a link to my post after doing this:

For Anyone Considering Changing BX Belt...

While this a completely doable job, know that there just isn’t much room to work on this little beast. The hardest part for me was getting the new belt to ride up over the alternator pulley. After about 45 minutes of trying to turn the engine over while applying pressure to the belt at the...

www.orangetractortalks.com

As the post says, the hardest part was getting the belt to ride up over the top pulley.