Recent content by GerryG

I should have looked under the hood when I bought it! The guy at the parts store laid the old belt over the new belt and it looked the same. So, I guess the previous owner did some magic I'm unaware of! I wrapped a string around the pullies and marked it, to go back to the store.

Thanks for the reply. I just bought it, and when I got home, I found the belt missing. I looked in the shop manual for the part number to go to the store. Turns out I have a BX23MLB instead of an BX23S, and the motor is a 905 instead of a 902. I don't think the alternator is original. I took a...

I bought a used BX23MLB and found the fan belt broken when it was delivered. I took the broken belt with me and purchased the Kubota part number match, and went to all the trouble getting it over the driveshaft only to find out it's too small. It will not go over all three pulleys, even with the...