How to change your riding lawn mower belt (Dixon)

Time to put a new drive belt on the mower!

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[danielrobinson]

Vert helpful...my tensioner pulley may be a bit different but you answered all my questions. Thanks

[deehendon]

Was just given a Dixon ZTR 3303. Lady said it ran great but hasn’t been started for the last 6 years. I can fumble through mower stuff but where and what order should I trouble shoot this thing.

[josephpecoraro]

Than you for the video it helped me a lot thanks for shooting it

[robhall]

Thank you, you saved me alot of frustration 😊

[EvanSilverman-mz]

I tried a 41” belt it was way too tight to get on. I did finally get it but then it wouldn’t start up. What size belt was that it looks like that fit way better. I have a ztr3303.

[AlabanzasyAdoración]

I have a Dixon 50 will move slow and sometimes won't get onto my trailer, what you think the problem could be?

[jadedixon]

TRYING TO MOVE MY DIXON ? The deck is lowered and won't move back up. How can I put it in neutral? The mower needs to be scraped but It is stuck in my barn and in the way of everything?

[israelalcantar]

For what model is it ? I have dixon 1999 3303 is the same way for replacement belt?

[claudbrown]

i am trying to find where the lower belt pulley connect to

[severeracing]

Did you use a 41 inch belt? That’s what they require. The point of watching this video was to see how you got it on. You skipped right past that part. Just wondering if I should get a longer belt.

[Blindowl]

Looking at your video I'm trying to see where the spring for the idler pulley attaches. It's the other end of the spring furthest away from the pulley. There's a couple of bolts it could attach to but no diagram I've seen shows it. Thanks

[keithhibbitts]

I have a mid-2000s Dixon SpeedZTR 42" and am trying to put a new 'engine to mower' belt on. I cannot seem to get enough slack to slip it on the engine pulley. On other Dixons, lowering the deck provides tension relief, but on this model it doesn't change anything related to tension. I've released as much slack as I can but just cannot seem to get that belt slid onto that engine pulley. Thanks for any advice.

[mdontwowheels]

Hey on the dixon zero turn mower on a 5023 model where is the oil drain plug where u take out so u can put fresh oil in it i just got this mower an haven't find the plug but I did find the oil filter

[bjkelley]

Working on the same mower, but my belt is too tight. I cant get it to slip on the pulley. Should it be tight?

[eddiepassmore]

what size is the top belt I cant find out anywhere I know deck belt is 71 what is the drive belt

[nicholeduran]

What are the top and bottom belts called?

[oldguysky]

Why do you video upside you FixitCamera?

[michaelspeakman]

Don't feel bad I can't find the number on the pulley on the bottom of my 13.5 Briggs & Stratton ZTR 3530 Since they don't make Dixon parts anymore. Husqvarna is not going to make your parts. The people that made it. There is no more pulleys. No more Dixon parts. So the point is don't buy a Dixon. Can't get parts. And most people will not even try to help you anywhere. Not even online marketing. I guess if they can't get Factory Parts they're not selling anything.

[roberthursman]

What was the size of the belt for the deck

[michaelspeakman]

It would really help if you told us what size you have. If it's a 3500 series and what kind of 3500 series. Otherwise you're just blowing off steam. Or what other size it could be.