Mtd yardmachine 7 speed shift to go is my mower. it runs but want pull. does it have 2 belts or just the deck belt. the deck belt has more play than normal ..i think. as i was cutting the grass it stopped pulling. thanks

if is like mine the belt goes around both spindels then come togeather and the back of the belt goes through the 2 pulleys on the front of the deck and goes up and around the motor pulley

model # required,serial #, approx year made, is it auto with 2 drive belts or shift with 1 belt

deck drive belt is 96.5 inches 42 Deck Drive Belt BRAND NEW Factory Part OEM Troy Bilt MTD Huskee and MORE

Genuine MTD 954 04045 Mower Deck Belt 42 5 available

same as mtd yardman craftsman etc

Yes worn belts do stretch. On an MTD mower, like yours, there are blade brakes assemblies on either side of the mower where your feet rest. They stop the blade rotation when they make contact with the top of the deck pulley assembly. Part # 761-0168B Is the part # , you are looking for, you will need two of them.
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THATS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE

The front belt should be a 954-0280A, rear 954-0370. When you go to higher gears, the front belt should be getting tighter as the vari-speed pulley is moving further back. Remove the shift plate, put the transmission in neutral. Start the engine, put speed selector in highest gear and slowly let out on the clutch. You should be able to see what the problem is. It will do everything the same as if were in gear, except move. Make sure you have the correct belts.

Try fixing this problem by making sure the belt is installed properly.. Whenever you install a drive belt it needs to be "seated". Make sure the belt is on correctly and the first time you try it out to see if the mower will move, start out in the highest gear. Hang on as it may ****, but this is the proper way to replace and seat a drive belt.

twords the rear of the deck there are two bars with pins that hold the deck.they should have 3 or 4 holes where you can adjust the rear of the deck.check to see if there set to the middle somewhere,if so you can disconnect the 2 pins and try going up 1 hole iif that didn't work try down 1 from original point.

A yard machine is made by mtd,if you have a computer you can do a google search on your yardmachine model to get diagram

If the speed seems to be different after changing the belts, it should return to normal after they break in.

The 600 series has a top speed of about 5 - 6 MPH, see:
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