(800) 853-2651
SHOP NOW

Belts for Cub Cadet

D

DaninKansas

Member
How are "Stens" belts for the Older Cub Cadets? I recently had the old IH belt (at least 10 years old) fail on the mule drive of a Cub 125.

I bought a mule drive belt (off Ebay) that bragged about being made of Kevlar and crossed with the old IH part number and thought I would give it a shot. That was in July and the mower shredded that belt last night.

I've had good luck with other Stens parts when rebuilding engines and I was wondering if their belts were any good. Local IH dealer can't get the original style belts (or says he can't) and the Cub dealer doesn't even have these machines in his books.
 
I use the Gates green stripe belt on my Troy Bilt tiller when there's a lot of clutch engaging and disengaging. It's been on there for 8 years. Give Gates a call to see what they recommend.

We had a field dynamometer that had 10 Vee belts running off the a Cummins diesel. If one belt came off it ruined the other belts. Called Gates
since we were using their belts. They said we have a fix for that and wanted to know the belt length. They sent us what were called was Power Bands. Made like a web. It fixed the problem. Hal
 
Dan,

I have tried TSC"s Kevlar belts and they don"t last very long. The Cub Cadet belts are not 1/2" wide; more like 7/16"

I"m surprised your Cub Cadet Dealer is not very helpful. I just bought 2 belts for my tractors from my dealer.

The belts will be IH-490489-R2. Goto: www.partstree.com. Click on Cub Cadet and type in the part number. They cost more than Gates and the others but they will last like they should.
 
DaninKansas:

I have learned a long time ago, that it is best to use Cub Cadets belts. The bending and twisting as these belts go through the Mule Drive puts a lot of stress on the belt. The composition of the Cub Cadets will handle all of that. They cost more, but they last more, and in the long run....are cheaper.
 
I know the IH belts are the way to go but I can't even find them on Ebay anymore (new or used) - that was why I asked about Stens - I know they otherwise produce a quality product.

I tried the Gates belts in the other post and they are no better than the one that my 125 destroyed in about 4 hours of use. They might work on the deck OK but the mule drive takes a good belt.
 
Dan, I have had very good luck with the red rotary belts. My ingersol doesn't shred but likes to twist and throw the mule drive belt it is 9/16 and the rotary belt is 1/2. Tom
 
We sell OEM Cub Cadet belts as well as some Stens and Sunbelt.Have had really good service out of these aftermarket belts.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

S
Cub Cadet 2206 PTO Belt width
Replies
1
Views
146
Bermuda Ken
B
S
International Cub Cadet Mower Model 2206
Replies
4
Views
232
steve_in_mo
S
R
Cub Cadet 125 Mower PTO clutch parts
Replies
6
Views
607
NJcubguy
N
S
pulley on Mower Deck 1966 Cub Lo Boy International Harve
Replies
13
Views
420
scott 1234
S
D
John Deere 112 and 212 Belts
Replies
3
Views
363
620 John
620 John
Tractor Parts Tractor Manuals

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters
Website Accessibility Policy

Back
Top