International 184 driving me crazy...

treeman53

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Had head milled, new radiator and hoses, tune up kit, fixed various wiring issues... Anyway, runs good now. Got Woods LB deck apart, new spindles and idlers, new belt. Now, I get it all assembled, and, every time I engage the mower, the belt comes off! Tried to get the idlers set as per manual. It says left side idler should be set so belt is approx. 1" above the top groove on deck pulley. Right, 1" below bottom groove of deck pulley. I have the left idler as high as it will go, and that results in a straight line from deck pulley to idler. If I go to the next lower hole on rear mount, the rear of mower will be somewhat lower than the front. Front is adjusted for slightly over 2 1/2" cut, so I don't want that any higher. What on earth am I doing wrong this time? I had no trouble on my Farmall A when I did that deck. This thing is driving me crazy, though, admittedly, not a very long trip....

Should also mention that the assembly with the idlers and rear bracket mount has up and down play. Is this normal? Should belts be tight enough to hold it in the highest position? At that point, it hits the rear end, at that seems to be what limits it's upward travel.
 
I have had Woods belley mowers for 50yrs and I do find sometimes a new belt will do that so I remove the belt putting a chalk mark on the edge top side. Then I lay the belt upside down with the mark and replace and the belt always works make sure the belt is good and tight start slow slipping the clutch some if it doesent twist or run off speed it up and let it run for a time before mowing
 

Don't if this applies to your Woods mower, but the L306 I have on an H calls for the belt to be twisted. 1/2 twist on one side, and 3/4 twist on the other. I don't remember which side is which, but I do know that the belt will not stay on without the twists.
 

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