One of the best “how to” videos I’ve seen

I can’t tell you how much this helped me. Without your video I would’ve never figured this out. It’s people like you that make YouTube so valuable. Keep up the great work

Thanks, it's much simpler to do now seen your post, without your vid no way would I of attempted this job, I've got the z997r so hopefully should be same design.

Great vid👍🏻

Video saved my serenity today. Thanks for posting

TY great video! You made changing this belt very easy.

Thanks again.  I just installed my neighbor's new belt on that exact mower.
I loaded up the tools and am back home 1 hour later with success
thanks to your help. ( She live .5 mile down the road).

Thank you VERY much for your belt replacement tutorial! I run a landscaping division for one of my brother-in-law‘s companies. Earlier today wow doing our routine post cut blowing off of our John Deere zero turn, I noticed a frayed deck/blade belt, & was quite frankly amazed that it hadn’t broken or snapped while cutting the yard that we had just completed. We always keep extra belts on hand…so myself, along with one of our 2 high school students (summer helpers), used your video to get us across the finish line in replacing on our 9 series John Deere Z-track 60inch  deck belt. There were many good videos available, and I appreciated all of them, but yours was in my opinion the best by far. 👍🏻 It was not only the knowledge or information, but the application as well! I also appreciated the calm demeanor in which you delivered, instructions to the rest of us. So, thank you! Your tutorial was greatly appreciated 👏🏻🙌🏻🙂 Oh, and it worked perfectly! 😎 God bless you and your business and you are appreciated.

Great video. Perfect explanation.

Thank you so much for this video!  My husband said it was going to take us all day to change the belt, but it only took half a day because of your great video. The rest of the time was spent in the usual way (hunting the 13 mm tool)😂

Thanks, Mike. Great video. Mine is a 727A ZTrak so not exactly the same, but close enough. Your instructions were clear and easy to follow. I picked up some very helpful tips which saved me some time and curse words! I used an ax handle to push the tensioner arm back, worked well.

Thankyou so much my belt just went out and I was able to place it back on no problem thanks for your video on this..

The video is on point💯.  Thanks

An alternate part # for the JD belt is Gates Bladerunner 7086BR (5V 5/8" x 182") (Alternate/OEM Part Number(s): TCU30356, TCU35604). I order these from Rockauto for $52.89 for a Z960M 60". I sometimes buy from the dealer in a pinch but usually buy at least a couple when buying from Rockauto to make the shipping vs savings work out. The very same belt at Napa is $119.99. This is just an fyi for anyone interested due to the fact that cross-referencing of part #'s can be very frustrating.

Thanks, this was helpful!  I have a Z960M, and the TCU35604 is the belt listed for it.  So, you can add Z960 to your included models list if you're so inclined :-).

Excellent video. I hope it also applies to my Z830A deck belt routing. UPDATE: Called my JD dealer and he said the Z830A and Z930 routings are the same.

Thanks. This helped me a lot.

Thanks,  great help and very nice presentation.

thanks for the video  my Fred

You can also use your ratchet to lose the tension on the pulley , look for the square hole next to tensioner , thanks for the vid

Thank you for your help!!!!!