Gerry wrote:That is some sad looking replacements. I guess I got lucky Gardner had a few in stock and I got them few months back. I also am seeing a difference in QA on a MTD belt a few days back I used my last B version of 954-04060. I compared it to a C version and the C is about 5/8 of an inch longer.
Oh great I better check the ones I got last year sitting in the storage boxes as 5/8 difference is going to cause issues. But current my personal 42" deck is not running the 1/2 belt but instead is using a Husqvarna 5/8" belt due to the fact I installed a 21 hp on the mower and it was burning up the 1/2 belts. If it is now 5/8 longer that would put it within 1/2 inch of the 5/8 belt.
IF the belts are no longer 96-1/2" long than I need to get in some Stens 265-201 belts.
As for the brake pads the second image is the one on MTDPARTS website. Here is the images of the ones I returned.
And top one is this image was the only one that was acceptable.
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