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Hey jzeke16 Be happy you have a speed changer, Its a very useful parts option on a 10er ...and most didn't come with it. I've seen quite a few with broken castings, Only change speeds with the motor running. And put a drop of oil on that center sheeve at each use. There is also a useful tip on chips...

I bought my belts at a lawn mower parts house, local to me
Its been a long time so I've lost track of the actual label from the belt
but IIRC. they were AA section "mower deck belts".
been working fine for about 2yrs now.

I briefly checked the manual for reference to the two holes and came up empty. However, I believe I can tell you what the holes are for. They are axillary to the trunnion lock. One comes into play in the horizontal position and the other in the vertical position. By using a bolt and nut (and flat w...

I just aquired a beltsander (used) and it has some damage from the PO's father...apparently he overtightened the the bolt in the first hole in the trunion, and collapsed the casting. The verticle/horizontal action seems to be unaffected. and after much cleaning and adjustment, everything seems to be...