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Read articles →This is a hands-on DIY repair video, not a review or walkaround: an owner replaces a broken mid-mount deck belt on his LS MT125 after it chunked apart from wear. He shows removing the discharge-side bracket, using a ratchet strap on the idler pulley to release tension, rerouting the belt around the PTO shaft, and installing Gates A17 aftermarket belts (~$13-14 each from Amazon), with a brief follow-up on how they held up. Useful for MT125 owners facing the same repair.
Posted by the Ohio Hill Tops Hobby Farm channel, an owner sharing a real DIY repair on his own tractor rather than a dealer or reviewer.
Remove the discharge-side bracket by taking out two nuts and two bolts, use a ratchet strap on the idler pulley to release tension, then route the belt around the PTO shaft into place.
The owner used Gates A17 belts, half inch by 119 inch, bought off Amazon for about 13 to 14 dollars each.
With help, the owner says it took about 10 minutes and was not that bad of a job.
In a follow-up after mowing tall grass post-vacation, the owner reports the new belts showed no slippage and seemed to be working out.
