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Read articles →Distinctive for a specific problem the manual and dealership both failed to solve: finding the A/C belt tension spec for the CT5555. The creator tracked down the figure from a Bobcat service bulletin (10-12 mm of play) and walks through the three-nut adjustment process with actual measurements. Also raises a likely wrong-size factory belt. Most useful to CT5555 owners chasing an A/C belt squeal with no manual guidance.
Posted by the Gaining Ground channel, appearing to be an owner-operator working through a real maintenance issue on their own tractor.
According to a Bobcat service bulletin, the tension should be 10 to 12 millimeters of movement, which is 0.394 to 0.472 inches, or just under half an inch of play.
There are three 14 mm nuts on the far side of the tractor. Break the back nut and jam nut loose, then use the inside nut to tighten or loosen the belt before retightening the jam nut.
The owner suspects not, since there was little adjustment room left and the belt went nearly out of adjustment with no use, though the dealership could not confirm this.
The spec calls for checking tension with 15 pounds of pressure applied at mid-span, which the creator estimated using hand pressure since no gauge was used.
