Yep definitely getting accelerated blade ware. But dang it cuts good.
I went with a 100 inch belt. A 4L101 gets real loose after a while. A 4L100 is almost too tight at first, like the blades don't want to stop till I break the new 100 inch belt in.
Tractor supply had a 5L100 and it wouldn't fit at all. But I think a longer 5L would work.
I was over on bitog and it looks like the briggs 19hp single cylinder is known for blowing head gaskets. So that could suck. I'm giving the engine a few minutes of idle warm up, then throttle up and engaging blades probably around 2,000 rpm for about 2 minutes before going full throttle.
Then for shutdown I let it idle no load for 2 or 3 minutes.
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