Belt jumped off craftsman riding mower

The belt that drives the mower deck on my 42" Craftsman riding mower broke. I can do minor repair work but nothing too involved. What is involved with replacing the belt and is this something I should attempt from home?

I need a diagram on how to replace a belt on the Sears Craftsman II 4000 riding mower

I need a free online manual or some information on how to replace a belt on top of the deck for a Craftsman Riding Lawn Mower. It is a Kohler 24hp V-twin mod 917.273223

I am having a problem with my riding mower. The blade is not turning and I have to replace the belt but when I replaced the belt once before the new belt frayed and came off. I have a new one and don't want this to happen again.

I have a 8yr old craftsman riding mower with a 42in deck I went to get a belt and I got the right one but I can not get it to go on do I need to remove any of the pullys or are there any tricks that I need to know or should it just go right on it is about 3inches to small. And I did disengage the...