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    Sep 23, 2009, 08:08 AM
    Murray 12.5 Riding Lawn Mower
    I need to replace the belt on the lawn mower but the model number is partially missing. This is a 38" cut and an older moldel probably early 90's. How do I find out what belt I need. Any suggestions
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    Sep 23, 2009, 12:13 PM

    Hi,
    The first 2 digits of the model are the deck size. Then the next three define the construction, i.e. hood, frame, etc. An "x" next is a divider before a vendor number if it was made to order by someone (like Home Depot, WalMart, etc.) and possibly by a letter of the alphabet for a revisison. The Date Code is the last digit of the year and the day numerically - like 6147 meaning 1996 147th day.
    The belt is a 37x63MA until 1996 and a 37x86MA from 1997 toward. They are less than an inch different in length, shape is different I believe.
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