How can I find out what belt I need for my Snapper riding mower? It is model LT16002?

Question

I bought a used Snapper Riding tractor. One of the belts that drives the blades snapped. After peeling the paint off the sticker (Someone re-painted this mower) I find what looks like LT16002 under model number. I tried searching for a belt for it on the various sites that sell them, but they require an OEM #. I have no clue what that is.

Also, anyone know anything about these tractors? I paid $300 for it, the tires are pretty shabby, but it runs just fine. The batter does tend to go dead so I have to re-charge the batter before starting it. Should I bother fixing this up? The other belts probably need to be changed as well. It is a 16 HorsePower briggs and stratton engine. I gave it an oil change - probably the first one its ever had. The muffler used to backfire some before the oil change (Not sure if thats related or not). The mower itself is intact, but just needs some TLC. I was trying to save some money - And I hear the snapper is a very good mower.

Thanks

Answer 1

normally for the belt you only need to know roughly what year it is and the inch cut, ( 36" 38" 42" are the normal sizes) " tractor supply " is a good place to go if you have one nearby.......... if not try -ace hardware- or - true value - or local lawn mower service center....... briggs and stratton is definitely a good engine, so long as you just change the oil regularly..... the battery can be changed out for less than 30 bucks........... as far as snapper goes we still have the same on e my grandfather bought 27 years ago. it is like anything you have mechanical, treat it like you want it to last. with regular maintenance, and don't be afraid to give it a name and talk to it. no im not crazy!

Answer 2

It is a good mower but they didn't make a lot of the type of tractor you have. How ever what you need to do is locate a lawn mowershop that sells or used to sell snapper they will have Microfiche and can look it up.

Answer 3

Write down the model # and serial #, look up a small engine repair shop in your yellow pages, call them and tell them what you have written here as well as the model & serial #s. Ask them for prices and suggestions on what they think you need. Take all that information and decide what you think you need to do and see if the prices seem reasonable for what you think you need. You might call more than one small engine shop and see if any are out of line. Make a decision and do it.