Thanks Tom, that's all I could come up with the more I looked at it. Bought this belt at a mower shop 3 yrs ago based my mower's model #. I'll be there picking up replacement axle bearings on Friday and will grab a belt then.

I don't know what size tires you have, but you'd better be aware how much it costs to replace them before you start customizing them, just in case. I was quite surprised to see how much a replacement 23" turf tire set me back a few years ago after some rebar went through the sidewall: about $80. My main concern with trimming turf tires into ag tires is that the valleys between the lugs will be very thin and susceptible to puncture. I'm not sure of the exact thickness, but I'm pretty sure the thinnest part of the tread on my Carlisle Tru-Power tires is much thicker than the portion of the tread between the blocks on my Turf Masters. You can buy new ag tires pretty cheap on eBay ($90 for a 23"), and the Asian import tires are dirt cheap. Interesting note on siping (not sniping, which is done with a rifle): Michelin is the only manufacturer I know of that features full-depth sipes. Stability is a big challenge with all season tires, and most major manufacturers only run the sipes a third of the way down into the tread blocks, with full-depth sipes and weak rubber compounds, you'd lose cornering ability as the blocks walked under lateral G-loads. So they compensate for their cheap rubber by only cutting the sipes halfway. The disadvantage is when you're half-depth siped tires are halfway through their life, they've essentially shed their all-season capability. Michelin uses such high quality materials they've figured out how to have your cake and eat it too, and your tires will have decent ice traction down to the last 2/32. One last plug (no pun): I worked my way through college in a tire shop, selling and installing, and Michelin has always been in a league of their own. They are the most expensive, and they are absolutely the best. I actually just bought an Ideal brand 120v tire regroover on eBay for something like $40. I'm going to use it to get through the rest of the winter on the cheap tires that came on my truck. I prefer to buy tires in the fall, not the spring (and they will be Michelin LTX M/S). The cheap (but not inexpensive) Kuhmo tires it came with not only didn't have full depth sipes, but the shoulder blocks only went halfway down, so now with probably 20k mi left in the tires, they have a solid shoulder which means no snow traction and poor water evacuation. So I'm planning to open up the shoulders a bit this weekend. If it works as planned, I won't hydroplane for a few more months. If it doesn't, I'll be buying tires a little sooner! Here is a link that might be useful: regroovers

I don't know from first hand experience, but the Deere site states that the GX 335 has differential lock. You can click the link below, read it, and draw your own conclusion. If you have any doubts or lingering reservations, ask the dealer to prove the diff lock is present and working, or you aren't interested in that model. Here is a link that might be useful: GX335 feature page

Not without initiating diagnostics. The Traction Control system is an integral part of the ABS system. On the surface it would seem odd to lose TCS, and not also lose the ABS. However, the TCS system can be shut down for some problems that are fuel injection system, and/or transmission system related which still allows for the ABS to function. This is one of the potential problems where trying to work with anything less than the factory scan tool (GM Tech II) is likely to not help you at all. Start the diagnostics by polling EVERY module for trouble codes. An example where the TCS will shut down and still have ABS would be a loss of communication between the ABS controller and the PCM. (fuel injection computer) There are a lot more possibilities over that one.