Very bad it can blow out and cause a wreck because the belt separate from rubber
A drive belt will go around the pulley on the alternator . If you have a serpentine belt it will drive all the accessories attached to the engine . Alternator , power steering pump , air conditioning compressor etc .
Yes, I know of no engine where the alternator is driven by the cam belt. The alternator is driven by a drive belt or serpentine belt.
Either the belt is worn out, incorrect belt, drive gears are worn, or the tensioner is defective.
On most engines, the water pump drive belt is also the timing belt.
VR6 drive belt pathway
I woulld be suspicious of a tire problem such as a shifted belt.
shifted or broken belt in the tires
You have probably broken the drive belt. With the mower turned off, lie on the ground and look underneath the mower. There is a deck belt and a drive belt. The drive belt is the upper belt. Grab the upper belt and see if it is broken.
Accessory drive belt.Accessory drive belt.
Belt
alternator drive belt?
The serpentine belt would be the same as the accessory drive belt.
NO. Drive belts drive the AC, Power Steering, Alternator, Waterpump, exe. Cam belt=timing belt.
Belt Drive
Probably the alternator or its drive belt has failed
Drive belt is worn out or loose or both. Replace the belt and check the alignment of the pulleys.
A belt drive is a mechanism which uses a continuous belt through which power is transmitted.