Operator's Manual

BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParking
Brake
Ifyouneedtoadjusttheparkingbrake,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbelt
includesquealingwhilethebeltisrotating;theblades
slippingwhilecuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burn
marks,andcracksonthebelt.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)height
ofcut.
4.Loosentheboltoneachbeltcover.
5.Releasethemower-deckcurtainbyremovingthe
cotterpin;refertoReleasingtheMower-Deck
Curtain(page35).
6.Removethesheet-metalguard;referto
RemovingtheSheet-MetalGuard(page35).
7.Removethebeltcovers(Figure57).
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Figure57
8.Usea3/8-inchratchetinthesquareholeinthe
idlerarmtoremovetensionontheidlerspring
(Figure58).
9.Removethebeltfromthemower-deckpulleys
andtheclutchpulley.
10.Removethebeltguideonthespring-loaded
idlerarm(Figure58).
11.Removetheexistingbelt.
12.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleys
andtheclutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure
58).
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