Operator's Manual

BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Inspectthebeltsfor
cracksandwear.
Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating,blades
slippingwhencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksand
cracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemower
beltifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturnsso
thatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengoback
andloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.Thiswill
preventyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
Thesignsofawornmowerbeltaresquealingwhilethebelt
isrotating,bladesslippingwhileyouarecuttinggrass,frayed
beltedges,burnmarks,andcracks.Replacethemowerbeltif
youdetectanyofthesesigns.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Loosenthebottomboltholdingthemower-deck
curtaintothemowerdeck.RefertoReleasingthe
Mower-DeckCurtain(page30).
4.Removethesheetmetalguard.RefertoRemovingthe
Sheet-MetalGuard(page30)
5.Removethebeltcoversandtheboltsattachedtothem.
6.Loosenthexedidlerarmandadjustittorelievebelt
tension(Figure64).
7.Removetheoldbelt.
8.Installthenewbeltonthepulleys(Figure63).
Figure63
1.Fixedidlerarm4.Mowerbelt
2.Squarehole
5.Beltguide
3.Fixedidlerpulley
6.Spring-loadedidlerpulley
9.Insertaratchetwithashortextensionorabreakerbar
intothesquareholeinthexedidlerarm(Figure64).
10.Adjustthemowerdecktothe76mm(3inch)
height-of-cutposition.
11.Toincreasethebelttension,rotatetheratchetor
breakerbarcounterclockwisetomovethexedidler
armuntilthereis16.5cm(6-1/2inches)betweenthe
springhooks(Figure64).
Figure64
1.Ratchetwithshort
extensionorbreaker
bar
3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley
2.16.5cm(6-1/2inches)
betweenthespringhooks
4.FixedIdlerpulley
12.Whileholdingthebeltintension,tightenthe2bolts
thatsecurethexedidlerarm.
13.Removetheratchetorbreakerbarfromthesquare
holeinthexedidlerarm.
14.Installthebeltcoverswiththetabsintheslots.Install
thescrewsandclosethelatches(Figure65).
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