Operator's Manual

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Figure94
2500SeriesMowerDecks
1.Clutchpulley
4.Ratchet
2.Mowerbelt
5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley
8.Installtheidlerspring(Figure92orFigure94).
Note:Seatthespringendsintheanchor
grooves.
9.Installthebeltcovers(Figure95).
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Figure95
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
forRear-DischargeMower
Decks
ReplacingtheCounter-Rotating
Belt
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)height
ofcut.
4.Lifttheoorpanuptogainaccesstothecenter
pulley.
5.Removetheplasticbeltcover(Figure97).
6.Removethe3boltsholdingthemetalbeltcover
inplaceandremovethemetalbeltcover.
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Figure96
1.Idlerspring4.Idlerpulley
2.Counter-rotatingbelt5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
3.Doublepulley
7.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm
toremovetensionontheidlerspring(Figure96).
8.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulley
(Figure96).
9.Removethebeltfromtheremainingpulleys
(Figure96).
10.Routethenewbeltaboundthemowerpulleys.
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