Operator's Manual

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.Removethebeltcovers(Figure74).
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Figure74
5.Removethespringtensionfromthe
spring-loadedidlerpulley;refertoFigure76.
Note:Usethespringremovaltool(ToroPart
No.92-5771)toremovethespringfromthe
mower-deckpost(Figure76).
6.Removethebeltfromthemower-deckpulleys
andtheclutchpulley.
7.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleys
andtheclutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure
75).
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Figure75
1.Clutchpulley3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley
2.Mowerbelt
4.Spring
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Figure76
1.Spring-removaltool(Toro
PartNo.92-5771)
4.Idlerarm
2.Idlerspring5.Mowerbelt
3.Mower-deckpost
8.Installtheidlerspring(Figure75).
Note:Seatthespringendsintheanchor
grooves.
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