Operator's Manual

BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbelt
includesquealingwhilethebeltisrotating;theblades
slippingwhilecuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burn
marks,andcracksonthebelt.
Replacingthe
Counter-RotatingBelt
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)height
ofcut.
4.Lifttheoorpanuptogainaccesstothecenter
pulley.
5.Removetheplasticbeltcover(Figure78).
6.Removethe3boltsholdingthemetalbeltcover
inplaceandremovethemetalbeltcover.
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Figure77
1.Idlerspring4.Idlerpulley
2.Counter-rotatingbelt5.Squareholeforratchet
3.Doublepulley
7.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm
toremovetensionontheidlerspring(Figure77).
8.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulley
(Figure77).
9.Removethebeltfromtheremainingpulleys
(Figure77).
10.Usingtheratchetinthesquarehole,installthe
newbeltaroundthemowerpulleysandtheidler
pulleys(Figure77).
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslipping
whencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarks
andcracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replace
thebeltifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)height
ofcut.
4.Removethebeltcovers(Figure78).
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Figure78
5.Removethecounter-rotatingbelt;referto
ReplacingtheCounter-RotatingBelt(page55).
6.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm
toremovetensionontheidlerspring(Figure79).
7.Removethebeltfromthemower-deckpulley.
8.Liftuponthebelt-guidetabandremovethe
existingbelt(Figure79).
9.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleys
andtheclutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure
79).
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