Operator's Manual

Table Of Contents
BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating,blades
slippingwhencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksand
cracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemower
beltifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
Replacingthe
Counter-RotatingBelt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksandcracksare
signsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethebeltifanyofthese
conditionsareevident.
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturnsso
thatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengoback
andloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.Thiswill
preventyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)heightofcut.
4.Toaccessthecenterpulley,removetheboltsholding
theoorpandownandraisetheoorpan.
5.Removetheplasticbeltcover(Figure73).
6.Removethe3boltsholdingthemetalbeltcoverin
placeandremovethemetalbeltcover.
Figure72
1.Idlerspring4.Idlerpulley
2.Counter-rotatingbelt5.Squareholeforratchet
3.Doublepulley
7.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarmto
removetensionontheidlerspring(Figure72).
8.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulley.
9.Removethebeltfromtheremainingpulleys.
10.Usingtheratchetinthesquarehole,installthenew
beltaroundthemowerpulleysandtheidlerpulleys
(Figure74).
11.Lowertheoorpanandinstallthebolttoholdthe
oorpandown.
ReplacingtheMowerDeck
Belt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksandcracksare
signsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethebeltifanyofthese
conditionsareevident.
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturnsso
thatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengoback
andloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.Thiswill
preventyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
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