Operator's Manual

BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbelt
includesquealingwhilethebeltisrotating;theblades
slippingwhilecuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burn
marks,andcracksonthebelt.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
forSide-DischargeMower
Decks
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inch)
height-of-cut.
4.Loosenthebottomboltholdingthemower-deck
curtaintothemowerdeck.RefertoReleasing
theMower-DeckCurtain(page41).
5.Removethesheet-metalguard.Referto
RemovingtheSheet-MetalGuard(page42).
6.Removethebeltcovers(Figure90).
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Figure90
1.Pushthetabdown2.Removethebeltcover
7.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm
toremovetensionontheidlerspring(Figure91).
8.Removethebeltfromthemower-deckpulleys.
9.Removethebeltguideonthespring-loaded
idlerarm(Figure91).
10.Removetheexistingbelt.
11.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleys
andtheclutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure
91).
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Figure91
1.Clutchpulley5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
2.Mowerbelt
6.Idler-greasetting
3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley
7.Beltguide
4.Ratchet
12.Installthebeltguideontheidlerarm(Figure91).
13.Usingtheratchetinthesquarehole,installthe
idlerspring(Figure91).
Note:Makesurethatthespringendsare
seatedintheanchorgrooves.
14.Installthebeltcovers(Figure92).
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