Operator`s manual

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Figure 25

Figure 26

Upper Drive Belt

• Locate the transmission idler pulley on the upper

drive belt by looking through the battery tray

opening. See Figure 27.

• Grasp the bracket and pivot the transmission idler

pulley toward the rear of the tractor to release

tension on the upper drive belt.

• Remove the belt from around the transmission idler

pulley.

• Remove the upper drive belt from around the

transmission pulley and the variable-speed pulley.

NOTE: Slowly rotate the pulley counterclockwise to

roll the belt off of it.

• Remove the upper drive belt by pulling it up through

the battery tray opening.

• Reroute the new upper drive belt as shown in

Figure 27.

Lower Drive Belt

IMPORTANT: Proper removal of the lower drive belt

requires the removal of several tractor components.

Read through the following procedure prior to

attempting it to determine if you feel you could

successfully complete it. If you don’t, see an authorized

service dealer to have the belt changed.

IMPORTANT: Note the routing of the lower drive belt

around both the pulleys and the belt keepers BEFORE

performing the following steps.

Engine Pulley

PTO Idler Bracket

Left Hand Pulley

Right Hand Pulley

(beneath belt guard)

Center Pulley

Deck Idler Pulley

Self-Tapping Screws

(mounted on tractor)

NOTE: Left hand belt cover not shown for clarity.

Models with Manual PTO

Deck belt (Bottom)

PTO belt (Top)

Electric PTO Clutch

Left Hand

Double Pulley

Right Hand