42" Briggs & Stratton 17.5 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

iMPORTANT: The V-beltfoundon yourtractoris speciallydesigned
to engageanddisengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan
bedangerousby notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworking
machine,useidenticalequipmentbeltsas listedinthe partspagesof
thisOperator'sManual.
Tochangeor replacethe deckbelt onyourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deckas instructedearlierinthis section.
2. Removethe beltcoversfromthe spindlepulleysby removingthe
hexscrewsthatfastenthecoversto the deck.SeeFig.22,
3. It mayalso benecessaryto loosenthe hex nuton the leftidler
pulleyto getthe belt offthe pulleyandaroundthe beltguard.
4. Carefullyremovethe deckbeltfromaroundthe twospindle
pulleysandthetwo deckidlerpulleys,SeeFig,22,
5. Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysasshowninFig,22,
6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthe twodeckidlerpulleysas shownin
Fig.22.
7. Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier,
9. Re-installthedeck, makingsurethe belt remainsroutedaround
the pulleysas instructed.Thecompletebelt routingisshownin
Fig.22.
10. Pullthe rightside ofthe belt,and placethe narrowVside of the
belt intothe PTOpulley.
11. Whileholdingthe belt andpulleytogether,rotatethe pulleyto the
left. Continueholdingand rotatingthepulleyandbelt untilthe belt
is fullyrolledinto the PTOpulley.
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Neverattemptto adjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis running.Always
disengagePTO(bladeengagelever),moveshift leverintoneutral
position,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
Ifthe tractordoesnot cometo a completestopwhenthe clutch-brake
pedalis completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscan roll
withthe parkingbrakeapplied,the brakeis inneedof adjustment.
Contactthe nearestParts& RepairService Centerto haveyour
brakesserviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule
service,contact1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELT
NOTE: Severalcomponentsmust beremovedandspecialtools(i.e.
air/impactwrench)inorderto changethetractor'sdrivebelt.Contact
the nearest Parts& Repair Service Centerto haveyourtransmis-
sion drivebelt serviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& Repair Service Centeror to sched-
ule service, contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
J Thisportion of the
belt routesaround
Figure 22
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