Professional 42" Briggs & Stratton 24 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe beltaroundthe two

outerspindlepulleysas shownin Figure15.

CUTTING BLADES

Shutthe engineoff andremoveignitionkeybeforeremovingthe

cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands

usingheavygloveswhengraspingthe blade.

Figure15

6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthe twodeckidlerpulleysas shownin

Figure15.

7. Retightenthe beltkeeperrodloosenedearlier.

8. Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier.

9. Reinstallthe deckas follows:

a. Withthe deck beneaththemowerframe,attachthe stabilizer

rod. SeeFigure13.

b. Reconnectthedeck liftarms.SeeFigure12.

10. Pullthe rightside ofthe beltandplacethe narrowV side ofthe

belt intothePTOpulley.SeeFigure16.

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PTOBelt

Periodicallyinspectthe bladeand/orspindlefor cracksordamage,

especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Do notoperatethe

machineuntil damagedcomponentsarereplaced.

To removethe blades,proceedas follows:

1. Removethe deckfrombeneaththetractor,(referto CuttingDeck

Removalearlierin thissection)then gentlyflip thedeckoverto

exposeits underside.

2. Placea blockof woodbetweenthe centerdeckhousingbaffle

andthe cuttingbladeto actas a stabilizer.See Figure17.

Figure17

3. Removethehexflangenut thatsecuresthe bladeto the spindle

assembly.SeeFigure17.

Figure16

11. Whileholdingthe beltandpulleytogether,rotatethepulleyto the

left(See Figure16).Continueholdingandrotatingthe pulleyand

belt untilthebeltis fullyrolledintothe PTOpulley.

12. Replacethe PTOpulleybelt guard.SeeFigure10.