Full Product Manual

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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
5. Raise the deck to the position that provides the most
horizontal run of the belt between the deck idler pulleys and
the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
6. Make certain the belt is in the spindle pulleys of the deck and
that the backside of the belt is against both the fixed and
movable idler pulleys.
7. Sitting behind the tractor, facing forward, make certain the
belt is not twisted; then reach beneath the tractor to grasp
the belt and pull it toward the PTO pulley.
WARNING
Use caution to avoid pinching your fingers when rolling the
belt onto the PTO pulley.
8. Pull the right side of the PTO belt rearward and place the
narrow V-side of the PTO belt into the PTO pulley. See Figure
42 on page 28.
9. While holding the PTO belt and PTO pulley together, rotate
the PTO pulley to the left (See Figure 42 on page 28).
Continue holding and rotating the PTO pulley and PTO belt
until the PTO belt is fully rolled into the PTO pulley.
NOTE: Before using the tractor double-check the belt routing
to make sure that the belt has been routed properly.
REPLACING THE BELT
1. Remove the deck from beneath the tractor (refer to
Deck Removal).
2. Loosen, but do not remove the hardware on the right (a) and
left idler pulley (b). Refer to Figure 46 for 42” decks, Figure
47 for 46” decks, Figure 48 for 50” and 54” decks and Figure
49 for 60” decks.
NOTE: Take note of the position of the belt guards (c) to
ensure they are properly re-installed.
NOTE: On some decks it may be necessary to remove the
spindle covers to remove and/or install the new belt. To
remove the spindle covers, remove the screws securing them
to the deck.
3. Carefully remove the belt from around the idler pulleys
(a & b) and the spindle pulleys (d).
4. Install the new belt pulleys as shown and re-install the
belt covers.
5. Place the belt around the idler pulleys removed in Step 3 with
the ‘V’ side facing in. Once in place, re-install all the hardware
and tighten the flange lock nut to secure the assembly.
6. Route the belt as shown and then re-install the deck (refer to
Deck Installation).
42” Decks
(a)
(b)
(d)
(c)
(c)
(d)
Figure 46
46” Decks
(a)
(b)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(d)
Figure 47
(d)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(c)
50”/54”
Decks
Figure 48
(a)
(b)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(d)
60” Decks
Figure 49