Use and Care Manual

CAUTION: Component is spring-assisted and under tension.

Injury can occur if spring-assisted component is released

suddenly.

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3. Put a 15 mm closed wrench or a socket on the idler sheave nut (A)

and rotate clockwise to move idler sheave toward front of tractor

and hold to release belt tension.

4. Remove belt (B) from drive sheave (C), and release tension on

sheave nut (A).

5. To install the belt on the drive sheave, rotate idler sheave nut

clockwise to move idler sheave toward front of tractor, and install

belt on drive sheave.

6. Release idler sheave nut to tighten belt.

Removing Mower Deck

1. Park machine safely. (See Parking Safely in SAFETY section.)

2. Put wood blocks under each side of mower deck.

3. Put attachment lift lever in lowest position, bringing mower deck

down onto blocks.

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107 cm (42 in.) mower deck only

4. On machines with 107 cm (42 in.), disconnect mower engagement

drive cable (A) on left side of mower deck.

a. Remove spring locking pin (B), pull and hold mower

engagement drive cable out, lift up and remove from bracket

(C).

b. Remove cable spring (D) from idler sheave bracket (E).

CAUTION: Mower lift arms can pinch ngers. Lift arms are

spring loaded and can snap back when deck is removed.

Lock lift lever before pulling pin to remove mower deck.

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5. Remove spring locking pins and washers (F) and disconnect rear

draft arm (G) and adjustable lift links (H) on each side.

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107 cm (42 in.) mower deck shown

6. Remove spring locking pin (I) and washer and front draft rod (J)

from mower deck bracket (K).

7. Remove mower drive belt from drive sheave (L).

8. Remove wood blocks from both sides and slide mower deck out

from under the machine.

9. When operating the machine without the mower deck:

• Remove front draft rod from machine and attach it to the mower

deck.

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