Operator's Manual

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Figure88
1.Positionthebeltcover.3.Ensurethatthetabis
underthemetalcatch.
2.Slidethebeltcoverunder
thesidecatches.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
forRear-DischargeMower
Decks
ReplacingtheCounter-Rotating
Belt
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)height
ofcut.
4.Lifttheoorpanuptogainaccesstothecenter
pulley.
5.Removetheplasticbeltcover(Figure90).
6.Removethe3boltsholdingthemetalbeltcover
inplaceandremovethemetalbeltcover.
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Figure89
1.Idlerspring4.Idlerpulley
2.Counter-rotatingbelt5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
3.Doublepulley
7.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm
toremovetensionontheidlerspring(Figure89).
8.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulley
(Figure89).
9.Removethebeltfromtheremainingpulleys
(Figure89).
10.Routethenewbeltaboundthemowerpulleys.
11.Usingtheratchetinthesquarehole,removethe
tensiononthespring,andguidethenewbelt
aroundtheidlerpulley(Figure89).
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)height
ofcut.
4.Removethebeltcovers(Figure90).
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