Operator's Manual

Figure54
1.Clutch
6.Moweridlerpulley
2.Mowerbelt7.Beltguideinstalled
3.1/4trunbelttwist
8.Nut
4.Beltguide9.Washer
5.Mowerspindlepulley
10.Rearleftsidepulley
9.Adjustthebelttension,refertoAdjustingtheMower
BeltTension.
10.Installthebeltcoversandclosethelatches.
AdjustingtheMowerBelt
Tension
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedposition,andsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Raisethemowertothetransportposition.
Important:Checktheamountoftwistinthe
beltbetweenthepulleys.Makesureitisonly
whatisspeciedin
Figure54.
Important:Checkandmakesurethebeltis
installedintoboththefrontandrearbeltguides
(Figure55).
4.Checkthebelttension.Thespringloadedidler
centerboltneedstobenearthetopalignmenthole
inleftsupportplate(Figure55).
Figure55
1.Centerbolt3.Leftsupportplate
2.Alignmenthole
4.Springloadedidler
5.Ifadjustmentisrequired,loosentheidlerplateto
adjustit(Figure56).
6.Insertaratchetorbreakerbarintothesquareholein
theidlerplatetoadjustthetension(
Figure56).
7.Toincreasebelttension,rotatetheratchetorbreaker
bartomovethexedidleruntilyoufeelincreased
resistanceandthespring-loadedidlerpulleystops
moving(Figure56).
Note:Donotincreasethebelttensionbeyondthe
pointwherethexedidlerarmstops.
8.Whileholdingthebelttension,tightentheidlerplate
boltsthatsecuretheidlerplate(
Figure56).
Figure56
1.Rachetwithshort
extensionorbreaker
bar
2.IdlerplatewithSquare
hole
9.Checkthedistancefromtherubberstopandthe
armofthespringloadedidlerpulleywhentheidler
plateistightened.Itneedstobe0to1/4inch(0to
6mm)fromtherubberstop(
Figure57).
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