Use and Care Manual

MowerBeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthebeltsforwear
orcracks.
Checkthebeltsforcracks,frayededges,burnmarks,orany
otherdamage.Replacedamagedbelts.
ReplacingtheMower-Deck
Belt
Thesignsofawornbeltincludesquealingwhilethebeltis
rotating,bladesslippingwhilecuttinggrass,andfrayededges,
burnmarks,andcracksonthebelt.Replacethemowerbeltif
anyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
blade-controlswitch.
2.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged,shutoffthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutatthelowestcuttingpositionof
38mm(1-1/2inches).
4.Removethepulleycovers(Figure63).
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Figure63
1.Cover2.Screw
5.Usingaspring-removaltool(ToroPartNo.92-5771),
removetheidlerspringfromthedeckhooktoremove
tensionontheidlerpulley,androllthebeltoffthe
pulleys(Figure64).
WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalled
andcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
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Figure64
1.Idlerpulley
4.Spring
2.Mowerbelt5.Enginepulley
3.Outsidepulley6.Spring-removaltool
6.Routethenewbeltaroundtheenginepulleyand
mowerpulleys(Figure64).
7.Usingaspring-removaltool,installtheidlerspringover
thedeckhook,andplacetensionontheidlerpulley
andmowerbelt(Figure64).
8.Installthepulleycovers(Figure63).
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