Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
29
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
1. Move the tractor to a level surface, disengage the PTO, stop
the engine, place the RH and LH drive control levers fully
outward into the park brake engaged position.
2. There are two methods for removing the belt, to remove the
belt by releasing belt tension go on to Step 3, to remove the
belt by rolling the belt off the PTO pulley skip ahead to Step 4.
WARNING
Use caution to avoid pinching your fingers when rolling
the belt off the PTO pulley.
3. Releasing belt tension with the idler pulley:
a. Using the deck lift handle or the deck lift pedal and
knob, 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.
See Figure 40.
b. Working from the middle of the tractor, pivot the idler
bracket (a) and movable idler pulley (b) rearward just far
enough to lift the belt up and over the spindle pulley.
See Figure 40.
46/50/54/60”
Decks
42” Decks
(a)
(a)
(b)
(b)
Figure 40
c. From beneath the rear of the tractor, slide the belt off of
the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
d. Lower the deck into the lowest mowing position.
e. Skip ahead to Step 5.
4. Rolling the belt off the PTO pulley:
a. 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.
b. Sitting behind the tractor facing forward, reach beneath
the tractor to grasp the belt at the front of the PTO pulley.
c. Pull the left side of the belt rearward and downward
while manually turning the PTO pulley to the right until
the belt rides out onto the edge of the lower sheave of
the pulley.
NOTE: If pulling the right side of the belt, turn the
pulley left.
d. While still holding the PTO belt (a) downward, continue
turning the PTO pulley (b) until the PTO belt (a) is rolled
off the PTO pulley (b). See Figure 41.
(a)
(b)
(a)
Figure 41
e. Lower the deck into the lowest mowing position.
f. Move on to Step 5.
WARNING
The deck lift on tractors with the deck lift knob is
spring-assisted and under tension. Injury can occur if
spring-assisted deck lift is released suddenly. Always use
the multi-tool to secure the deck lift in place.
5. On tractors equipped with the deck lift knob, use the deck
lift pedal and deck lift knob to place the deck in the lowest
position and use the multi-tool (a) to lock the deck lift
components in place as shown in Figure 42. On tractors with a
deck lift handle, lower the deck into the lowest position.
(a)
Figure 42
a. Remove the two bow-tie pins (a) from the clevis pins (b)
that secure the lift link brackets (c) to the rear deck lift
brackets (d) on the deck. Remove the clevis pins (b). See
Figure 43.
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...