Craftsman 247288881 Tractor

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Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysas shownin Figure15.
CUTTING BLADES
Shutthe engineoff and removeignitionkeybeforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands
usingheavygloveswhengraspingthe blade.
Figure15
6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthe twodeckidlerpulleysas shownin
Figure15.
7. Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier.
9. Reinstallthe deckas follows:
a. Withthe deck beneaththe mowerframe,attachthe stabilizer
rod. See Figure13.
b. Reconnectthedeck liftarms.SeeFigure12.
10. Pull the rightside ofthe beltandplacethe narrowV side of the
belt intothe PTOpulley.See Figure16.
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PTOBelt
Periodicallyinspectthe bladeand/orspindlefor cracksor damage,
especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Do notoperatethe
machineuntil damagedcomponentsare replaced.
To removethe blades,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deckfrombeneaththe tractor,(referto CuttingDeck
Removalearlierin thissection)then gentlyflip the deckoverto
exposeits underside.
2. Placea blockof woodbetweenthe centerdeck housingbaffle
andthe cuttingbladeto act as a stabilizer.See Figure17.
Figure17
3. Removethe hexflangenut that securesthe bladeto the spindle
assembly.See Figure17.
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Figure16
11. Whileholdingthe beltand pulleytogether,rotatethepulleyto the
left(See Figure16).Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyand
belt untilthe beltis fully rolledinto the PTOpulley.
12. Replacethe PTOpulleybelt guard.SeeFigure10.
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