Craftsman 247288880 tractor

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Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysas shownin Figure15.
CUTTING BLADES
Shutthe engineoff andremoveignitionkey beforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands
usingheavy gloveswhengraspingthe blade.
Figure15
6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthe two deck idler pulleysas 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.SeeFigure16.
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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 deck overto
exposeits underside.
2. Placea block of woodbetweenthe centerdeckhousingbaffle
andthe cuttingbladeto act as a stabilizer.See Figure17.
Figure17
3. Removethe hexflangenut thatsecuresthe bladeto the spindle
assembly.SeeFigure17.
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Figure16
11. Whileholdingthe beltand pulleytogether,rotatethepulleyto the
left(See Figure16).Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyand
belt untilthe beltis fullyrolledinto the PTOpulley.
12. Replacethe PTOpulleybelt guard.See Figure10.
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