Craftsman 247288820 tractor

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NOTE:Whenreplacingtheblade,besureto installthebladewith thesideof the
blademarked"Bottom" (orwith a partnumberstampedin it) facingtheground
whenthemoweris intheoperatingposition.
Usea torque wrenchto tighten the bladespindle he×flange nutto between
70[bs-ft and90 [bs4t.
Changingthe DeckBelt
Besureto shut theengine off, removeignitionkey,disconnectthe spark
plugwire(s) andgroundagainstthe engine to preventunintended starting
[before removng the be t.
All belts on your tractor are subjectto wearand shouldbe replacedif any
signsof weararepresent.
IM PORTANT: TheV-beltfoundonyourtractorisspeciallydesignedto engage
anddisengagesafely.Asubstitute(non-OEM)V-beltcanbedangerousbynot
disengagingcompletely.Foraproperworkingmachine,useidenticalequipment
beltsaslistedinthe partspagesof thisOperator'sManual.
Tochangeor replacethe deckbelt onyourtractor,proceedasfollows:
Removethe deckasinstructedearlierinthissection.
4.
1. Removethebelt coversfromthespindlepulleysbyremovingthehexscrews
thatfastenthe coversto the deck.SeeFigure28.
2. It mayalsobenecessaryto loosenthehexnut onthe left deckidlerpulleyto
getthe beltoffthe pulleyandaroundthebelt guard.
3. Carefullyremovethe deckbeltfromaroundthetwo spindlepulleysandthe
two deckidlerpulleys.SeeFigure28.
Toplacethe newbelt,beginbyroutingthe beltaroundthetwo outerspindle
pulleysasshownin Figure28.
5. Thenroutethe beltaroundthetwodeckidlerpulleysasshownin Figure28.
6. Retightenthe beltkeeperrodloosenedearlier.
7. Remountthe beltguardsremovedearlier.
8. Re-installthedeck,makingsurethe belt remainsroutedaroundthe pulleys
asinstructed.Thecompletebelt routingisshownin Figure28.
9. Pullthe rightsideof thebelt,andplacethe narrowVsideof thebelt intothe
PTOpulley.
10. Whileholdingthebelt andpulleytogether,rotatethe pulleyto theleft.
Continueholdingandrotatingthepulleyandbelt until the belt isfully rolled
intothePTOpulley.
ParkingBrakeAdjustment
Neverattempt to adjustthe brakeswhile the engine isrunning.Always
[disengagePTO(BladeEngageLever),moveshift leverintoneutralposition,
[stop engineand removekeyto preventunintended starting.
Ifthe tractordoesnotcometo acompletestopwhentheclutch-brakepedalis
completelydepressed,or if thetractor'srearwheelscanroll with theparkingbrake
applied,thebrakeisin needofadjustment.ContactthenearestParts& Repair
ServiceCenterto haveyourbrakesserviced.
Tolocate the nearestParts& RepairServiceCenter orto scheduleservice,
contact1-800-659-5917.
Changing the TransmissionDriveBelt
NOTE"Several components must be removed and special tools (i.e. air/
impact wrench) in order to change the tractor's drive belt. Contact the
nearest Parts & Repair Service Center to have your transmission
drive belt serviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to scheduleservice,
contact1-800-659-5917.
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