Craftsman 247288850 tractor

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IMPORTANT: The V-beltfoundon yourtractoris speciallydesigned
to engageand disengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan
bedangerousby notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworking
machine,useidenticalequipmentbeltsas listedin the parts pagesof
thisOperator'sManual.
Tochangeor replacethe deck belt onyourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deck as instructedearlierinthis section.
2. Removethe beltcoversfromthe spindlepulleysby removingthe
hexscrewsthatfastenthecoversto the deck.SeeFig.23.
3. It mayalso be necessaryto loosenthe hex nuton the leftdeck
idlerpulleyto getthe belt off the pulleyandaroundthe beltguard.
4. Carefullyremovethe deckbeltfromaroundthe two spindle
pulleysandthetwo deck idler pulleys,See Fig, 23,
5. Toplacethe newbelt, begin by routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysas shownin Fig, 23,
6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthe twodeck idler pulleysas shownin
Fig.23,
7. Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier,
9. Re-installthedeck, makingsurethe belt remainsroutedaround
the pulleysas instructed.Thecompletebelt routingis shownin
Fig,23.
10. Pullthe rightside ofthe belt,and placethe narrowVside of the
belt intothe PTOpulley.
11. Whileholdingthe beltandpulleytogether,rotatethepulleyto the
left. Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyand beltuntilthe belt
is fully rolled intothe PTOpulley.
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Neverattemptto adjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis running.Always
disengagePTO(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutral
position,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
Ifthe tractordoesnot cometo a completestop whenthe clutch-brake
pedalis completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscan roll
withthe parkingbrakeapplied,the brakeis in need of adjustment.
Contactthe nearest Parts & RepairService Centerto haveyour
brakesserviced,
To locate the nearest Parts& RepairService Center or to schedule
service, contact 1-800-4-MY-HOMEĀ®.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELT
NOTE: Severalcomponentsmust beremovedandspecialtools(i.e.
air/impactwrench)inorder to changethetractor'sdrivebelt.Contact
the nearest Parts & Repair Service Center to haveyourtransmis-
sion drivebelt serviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule
service, contact 1-800-4-MY-HOMEĀ®.
Hex Washer Screws
Belt Cover
This portion of the
belt routes around
the PTO Pulley
BeltGuard
_ _oo Deckidier Pu,,ey
Figure 23
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