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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
4. Releasing Belt Tension with the Idler Pulley
a. Using the deck lift handle, 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 33.
Lowest Mowing
Position
Highest Mowing
Position
Deck Lift Handle
Figure 33
b. Working from the middle of the tractor, pivot the idler bracket and
movable idler pulley rearward away from the backside of the ‘V”
belt just far enough to lift the belt up and over the idler pulley. See
Figure 34.
Figure 34
c. From beneath the rear of the tractor, slide the belt off of the PTO
pulley on the bottom of the engine.
5. Rolling the Belt off the PTO Pulley
a. Using the deck lift handle, 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.
WARNING
Use caution to avoid pinching your fingers when rolling the belt off 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 belt downward, continue turning the PTO
pulley until the belt is rolled off the pulley. Refer to Figure 35.
PTO Pulley
PTO Belt
Transmission
Tube
Figure 35
6. Lower the deck into the lowest position using the deck lift handle. See Figure 33.
7. Pull the cotter pin out of the front deck lift rod securing it to the deck. See
Figure 36. Slide the deck lift rod out of the front hanger bracket.
Front Deck Lift Rod
Cotter Pin
Figure 36
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