Use and Care Manual

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PRODUCT CARE
4. Remove the belt from around the riding mower’s PTO pulley.
(Figure 31).
Figure 31
5. Remove the remaining bow-tie cotter pins (a) securing the
deck to the riding mower (Figure 32).
a
a
Figure 32
NOTE: When reassembling, the bow-tie cotter pins (a) should be
re-installed from the top down (Figure 32).
6. Unplug the wire pigtail from the deck switch.
7. Move the deck lift lever into the top notch on the right fender
to raise the deck lift arms up and out of the way.
8. Carefully remove the PTO cable from the rear of the cutting
deck. Remove the spring from the deck idler bracket.
(Figure 33).
Figure 33
9. Gently slide the cutting deck (from the left side) out from
underneath the riding mower.
Deck Installation
To install the deck, reverse the Cutting Deck
Removal instructions.
Changing the Deck Belt
NOTE: It is possible to change the deck belt with the cutting deck
still installed on the riding mower; however it is much easier to
remove the deck first, change the deck belt, then re-install the
cutting deck.
To change the cutting deck belt, proceed as follows:
1. It is easiest to change the deck belt by first removing the
cutting deck as instructed earlier in this section. Skip this step
if deciding to change the deck belt with the mowing deck still
installed on the riding mower. Otherwise, remove the cutting
deck now.
2. If changing the deck belt with the cutting deck still
installed on the riding mower, lower the deck to the lowest
mowing position.
3. Remove the deck belt from around the riding mower’s PTO
drive pulley (Figure 31<DT>). Simply roll one side of the belt
off of the pulley and then work it off the pulley by continuing
around the pulley until the belt is off of the pulley.
4. Pull the belt towards the front of the riding mower, pulling it
through and out of the belt keeper rod.
5. Remove the deck belt cover (a) by removing the three hex
bolts (b) that secure it. See Figure 34 for 30” decks and Figure
35 for 24” decks.
a
b
b
b
Figure 34
a
b
b
b
Figure 35