Operator`s manual

Lower the deck to the ground using the deck lift handle.5.
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Raise the deck lift arms out of the rear hanger bracket slots 7.
by raising the deck lift handle on the tractor to its highest
position. Refer to Fig. 7-6.
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can be lifted out of the two slots of the front deck bracket.
After lifting the front hanger rod out of the slots, slide the
deck rearward so that the rod can no longer engage the
slots.
Using care to prevent the front hanger rod from falling 
back into the deck bracket slots, carefully slide the cutting
deck (from the right side) out from underneath the tractor.
Deck Installation
To install the mower deck, proceed as follows:
While holding the deck front hanger rod upward, carefully 
slide the deck underneath the right side of the tractor.
While still holding the front hanger rod, slide the deck 2.
forward until the front hanger rod can be lowered into the
slots of the front deck bracket.
Lower the front hanger rod into the slots of the front deck 
bracket, then slide the deck rearward.
Maneuver the deck so that the slots in the two rear deck 4.
hanger brackets approximately align with the deck lift arms
of the tractor. Refer to Fig. 7-6.
Use the tractor deck lift handle to lower the deck lift arms 5.
into the slots of the rear deck hanger brackets.
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as necessary to align the holes in the deck lift arms with the
pins. Refer to Fig. 7-6.
When aligned, push each pin fully inward through the lift 7.
arms to secure the arms in the rear hanger bracket slots.
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deck; then route the belt rearward beneath the tractor
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the bottom of the engine.
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following two methods.
WARNING! The muffler at the rear of the tractor
may be extremely hot, and could cause serious
burns. Use extreme caution when near the muffler.
Allow the muffler to fully cool before installing the
belt.
Using the Idler Pulley to Tension the Belt.
Using the deck lift handle, raise the deck to the position 
that provides the most horizontal run of the belt between
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the engine.
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engine.
Route the backside of the belt around the fixed idler pulley 
of the deck. Refer to Fig. 7-4.
Working from the middle of the tractor, pivot the idler 4.
bracket/movable pulley rearward against the spring
tension and slide the backside of the belt onto the movable
idler pulley. Refer to Fig. 7-4.
Rear Deck
Hanger Bracket
Deck Lift Arm
Deck
Support
Pin
Rear Hanger
Bracket Slot
Figure 7-6
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