Manual

iMPORTANT:The V-beltfoundon yourtractoris speciallydesigned
to engageanddisengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan
bedangerousby notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworking
machine,useidenticalequipmentbeltsas listedinthe partspagesof
thisOperator'sManual.
Tochangeor replacethe deckbelt onyourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deckas instructedearlierinthis section.
2. Removethe beltcoversfromthe spindlepulleysby removingthe
hexscrewsthatfastenthecoverstothe deck.SeeFig.23.
3. itmayalso benecessaryto loosenthe hex nuton the leftdeck
idlerpulleyto getthe belt offthe pulleyandaroundthe beltguard.
4. Carefullyremovethe deckbeltfromaroundthe twospindle
pulleysandthetwo deckidlerpulleys,SeeFig,23,
5. Toplacethenewbelt,beginby routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysas showninFig,23,
6. Thenroutethebeltaroundthe twodeckidlerpulleysas shownin
Fig.23,
7. Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebeltguardsremovedearlier,
9. Re-installthedeck, makingsurethebelt remainsroutedaround
the pulleysas instructed.Thecompletebelt routingisshownin
Fig,23.
10. Pullthe rightsideofthe belt,and placethe narrowVside of the
belt intothe PTOpulley.
11. Whileholdingthe belt andpulleytogether,rotatethe pulleyto the
left. Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyandbelt untilthe belt
is fullyrolledinto the PTOpulley.
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Neverattemptto adjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis running.Always
disengagePTO(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutral
position,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
Ifthe tractordoesnotcometo a completestopwhentheclutch-brake
pedalis completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscan roll
withthe parkingbrakeapplied,thebrakeis inneedof adjustment.
Contactthe nearest Parts& RepairService Centerto haveyour
brakesserviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule
service,contact1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
CHANGING THE TRANSMiSSiON DRIVE
BELT
NOTE: Severalcomponentsmust beremovedandspecialtools(i.e.
air/impactwrench)inorderto changethetractor'sdrivebelt.Contact
the nearest Parts& Repair Service Centerto haveyourtransmis-
sion drivebeltserviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule
service, contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
Hex Washer Screws
This portion of the
belt routes around
the PTO Pulley
Belt Cover
Belt Guard
_ _oo Deckidier Pulley
Figure 23
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