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 replacethedeckbelt onyourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deckas instructedearlierinthis section.
2. Removethe beltcoversfromthe spindlepulleysbyremovingthe
hexscrewsthatfastenthecoversto the 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. Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysas showninFig,23,
6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthe twodeckidlerpulleysas shownin
Fig.23,
7. Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebeltguardsremovedearlier,
9. Re-installthedeck, makingsurethe belt remainsroutedaround
the pulleysas instructed.Thecompletebeltroutingisshownin
Fig,23.
10. Pullthe rightside ofthe belt,and placethe narrowVside ofthe
belt intothe PTOpulley.
11. Whileholdingthe belt andpulleytogether,rotatethe pulleytothe
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 tractordoesnot cometo a completestopwhenthe clutch-brake
pedalis completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscan roll
withthe parkingbrakeapplied,the brakeis 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 drivebelt serviced.
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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