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. it mayalso benecessaryto loosenthe hex nuton the leftidler
pulleyto getthe belt offthe pulleyandaroundthe beltguard.
4. Carefullyremovethe deckbeltfromaroundthe twospindle
pulleysandthetwo deckidlerpulleys,SeeFig,23,
5. Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysas shownin Fig.23,
6. ThenroutethebeltaroundthetwodeckidlerpulleysasshowninFig.
23.
7. Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier,
9. Re-installthedeck,makingsurethebelt remainsroutedaround
the pulleysas instructed.Thecompletebelt routingisshownin
Fig,23.
10. Pullthe rightside ofthe belt,and placethe narrowVside of the
belt intothe PTOpulley.
11. Whileholdingthe beltandpulleytogether,rotatethepulleytotheleft.
Continueholdingandrotatingthe pulleyandbelt untilthebelt is
fully rolledintothe 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®.
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