Manual

2. If changingthedeckbelt withthe cuttingdeck stillinstalledon the
unit,lowerthe cuttingdeckto the lowestcutting position.Remove
the deckbeltfromaroundthe unit'sPTOdrive pulleyas shownin
Fig.31.Simplyrollone sideof the beltoff of the pulleyandthen
workit offthe pulleyby continuingaroundthe pulleyuntilthe belt
is off of the pulley.
3. Pullthe belttowardsthe rearof the unit,pullingit throughandout
of the belt keeperbracket,shownin Fig.31.
4. Removethedeckbelt coverby removingthe threehexboltsthat
secureit. SeeFig.35.
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Figure 35
Removetheidlerpulleyby removingthehex boltonthe bottom
sideof thepulley.SeeFig.36.
pulleyallowing
belt to move pastthe belt keeper.
TIRES
Neverexceedthemaximuminflationpressureshownon the sidewall
of tire.
The recommended operating tire pressure is:
• Approximately10psifor the reartires
• Approximately14psi forthefronttires
IMPORTANT: Referto the tire sidewallfor exacttire manufacturer's
recommendedormaximumpsi.Donot overinfiate.Uneventirepres-
surecouldcausethe cuttingdeckto mowunevenly.
CUTTING BLADE
Shutthe engineoff and removeignitionkeybeforeremovingthe
cuttingbladefor sharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhandsby
_usng heavygoveswhengraspngthe bade.
Periodicallyinspectthe bladeand/or spindlefor cracksor damage,
especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Do notoperatethe
machineuntil damagedcomponentsarereplaced.
To removethe blade,proceedas follows.
NOTE: It maybeeasiertochangethe bladebyfirst removing
the deckfrombeneaththetractor,(referto CuttingDeckRemoval
earlierinthis section)thengentlyflipthe deckoverto exposeits
underside.Itis possibleto changethe blade,however,withthe
deckstillattachedto the tractor.Ifattemptingto changethe blade
withthe deckstillinstalledonthe tractor,firstmovethedecklift
leverto itshighestcuttingposition.
1. Removethe mulchplug,deckchuteorbaggingchute,if
equipped,exposingthe deckchuteopening.
2. Usinga blockof woodor 2 x 4, insertit intothe deckopeningand
rotatethe bladearounduntilit wedgesthe woodbetweenthe
deckopeningandthe cuttingblade,as shownin Fig.37.
3. Removethehexflangenut thatsecuresthe bladetothe spindle
assembly,and removetheblade.Seethe Insetof Fig.37.
NOTE: Thedeckspindlehasa normalthread.Toloosen,rotate
the flangelocknut counterclockwise.
Figure 36
6. Changethe belt,thenreinstallthe allthe componentsremoved
in the reverseorderbeginningwith theidlerpulley,andlastlythe
beltcover.
7. Feedthedeck beltthroughthe belt keeperbracketandworkit
aroundandontothe PTOdrivepulleyas shownin Fig.31.
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