Craftsman LT 3000 User Manual

iMPORTANT:The V-beltfoundon yourtractoris speciallydesigned
toengageanddisengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan
bedangerousby notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworking
machine,useidenticalequipmentbeltsas listedinthe partspagesof
thisOperator'sManual.
Tochangeor replacethedeckbeltonyourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deckasinstructedearlierinthis section.
2. Removethe beltcoversfromthespindlepulleysbyremovingthe
hexscrewsthatfastenthecoversto the deck.SeeFig.25,
3. It mayalso benecessaryto loosenthe hex nuton the leftidler
pulleytogetthe belt offthepulleyandaroundthebeltguard.
4. Carefullyremovethe deckbeltfromaroundthe twospindle
pulleysandthetwo deckidlerpulleys,SeeFig,25,
5. Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysas showninFig,25,
6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthetwodeckidlerpulleysas shownin
Fig.25.
7. Retightenthe beltkeeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebeltguardsremovedearlier,
9. Re-installthedeck,makingsurethe belt remainsroutedaround
thepulleysas instructed.Thecompletebelt routingisshownin
Fig.25.
10. Pulltherightside ofthe belt,and placethenarrowVsideof the
beltintothe PTOpulley.
11. Whileholdingthebelt andpulleytogether,rotatethe pulleytothe
left.Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyandbelt untilthe belt
is fullyrolledintothePTOpulley.
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Neverattemptto adjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis running.Always
disengagePTO(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutral
position,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
Ifthetractordoesnotcometo a completestopwhentheclutch-brake
pedalis completelydepressed,or ifthe tractor'srearwheelscan roll
withtheparkingbrakeapplied,the brakeis inneedof adjustment.
Contactthenearest Parts & Repair Service Centerto haveyour
brakesserviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule
service,contact1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELT
NOTE:Severalcomponentsmustberemovedandspecialtools(i.e.
air/impactwrench)inorderto changethetractor'sdrivebelt.Contact
the nearest Parts & RepairService Centerto haveyourtransmis-
siondrivebelt serviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule
service, contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
He× Washer Screws
This portion of the
belt routes around
the PTO Pulley
Belt Cover
Belt Guard
_ _oo Deck,d,er Pu,,ey
Figure 25
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Craftsman LT 3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Craftsman
Model	LT 3000
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English