6. Pullthedeck supportpinoutwardto releasethe deckfromthe
deckliftarm.See Figure12.
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DeckSupport Pin
.
8.
Figure12
Repeattheabovestepsonthe tractor'srightside.
Movethedecklift leverintothetopnotchto raisethe decklift
armsupandout of the way.
Removethecotterpinfromtheendofthe stabilizerrodand slide
thestabilizerout ofthehangerbracketonthe deck.SeeFigure13.
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Figure13
10. Gentlyslidethe cuttingdeck(fromtherightside)out from
underneaththetractor.
CHANGING THE DECK BELT
Shuttheengineoff andremoveignitionkeybeforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)forsharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands
usingheavygloveswhengraspingbladesand pulleys.
TheV-beltsfoundon yourtractorarespeciallydesignedtoengage
anddisengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcanbedanger-
ousby notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworkingmachine,
usefactoryapprovedbeltsas listedin thePartsListmanual.
All beltsonyourtractoraresubjectto wearandshouldbereplacedif
anysignsof wear arepresent. Tochangeor replacethe deck belton
yourtractor,proceedasfollows:
1. Removethe deckas instructedon page20.
2. Removethe beltcoversfromtheouter spindlesbyremovingthe
hexscrewsthat fastenthemtothe deck.SeeFigure14.
Hex
Screws
Belt Keeper
Rod
Figure14
3. Loosen,but donotremovethe belt keeperrodon thepulley
locatednearthe backof thedeck. SeeFigure14.
4. Carefullyremovethe deckbelt fromaroundthethreespindle
pulleysandthe twodeckidlerpulleys.
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