Maintenance
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Figure13
48inchDeckShownforReferenceOnly
1.PulleylocationforVikingHydro
2.Beltguidemustbemovedtothefrontpositionifthe
pulleyismoved(48inchdeckonly)
3.Pulleycanbemovedtothefrontpositiontotightenthe
beltwhenthereisnoadjustmentleftintheturnbuckle
(48inchdeckonly)
4.Turnbuckle
5.5/16inch(.79cm)minimumengagement
6.5/16inchwhizlocknut
7.RearAssistArmStop
8.AssistArm
9.FrontAssistArmStop
10.Point“A”
5.Properbelttensionwillrequireabout10lb(4.5
kg)sidepullonbelt,halfwaybetweenpulleys(see
Figure13,item10–PointA)todeectbelt1/2
inch(1.3cm).
MowerDeckBeltRoutings:
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Figure14
36inchMowerDeck
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Figure15
48inchMowerDeck
BladeBrakeAdjustment
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Engageparkingbrake.Removekeyorsparkplug
wire(s).
2.DisengagePTO.
3.Makesurethebladebrakepadrestsagainst
thesheave.Adjustthespringmountingbolts
toproperlyalignthepadonthesheave(see
Figure16).
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Figure16
ShownwithBladesDisengaged
1.BladeBrakeRod
3.1/8inchto3/16inch
(.32–.47cm)
2.SpringMountingBolts
4.Checkthedistancebetweenthespacerandthenut
attheendofthebladebrakerod.Thedistance
shouldbebetween1/8inch(.32cm)and3/16
inch(.47cm)(seeFigure16).
5.EngagethePTOandchecktomakesurethe
bladebrakepadclearsthesheave.
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