Belt Maintenance
Inspecting the Belts
Service Interval : Every 50 hours
Replace the belt if it is worn. The signs of a worn belt
include squealing while the belt is rotating; the blades
slipping while cutting grass; and frayed edges, burn
marks, and cracks on the belt.
Replacing the Mower Belt
for Side-Discharge Mower
Decks
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PT O), and engage the
parking brake.
2. Shut of f the engine, remove the key , and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Lower the mower to the 76 mm (3 inch) height
of cut.
4. Remove the belt covers ( Figure 88 ).
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Figure 88
1. Push the tab down. 2. Remove the belt cover .
5. Use a ratchet in the square hole in the idler arm
to remove tension on the idler spring ( Figure 89 ).
6. Remove the belt from the mower-deck pulleys.
7. Remove the belt guide on the spring-loaded
idler arm ( Figure 89 ).
8. Remove the existing belt.
9. Install the new belt around the mower pulleys
and the clutch pulley under the engine ( Figure
89 ).
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Figure 89
1. Clutch pulley 5. Square hole in the idler
arm for the ratchet
2. Mower belt
6. Idler-grease tting
3. Spring-loaded idler pulley
7. Belt guide
4. Ratchet
10. Install the belt guide on the idler arm ( Figure 89 ).
1 1. Using the ratchet in the square hole, install the
idler spring ( Figure 89 ).
Note: Make sure that the spring ends are
seated in the anchor grooves.
12. Install the belt covers ( Figure 90 ).
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