Toro 74268 - Belt Maintenance; Replacing the Mower Belt; Replacing the Drive Belts

BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating,
bladesslippingwhencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,
burnmarksandcracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.
Replacethemowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsare
evident.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksandcracks
aresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemowerbelt
ifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Removethebeltcovers(
Figure64).
4.Pullonthespringloadedidlerarmtoloosenthebelt
tension.
5.Removethemowerbeltfromthemowerpulleys
andthetoppulleyofthethreestackedpulleys
(
Figure64andFigure65).
6.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleys
andthetoppulleyofthethreestackedpulleys
(
Figure64andFigure65).
7.Pullonthespringloadedidlerarmtoloosenthe
belttensionandalignthemowerbeltontotheidler
pulley(Figure65).
8.Installthebeltcoversandclosethelatches
(
Figure64).
Figure64
1.Beltcover2.Latch
Figure65
1.Threestackedpulleys3.Mowerspindlepulley
2.Mowerbelt4.Moweridlerpulley
ReplacingtheDriveBelts
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksandcracks
aresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemowerbelt
ifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
Note:Removethetopdrivebeltrstifthebottom
drivebeltneedstobereplaced.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Removetherearenginepanel(Figure66).
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