Toro 74282 - Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts; Replacing the Mower Belt

BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Checkthebeltsforcracks,frayededges,burnmarksor
anyotherdamage.Replacedamagedbelts.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksandcracks
aresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemowerbelt
ifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedposition,andsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Removethebeltcovers.
4.Loosenthenutsecuringtheidlerplateandmove
theidlerplatetorelievethebelttensionontheidler
pulley(Figure49).
5.Removethenut,washerandbeltguidefromtherear
leftsidepulley.
6.Removethemowerbeltfromthebeltguidesand
removethebelt(Figure49).
7.Installthenewmowerbeltaroundthemowerspindle
pulleys,moweridlerpulley,intothebeltguides,into
rearidlerarmassembly,andtheclutch(Figure49).
8.Installthebeltguidewithawasherandnutontothe
rearleftsidepulley.
Note:Checktheamountoftwistinthebelt
betweenthepulleys.Ensureitisonlywhatis
speciedinFigure49.
Figure49
1.Clutch
4.Beltguide7.Beltguide
installed
10.Rear
leftside
pulley
2.Mower
belt
5.Mower
spindle
pulley
8.Nut
3.1/4trun
belttwist
6.Mower
idler
pulley
9.Washer
9.Adjustthebelttension,refertoAdjustingtheMower
BeltTension
10.Installthebeltcoversandclosethelatches
(Figure50).
Figure50
1.Beltcover3.Insertslotintothetab
2.Latch
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