Toro 74683 - Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts; Replacing the Mower Belt

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Figure54
1.Bolt
5.Startthemachineanddriveforwardacrossa
at,levelsurfacewiththemotion-controllevers
fullyforwardtocheckifthemachinetracks
straight.Repeattheprocedureasneeded.
BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthebelts
forwearorcracks.
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbelt
includesquealingwhilethebeltisrotating;theblades
slippingwhilecuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burn
marks,andcracksonthebelt.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Thesignsofawornbeltincludesquealingwhilethe
beltisrotating,bladesslippingwhilecuttinggrass,
andfrayededges,burnmarks,andcracksonthebelt.
Replacethemowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsare
evident.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andmovethe
motion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Settheheightofcutatthelowestcuttingposition
(38mm(1-1/2inches).
4.Loosenthebottom2boltsholdingthe
mower-deckcurtaintothemowerdeck.Referto
ReleasingtheMower-DeckCurtain(page30).
5.Loosenthescrewsandremovethepulley
covers(Figure55).
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Figure55
1.Cover2.Screw(3)
6.Loosenthenutsecuringthewireformtothe
idlerpulley(Figure56).
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