Toro 74722 - Mower Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts; Replacing the Mower Belt

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Figure59
1.Mowerdeck
5.Spring
2.Grassdeector6.Nut(3/8inch)
3.Grass-deectorbracket7.Shortstandoff
4.Rod
2.Slidetherodoutoftheshortstandoff,spring,and
grassdeector(Figure59).
3.Removethedamagedorworngrassdeector.
4.Replacethegrassdeector(Figure59).
5.Slidetherod(straightend),throughtherear
grass-deectorbracket.
6.Placethespringontherod,withtheendwiresdown
andbetweenthegrass-deectorbrackets.
7.Sliderodthroughthesecondgrass-deectorbracket
(Figure59).
8.Inserttherodatthefrontofthegrassdeectorinto
theshortstandoffonthedeck.
9.Securetherearendoftherodintothemowerwitha
nut(3/8inch)asshowninFigure59.
Important:Thegrassdeectormustbe
spring-loadedandinthedownposition.Liftthe
deectoruptotestthatitsnapstothefulldown
position.
MowerBeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthebeltsforwear
orcracks.
Checkthebeltsforcracks,frayededges,burnmarks,orany
otherdamage.Replacedamagedbelts.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Thesignsofawornbeltincludesquealingwhilethebeltis
rotating,bladesslippingwhilecuttinggrass,andfrayededges,
burnmarks,andcracksonthebelt.Replacethemowerbeltif
anyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
blade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position,shutofftheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutatthelowestcuttingpositionof
38mm(1-1/2inches).
4.Removethepulleycovers(Figure60).
Figure60
1.Cover2.Screw
5.Usingaspring-removaltool(ToroPartNo.92-5771),
removetheidlerspringfromthedeckhooktoremove
tensionontheidlerpulley,androllthebeltoffthe
pulleys(Figure61).
WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalled
andcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
6.Routethenewbeltaroundtheenginepulleyand
mowerpulleys(Figure61).
7.Usingaspring-removaltool,installtheidlerspringover
thedeckhook,andplacetensionontheidlerpulley
andmowerbelt(Figure61).
8.Installthepulleycovers(Figure60).
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