Toro 74765 - Maintaining the Mower Belt(S); Servicing the Mower Belt(S)

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Figure61
1.Mowerdeck
5.Spring
2.Grassdeector6.Nut(3/8inch)
3.Grass-deectorbracket7.Shortstandoff
4.Rod
2.Slidetherodoutoftheshortstand-off,spring,and
grassdeector(Figure61).
3.Removethedamagedorworngrassdeector.
4.Replacethegrassdeector(Figure61).
5.Slidetherod,straightend,throughthereargrass
deectorbracket.
6.Placethespringontherod,withtheendwiresdown,
andbetweenthegrassdeectorbrackets.
7.Slidetherodthroughsecondgrassdeectorbracket
(Figure61).
8.Inserttherodatthefrontofthegrassdeectorinto
theshortstandoffonthedeck.
9.Securetherearendoftherodintothemowerwitha
nut(3/8inch)asshowninFigure61.
Important:Thegrassdeectormustbespring
loadedinthedownposition.Liftthedeectorup
totestthatitsnapstothefullydownposition.
MaintainingtheMower
Belt(s)
ServicingtheMowerBelt(s)
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthebeltsfor
wear/cracks.
Checkthebeltsforcracks,frayededges,burnmarks,orany
otherdamage.Replacedamagedbelts.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt(s)
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarks,andcracksare
signsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemowerbeltifanyof
theseconditionsareevident.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
blade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position,shutofftheengine,removethekeyfromthe
ignitionswitch,andwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheightofcutatthelowestcuttingposition(38
mm(1-1/2inches).
4.Removethepulleycovers(Figure62).
Figure62
1.Cover2.Screw
5.Usingaspring-removaltool(Toropartno.92-5771),
removetheidlerspringfromthedeckhooktoremove
tensionontheidlerpulley,androllthebeltoffofthe
pulleys(Figure63andFigure64).
WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalled
andcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
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