Toro 74923TE - Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts; Replacing the Mower Belt

BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating,blades
slippingwhencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksand
cracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemower
beltifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturnsso
thatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengoback
andloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.Thiswill
preventyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksandcracksare
signsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemowerbeltifanyof
theseconditionsareevident.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)heightofcut.
4.Loosentheboltsthatsecurethebeltcoverstothe
mowerdeck,andremovethecovers(Figure72).
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Figure72
1.Loosenthebolt2.Removebeltcover
5.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarmto
removetensionontheidlerspring(Figure73).
6.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulleys.
7.Removethebeltguideonthespringloadedidlerarm
shownin
Figure73.
8.Removetheexistingbelt.
9.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleysandthe
clutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure73).
Figure73
1.Clutchpulley5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
2.Mowerbelt
6.Idlergreasetting
3.Springloadedidlerpulley
7.Beltguide
4.Ratchet
10.Installthebeltguideontheidlerarmshownin
Figure73.
11.Usingtheratchetinthesquarehole,installtheidler
spring(
Figure73).
Note:Ensurethatthespringendsareseatedinthe
anchorgrooves.
12.Alignthebeltcoverstothebelt-coverbracketsonthe
mowerdeck(Figure74).
13.Tightenthebelt-coverboltsthatwereloosenedinstep
4(Figure74).
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