Toro 74936 - Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts; Replacing the Mower Belt

15.Closethedrivewheelreleasevalve.RefertoUsing
theDriveWheelValvesinOperation.
16.Repeatontheoppositesideofthemachine.
17.Installthereartiresandtorquethelugnutsto90-95
ft-lb(122-129N-m).
18.Removejackstands.
Figure80
LeftHandBrakeShown
1.Cableanchor
6.Locknut
2.Threadedrod7.Pullcablethreadedrod
thisdirection
3.Pushleverthisdirection8.Holdthreadedrodhere
4.Caliperleverarm9.Swivel(pivothead)
5.Standardnut(shown
againstswivel)
BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating,
bladesslippingwhencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,
burnmarksandcracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.
Replacethemowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsare
evident.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksandcracks
aresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemowerbelt
ifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Lowerthemowertothe3inch(76mm)heightofcut.
4.Removethebeltcovers(
Figure81).
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2
Figure81
1.Pushtabdown2.Removebeltcover
5.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarmto
removetensionontheidlerspring(Figure82).
6.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulleys.
7.Removethebeltguideonthespringloadedidlerarm
showninFigure82.
8.Removetheexistingbelt.
9.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleysand
theclutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure82).
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