Toro 75930 - Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts; Replacing the Mower Belt

BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating;
bladesslippingwhencuttinggrass;frayedbeltedges;
burnmarks;andcracks,whicharesignsofaworn
mowerbelt.Replacethemowerbeltifanyofthese
conditionsoccur.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inch)
height-of-cut.
4.Removethebeltcovers(Figure79).
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Figure79
1.Pushthetabdown2.Removethebeltcover
5.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm
toremovetensionontheidlerspring(Figure80).
6.Removethebeltfromthemower-deckpulleys.
7.Removethebeltguideonthespring-loaded
idlerarm(Figure80).
8.Removetheexistingbelt.
9.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleys
andtheclutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure
80).
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Figure80
1.Clutchpulley5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
2.Mowerbelt
6.Idler-greasetting
3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley
7.Beltguide
4.Ratchet
10.Installthebeltguideontheidlerarm(Figure80).
11.Usingtheratchetinthesquarehole,installthe
idlerspring(Figure80).
Note:Makesurethatthespringendsare
seatedintheanchorgrooves.
12.Installthebeltcovers(Figure81).
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