Installation
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POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Components under the hood will be hot if
the tractor has been running.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Touching hot components can cause burns.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• Allow the tractor to cool before performing
maintenance or touching components
under the hood.
8. Release the belt tension release arm on the
pulley box to release the tension on the drive belt
(Fig. 24).
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Figure 24
1. Belt
tension release arm
2.
Belt tension adjustment
knob
3.
Belt tension released
9. Remove the belt from around the PTO pulley
(Fig. 25). Additional belt slack can be obtained
(if needed) by turning the belt tension
adjustment knob.
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Figure 25
1. PTO
pulley
10. Press the button of the mid Attach–A–Matic
and twist the lever clockwise to release the
mower (Fig. 26).
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Figure 26
1. Mid
Attach–A–Matic
button
2.
Mid Attach–A–Matic
lever
11. Pull the two spring–loaded J–pins from the deck
lift arms and twist them slightly so that they stay
disengaged (Fig. 27).