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use factory approved belts.
To change or replace the deck belt on your tractor,
proceed as follows:
• Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
• Remove the belt guards by removing the self-
tapping screws that fasten them to the deck.
• To ease in removing the belt, loosen, but do not
remove, the bolt which secures the pivoting idler
pulley to the idler bracket. See Figure 22 ..
Figure 22
• nsert a 3/8”-drive ratchet wrench (set to tighten) into
the square hole found in the idler bracket on the left
side of the deck’s surface. SeeFigure 22 .
• Grasp the ratchet’s handle and pivot it to relieve
tension on the belt.
• With belt tension relieved, carefully remove the
belt from around the left-hand spindle pulley.
IMPORTANT: Carefully allow the ratchet to pivot
rearward before removing it from the square hole.
• Remove the deck belt from around all pulleys,
including the deck idler pulleys and the electric PTO
clutch.
NOTE: The idler pulleys may have to be loosened,
but not removed, in order to remove the belt from
around them.
• Route the new belt as shown on the following page.
• Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
Figure 23
3/8” Square Hole
Spring
Belt Guard
Idler Bracket
Pivoting Idler Pulley
Idler Pulleys
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