Figure 47
1. Hairpin cotter and clevis
pin
3. Hairpin cotter and washer
2. Rear trunion rod 4. Leveling bracket
7. Slide the mo w er rearw ard to remo v e the
mo w er belt from the engine pulley .
8. Slide the mo w er out from under neath the
mac hine .
Note: R etain all par ts for future installation.
Mower Belt Maintenance
Inspecting the Belts
Inspect all belts ev er y 100 hours .
Chec k the belts for crac ks , fra yed edg es , bur n
marks , or any other damag e . R e place damag ed
belts .
Replacing the Mower Belt
Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping
when cutting g rass , fra yed belt edg es , bur n marks ,
and crac ks are signs of a w or n mo w er belt. R e place
the mo w er belt if any of these conditions are
evident.
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and
diseng ag e the blade control (PTO).
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers to the brak e
position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and
w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving
the operating position.
3. Set the height-of-cut at 1-1/2 inc h (38 mm).
4. R emo v e the belt co v ers o v er the outside
spindles .
5. Pull the idler pulley in the direction sho wn in
Figure 48 and roll the belt off of the pulleys
( Figure 48 ).
Note: Do not remo v e the spring .
Figure 48
1. Mower belt
4. Spring
2. Idler arm 5. Engine pulley
3. Outside pulley 6. Belt cover
T he spring is under tension when
installed and can cause per sonal injur y .
Be car eful when r emo ving the spring .
6. R oute the new belt through the idler ar m and
around the idler pulley ( Figure 48 ).
7. Pull the idler pulley in the direction sho wn
in Figure 48 and route the belt onto the idler
pulley ( Figure 48 ).
Note: Chec k to ensure that the length of
exposed thread on the spring eye bolt is 1/8 in.
(3 mm) ( Figure 48 ).
8. Install the belt co v ers o v er the outside spindles .
Installing the Mower
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and
diseng ag e the blade control (PTO).
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