Toro Z Master 6000 Professional Series - Belt Maintenance; Replacing the Mower Belt

BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbelt
includesquealingwhilethebeltisrotating;theblades
slippingwhilecuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burn
marks,andcracksonthebelt.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inch)
height-of-cut.
4.Loosenthebottomboltholdingthemower-deck
curtaintothemowerdeck.RefertoReleasing
theMower-DeckCurtain(page38).
5.Removethesheet-metalguard.Referto
RemovingtheSheet-MetalGuard(page39)
6.Removethebeltcovers(Figure83).
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Figure83
1.Pushthetabdown2.Removethebeltcover
7.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm
toremovetensionontheidlerspring(Figure84).
8.Removethebeltfromthemower-deckpulleys.
9.Removethebeltguideonthespring-loaded
idlerarm(Figure84).
10.Removetheexistingbelt.
11.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleys
andtheclutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure
84).
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Figure84
1.Clutchpulley5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
2.Mowerbelt
6.Idler-greasetting
3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley
7.Beltguide
4.Ratchet
12.Installthebeltguideontheidlerarm(Figure84).
13.Usingtheratchetinthesquarehole,installthe
idlerspring(Figure84).
Note:Makesurethatthespringendsare
seatedintheanchorgrooves.
14.Installthebeltcovers(Figure85).
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