Belt Maintenance; Inspecting The Belts; Replacing The Mower Belt - Toro Z Master Professional 5000 Series Operator's Manual

Belt Maintenance

Inspecting the Belts

Service Interval: Every 50 hours
Check the belts for squealing when the belt is rotating;
blades slipping when cutting grass; frayed belt edges;
burn marks; and cracks, which are signs of a worn
mower belt. Replace the mower belt if any of these
conditions occur.

Replacing the Mower Belt

1. Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move
the motion-control levers to the N
position, and engage the parking brake.
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Lower the mower to the 76 mm (3 inch)
height-of-cut.
4. Remove the belt covers
Figure 81
1. Push the tab down
5. Use a ratchet in the square hole in the idler arm
to remove tension on the idler spring
6. Remove the belt from the mower-deck pulleys.
7. Remove the belt guide on the spring-loaded
idler arm (Figure
8. Remove the existing belt.
9. Install the new belt around the mower pulleys
and the clutch pulley under the engine
82).
EUTRAL
(Figure 81).
2. Remove the belt cover
(Figure
82).
(Figure
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LOCK
1. Clutch pulley
2. Mower belt
3. Spring-loaded idler pulley
4. Ratchet
10. Install the belt guide on the idler arm
11. Using the ratchet in the square hole, install the
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idler spring
Note:
seated in the anchor grooves.
12. Install the belt covers
82).
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Figure 82
5. Square hole in the idler
arm for the ratchet
6. Idler-grease fitting
7. Belt guide
(Figure 82).
Make sure that the spring ends are
(Figure 83).
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(Figure 82).