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

Belt Maintenance

Inspecting the Belts

Service Interval: Every 50 hours
Replace the belt if it is worn. The signs of a worn belt
include squealing while the belt is rotating; the blades
slipping while cutting grass; and frayed edges, burn
marks, and cracks on the belt.
Replacing the
Counter-Rotating Belt
1. Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move
the motion-control levers to the N
position, and set 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 inches) height
of cut.
4. Lift the floor pan up to gain access to the center
pulley.
5. Remove the plastic belt cover
6. Remove the 3 bolts holding the metal belt cover
in place and remove the metal belt cover.
Figure 77
1. Idler spring
2. Counter-rotating belt
3. Double pulley
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4. Idler pulley
5. Square hole for ratchet
7. Use a ratchet in the square hole in the idler arm
to remove tension on the idler spring
8. Remove the belt from the mower deck pulley
(Figure 77).
9. Remove the belt from the remaining pulleys
(Figure 77).
10. Using the ratchet in the square hole, install the
new belt around the mower pulleys and the idler
pulleys (Figure

Replacing the Mower Belt

Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping
when cutting grass, frayed belt edges, burn marks
and cracks are signs of a worn mower belt. Replace
the belt if any of these conditions are evident.
1. Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move
the motion-control levers to the N
position, and set 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 inches) height
of cut.
4. Remove the belt covers
5. Remove the counter-rotating belt; refer to
Replacing the Counter-Rotating Belt (page
6. Use a ratchet in the square hole in the idler arm
to remove tension on the idler spring
7. Remove the belt from the mower-deck pulley.
8. Lift up on the belt-guide tab and remove the
existing belt (Figure
9. Install the new belt around the mower pulleys
and the clutch pulley under the engine
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