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use factory approved belts.
To change or replace the deck belt on your tractor,
proceed as follows:
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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 ..
Pivoting Idler Pulley
Idler Bracket
Spring
Figure 22
Belt Guard
3/8" Square Hole
Idler Pulleys
Figure 23
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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.
Carefully allow the ratchet to pivot
IMPORTANT:
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.
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