Husqvarna TC 242TX Operator's Manual page 32

WARNING:
cutting deck are sharp and can cause
injury. Use protective gloves.
3. Install the new or sharpened blade and the bolt.
CAUTION:
the blade must align with the star (D) on
the mandrel assembly (E).
4. Torque the bolt to 45–55 ft-lbs (62-75 Nm).
To remove the drive belt for the cutting deck
1. Park the product on a level surface and engage the
parking brake. Refer to
19 .
2. Put the cutting deck in the lowest position. Refer to
To set the cutting height on page 18 .
3. Remove the dirt and grass around the mandrels and
from the top surface of the cutting deck.
4. Remove the drive belt (A) from the clutch pulley (B)
on the engine shaft.
D
C
5. Remove the drive belt from the mandrel pulleys (C)
and the idler pulleys (D).
To install the drive belt for the cutting deck
1. Install the drive belt (A) around the mandrel pulleys
(B).
C
B
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The blades on the
The center hole (C) in
To stop the product on page
B
A
D
A
CAUTION:
correctly in all the grooves on the cutting
deck pulleys. The drive belt can become
damaged if it is not installed correctly.
Note:
You must twist the drive belt 180° at 2
positions (X) to align with the pulleys. Make sure that
the thinner part of the drive belt is in the direction of
the groove in each pulley.
2. Install the drive belt around the idler pulleys (C).
3. Install the drive belt around the clutch pulley (D) on
the engine shaft.
4. Put the cutting deck in transport position. Refer to
To set the cutting deck in transport position or mow
position on page 18 .
To adjust the anti-scalp rollers
The anti-scalp rollers keep the cutting deck in the
correct position on the ground and prevent lawn scalping
in most terrain conditions. The anti-scalp rollers are
adjusted correctly when they are slightly off the ground
when the cutting deck is at the necessary cutting height.
1. Park the product on a level surface and stop the
engine.
2. Adjust the product to the necessary cutting height.
To set the cutting height on page 18 .
Refer to
3. Remove the nut, the bolt, the washer, and the anti-
scalp roller.
4. Install the anti-scalp roller, the bolt, the washer, and
the nut in the correct position.
5. Adjust all anti-scalp rollers and install them in the
same procedure.
Put the drive belt
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