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5. Toplacethe newbelt, begin by routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleys,then aroundthefront spindlepulleyas
shownin Figure16.
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Deck idler FrontSpindle
Pulley
Outer Spindle
Pulleys
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Figure16
Routethe beltaroundthe two deck idler pulleysas shownin
Figure16.
Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
Remounttheouter spindlebeltcoversremovedearlier.
Reinstallthe deck makingsurethe beltremainsroutedaroundthe
pulleysas instructed.
Reinstallthe deck swayrod(See Figure13)and deck stabilizer
rod (See Figure14).
Pull the rightside ofthe beltand placethe narrowV side of
the belt intothe PTOpulley.See Figure10 in CUTTINGDECK
REMOVAL and Figure17below.
PTO Belt
13. Replacethe PTOPulleybelt guard removedin step 4 of CUT-
TING DECKREMOVAL.
NOTE: Insertthe beltguard intothe beltguard slot of the PTOpulley.
See Figure10.
CUTTING BLADES
Shutthe engineoff and removeignitionkey beforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement. P rotectyourhands
usingheavy gloveswhengraspingthe blade.
Periodically inspectthe blade and/orspindlefor cracksor damage,
especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Do notoperatethe
machineuntildamagedcomponents are replaced.
To removethe blades,proceedas follows.
1. Removethe deck from beneaththe tractor,(referto CuttingDeck
Removal o n page21) thengently flipthe deck overto exposeits
underside.
2. Placea block of woodbetweenthe centerdeck housingbaffle
and the cuttingbladeto act as a stabilizer. S ee Figure18.
3. Removethe hexflangenut that securesthe bladeto the spindle
assembly.See Figure18.
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Block
Figure18
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Figure17
12. Whileholdingthe beltand pulleytogether,rotatethepulleyto the
left (See Figure17).Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyand
belt untilthe beltis fully rolledinto the PTOpulley.
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