Removing The Mower Deck - Cub Cadet 364, 365, 365L Operator's Manual

Front Lift
Rods
Figure 21

Removing The Mower Deck

WARNING: Do not remove deck immedi-
ately after operating the tractor. Allow the
engine and other moving parts ample time
to cool down.
• Position the Z-Series on a hard flat surface and
engage the parking brake.
• Move the lift handle to the L position.
• Remove belt covers by removing the hex nuts or
wing nuts that hold on the covers. See Figure 22.
Tension
Bar
Tension Bar
Figure 22
Lock Nut
Jam Nut
44" Deck
Hex Bolt
Belt Cover
54" Deck
Belt Cover
Wing Nut
• Release the tension bar by pushing bar out of the
bracket.
• Lift the tension bar over the bracket and allow the
bar to rest on the mower deck.
• Pull support pin out to release hanger bracket from
lift link and turn support pin until it is against outside
of hanger bracket. See Figure 23.
Adjustable
Link
Lift Link
Shoulder
Screw
Support
Pin
Hanger
Bracket
• Move the lift handle to position 7 (all the way up).
• Remove the belt from the outside pulley of the
mower deck by pulling and holding the belt so part
of it is outside the pulley.
• Turn the pulley counterclockwise until the belt is
completely off the pulley.
• Locate the clutch pulley in the rear of the tractor
below the muffler to remove the belt from the pulley.
See Figure 24.
• From the front of the Z-Series, pull the mower deck
towards you to release the retaining arms from the
mower deck.
• Lift and hold up the retaining arms.
• Move the mower deck toward the rear of the tractor
until the front lift rods clear the mower deck.
• From the right side, pull the mower deck out from
under the tractor. See Figure 25.
• To service the blades or the underside of the 54"
mower deck, there is a mower deck stand that folds
out from the top of the mower deck.
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Figure 23
Clutch
Pulley
Figure 24