Cub Cadet GT 2544 Operator's Manual page 41

10. Pass the PTO belt upward inside the front of the
tractor frame and install the forward end of the belt
onto the PTO clutch pulley on the front of the
engine. Ensure that the narrow side of the PTO
belt engages the groove of the clutch pulley (See
Figure 50).
Figure 50
11. Twist the two sides of the PTO belt 1/4 turn inward
to engage the narrow sides of the belt into the
grooves of the two tractor front-lower pulleys (See
Figure 51).
TRACTOR FRONT
ROD/BRACKET
LOWER PULLEYS
Figure 51
12. From the front of the tractor, push the PTO belt
through the front lift rod, then to the center of the
deck. Ensure that the forward end of the belt
remains positioned inside the front lower pulleys.
PTO
CLUTCH
PULLEY
PTO
BELT
PTO BELT
FRONT LIFT
ASSEMBLY
13. Install the rearward end of the PTO belt on the
upper pulley of the deck center double-pulley (See
Figure 52). Ensure that the narrow side of the belt
engages the groove of the upper pulley.
PTO BELT
MOWER DECK
CENTER DOUBLE
PULLEY
14. While holding the belt in position, rotate and
engage the deck idler arm lever into its stop
bracket to provide tension on the PTO belt (See
Figure 53).
15. Connect the spark plug wires if disconnected.
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FRONT OF DECK
Figure 52
LEVER STOP
BRACKET
IDLER ARM
LEVER
Figure 53