Cub Cadet GT 2554 Operator's Manual page 35

18. Raise the deck by moving the implement lift
handle to its highest setting.
19. Connect the spark plug wires if previously
disconnected.
REMOVAL OF DECK
WARNING: Before removing the mower
deck, place the PTO switch in the "OFF"
position, engage the parking brake, turn
the ignition key to the "OFF" position
and remove the key from the switch.
Disconnect the spark plug wire for
additional safety. When handling the
mower deck, be careful not to cut
yourself on the sharp blades.
1. Position the tractor and mower deck on a firm,
level surface.
2. To ease sliding the deck out from under the trac-
tor, reposition all four ball wheels. To reposition
the rear wheels; remove the quick pins, rotate the
rear wheels 90°, and raise them to their upper-
most position in the castor channels. Install the
two quick pins in the rear holes of the castor
channels to secure the rear wheels in this posi-
tion. Temporarily remove the quick pins and ro-
tate the front castor assemblies outward. Refer to
Figure 27.
WARNING: The deck idler arm lever is
spring loaded. Release it slowly.
3. Lower the mower deck by moving the implement
lift handle to its lowest setting. Disengage the
deck idler arm lever from its stop bracket and
release the spring tension by rotating the lever out
and rearward (See Figure 39).
Figure 39
4. Remove the rearward end of the PTO belt from the
upper pulley of the deck center double-pulley
(Refer to Figure 40). Engage the deck idler arm
lever back into its stop bracket (See Figure 41).
IDLER ARM
LEVER
STOP
BRACKET
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PTO BELT
MOWER DECK
CENTER DOUBLE
PULLEY
Figure 40
Figure 41
WARNING: The exhaust system is HOT.
To avoid personal injury, allow the
engine and exhaust system to cool
before proceeding with the following
PTO belt removal instructions.
5. From beneath the front of the tractor, lift the two
sides of the belt up and maneuver the PTO belt
over and off the front of the PTO clutch pulley on
the front of the engine. Lower the belt down
between the front of the PTO pulley and the engine
heat shield (See Figure 42).
Figure 42
FRONT OF DECK
STOP BRACKET
IDLER ARM
LEVER
HEAT
SHIELD
PTO
CLUTCH
PULLEY
PTO
BELT