Belt Maintenance; Checking The Alternator Belt; Servicing The Pto Belt - Toro 30344 Operator's Manual

Figure 62
1. Brake cable jam nuts
3. Tighten the front nut after the brakes are adjusted
correctly.

Belt Maintenance

Checking the Alternator Belt

Service Interval: Every 200 hours
After the first 10 hours
Check condition and tension of alternator belt
(Figure 63) after every 200 operating hours.
1. Proper tension will allow 3/8 inch (10 mm)
deflection when a force of 10 lb is applied on the
belt, midway between the pulleys.
2. If the deflection is not 3/8 in. (10 mm), loosen the
alternator mounting bolts.
1. Alternator
3. Increase or decrease the alternator belt tension and
tighten the bolts.
4. Check the deflection of the belt again to ensure that
the tension is correct.

Servicing the PTO Belt

Checking the PTO Belt Tension
Service Interval: After the first 10 hours
After the first 50 hours
Every 200 hours
1. Turn the engine off, set the parking brake, and
remove the ignition key.
2. Raise the engine hood and allow the engine to cool.
3. Loosen the tensioning rod jam nut (Figure 64).
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Figure 63
2. Mounting bolt