Inspecting The Blower Belt; Replacing The Blower Belt For 60- And 72-Inch Mowers; Replacing The Blower Belt For 48- And 52-Inch Mowers - Toro E-Z Vac DFS 78556 Operator's Manual

Inspecting the Blower Belt

Service Interval: After the first 8 hours
Every 25 hours
Check the belts for cracks, frayed edges, burn marks,
or any other damage. Replace damaged belts.
Replacing the Blower Belt
for 60- and 72-inch Mowers
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control
levers to the N
EUTRAL
the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Pull back on the spring-loaded idler pulley to
relieve the belt tension
4. Remove the existing bagger belt from the
mower-deck pulley and then the blower pulleys.
5. Install the new belt around the blower pulleys
and the mower-deck pulley
Figure 40
1. Idler pulley
2. Mower-deck pulley
3. Spring
- position, and set
LOCKED
(Figure 40).
(Figure 40).
4. Spring peg
5. Belt
6. Blower pulley
6. Install the spring as shown in
1. Spring-loaded idler pulley
2. Short-hook end
7. Pull back on the spring-loaded idler pulley and
install the belt onto the spring-loaded idler pulley
(Figure 40).
Replacing the Blower Belt
for 48- and 52-inch Mowers
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control
levers to the N
the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Loosen the belt guide bolt
4. Remove the existing blower belt.
5. Install the new belt around the blower pulley
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(Figure 42).
6. Install the belt between the fixed-idler pulley and
the belt-guide bolt.
7. Tighten the belt guide bolt
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Figure 41.
Figure 41
3. Long-hook end
- position, and set
EUTRAL LOCKED
(Figure 42).
(Figure 42).
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