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Maintaining
Your Lawn
Tractor
WARNING
Be sure to shut the
engine off, remove
ignition key, discon-
nect the spark plug
wire(s) and ground
against the engine to
prevent unintended
starting before remov-
ing the belt(s).
Avoid the possibility
of a pinching injury.
Do not place your
fingers on the idler
spring or between
the belt and a pulley
while removing the
belt.
Fuses
• A fuse is installed in your tractor's wiring harness to
protect the tractor's electrical system from damage
caused by excessive amperage.
• If the electrical system does not function, or your
tractor's engine will not crank, first check to be
certain that the fuse has not blown.
• It can either be found under the hood mounted
behind the top of the dash panel on the support bar,
or under the seat mounted to the inside of the tractor
frame next to the battery tray.
WARNING: Always use a fuse
with the same amperage capac-
ity for replacement.
Changing the Deck Belt
WARNING: Be sure to shut
the engine off, remove ignition
key, disconnect the spark plug
wire(s) and ground against the
engine to prevent unintended
starting before removing the
belt(s).
All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should
be replaced if any signs of wear are present.
IMPORTANT: The V-belts found on your tractor are
specially designed to engage and disengage safely. A
substitute (non-OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by not
disengaging completely. For a proper working machine,
use factory approved belts.
To change or replace the deck belt and PTO belt on your
tractor, proceed as follows:
• Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
• Remove the belt guards by removing the self-tapping
screws that fasten them to the deck.
• To ease in removing the belt, loosen, but do not
remove, the bolt which secures the pivoting idler
pulley to the idler bracket. See Figure 6-9.
• Insert a 3/8"-drive ratchet wrench (set to tighten) into
the square hole found in the idler bracket on the left
side of the deck's surface. See Figure 6-9.
• Grasp the ratchet's handle and pivot it to relieve
tension on the belt.
• With belt tension relieved, carefully remove the belt
from around the left-hand spindle pulley.
• Carefully allow the ratchet to pivot rearward before
removing it from the square hole.
• Remove the deck belt from around all pulleys,
including the deck idler pulleys and the electric PTO
clutch. See Figure 6-10.
Idler Pulley
Belt Guard
Figure 6-9
Figure 6-10
• Route the new belt. See Figure 6-11.
• Tighten down the bolt securing the idler pulley, if
loosened earlier.
• Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
Changing the Transmission Drive
Belt
NOTE: Several components must be removed and special
tools (i.e. air/impact wrench) in order to change the
tractor's drive belt. See an authorized dealer to have your
drive belts replaced.
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3/8" Square Hole
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