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Use caution to avoid pinching your fingers when rolling the belt off the
PTO pulley.
c.
Pull the left side of the belt rearward and downward while
manually turning the PTO pulley to the right until the belt
rides out onto the edge of the lower sheave of the pulley.
NOTE: If pulling the right side of the belt, turn the pulley to the left.
d.
While still holding the belt downward, continue turning the
PTO pulley until the belt is rolled off the pulley. Refer to
Figure 38.
5.
Lower the deck to the ground using the deck lift handle.
6.
Locate the LH and RH deck support pins on each side of the
deck. Pull the deck support pins outward and lock in the disen-
gaged position to release the deck from the riding mower's LH
and RH deck lift arms. Refer to Figure 39.
Rear Deck
Hanger Bracket
Deck
Support
Pin
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
PTO Pulley
PTO Belt
Transmission
Tube
Figure 38
Deck Lift Arm
Rear Hanger
Bracket Slot
Figure 39
7.
Raise the deck lift arms out of the rear hanger bracket slots by
raising the deck lift handle on the riding mower to its highest
position. Refer to Figure 37.
8.
Slide the deck forward so that the deck front hanger rod can be
lifted out of the two slots of the front deck bracket. After lifting the
front hanger rod out of the slots, slide the deck rearward so that
the rod can no longer engage the slots.
9.
Using care to prevent the front hanger rod from falling back into
the deck bracket slots, carefully slide the cutting deck (from the
right side) out from underneath the riding mower.
DECK INSTALLATION
To install the mower deck, proceed as follows:
1.
While holding the deck front hanger rod upward, carefully slide
the deck underneath the right side of the riding mower.
2.
While still holding the front hanger rod, slide the deck forward until
the front hanger rod can be lowered into the slots of the front deck
bracket.
3.
Lower the front hanger rod into the slots of the front deck bracket,
then slide the deck rearward.
4.
Maneuver the deck so that the slots in the two rear deck hanger
brackets approximately align with the deck lift arms of the riding
mower. Refer to Figure 39.
5.
Use the riding mower deck lift handle to lower the deck lift arms
into the slots of the rear deck hanger brackets.
6.
Pull the deck support pins outward and maneuver the deck as
necessary to align the holes in the deck lift arms with the pins.
Refer to Figure 39.
7.
When aligned, push each pin fully inward through the lift arms to
secure the arms in the rear hanger bracket slots.
8.
Make certain the 'V' belt is in the spindle pulleys on the deck; then
route the belt rearward beneath the riding mower frame, above the
transmission tube(s), to the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
9.
Install the 'V' belt onto the PTO pulley using one of the following
two methods.
The muffler at the rear of the riding mower may be extremely hot,
and could cause serious burns. Use extreme caution when near the
muffler. Allow the muffler to fully cool before installing the belt.
10. Using the Idler Pulley to Tension the Belt.
a.
Using the deck lift handle, raise the deck to the position that
provides the longest horizontal run of the belt between the deck
idler pulleys and the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
b.
Install the belt in the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
c.
Route the backside of the belt around the fixed idler pulley of
the deck. Refer to Figure 37.
d.
Working from the middle of the riding mower, pivot the idler
bracket/movable pulley rearward against the spring tension
and slide the backside of the belt onto the movable idler
pulley. Refer to Figure 37.
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