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After replacing the drive belts, adjust the drive
pedal on your tractor as follows:
1. Locate the speed control assembly on the
underside of the steering support bracket. See
Figure 14.
2. Remove both hairpin clips from the pin which is
fastened to the speed control assembly (be careful
not to lose the small flat washers found on the pin).
See Figure 14.
3. Remove the drive pedal return spring.
4. Using two 9/16" wrenches, remove the pin from the
speed control assembly. See Figure 14.
5. Thread the idler adjustment rod inward or outward
to lengthen or shorten the travel of the double-idler
bracket until proper adjustment is achieved.
6. Reassemble by following the above steps in
reverse order.
Changing Deck Belt(s)
WARNING:
Shut tractor engine off, remove ignition key, disconnect the spark plug wire(s) and ground
against the engine before proceeding with job.
The V-belts on your tractor are specially designed to engage and disengage safely. A substitute (non-
IMPORTANT:
OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by not disengaging completely. For a proper working machine, use OEM belts.
•
Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
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Remove the left-hand belt guard and right-hand belt
guard by removing the self-tapping screws that
secure each to the deck surface. See Figure 15.
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Loosen, but do not remove, the bolt which secures
the pivoting idler pulley to the idler bracket.
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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 15.
•
Grasp the ratchet's handle and pivot it toward the
tractor's right side to relieve tension on the belt.
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With belt tension relieved, carefully remove the belt
from around the left-hand spindle pulley.
Electric PTO Clutch
Pivoting Idler Pulley
Idler Bracket
Pulley
Grease Fitting
(beneath
belt guard)
Figure 16
Idler
Adj. Rod
Neutral
Return
Bracket
Hairpin
Clips
AutoDrive
Pedal
™
Return Spring
Pivoting Idler Pulley
Idler Bracket
Spring
Fixed Idler Pulley
Pulley
(beneath
belt guard)
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Place wrenches here
Pin
Speed Control
Assembly
Figure 14
Belt Guard
3/8" Square Hole
Figure 15
Deck / PTO Belt
Self-Tapping Screws
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