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Mower Belt Maintenance
Inspecting the Belts
Service Interval: Every 25 hours—Check the belts for wear
or cracks.
Check the belts for cracks, frayed edges, burn marks, or any
other damage. Replace damaged belts.
Replacing the Mower-Deck
Belt
Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping when
cutting grass, frayed belt edges, burn marks, and cracks are
signs of a worn mower belt. Replace the mower belt if any of
these conditions are evident.
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the
blade-control switch.
2. Move the motion-control levers outward to the P
position, shut off the engine, remove the key, and
wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Set the height-of-cut at the lowest cutting position of
38 mm (1-1/2 inches).
4. Remove the pulley covers
Figure 73
1. Cover
5. Loosen the bottom 2 bolts holding the mower-deck
curtain to the mower deck. Refer to
Mower-Deck Curtain (page
6. Using a spring-removal tool, (Toro Part No. 92-5771),
remove the idler spring from the deck hook to remove
tension on the idler pulley, and roll the belt off of the
pulleys
(Figure 74
and
WARNING
The spring is under tension when installed
and can cause personal injury.
Be careful when removing the belt.
(Figure
73).
2. Screw
Releasing the
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2. Mower belt
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7. Route the new belt around the engine pulley and
mower pulleys
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Figure 74
Mower Decks with 2 Blades
4. Spring
5. Engine pulley
6. Spring-removal tool
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Figure 75
Mower Decks with 3 Blades
4. Spring
5. Engine pulley
6. Spring-removal tool
(Figure
75).
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