Cub Cadet 2176 Operator's Manual page 38

WARNING
The exhaust system is HOT. To avoid personal
injury, allow the engine and exhaust system to
cool before proceeding with the following PTO
belt removal instructions.
4. Open the tractor hood and remove the forward end
of the PTO belt from the PTO clutch pulley (Refer
to Figure 38).
5. Pass the PTO belt downward, inside the tractor
frame, until the belt is below the two tractor front
lower pulleys and pull the belt clear of the tractor
(Refer to Figure 39).
TRACTOR FRONT
LOWER PULLEYS
Figure 39
6. Pull the deck support pins outward, turn downward
and release so both spring-loaded pins are held in
the disengaged position against the outer surface
of the deck brackets (Refer to Figure 40).
REAR DECK
BRACKET
Figure 40
PTO BELT
FRONT LIFT
ROD/BRACKET
ASSEMBLY
DECK
DECK SUPPORT
PIN DISENGAGED
(BOTH SIDES)
7. Raise the tractor implement lift handle to its
highest setting, Slide the mower deck forward, so
the front lift rod rests to the rear of, and free of, the
front roller bracket slots of the deck (Refer to
Figure 41).
FRONT LIFT ROD
Figure 41
8. Raise the front lift rod upward and slide the mower
deck rearward. Lower the front lift rod so it rests on
the front roller bracket of the deck, forward of the
slots (Refer to Figure 42).
FRONT LIFT ROD
Figure 42
9. From the front of the tractor, push downward and
hold the tractor quick-attach rod. Pull the front lift
rod/bracket assembly forward to release the
shoulder bolts on each side of the bracket from the
left and right tractor latch receivers. Release the
tractor quick-attach rod. Refer to Figure 43
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FRONT
ROLLER
BRACKET
FRONT
ROLLER
BRACKET