Inspecting The Blower Belt; Replacing The Blower Belt For 60- And 72-Inch Mowers; Replacing The Blower Belt For 48- And 52-Inch Mowers - Toro E-Z Vac 78566 Operator's Manual

Inspecting the Blower Belt

Service Interval: After the first 8 hours
Every 25 hours
Check the belts for cracks, frayed edges, burn marks, or any
other damage. Replace damaged belts.
Replacing the Blower Belt for
60- and 72-inch Mowers
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control levers
to the N -
EUTRAL LOCKED
brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Pull back on the spring-loaded idler pulley to relieve
the belt tension (Figure
4. Remove the existing bagger belt from the mower-deck
pulley and then the blower pulleys.
5. Install the new belt around the blower pulleys and the
mower-deck pulley
1. Idler pulley
2. Mower-deck pulley
3. Spring
position, and set the parking
40).
(Figure 40).
Figure 40
4. Spring peg
5. Belt
6. Blower pulley
6. Install the spring as shown in
1. Spring-loaded idler pulley
2. Short-hook end
7. Pull back on the spring-loaded idler pulley and install
the belt onto the spring-loaded idler pulley
Replacing the Blower Belt for
48- and 52-inch Mowers
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control levers
to the N
EUTRAL
brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Loosen the belt guide bolt
4. Remove the existing blower belt.
5. Install the new belt around the blower pulley
42).
6. Install the belt between the fixed-idler pulley and the
belt-guide bolt.
7. Tighten the belt guide bolt
28
Figure 41.
Figure 41
3. Long-hook end
- position, and set the parking
LOCKED
(Figure 42).
(Figure 42).
(Figure 40).
(Figure