Cutting Deck Removal - Toro 13AP61RH848 Operator's Manual

When charging your tractor's battery, use
IMPORTANT:
only a charger designed for 12V lead-acid batteries.
Read your battery charger's Owner's Manual prior to
charging your tractor's battery. Always follow its
instructions and heed its warnings.
If your tractor has not been put into use for an extended
period of time, charge the battery as follows:
1. Set your battery charger to deliver a maximum of
10 amperes.
2. If your battery charger is automatic, charge the
battery until the charger indicates that charging is
complete. If the charger is not automatic, charge for
no fewer than eight hours.

Cutting Deck Removal

To remove the cutting deck, proceed as follows:
1. Place the PTO/Blade Engage knob in the
disengaged (OFF) position and engage the parking
brake.
2. Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
3. Remove the deck belt from around the tractor's
electric PTO clutch.
4. Looking at the cutting deck from the left side of the
tractor, locate the deck support pin on the rear left
side of the deck.
5. Pull the deck support pin outward to release the
deck from the deck lift arm. See Figure 21.
Support Pin
Figure 21
6. Repeat the above steps on the tractor's right side.
7. Move the deck lift lever into the top notch to raise
the deck lift arms up and out of the way.
8. Gently slide the cutting deck toward the front of the
tractor allowing the hooks on the deck to release
themselves from the deck stabilizer rod.
9. Gently slide the cutting deck (from the right side)
out from underneath the tractor.
Changing the Upper Deck Belt
WARNING:
engage the parking brake and remove the
ignition key to prevent unintended starting
before removing the belt.
WARNING:
pinching injury. Do not place your fingers on
the idler spring or between the belt and a
pulley while removing the belt.
All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should
be replaced if any signs of wear are present.
The V-belts found on your tractor are
IMPORTANT:
specially designed to engage and disengage safely. A
substitute (non-OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by not
disengaging completely. For a proper working machine,
use factory approved belts.
To change or replace the upper deck belt on your
tractor, proceed as follows:
1. Remove the cutting deck.
2. Remove the belt covers by removing the screws
that fasten them to the deck. See Figure 22 .
3. Loosen, but do not remove the deck idler pulleys.
4. Remove the deck belt from around all pulleys,
including the deck idler pulleys.
5. Route the new belt as shown in the figure below
and retighten the deck idler pulleys.
6. Reinstall the belt guards removed earlier and
remount the deck to the tractor.
NOTE:
Several components must be removed and
special tools used in order to change the lower deck
belt. See your Toro dealer to have this belt replaced.
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Be sure to shut the engine off,
Avoid the possibility of a