V-Belts - Dixon DX148/966663901 Operator's Manual

From the underside of the deck:
3. Remove clutch stop to access the belt.
4. With a ½" breaker bar and using the square
opening in the idler arm, shift the arm to create
slack in the belt.
5. With the idler arm in the slack position, slip a
screwdriver, clevis pin or similar into the
in the plate that sits between the two fan covers.
this will keep the idler in the extended position
and allow removal of the breaker bar.
6. Remove belt from the engine and pump pulleys
over the top of the fans.
Belt Installation
1. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 from the above instructions.
2. Slip the belt over the fans and route it between the
idler pulleys.
3. Place the belt over the right and left idler pulleys.
4. Place the belt on the engine pulley.
5. Use the breaker bar to hold the tension off the belt
while removing the implement used as a brace in
the plate.
6. Replace and secure clutch stop.
7. Reinstall the fan shields.
8. Reinstall the deck belt. (See
in this section of the manual).

V-belts

Check every 100 hours of operation. Check for severe
cracking and large nicks.
nOte: the belt will show some small cracks in normal
operation.
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Deck Belt Installation
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1. electric clutch
2. Idler arm release placement
3. Clutch stop
Pump belt removal
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