CUTTING DECK REMOVAL
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PlacethePTO/BladeEngageknobinthe disengaged(OFF)
positionandengagethe parkingbrake.
Lowerthedeckbymovingthedeck liftleverintothebottomnotch
onthe rightfender.
LocatethePTOclutchunderthe frontof yourtractor.See
Figure10.
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Figure10
Removethe beltguardand beltfromthe PTOpulleyas follows.
RefertoFigure10:
a. Removethehexscrews.
b. Pullthe beltkeeperrodto therightanddownto remove.
c. Removethedeckbeltfromaroundthe tractor'selectricPTO
clutch.
NOTE:Ifthereistoo muchtensionon thebeltfor ittobe easily
removedfromthe electricPTOclutch,carefullyinserta3/8"drive
ratchetwrench(setto loosen)intothesquareholefoundinthedeck
idlerbracketand pivotit towardthetractor'sleftsideto relievetension
on thebelt.SeeFigure11.
Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingersonthe idlerspringor
betweenthebeltanda pulleywhileremovingthe belt.
Figure11
5. Lookingat thecuttingdeckfromtheleftsideofthetractor,locate
thedecksupportpinon the rearleftsideof thedeck.
6. Pullthedecksupportpinoutwardto releasethedeckfromthe
decklift arm.SeeFigure12.
DeckLift (_
Arm
DeckPinSupport
Figure12
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