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5. Remove the remaining bow-tie cotter pins securing the deck to the unit, as

shown in Figure 35.

Figure 35

NOTE: The bow-tie clips should be re-installed from the top down.

6. Move the deck lift lever into the top notch on the right fender to raise the

deck lift arms up and out of the way.

7. Unplug the wiring pigtail from the deck safety switch.

8. Carefully remove the PTO cable from the rear of the cutting deck by

removing the bow-tie cotter pin which secures it. Remove the spring from

the deck idler bracket. See Figure 36.

Figure 36

9. Gently slide the cutting deck (from the left side) out from underneath the

tractor.

Changing the Deck Belt

NOTE: It is possible to change the deck belt with the cutting deck still installed on

the tractor, however it is much easier to remove the deck first, change the deck belt,

then reinstall the cutting deck.

To change the cutting deck belt, proceed as follows:

1. It is easiest to change the deck belt by first removing the cutting deck as

instructed earlier in this section. Skip this step if deciding to change the deck

belt with the mowing deck still installed on the unit. Otherwise, remove the

cutting deck now.

2. If changing the deck belt with the cutting deck still installed on the unit,

lower the cutting deck to the lowest cutting position.

3. Remove the deck belt from around the unit’s PTO drive pulley as shown in

Figure 33. Simply roll one side of the belt off of the pulley and then work

it off the pulley by continuing around the pulley until the belt is off of the

pulley.

4. Pull the belt towards the front of the unit, pulling it through and out of the

belt keeper bracket, shown in Figure 33.

5. Remove the deck belt cover by removing the three hex bolts that secure it.

See Figure 37.

Figure 37

6. Remove the belt keeping spacer by removing the hex bolt that secures it. See

Figure 38.

Belt Keeper Hex bolt

Figure 38

7. Change the belt, then reinstall the all the components removed in the

reverse order beginning with the idler pulley, and lastly the belt cover.

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