It may also be necessary to loosen the hex nut on the left
idler pulley to get the belt off the pulley and around the
belt guard.
Carefully remove the deck belt from around the two 4.
To place the new belt, begin by routing the belt around the 5.
two outer spindle pulleys as shown in Fig. 7-7.
Then route the belt around the two deck idler pulleys as 6.
shown in Fig. 7-7.
Retighten the belt keeper rod loosened earlier.7.
Remount the belt guards removed earlier.8.
Reinstall the deck as follows:
With the deck beneath the mower frame, attach the a.
b.
c.
Cutting Blades
WARNING!
ignition key before removing the cutting blade(s) for
using heavy gloves when grasping the blade
WARNING!
struck a foreign object. Do not operate the machine
until damaged components are replaced.
To remove the blades, proceed as follows:
Remove the deck from beneath the tractor, (refer to
Cutting Deck Removal earlier in this section) then gently
flip the deck over to expose its underside.
Figure 7-7
Figure 7-8
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