BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating,
bladesslippingwhencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,
burnmarksandcracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.
Replacethemowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsare
evident.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksandcracks
aresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemowerbelt
ifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Lowerthemowertothe3inch(76mm)heightofcut.
4.Removethebeltcovers(
Figure74).
Figure74
1.Pushtabdown2.Removebeltcover
5.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarmto
removetensionontheidlerspring(
Figure75).
6.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulleys.
7.Removethebeltguideonthespringloadedidler
armshownin
Figure75.
8.Removetheexistingbelt.
9.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleysand
theclutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure75).
Figure75
1.Clutchpulley5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
2.Mowerbelt6.Idlergreasezerk
3.Springloadedidlerpulley
7.Beltguide
4.Ratchet
10.Installthebeltguideontheidlerarmshownin
Figure75.
11.Usingtheratchetinthesquarehole,installtheidler
spring(Figure75).
Makesurethespringendsareseatedintheanchor
grooves.
12.Installthebeltcovers(
Figure76).
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