TO REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT
MOWER DRIVE BELT REMOVAL
1. Park tractor on a level surface. Engage
parking brake.
2. Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest
position.
3. Remove any dirt or grass clippings
which may have accumulated around
mandrels and entire upper deck sur-
face.
4. Remove belt from electric clutch pulley
(M), both mandrel pulleys (R) and all
idler pulleys (S).
MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION
1. Install belt around all mandrel pulleys
(R) and around idler pulleys (S) as
shown.
2. Install belt onto electric clutch pulley
(M).
iMPORTANT:
Check belt for proper rout-
ing in all mower pulley grooves.
3. Raise attachment lift lever to highest
position.
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface.
Engage
parking brake.
For assistance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom side
of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL-
1. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of manual).
NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt
and position of all belt guides and keep-
ers.
2. Remove belt from stationary idler (A)
and clutching idler (B).
3. Remove belt from centerspan
idler (C).
4. Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully remove belt upwards from
transmission
input pulley and over
cooling fan blades (D).
5. Remove belt downward from engine
pulley (E).
6. Slide belt toward rear of tractor, off the
steering plate (F) and remove from
tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Install new belt from tractor rear to
front, over the steering plate (F) and
above clutch brake pedal shaft (G).
2. Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll
belt onto engine pulley (E).
3. Pull belt toward rear of tractor. Care-
fully work belt down around transmis-
sion cooling fan and onto the input
pulley (D). Be sure belt is inside the
belt keeper.
4. Install belt on centerspan idler (C).
5. Install belt through stationary idler (A)
and clutching idler (B).
6. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides and keepers.
7. Install mower (See "TO INSTALL
MOWER" in this section of manual).
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