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Working from the middle of the tractor, pivot the idler
bracket and movable idler pulley rearward away from
the backside of the ‘V” belt just far enough to lift the
belt up and over the idler pulley. See Figure 7-3.
bracket. After lifting the front hanger rod out of the
slots, slide the deck rearward so that the rod can no
longer engage the slots.
RearDeck
DeckLiftArm
HangerBracket
Pull Idler Pulley
Movable Idler
Pulley
Rearward
Deck
Support
Pin
RearHanger
BracketSlot
Fixed Idler
Pulley
Idler Bracket
Figure 7-4
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Using care to prevent the front hanger rod from falling
back into the deck bracket slots, carefully slide the
cutting deck (from the right side) out from underneath
the tractor.
‘V’ Belt
Figure 7-3
•
From beneath the rear of the tractor, slide the belt off
of the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
Deck Installation
To install the mower deck, proceed as follows:
Rolling the belt off the PTO pulley.
1
. While holding the deck front hanger rod upward,
carefully slide the deck underneath the right side of the
tractor.
•
Using the deck lift handle, raise the deck to the
position that provides the most horizontal run of the
belt between the deck idler pulleys and the PTO pulley
on the bottom of the engine.
2
. While still holding the front hanger rod, slide the deck
forward until the front hanger rod can be lowered into
the slots of the front deck bracket.
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Sitting behind the tractor facing forward, reach
beneath the tractor to grasp the belt at the front of the
PTO pulley.
3
4
. Lower the front hanger rod into the slots of the front
deck bracket, then slide the deck rearward.
. Maneuver the deck so that the slots in the two rear
deck hanger brackets approximately align with the
deck lift arms of the tractor. Refer to Figure 7-4.
WARNING!: Use caution to avoid pinching
your fingers when rolling the belt off the PTO
pulley.
5
. Use the tractor deck lift handle to lower the deck lift
arms into the slots of the rear deck hanger brackets.
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•
Pull the left side of the belt rearward and downward
while manually turning the PTO pulley to the right until
the belt rides out onto the edge of the lower sheave of
the pulley. NOTE: If pulling the right side of the belt, turn
the pulley to the left.
6. Pull the deck support pins outward and maneuver the
deck as necessary to align the holes in the deck lift
arms with the pins. Refer to Figure 7-4.
While still holding the belt downward, continue turning 7. When aligned, push each pin fully inward through the
the PTO pulley until the belt is rolled off the pulley.
Refer to Figure 7-5.
lift arms to secure the arms in the rear hanger bracket
slots.
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•
Lower the deck to the ground using the deck lift
handle.
8
9
. Make certain the ‘V’ belt is in the spindle pulleys on the
deck; then route the belt rearward beneath the tractor
frame, above the transmission tube(s), to the PTO
pulley on the bottom of the engine.
Locate the LH and RH deck support pins on each side of
the deck. Pull the deck support pins outward and lock
in the disengaged position to release the deck from the
tractor’s LH and RH deck lift arms. Refer to Figure 7-4.
. Install the ‘V’ belt onto the PTO pulley using one of the
following two methods.
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•
Raise the deck lift arms out of the rear hanger bracket
slots by raising the deck lift handle on the tractor to its
highest position. Refer to Figure 7-4.
WARNING! : The muffler at the rear of the
tractor may be extremely hot, and could cause
serious burns. Use extreme caution when near
the muffler. Allow the muffler to fully cool
before installing the belt.
Slide the deck forward so that the deck front hanger
rod can be lifted out of the two slots of the front deck
sectiOn 7 — service
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