iMPORTANT: TheV-beltfoundon yourtractoris speciallydesigned
to engageanddisengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan
bedangerousby notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworking
machine,useidenticalequipmentbeltsas listedinthe partspagesof
thisOperator'sManual.
Tochangeor replacethedeckbelt onyourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deckas instructedearlierinthis section.
2. Removethe beltcoversfromthe spindlepulleysbyremovingthe
hexscrewsthatfastenthecoversto thedeck.SeeFig.22,
3. It mayalso benecessaryto loosenthe hexnuton the leftidler
pulleyto getthebelt offthe pulleyandaroundthe beltguard.
4. Carefullyremovethe deckbeltfromaroundthe twospindle
pulleysandthetwo deckidlerpulleys,SeeFig,22,
5. Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe beltaroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysasshowninFig,22,
6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthetwodeckidlerpulleysas shownin
Fig.22.
7. Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier,
9. Re-installthedeck, makingsurethe beltremainsroutedaround
the pulleysas instructed.Thecompletebelt routingisshownin
Fig.22.
10. Pullthe rightside ofthe belt,and placethe narrowVside of the
belt intothePTOpulley.
11. Whileholdingthebelt andpulleytogether,rotatethe pulleyto the
left. Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyandbelt untilthe belt
is fullyrolledinto the PTOpulley.
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Neverattempttoadjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis running.Always
disengagePTO(bladeengagelever),moveshiftleverintoneutral
position,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
Ifthe tractordoesnot cometoa completestopwhenthe clutch-brake
pedalis completelydepressed,or if thetractor'srearwheelscan roll
withthe parkingbrakeapplied,thebrakeis inneedof adjustment.
Contactthe nearestParts& RepairService Centerto haveyour
brakesserviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule
service,contact1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELT
NOTE: Severalcomponentsmustberemovedandspecialtools(i.e.
air/impactwrench)inorderto changethetractor'sdrivebelt.Contact
the nearest Parts& Repair Service Centerto haveyourtransmis-
sion drivebeltserviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& Repair Service Centeror to sched-
ule service, contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
J Thisportion of the
belt routesaround
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