Craftsman 247.28980 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
5. Toplacethenewbelt,beginby routingthebelt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysasshownin Figure15.
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Figure15
6. Thenroutethebeltaroundthe twodeckidlerpulleysas shownin
Figure15.
7. Retightenthe beltkeeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier.
9. Reinstallthedeckas follows:
a. Withthe deck beneaththe mowerframe,attachthestabilizer
rod. SeeFigure13.
b. Reconnectthedeck liftarms.SeeFigure12.
10. Pullthe rightsideofthe beltandplacethenarrowV side ofthe
belt intothePTOpulley.SeeFigure16.
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CUTTING BLADES
Shuttheengineoff andremoveignitionkeybeforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)forsharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands
usingheavygloveswhengraspingthe blade.
Periodicallyinspectthe bladeand/orspindlefor cracksordamage,
especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Donotoperatethe
machineuntil damagedcomponentsarereplaced.
To removethe blades,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deckfrombeneaththe tractor,(referto CuttingDeck
Removalearlierin thissection)thengentlyflip the deckoverto
exposeits underside.
2. Placea blockof woodbetweenthecenterdeckhousingbaffle
andthe cuttingbladeto actas a stabilizer.See Figure17.
PTOBelt
Figure17
3. Removethe hexflangenut thatsecuresthebladeto thespindle
assembly.SeeFigure17.
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Figure16
11. Whileholdingthe beltandpulleytogether,rotatethepulleytothe
left(See Figure16).Continueholdingandrotatingthe pulleyand
belt untilthebeltis fullyrolledinto thePTOpulley.
12. Replacethe PTOpulleybelt guard.SeeFigure10.
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