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NOTE: Referencesto the rightor leftsideof tractorarefromthe
viewpointof theoperatorfacingforwardfromthe tractorseat.
CUTTING DECK REMOVAL
To removethecuttingdeck,proceedas follows:
1. Placethe PTO/BladeEngageknobinthe disengaged(OFF)
positionandengagethe parkingbrake.
2. Lowerthe deckby movingthedeck liftleverintothe bottomnotch
onthe rightfender.
3. Locatethe PTOclutchunderthe frontof yourtractor.See
Figure10.
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Figure10
Removethe beltguardand beltfromthe PTOpulleyasfollows.
Referto Figure10:
a. Removethehexscrews.
b. Pullthe beltkeeperrodto the rightanddownto remove.
c. Removethedeckbelt fromaroundthe tractor'selectricPTO
clutch.
NOTE: Ifthere istoo muchtensionon thebelt forit to be easilyre-
movedfromtheelectric PTOclutch,cardully inserta 3/8"driveratchet
wrench(setto loosen) intothe squareholefound inthe Idt-handdeck
idlerbracketand pivotit towardthetractor'srightsideto relievetension
on the belt.SeeFigure11.
Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingersonthe idlerspringor
betweenthe beltanda pulleywhileremovingthe belt.
DeckIdler
Bracket
Insert Ratchet
Here
Figure11
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Lookingatthecuttingdeckfromthe leftside of thetractor,locate
the decksupportpinon the rearleftsideof thedeck.
Pullthe decksupportpinoutwardto releasethe deckfromthe
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DeckSupportPin
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Figure12
Repeatthe abovestepson the tractor'srightside.
Movethedecklift leverintothetop notchto raisethedecklift
armsupandout of theway.
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