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5. Toplacethenewbelt,beginby routingthebelt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleys,then aroundthefront spindlepulleyas
shownin Figure16.
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Figure16
Routethe beltaroundthetwodeckidlerpulleysas shownin
Figure16.
Retightenthe beltkeeperrodloosenedearlier.
Remounttheouter spindlebeltcoversremovedearlier.
Reinstallthedeckmakingsurethe beltremainsroutedaroundthe
pulleysas instructed.
Reinstallthedeckswayrod(See Figure13)anddeckstabilizer
rod(SeeFigure14).
Pullthe rightside ofthe beltandplacethe narrowV side of
the beltintothe PTOpulley.SeeFigure10in CUTTINGDECK
REMOVALandFigure17below.
PTO Belt
13. Replacethe PTOPulleybeltguardremovedinstep4 of CUT-
TING DECKREMOVAL.
NOTE: Insertthebeltguardintothe beltguardslotof thePTOpulley.
See Figure10.
CUTTING BLADES
Shutthe engineoff andremoveignitionkeybeforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands
usingheavygloveswhengraspingthe blade.
Periodicallyinspectthe bladeand/orspindlefor cracksordamage,
especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Do notoperatethe
machineuntildamagedcomponentsare replaced.
To removetheblades,proceedas follows.
1. Removethe deckfrombeneaththe tractor,(referto CuttingDeck
Removalon page21)thengentlyflipthe deckoverto exposeits
underside.
2. Placea blockof woodbetweenthecenterdeckhousingbaffle
andthe cuttingbladeto actas a stabilizer.See Figure18.
3. Removethe hexflangenut thatsecuresthebladeto the spindle
assembly.SeeFigure18.
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Figure17
12. Whileholdingthe beltandpulleytogether,rotatethepulleyto the
left(See Figure17).Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyand
belt untilthebeltis fullyrolledinto thePTOpulley.
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