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Mandrel
Pulley
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the
side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance at high speed in high-
est gear, then brake must be adjusted.
• Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage
parking brake.
• Measure distance between brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
• If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes 1-9/16". Retighten jam nut
against nut =A".
• Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance as stated above. Readjust if
necessary. If stopping distance is still
greater than six (6) feet in highest gear,
further maintenance is necessary.
Contact your nearest authorized ser-
vice center/department.
With Parking
Brake
"Engage"
Nut
Nut "A"
Arm
Do Nottouchthis nut. I1lurther brake adjustmentis
necessary contactyour nearest authorized service
center/department
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake. For assistance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom side
of left footrest.
• Remove mower (See ='I'O REMOVE
; MOWER" in this section of this manual.)
• Remove belt from stationary idler and
clutching idler.
• Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully remove belt upwards from
transmission input pulley and over cool-
ing fan blades.
• Pull belt toward front of tractor and
remove downward from around engine
pulley.
• Install new belt by reversing above pro-
cedure.
Engine__________
Pulley
Clutching Idler--
Stationary Idler----....
Transmission
Input Pulley_
TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL
LEVER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
The motion control lever has been preset
at the factory and adjustment should not
be necessary.
• Loosen adjustment boltin front ofthe
dght rear wheel, and lightly tighten.
• Start engine and move motion control
lever until tractor does not move forward
or backward.
• Hold motioncontrol lever in that position
and turn engine off.
i While holding motion controllever in
place, loosen the adjustment bolt.
Move motion control lever to the neutral
• (N) (lock gate) position.
Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE: If additonal clearance is needed to
get to adjustment bolt, move mower deck
height to the lowest position.
After above adjustment is made, ifthe
tractor stillcreeps forward or backward
while motion control lever is in neutral
position, follow these steps:
• Loosen the adjustment bolt.
• Move the motion control lever 1/4 to 112
inch inthe directionit is tryingto creep.
Tighten adjustment bolt securely,
Start engine and test.
• If tractor stillcreeps, repeat above steps
until satisfied.
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