CUTTING DECK REMOVAL
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Placethe PTO/BladeEngageknobinthe disengaged(OFF)
positionandengagethe parkingbrake.
Lowerthedeckby movingthe deck liftleverintothe bottomnotch
onthe rightfender.
Locatethe PTOclutchunderthe frontof yourtractor.See
Figure10.
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Figure10
Removethe beltguardand beltfromthePTOpulleyas follows.
Referto Figure10:
a. Removethehexscrews.
b. Pullthe beltkeeperrodto the rightanddownto remove.
c. Removethedeckbelt fromaroundthe tractor'selectricPTO
clutch.
NOTE: Ifthereistoomuchtensionon thebelt for ittobe easily
removedfromtheelectricPTOclutch,carefullyinserta3/8" drive
ratchetwrench(settoloosen)intothe squareholefound inthe deck
idlerbracketand pivotit towardthe tractor'sleftside to relievetension
on the belt.SeeFigure11.
Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingersonthe idlerspringor
betweenthe beltanda pulleywhileremovingthe belt.
Figure11
5. Lookingatthecuttingdeckfromtheleftside of thetractor,locate
the decksupportpinon the rearleftsideof thedeck.
6. Pullthe decksupportpinoutwardto releasethe deckfromthe
decklift arm.SeeFigure12.
DeckLift (_
Arm
DeckPinSupport
Figure12
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