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• Gently slide the cutting deck toward the front of the
tractor allowing the hooks on the deck to release
themselves from the deck stabilizer rod.
• Gently slide the cutting deck (from the right side)
out from underneath the tractor.
Changing the Deck Belt
WARNING: Be sure to shut the engine off,
remove ignition key, disconnect the spark
plug wire(s) and ground against the engine to
prevent unintended starting before removing
the belt(s).
WARNING: Avoid the possibility of a
pinching injury. Do not place your fingers on
the idler spring or between the belt and a
pulley while removing the belt.
All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should
be replaced if any signs of wear are present.
IMPORTANT:
The V-belts found on your tractor are
specially designed to engage and disengage safely. A
substitute (non-OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by not
disengaging completely. For a proper working machine,
use factory approved belts.
To change or replace the deck belt on your tractor,
proceed as follows:
• Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
• Remove the belt guards by removing the self-
tapping screws that fasten them to the deck.
• To ease in removing the belt in later steps, loosen,
but do not remove, the bolt which secures the
pivoting idler pulley to the idler bracket.
See Figure 23.
Figure 22
Figure 23
• Insert a 3/8”-drive ratchet wrench (set to tighten,
Model GT2200 or set to loosen, Model GT2300)
into the square hole found in the idler bracket on the
left side of the deck’s surface. See Figure 23
(Model GT2200) or Figure 23(Model GT2300).
• Grasp the ratchet’s handle and pivot it to relieve
tension on the belt.
• With belt tension relieved, carefully remove the
belt from around the left-hand spindle pulley.
IMPORTANT:
Carefully allow the ratchet to pivot
rearward before removing it from the square hole.
• Remove the deck belt from around all pulleys,
including the deck idler pulley(s) and the electric
PTO clutch.
NOTE: The idler pulley(s) may have to be loosened,
but not removed, in order to remove the belt from
around them.
• Route the new belts (deck belt first) as shown on
the following page.
• Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
3/8” Square Hole
Spring
Belt Guard
Idler Bracket
Pivoting Idler Pulley
3/8” Square Hole
Idler Pulley