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• Grasp the ratchet’s handle and pivot it toward the
front of the tractor 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.
• Route the new belts (deck belt first). See Figure
21IMPORTANT:.
• Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELTS
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). All belts on your tractor are subject
to wear and should be replaced if any signs of
wear are present.
All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should
be replaced if any signs of wear are present.
NOTE: It is recommended that both drive belts be
replaced at the same time.
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 drive belt on your tractor,
proceed as follows:
• Remove the cutting deck as instructed earlier in this
section.
• After disconnecting the battery cables, remove the
battery and battery tray from beneath the seat.
NOTE: When removing the battery, disconnect the
NEGATIVE (Black) wire from it’s terminal first, followed
by the POSITIVE (Red) wire. Re-install in reverse
order. Proper removal of the drive belt requires the
removal of several tractor components. Read through
the following procedure prior to attempting it to
determine if you feel you could successfully complete it.
If you don’t, see your authorized dealer to have the belt
changed.
IMPORTANT: Note the routing of the lower drive belt
around all the pulleys and the belt keepers (if present)
BEFORE performing the following steps.
Upper Drive Belt
Locate the transmission idler pulley on the upper drive
belt by looking through the battery tray opening. See
Figure 22.
• Grasp the bracket and pivot the transmission idler
pulley toward the rear of the tractor to release
tension on the upper drive belt.
• Remove the belt from around the transmission idler
pulley.
• Remove the upper drive belt from around the
transmission pulley and the variable-speed pulley.
Figure 22
Drive belt (Lower)
Drive belt (Upper)
Front of Tractor
Rear Idler Pulley
Front Idler Pulley
Variable-speed
Pulley
Battery Tray
Belt Keeper
Transmission Idler Pulley
Transmission Pulley
Engine Pulley
Single-speed
Transmission
Shift Lever
Opening
Double-Idler Bracket
Idler Bracket
to AutoDrive
™
pedal
Belt Keeper
NOTE:
View shown from above tractor.
Electric PTO Clutch
(if so equipped)
(Upper Portion)