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MAINTENANCE
Pump belt
Check belt every 100 hours for excessive
wear.
To replace belt. Relieve tension on the deck
belt and remove deck belt from clutch. See
“Deck belt” on page 45. Loosen bolt on the
clutch tie down and rotate out of the way.
Using a 1/2” drive ratchet inserted into the
square hole in the pump idler arm relieve the
tension on the pump belt and remove belt.
To reinstall belt: Swing pump idler pulley
toward engine to route belt around it. Then
route belt around the pulley for left pump first
(right hand pulley in the illustration).
Reinstall idler spring and use the ratchet to
rotate idler so the belt may be installed all the
way around the last pulley.
Checking the Blades
In order to attain the best mowing
performance, it is important that the blades
are well sharpened and not damaged.
Bent or cracked blades or blades with large
nicks should be replaced.
Check the blade mounts.
Damaged blades should be replaced when hitting
obstacles that result in a breakdown. Let the service
workshop decide whether the blade can be
repaired/ground or must be discarded.
8011-623
Slackening the belt tension
8011-624
Belt routing, hydraulic pumps
8011-604
Check the blades
WARNING!
Blades are sharp. Protect your
hands with gloves and/or wrap
blades with a heavy cloth when
handling.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The sharpening of blades should be
carried out by an authorized service
workshop.