Poulan DPR22H48STA owner manual Install Mower and Drive Belt See Figs

ASSEMBLY

INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT (See Figs. 6 and 7)

Be sure tractor is on level surface and mower suspension arms are raised with attachment lift control. Engage parking brake.

•Cut and remove ties securing anti-sway bar and belts. Swing anti-sway bar to left side of mower deck.

•Slide mower under tractor with deflector shield to right side of tractor.

IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper routing in all mower pulley grooves.

•If equipped, turn height adjustment knob counterclock- wise until it stops.

•Lower mower linkage with attachment lift control.

•Be sure belt tension rod is in disengaged position.

•Install belt into electric clutch pulley groove.

•Place the suspension arms on outward pointing deck pins. Retain with double loop retainer spring with loops up as shown.

•Install front plate assembly to tractor suspension brack- ets and retain with single loop retainer springs as shown.

•Position front plate assembly between front mower brackets. Raise deck and plate assembly to align holes and insert flanged pins. Secure pins with double loop retainer springs between the plate assembly and mower brackets.

NOTE: To assist in locating hole in flanged pin, the hole in pin is inline with notch on head of pin. If necessary, move mower side-to-side to give space between plate and mower brackets.

IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper routing in all mower pulley grooves. Engage belt tension rod by pushing rod into locking bracket.

•Engage belt tension rod by pushing rod into locking bracket.

CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring loaded. Have a tight grip on rod and engage slowly.

•. Connect anti-sway bar to chassis bracket under left footrest and retain with double loop retainer spring.

•If equipped, turn height adjustment knob clockwise to remove slack from mower suspension.

•Raise deck to highest position.

•Adjust gauge wheels before operating mower as shown in the Operation section of this manual.

	LOCK
BELT TENSION	BRACKET	ELECTRIC
ROD	FRONT
	SUSPENSION	CLUTCH
(DISENGAGED
	BRACKETS	PULLEY	FRONT
POSITION)
	FRONT	DOUBLE LOOP	PLATE
	MOWER		ASSEMBLY
	BRACKET	RETAINER
CHASSIS		SPRING
BRACKET
			SINGLE
GAUGE			LOOP
			RETAINER
WHEEL
			SPRINGS
		FLANGED PIN

DOUBLE LOOP

RETAINER

SPRING

ANTI-SWAY

BAR

USE PLIERS FOR

RETAINER SPRINGS

LOOP UP

SUSPENSION

ARMS

DOUBLE LOOP RETAINER

SPRING (OUTWARD

POINTING DECK PINS)

DEFLECTOR

SHIELD

FIG. 6

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