Troy-Bilt RZT manual Deck Installation, Rolling the belt off the PTO pulley, Support, Bracket Slot

•Working from the middle of the tractor, pivot the idler bracket and movable idler pulley rearward away from the backside of the ‘V” belt just far enough to lift the belt up and over the idler pulley. See Figure 7-3.

‘V’ Belt

Pull Idler Pulley

Rearward

Movable Idler

Pulley

Fixed Idler

Pulley

Idler Bracket

Figure 7-3

•From beneath the rear of the tractor, slide the belt off of the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.

Rolling the belt off the PTO pulley.

•Using the deck lift handle, raise the deck to the position that provides the most horizontal run of the belt between the deck idler pulleys and the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.

•Sitting behind the tractor facing forward, reach beneath the tractor to grasp the belt at the front of the PTO pulley.

warning!: Use caution to prevent pinching your fingers when rolling the belt off the PTO pulley.

•Pull the left side of the belt rearward and downward while manually turning the PTO pulley to the right until the belt rides out onto the edge of the lower sheave of the pulley. NOTE: If pulling the right side of the belt, turn the pulley to the left.

•While still holding the belt downward, continue turning the PTO pulley until the belt is rolled off the pulley. Refer to Figure 7-5.

•Lower the deck to the ground using the deck lift handle.

•Locate the LH and RH deck support pins on each side of the deck. Pull the deck support pins outward and lock in the disengaged position to release the deck from the tractor’s LH and RH deck lift arms. Refer to Figure 7-4.

•Raise the deck lift arms out of the rear hanger bracket slots by raising the deck lift handle on the tractor to its highest position. Refer to Figure 7-4.

•Slide the deck forward so that the deck front hanger rod can be lifted out of the two slots of the front deck

bracket. After lifting the front hanger rod out of the slots, slide the deck rearward so that the rod can no longer engage the slots.

Deck Lift Arm

Rear Deck

Hanger Bracket

Rear Hanger	Deck
	Support
Bracket Slot	Pin

Figure 7-4

•Using care to prevent the front hanger rod from falling back into the deck bracket slots, carefully slide the cutting deck (from the right side) out from underneath the tractor.

Deck Installation

To install the mower deck, proceed as follows:

1.While holding the deck front hanger rod upward, carefully slide the deck underneath the right side of the tractor.

2.While still holding the front hanger rod, slide the deck forward until the front hanger rod can be lowered into the slots of the front deck bracket.

3.Lower the front hanger rod into the slots of the front deck bracket, then slide the deck rearward.

4.Maneuver the deck so that the slots in the two rear deck hanger brackets approximately align with the deck lift arms of the tractor. Refer to Figure 7-4.

5.Use the tractor deck lift handle to lower the deck lift arms into the slots of the rear deck hanger brackets.

6.Pull the deck support pins outward and maneuver the deck as necessary to align the holes in the deck lift arm with the pins. Refer to Figure 7-4.

7.When aligned, push each pin fully inward through the lift arms to secure the arms in the rear hanger bracket slots.

8.Make certain the ‘V’ belt is in the spindle pulleys on the deck; then route the belt rearward beneath the tractor frame, above the transmission tube(s), to the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.

9.Install the ‘V’ belt onto the PTO pulley using one of the following two methods.

warning! : The muffler at the rear of the tractor may be extremely hot, and could cause serious burns. Use extreme caution when near the muffler. Allow the muffler to fully cool before installing the belt.

Section 7 — Service 27