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Front Lift | Jam |
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Figure 21
Removing The Mower Deck
WARNING: Do not remove deck immedi- ately after operating the tractor. Allow the engine and other moving parts ample time to cool down.
•Position the
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•Remove belt covers by removing the hex nuts or wing nuts that hold on the covers. See Figure 22.
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Tension | Belt Cover |
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Tension Bar | Wing Nut | • |
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Figure 22
Release the tension bar by pushing bar out of the bracket.
Lift the tension bar over the bracket and allow the bar to rest on the mower deck.
Pull support pin out to release hanger bracket from lift link and turn support pin until it is against outside of hanger bracket. See Figure 23.
Adjustable
Link
Lift Link
Shoulder
Screw
Support
Pin
Hanger
Bracket
Figure 23
Move the lift handle to position 7 (all the way up). Remove the belt from the outside pulley of the mower deck by pulling and holding the belt so part of it is outside the pulley.
Turn the pulley counterclockwise until the belt is completely off the pulley.
Locate the clutch pulley in the rear of the tractor below the muffler to remove the belt from the pulley. See Figure 24.
Clutch
Pulley
Figure 24
From the front of the
Lift and hold up the retaining arms.
Move the mower deck toward the rear of the tractor until the front lift rods clear the mower deck.
From the right side, pull the mower deck out from under the tractor. See Figure 25.
To service the blades or the underside of the 48” or 54” mower decks, there is a mower deck stand that folds out from the top of the mower deck.
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