Yard-Man 53AA1A3G401 manual Removing The Mower Deck, Installing Mower Deck Belt

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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 Z-Series on a hard flat surface and engage the parking brake.

Move the lift handle to the L position.

Remove belt covers by removing hex nuts that hold on the covers. See Figure 22.

Belt

Covers

Hex Nut

Tension

Bar

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.

Belt

Clutch

Pulley

Figure 24

From the front of the Z-Series, pull the mower deck towards you to release the retaining arms from the mower deck.

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.

42” Deck

Retaining

Bracket and Arm

 

Figure 25

Installing Mower Deck Belt

Remove the mower deck and the old mower deck drive belt from the mower deck.

Install and route the new belt according to the routing diagram. See Figure 26.

Install the mower deck. Refer to Installing The Mower Deck.

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Contents OPERATOR’S Manual Table of Contents General Operation Slope Operation Read Operators MANUAL. Keep Safety Devices Working Slope Gauge Right Control Panel Know Your Z-SERIESLift Handle Indicator PanelSeat Adjustment Lever Throttle Lever and Choke LeverDrive Handles Parking Brake PedalSpeed Control Bar Operating Your Z-SERIES Pushing Your Unit Quick Reference ChartDriving On Slopes MowingAdjusting the Seat Position Making AdjustmentsAdjusting Brake Force Checking the Brake AdjustmentSteering Adjustment Lubrication Maintaining Your Z-SERIESFuel Tank EngineChecking Hydraulic Oil Draining Hydraulic Oil Adding Hydraulic OilReplacing The Head Lamp Bulb Charging BatteryInstalling Drive Belt Changing The FuseChecking The Level Of The Mower Deck Maintaining Mower DeckRemoving The Mower Deck Installing Mower Deck BeltMower Blades Installing The Mower DeckTrouble Possible Causes Corrective Action TroubleshootingModel 53AA1A3G401 Part Description Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 603-0340 Bellcrank Ass’y Upper LH Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 To Starter 725-1711 Retainer Clip Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 711-0642A Handle Button 212 712-0455 Retaining Nut 3/8-16 Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 Model 53AA1A3G401 Page Page Page MANUFACTURER’S Limited Warranty for

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