Belt Replacement, Blade Drive Belt | Billy Goat HP3400 specs

HP Owner’s Manual

BELT REPLACEMENT

When replacing one belt the other should be inspected for wear and replaced if worn. It is good practice to change both belts when either is worn beyond use. Use only original equipment belts for replacement. Billy Goat uses only premium quality, Kevlar corded and coated belts in your unit. Substitute belts do not meet the design and performance requirements for your unit, and will greatly reduce machine performance and belt life.

Blade Drive Belt

1. Disconnect spark plug wire.

2.Remove the deck belt cover.

3.Loosen but do not remove the idler pulley on the deck this will loosen tension and allow the belt to be removed from the two pulleys and disconnect the cable from the clutch.

4.Place a blocks under the frame in front of the rear wheels for support and blocks under the deck. Then remove the clutch anti-rotation bracket.

5.Remove the bolts attaching the deck to the frame, separating the two.

6. Tilt the housing section backwards which will allow easier access to the clutch. Slip the belt off of the clutch.

7. Replace the belt.

8.Reattach the anti rotation bracket and clutch cable to the clutch.

9.Reattach the deck to the housing.

10.Loop the belt around the blade pulleys and tighten the idler pulley. this will put tension on the belt.

11.Replace the cover.

12.Reconnect spark plug wire.

13.Start engine and check for proper operation of blade drive system. If necessary you can make adjustments to the cable tension on the console.

Transaxle Drive Belt

1.Disconnect spark plug wire.

2.Follow steps 2 through 6 of the previous section.

3. Loosen but do not remove the rear belt finger, rotate it out of the way so the belt can be removed. CAUTION do not bend the bracket in the process.

4. Slide the belt off of the pulley on the transaxle and then slide it off of the clutch.

5.Replace the belt with a new one. install it in reverse order that the old one was taken off.

6.Hold the rear belt finger in place while re-tightening it.

7.Install the blade belt removed .

8.Follow steps 8 through 12 in the previous section.

9.Start engine and check for proper operation of drive system. If necessary you can make adjustments to the cable tension on the engine base.

WARNING: If the drive belt begins to squeal or slip, do not continue to operate your unit until adequate adjustment or repair has been performed. Improper adjustment can cause drive belt to slip and overheat, greatly reducing machine performance and transmission life.

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HP3400 specifications

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