Craftsman PGT9000, 247.28984 Cutting Deck Removal, To removethecuttingdeck, proceedas follows

NOTE: Referencesto the rightor leftsideof tractorarefromthe viewpointof theoperatorfacingforwardfromthe tractorseat.

CUTTING DECK REMOVAL

To removethecuttingdeck, proceedas follows:

1.Placethe PTO/BladeEngageknobinthe disengaged(OFF) positionandengagethe parkingbrake.

2.Lowerthe deckby movingthe deck liftleverintothe bottomnotch onthe rightfender.

3.Locatethe PTOclutchunderthe frontof yourtractor.See Figure10.

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. Removethe beltguardand beltfromthe PTOpulleyas follows. Referto Figure10:

a.Removethehexscrews.

b.Pullthe beltkeeperrodto the rightanddownto remove.

c.Removethe deckbelt fromaroundthe tractor'selectricPTO clutch.

NOTE: Ifthere is too muchtensionon thebelt for it to be easilyre- movedfromtheelectric PTOclutch,cardully inserta 3/8" driveratchet wrench(setto loosen) intothe squareholefound inthe Idt-handdeck idlerbracketand pivotit towardthe tractor'srightsideto relievetension on the belt. SeeFigure11.

Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingersonthe idlerspringor betweenthe beltanda pulleywhileremovingthe belt.

DeckIdler

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. Lookingat thecuttingdeckfromthe leftside of thetractor,locate the decksupportpinon the rearleftsideof thedeck.

Pullthe decksupportpinoutwardto releasethe deckfromthe

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. Repeatthe abovestepson the tractor'srightside.

8.Movethedecklift leverintothe top notchto raisethedecklift armsupandout of the way.

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