. Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe belt aroundthe two outerspindlepulleysas shownin Figure15.
Figure15
6.Thenroutethe beltaroundthe twodeckidlerpulleysas shownin Figure15.
7.Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8.Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier.
9.Reinstallthe deckas follows:
a.Withthe deck beneaththe mowerframe,attachthe stabilizer rod. SeeFigure13.
b.Reconnectthedeck liftarms.SeeFigure12.
10.Pullthe rightside ofthe beltandplacethe narrowV side of the belt intothe PTOpulley.SeeFigure16.
PTOBelt
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CUTTING BLADES
Shutthe engineoff andremoveignitionkeybeforeremovingthe cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands usingheavygloveswhengraspingthe blade.
Periodicallyinspectthe bladeand/orspindlefor cracksordamage, especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Do notoperatethe machineuntil damagedcomponentsarereplaced.
To removethe blades,proceedas follows:
1.Removethe deckfrombeneaththe tractor,(referto CuttingDeck Removalearlierin thissection)then gentlyflip the deckoverto exposeits underside.
2.Placea blockof woodbetweenthe centerdeckhousingbaffle andthe cuttingbladeto actas a stabilizer.See Figure17.
Figure17
3.Removethe hexflangenut thatsecuresthe bladeto the spindle assembly.SeeFigure17.
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Figure16
11.Whileholdingthe beltandpulleytogether,rotatethepulleyto the left(See Figure16).Continueholdingandrotatingthe pulleyand belt untilthe beltis fullyrolledinto the PTOpulley.
12.Replacethe PTOpulleybelt guard.SeeFigure10.
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