Craftsman ZTS 6000 Mower Belt Replacement, Front To Back Leveling, Orient Blades Front-to-Back

Figure 40. Orient Blades Front-to-Back

Front To Back Leveling

If the cut is uneven, the mower may need leveling.

Unequal or improper tire pressure may also cause an uneven cut. See CHECK TIRE PRESSURE.

1.Turn the blades front-to-back as shown in Figure 40. Measure the distance from the ground to front tip of center blade, and from ground to rear tips of left hand and right hand blades (see Figure 40). Front tips should be 1/8"-1/4" (3-6 mm) higher than rear tips. If not, proceed to step 2.

2.The front mower hitch rod (A, Figure 41) is used to adjust front-to-back leveling. To raise or lower the front of mower deck, loosen the two rear jam nuts (B) on both sides of the hitch rod (A). Adjust the front jam nuts (C) on both sides of the hitch rod (A) to adjust the deck level. When adjusted correctly, tighten the rear jam nuts (B) to lock hitch rod in place.

MOWER BELT REPLACEMENT

Figure 41. Front-to-Back Leveling

A. Hitch Rod

B. Rear Jam Nut

C. Front Jam Nut

1.Park the rider on a level surface. Disengage the PTO, turn off the engine, set the ground speed control levers to START/PARK, and set the parking brake lever to ENGAGE. Remove the key.

2.Use the idler pulley arm (C, Figure 42) to release belt tension and remove the mower belt (A) from the PTO pulley (E).

3.Remove the belt from the remaining deck pulleys.

NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the mower deck.

4. Install the new belt (A) as shown in Figure 42.

Figure 42. PTO Belt Routing A. Mower Belt

B. Right Arbor Pulley

C. Idler Pulley Arm

D. Left Arbor Pulley

E. Engine PTO Pulley

F. Backside Idler Pulley

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