Cub Cadet 2176 manual

WARNING

The exhaust system is HOT. To avoid personal injury, allow the engine and exhaust system to cool before proceeding with the following PTO belt removal instructions.

4.Open the tractor hood and remove the forward end of the PTO belt from the PTO clutch pulley (Refer to Figure 38).

5.Pass the PTO belt downward, inside the tractor frame, until the belt is below the two tractor front lower pulleys and pull the belt clear of the tractor (Refer to Figure 39).

7.Raise the tractor implement lift handle to its highest setting, Slide the mower deck forward, so the front lift rod rests to the rear of, and free of, the front roller bracket slots of the deck (Refer to Figure 41).

FRONT LIFT ROD

FRONT

ROLLER

BRACKET

TRACTOR FRONT	PTO BELT
LOWER PULLEYS
	FRONT LIFT
	ROD/BRACKET
	ASSEMBLY

Figure 39

6.Pull the deck support pins outward, turn downward and release so both spring-loaded pins are held in the disengaged position against the outer surface of the deck brackets (Refer to Figure 40).

DECK

	DECK SUPPORT
REAR DECK	PIN DISENGAGED
BRACKET	(BOTH SIDES)

Figure 40

Figure 41

8.Raise the front lift rod upward and slide the mower deck rearward. Lower the front lift rod so it rests on the front roller bracket of the deck, forward of the slots (Refer to Figure 42).

FRONT LIFT ROD

FRONT

ROLLER

BRACKET

Figure 42

9.From the front of the tractor, push downward and hold the tractor quick-attach rod. Pull the front lift rod/bracket assembly forward to release the shoulder bolts on each side of the bracket from the left and right tractor latch receivers. Release the tractor quick-attach rod. Refer to Figure 43

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