SECTION 5: MOWER DECK
This section contains removal, installation, adjust- ment, and maintenance information for the
DECK REMOVAL
Remove the mower deck from the tractor as follows:
1.Move the tractor to a level surface, disengage the PTO, stop the engine, and set the parking brake.
2.Move the deck gauge wheels to their highest setting (lowest deck setting).
3.Remove the ‘V’ belt from the PTO pulley, located on the bottom of the engine, using one of the following two methods.
Releasing belt tension with the idler pulley.
•Using the deck lift handle, raise the deck to the upper position that allows for the most horizontal run of the belt between the deck idler pulleys and the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
•Working from the middle of the tractor, pivot the idler bracket and movable idler pulley rearward away from the backside of the ‘V" belt just far enough to lift the belt up and over the idler pulley. See Figure 27.
‘V’ Belt
Pull Idler Pulley
Rearward
Movable Idler
Pulley
Fixed Idler
Pulley
Idler Bracket
Figure 27
WARNING: The muffler at the rear of the tractor may be extremely hot, and could cause serious burns. Use extreme caution when near the muffler, or allow the muffler to fully cool before removing the belt.
•From beneath the rear of the tractor, slide the belt off of the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
Rolling the belt off the PTO pulley.
•Using the deck lift handle, raise the deck to the upper position that allows for the most horizontal run of the belt between the deck idler pulleys and the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
WARNING: The muffler at the rear of the tractor may be extremely hot, and could cause serious burns. Use extreme caution when near the muffler, or allow the muffler to fully cool before removing the belt.
•Sitting behind the tractor facing forward, reach beneath the tractor to grasp the belt at the front of the PTO pulley.
WARNING: Use caution to prevent pinching your fingers when rolling the belt off the PTO pulley.
•Pull the left side of the belt rearward and down- ward while manually turning the PTO pulley to the right until the belt rides out onto the edge of the lower sheave of the pulley. NOTE: If pulling the right side of the belt, turn the pulley to the left.
•While still holding the belt downward, continue turning the PTO pulley until the belt is rolled off the pulley. Refer to Figure 29
4.Lower the deck to the ground using the deck lift handle.
5.Locate the LH and RH deck support pins on each side of the deck. Pull the deck support pins outward and lock in the disengaged position to release the deck from the tractor’s LH and RH deck lift arms. See Figure 28.
Deck Lift Arm
Rear Deck
Hanger Bracket
Rear Hanger | Deck |
Support | |
Bracket Slot | Pin |
Figure 28
6.Raise the deck lift arms out of the rear hanger bracket slots by raising the deck lift handle on the tractor to its highest position.
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