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CHANGING THE DECK BELT(S)
All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should be replaced if any signs of cracking, shredding or
rotting are present.
IMPORTANT: The V-belts found on your tractor are specially designed to en gage and disengage safely. A
substitute (non-OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by not disengagi ng completely. For a proper working machine,
use factory approved belts.
To change or replace the deck belt(s) on your tractor, proceed as follows:
NOTE: Removing the deck from the tractor as instructed earli er in this section will ease the following steps,
but is not necessary.
42-inch decks
•Lower the deck by moving the lift lever into the bottom notch on the right fender.
•Remove the belt guards by removing the self-tapping screws that fas ten them to the deck surface.
•Move the PTO lever into the disengaged (OFF) positio n to relieve tension on the belt.
•Remove the PTO belt from around the bottom portion of the engine pulley and from around the two
idler pulleys found on the PTO engagement plate. See Fig ure 14.
•Route the new belt as shown in Figure 14, around the dec k pulleys, idler pulleys and engine pulley.
OEM belt part numbers are listed in the table on the fol lowing page
•Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
Figure 14
46-inch decks
•Lower the deck by moving the lift lever into the bottom notch on the right fender.
•Remove the belt guards by removing the self-tapping screws that fas ten them to the deck surface.
•Move the PTO lever into the disengaged (OFF) positio n to relieve tension on the belt.
•Remove the PTO belt from around the bottom portion of the engine pulley and from around the two
PTO idler pulleys found on the PTO engagement plate. S ee Figure 15.
•Route the new belt as shown in Figure 15, around the upper portion of t he left hand deck pulley, PTO
idler pulleys and the lower portion of the engine pulley. OEM belt p art numbers are listed in the table on
the following page.
•Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
Engine Pulley
PTO Engagement Plate
Left Hand Pulley
NOTE: Belt covers not shown for clarity.
(mounted on tractor)
PTO belt
Right Hand Pulley
Idler Pulleys
Deck Stop
(mounted on tractor)
Belt Guard
(mounted on tractor)