2.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 Fig. 7-3.

4.While still holding the belt downward, continue turning the

PTO pulley until the belt is rolled off the pulley. Refer to Fig. 7-4.

“V”-Belt

Pull Idler

Pulley Rearward

Movable

Idler Pulley

Fixed

Idler Bracket

Idler

Pulley

Figure 7-3

3.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

1.Using the deck lift handle, raise the deck to the position that provides the most horizontal run of the belt between the deck idler pulleys and the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.

2.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 avoid pinching your fingers when rolling the belt off the PTO pulley.

3.Pull the left side of the belt rearward and downward 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 pulley to left.

PTO Pulley

PTO Belt

Transmission

Tube

Figure 7-4

5.Lower the deck to the ground using the deck lift handle.

6.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. Refer to Fig. 7-5.

 

 

 

Deck Lift Arm

Rear Deck

 

 

Hanger Bracket

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deck

 

Support

Rear Hanger

Pin

Bracket Slot

Figure 7-5

7.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. Refer to Fig. 7-5.

8.Slide the deck forward so that the deck front hanger rod can be lifted out of the two slots of the front deck bracket. After lifting the front hanger rod out of the slots, slide the deck rearward so that the rod can no longer engage the slots.

9.Using care to prevent the front hanger rod from falling back into the deck bracket slots, carefully slide the cutting deck (from the right side) out from underneath the tractor.

Section 7 — Service

 

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