White Outdoor Z-185L, Z-205, Z-225 manual Mower Deck Belt Routing, Installing The Mower Deck

MOWER DECK BELT ROUTING

48” & 54” Mower Deck

To Electric Clutch

Figure 27

INSTALLING THE MOWER DECK

Before installing the mower deck on the tractor, route the mower deck belt as shown in MOWER DECK BELT ROUTING.

1. Slide the mower deck under the Z-series.

WARNING: Do not touch the muffler cover. The muffler and cover are extremely hot and can cause severe burns if contacted by the skin.

2.Remove belt covers.

3.From the rear, reach under the muffler cover and grasp the belt from the mower deck and bring it between the hydraulic units.

4.Bring the belt between the pulley and the clutch. Do not put the belt into the pulley grove yet.

5.From the front of the Z-series, hold both retaining arms up and slide the mower deck forward until the retaining arms go into the bracket.

6.Slide the mower deck backwards to insert the retaining arms into the brackets. (See Figure 26)

7.Align the mower deck so the lift lever bracket aligns with the bracket on the mower deck. (See Figure 28)

8.Pull the J-pin out to allow the bracket from Z-series to attach to the mower deck.

9.Release the J-pin so that it goes through both holes of the bracket. (See Figure 28)

J Pin

Lift Lever

Bracket

Bracket

Figure 28

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