Woods Equipment TCH4500 manual Rear Drive Belt, Front Belt Installation

Front Belt Installation

1.Place belt around both sheaves.

2.Attach idler pulley to idler bracket using hardware previously removed.

3.Tighten eyebolt until belt deflection is 7/16" when a 20 lb load is placed against the belt. See Figure 9.

7/16" Deflection

Force

20 lb

LA4

Figure 9. Belt Tension

4.Attach bearing support weldment to the chipper housing using hardware previously removed.

5.Attach belt shield to the chipper housing using hardware previously removed.

Rear Drive Belt

Rear Belt Removal

1.On a hard, level surface lower chipper with 3-point lift arms to the ground.

2.Move engagement lever to the RELEASE (up) position.

3.Disconnect drive shaft, 3-point lift arms, and top link from tractor.

4.Place drive shaft in storage position up off the ground.

5.Remove rear belt shield from the chipper housing and save hardware.

6.Loosen the eyebolt to release tension on the belt.

7.Remove hardware and idler pulley from idler weldment. Save hardware.

8.Remove hardware securing idler weldment to chipper housing and move idler weldment out of the way. Save hardware.

9.Remove old belt from around both sheaves.

Idler	Idler Pulley
Weldment

Belt

Eyebolt

DP3

Figure 10. rear Belt Assembly

Rear Belt Installation

1.Place belt around both sheaves.

2.Attach idler weldment to chipper housing using hardware previously removed.

3.Attach idler pulley to idler weldment using hardware previously removed.

4.Tighten eyebolt until belt deflection is 7/16" when a 20-lb load is placed against the belt. See Figure 9.

5.Attach rear belt shield to the chipper housing using hardware previously removed.

20 Service MAN0458 (9/23/2005)