Cub Cadet RZT L 42 H Operation Manual - Page 30

5. Lower the deck to the ground using the deck lift handle. Deck Installation 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 To install the mower deck, proceed as follows: disengaged position to release the deck from the tractor's 1. While holding the deck front hanger rod upward, carefully LH and RH deck lift arms. Refer to Fig. 7-6. slide the deck underneath the right side of the tractor. Rear Deck Hanger Bracket Deck Lift Arm 2. While still holding the front hanger rod, slide the deck forward until the front hanger rod can be lowered into the slots of the front deck bracket. 3. Lower the front hanger rod into the slots of the front deck bracket, then slide the deck rearward. 4. Maneuver the deck so that the slots in the two rear deck hanger brackets approximately align with the deck lift arms of the tractor. Refer to Fig. 7-6. 5. Use the tractor deck lift handle to lower the deck lift arms into the slots of the rear deck hanger brackets. 6. Pull the deck support pins outward and maneuver the deck as necessary to align the holes in the deck lift arms with the pins. Refer to Fig. 7-6. Deck Support Pin Rear Hanger Bracket Slot 7. When aligned, push each pin fully inward through the lift arms to secure the arms in the rear hanger bracket slots. 8. Make certain the 'V' belt is in the spindle pulleys on the deck; then route the belt rearward beneath the tractor frame, above the transmission tube(s), to the PTO pulley on Figure 7-6 the bottom of the engine. 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 9. Install the 'V' belt onto the PTO pulley using one of the following two methods. position. Refer to Fig. 7-6. Warning! The muffler at the rear of the tractor 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 may be extremely hot, and could cause serious burns. Use extreme caution when near the muffler. Allow the muffler to fully cool before installing the belt. slots. Using the Idler Pulley to Tension the Belt. 9. Using care to prevent the front hanger rod from falling 1. Using the deck lift handle, raise the deck to the position back into the deck bracket slots, carefully slide the cutting that provides the most horizontal run of the belt between deck (from the right side) out from underneath the tractor. the deck idler pulleys and the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine. 2. Install the belt in the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine. 3. Route the backside of the belt around the fixed idler pulley of the deck. Refer to Fig. 7-4. 4. Working from the middle of the tractor, pivot the idler bracket/movable pulley rearward against the spring tension and slide the backside of the belt onto the movable idler pulley. Refer to Fig. 7-4. 30 Section 7- Service