Cub Cadet LGT 1054 LGT 1050 Operator's Manual - Page 27

Tires, Changing the Transmission Drive Belt, Changing the Deck Belt

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Tires 3. WARNING! Never exceed the maximum inflation 4. pressure shown on the sidewall of the tire. 5. Refer to the tire sidewall for exact tire manufacturer's recommended or maximum psi. Do not overinflate. Uneven tire pressure could cause the cutting deck to mow unevenly. Changing the Transmission Drive Belt Several components must be removed and special tools used in order to change the tractor's transmission drive belt. See your Cub Cadet dealer to have the transmission drive belt replaced. Changing the Deck Belt WARNING! Shut the engine off and remove ignition key before removing the cutting blade(s) for sharpening or replacement. Protect your hands by using heavy gloves when grasping blades and pulleys. WARNING! The V-belts found on your tractor are specially designed to engage and disengage safely. A substitute (non-OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by not disengaging completely. For a proper working machine, use factory approved belts. All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should be replaced if any signs of wear are present. To change or replace 6. the deck belt on your tractor, proceed as follows: 1. Remove the deck as instructed on page 24. 7. 2. Remove the belt guards by removing the hex screws that fasten them to the deck. See Figure 7-7. Loosen, but do not remove the belt keeper rod on the pulley located near the back of the deck. See Figure 7-7. Carefully remove the deck belt from around the three spindle pulleys and the two deck idler pulleys. To place the new belt begin by routing the belt around the two outer spindle pulleys, then around the front spindle pulley as shown in Figure 7-8. Deck Idler Front Spindle Pulleys Pulley Outer Spindle Pulleys Figure 7-8 Route the belt around the two deck idler pulleys as shown in Figure 7-8. Reinstall the belt keeper rod loosened earlier. CAUTION: Failure to reinstall the belt keeper rod may result in serious damage to your tractor's PTO system.Remount the belt guards removed earlier. 8. Re-installthedeckmakingsurethebeltremainsroutedaround the pulleys as instructed. Belt Keeper Rod Hex Screws Deck Idler Pulley Belt Guards Figure 7-7 Section 7 - Service 27

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Tires
WARNING!
Never exceed the maximum inflation
pressure shown on the sidewall of the tire.
Refer to the tire sidewall for exact tire manufacturer’s
recommended or maximum psi. Do not overinflate.
Uneven tire pressure could cause the cutting deck to mow
unevenly.
Changing the Transmission Drive Belt
Several components must be removed and special tools used in
order to change the tractor’s transmission drive belt. See your
Cub Cadet dealer to have the transmission drive belt replaced.
Changing the Deck Belt
WARNING!
Shut the engine off and remove
ignition key before removing the cutting blade(s) for
sharpening or replacement. Protect your hands by
using heavy gloves when grasping blades and
pulleys.
WARNING!
The V-belts found on your tractor are
specially designed to engage and disengage safely.
A substitute (non-OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by
not disengaging completely. For a proper working
machine, use factory approved belts.
All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should be
replaced if any signs of wear are present. To change or replace
the deck belt on your tractor, proceed as follows:
1.
Remove the deck as instructed on page 24.
2.
Remove the belt guards by removing the hex screws that
fasten them to the deck. See Figure 7-7.
Belt Guards
Hex Screws
Deck Idler Pulley
Belt Keeper Rod
Figure 7-7
3.
Loosen, but do not remove the belt keeper rod on the
pulley located near the back of the deck. See Figure 7-7.
4.
Carefully remove the deck belt from around the three
spindle pulleys and the two deck idler pulleys.
5.
To place the new belt begin by routing the belt around the
two outer spindle pulleys, then around the front spindle
pulley as shown in Figure 7-².
Front Spindle
Pulley
Outer Spindle
Pulleys
Deck Idler
Pulleys
Figure 7-8
6.
Route the belt around the two deck idler pulleys as shown in
Figure 7-².
7.
Reinstall the belt keeper rod loosened earlier.
CAUTION:
Failure to reinstall the belt keeper rod
may result in serious damage to your tractor’s PTO
system.Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
².
Re-install the deck making sure the belt remains routed around
the pulleys as instructed.
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ERVICE