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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE

b.

Remove the

third bow-tie

pin (a) from

the clevis pin

(b) that secures

the front deck

control rod (c) to

the front deck

lift bracket (d).

Remove the

clevis pin (b).

See Figure 42.

c.

Carefully

manuever the

deck out from

beneath the

tractor.

Deck Installation

Install the deck on the tractor as follows:

1.

Carefully manuever the the deck under the tractor from the right side, lining

up the deck hanger brackets and the deck lift arms on deck lift rod/deck

release pin tractors and align the lift link brackets and front deck control rod

with the deck lift brackets on three-pin tractors.

2.

Once the deck is under the tractor, move the deck to the lowest mowing

position.

Note:

To line the brackets up properly, it may be necessary to place a small

block of wood under each side of the deck.

3.

Re-install the applicable hardware for your tractor.

4.

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 the bottom of the engine.

5.

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.

6.

Make certain the belt is in the spindle pulleys of the deck, and that the

backside of the belt is against both the fixed and movable idler pulleys.

7.

Sitting behind the tractor, facing forward, make certain the belt is not

twisted; then reach beneath the tractor to grasp the belt and pull it toward

the PTO pulley.

WARNING

Use caution to avoid pinching your fingers when rolling the belt onto the

PTO pulley.

8.

Pull the right side of the PTO belt rearward and place the narrow V-side of

the PTO belt into the

PTO pulley. See Figure 39.

9.

While holding the PTO belt and PTO pulley together, rotate the PTO pulley

to the left (See Figure 39). Continue holding and rotating the PTO pulley and

PTO belt until the PTO belt is fully rolled into the PTO pulley.

Note:

Before using the tractor double-check the belt routing to make sure

that the belt has been routed properly.

Replacing the Belt

1.

Remove the deck from

beneath the tractor,

(refer to Deck Removal).

2.

Loosen, but do not

remove the hardware

on the right (a) and

left

idler pulley (b). Refer to

Figure 43 for 42” decks,

Figure 44 for 46” decks

and Figure 45 for 50”, 54”

and 60” decks.

Note:

Take note of the

position of the belt

guards (c) to ensure they

are properly re-installed.

Note:

On some decks

it may be necessary

to remove the spindle

covers to remove and/

or install the new belt.

To remove the spindle

covers, remove the

screws securing them to

the deck.

3.

Carefully remove the belt

from around the idler

pulleys (a & b) and the

spindle pulleys (d).

4.

Install the new belt

pulleys as shown and

reinstall the belt covers.

5.

Place the belt around the

idler pulleys removed in

step 3 with the “V” side

facing in. Once in place,

reinstall all the hardware

and tighten the flange

lock nut to secure the

assembly.

6.

Route the belt as shown

and then reinstall the

deck (refer to Deck

Installation)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Figure 42

42” Decks

(a)

(b)

(d)

(c)

(c)

(d)

Figure 43

46” Decks

(a)

(b)

(c)

(c)

(d)

(d)

Figure 44

50/54/60”

Decks

(a)

(b)

(c)

(c)

(d)

(d)

Figure 45

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