Husqvarna RZ5424 Owners Manual - Page 39

V-belts, Deck Belt, Deck belt installation, make sure it, matches the decal affixed to the deck

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MAINTENANCE V-belts Check every 100 hours of operation. Check for severe cracking and large nicks. NOTE: The belt will show some small cracks in normal operation. The belts are not adjustable. Replace belts if they begin to slip from wear. Deck Belt 1. Park on a level surface. Apply parking brake. 2. Lower the deck into the lowest cutting position. 3. Remove bolts from belt shields and remove shields. 4. Remove any dirt or grass that may have accumulated around the cutter housings and entire deck surface. 5. Carefully roll the belt over the top of the cutter housing pulleys and remove belt. Remove belt shields Deck belt installation NOTE: For ease in installing the deck belt, refer to the routing decal on the top of the deck. 1. Wrap the deck belt around the electric clutch pulley that is located on the engine shaft. 2. Route the belt forward and up onto the deck. 3. Place belt around spring loaded idler pulley. 4. Wrap the belt around the stationary idler pulley and around the mandrel housings. 5. Push inward on the idler arm and carefully route belt over stationary idler pulley. Once belt is properly routed, slowly release idler arm to tension belt. 6. Double check belt routing to make sure it matches the decal affixed to the deck, and the belt does not have any twist. Correct if needed. 7. Replace belt shields on both mandrel housings and secure with fasteners. Belt routing 8058-088 8011-764 39

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mAINTENANCE
V-belts
Check everY 100 hours oF operation. Check For severe
cracking and large nicks.
NOTE: The belt will show soMe sMall cracks in norMal
operation.
The belts are not adjustable. Replace belts iF theY
begin to slip FroM wear.
Deck Belt
Park on a level surFace. ApplY parking brake.
1.
Lower the deck into the lowest cutting position.
2.
ReMove bolts FroM belt shields and reMove
3.
shields.
ReMove anY dirt or grass that MaY have
4.
accuMulated around the cutter housings and
entire deck surFace.
CareFullY roll the belt over the top oF the cutter
5.
housing pulleYs and reMove belt.
8011-764
Belt routing
Deck belt installation
NOTE: For ease in installing the deck belt, refer to
the routing decal on the top of the deck.
Wrap the deck belt around the electric clutch
1.
pulleY that is located on the engine shaFt.
Route the belt Forward and up onto the deck.
2.
Place belt around spring loaded idler pulleY.
3.
Wrap the belt around the stationarY idler pulleY
4.
and around the Mandrel housings.
Push inward on the idler arM and careFullY route
5.
belt over stationarY idler pulleY. Once belt is
properlY routed, slowlY release idler arM to tension
belt.
Double check belt routing to
6.
make sure it
matches the decal affixed to the deck
, and the
belt does not have anY twist. Correct iF needed.
Replace belt shields on both Mandrel housings
7.
and secure with Fasteners.
8058-088
Remove belt shields