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12.0 DISCONNECTING THE V-BELT
2
1
3
Fig. 20
The V-belt of the pump to the Verti-Drain
®
unit can be disconnected so that the
elements are no longer running and the Verti-Drain
®
unit will, therefore, be at a
standstill. A practical situation when this occurs is when the engine cuts out with the
Verti-Drain
®
down and the in the ground. The best method to use to again ensure
the Verti-Drain
®
is removed from the ground is to disconnect the V-belt, restart the
machine and, next, to lift the Verti-Drain
®
from the ground. Switch the machine off to
again tension the V-belt. The machine can now be restarted and can be normally
used.
Follow the following step-by-step plan to disconnect the V-belt correctly: (see fig. 20)
1. Switch off the machine and remove the key from the ignition.
2. Block the whole machine with the foot brake in the parking position.
3. Release the idler (1) by removing the lock pin (2) so that the idler spanner (3) is
released and the idler (1) can be moved down.
