Belt Maintenance
Replacing the Mower-Deck
Belt
Service Interval:
Every 100 hours—Check the mower-deck
belt.
Squeaking when the belt is rotating, the blade is slipping when
cutting grass, frayed belt edges, burn marks, and cracks are
signs of a worn deck belt.
Replace the deck belt if any of these conditions are evident.
1.
Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
2.
Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3.
Unlatch and remove the belt covers.
4.
Loosen the front idler pulley by loosening the nut
(
and
).
5.
Remove the worn mower belt (
and
6.
Install the new mower belt around the deck pulleys and
clutch pulley (
and
).
7.
Using a ratchet in the idler arm, tighten the idler pulley
until the spring is stretched 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) from
hook to hook (
and
).
8.
Tighten the front idler pulley by tightening the nut
(
and
).
9.
Install the belt covers onto the cutting unit and secure
the latches.
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Figure 68
48 and 52-inch mower decks
1.
16.5 cm (6.5 inches) from
hook to hook
4.
Ratchet
2.
Spring
5.
Square hole for ratchet
3.
Spring-loaded idler
6.
Nut
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