SECTION D
SERVICE & MAINTENANCE
D-8
VENTRAC
3000
VPI
Move the primary drive belt off the center shaft pulley
and let it lay in the open shaft area just above the pulley
(Figure 17)
.
Take the belt off of the transaxle pulley and cooling fan.
It may be necessary to rotate the fan to assist the belt re-
moval. Fin can tolerate considerable deflection
(Figure
18)
.
Pull the front transaxle belt into the center shaft area. Slip
it through the loop of the primary drive belt and out over
the top bearing assembly.
Reverse this procedure to install the new belt.
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PTO DRIVE BELT
The PTO Drive Belt is the bottom belt on the center shaft
pulley assembly. It is directed around the front transaxle
to the double pulley located on the lift hitch
(Figure 19)
.
A torsion, double prong spring activates the PTO idler. It
is accessed on the outside of the front frame down behind
the right front tire
(Figure 20).
Figure 17
Figure 18
Figure 19
Figure 20
