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WARNING:
Batteries give off an explosive
gas while charging. Charge battery in a well
ventilated area and keep away from an open
flame or pilot light as on a water heater, space
heater, furnace, clothes dryer or other gas
appliances.
Fuses
Two fuses are installed in your tractor’s wiring harness
to protect the tractor’s electrical system from damage
caused by excessive amperage.
If the electrical system does not function, or your
tractor’s engine will not crank, first check to be certain
that the fuse has not blown. See Figure 18.
Figure 18
One can be found under the hood mounted behind the
top of the dash panel on the support bar.
The other can be found under the seat mounted to the
inside of the tractor frame next to the battery tray. Pull
the fuse out and inspect it to determine if it is good or
blown.
Always use a fuse with the same amperage
capacity for replacement.
Cutting Deck Removal
To properly remove the cutting deck, proceed as
follows:
•
Place the PTO knob in the disengaged (OFF)
position and engage the parking brake.
•
Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
•
Remove the PTO belt from around the electric PTO
clutch and from around the PTO idler pulley(s) on
models with 46” deck, and from around the cutting
deck’s center pulley on models with 42” decks.
NOTE:
The deck belt on the deck does NOT need to
be removed in order to remove the deck.
•
Looking at the cutting deck from the left side of the
tractor, locate the deck support pin on the rear left
side of the deck.
•
Pull the deck support pin outward to release the
deck from the deck lift arm. See Figure 19.
•
Rotate the pin slightly toward the rear of the tractor
and release the pin into the hole provided.
•
Repeat the above steps on the right side of the
tractor.
Figure 19
•
Move the deck lift lever into the top notch on the
right fender to raise the lift arms out of the way.
•
Gently slide the cutting deck toward the front of the
tractor allowing the hooks on the deck to release
themselves from the deck stabilizer rod.
•
Gently slide the cutting deck (from the right side)
out from underneath the tractor.
Changing the Deck Belt & PTO Belt
WARNING:
Be sure to shut the engine off,
remove ignition key, disconnect the spark
plug wire(s) and ground against the engine to
prevent unintended starting before removing
the belt(s).
All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should
be replaced if any signs of wear are present.
IMPORTANT:
The V-belts found on your tractor are
specially designed to engage and disengage safely. A
substitute (non-OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by not
disengaging completely. For a proper working machine,
use factory approved belts.
To change or replace the deck belts on your tractor,
proceed as follows:
•
Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
•
Remove the belt guards by removing the self-
tapping screws that fasten them to the deck.
•
Grasp the rearmost portion of the PTO idler bracket
and pivot it toward the discharge chute to relieve
tension on the PTO belt.
•
Remove the PTO belt from the engine pulley (or
electric PTO clutch) and the PTO idler pulley(s).
•
Grasp the deck idler pulley and pivot it toward the
left side of the deck to relieve tension on the deck
belt.
•
Remove the deck belt from around all pulleys,
including the deck idler pulley.
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