5. Use the deck lift pedal and deck lift knob to place the deck in
the lowest position and use the multi-tool (a) to lock the deck
lift components in place (Figure 36).
a
Figure 36
a. Remove the two bow-tie pins (a) from the clevis pins
(b) that secure the lift link brackets (c) to the rear deck
lift brackets (d) on the deck. Remove the clevis pins (b)
(Figure 37).
b
Figure 37
b. Remove the third bow-tie pin (a) from the clevis pin (b)
that secures the front deck control rod (c) to the front deck
lift bracket (d). Remove the clevis pin (b) (Figure 38).
d
Figure 38
c. Carefully maneuver the deck out from beneath
the tractor.
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a
d
a
b
c
Deck Installation
Install the deck on the tractor as follows:
1. Carefully maneuver the deck under the tractor from the right
side, lining up the deck hanger brackets and the deck lift arms
on deck lift rod/deck release pin tractors and align the lift link
brackets and front deck control rod with the deck lift brackets
on three-pin tractors.
2. Once the deck is under the tractor, move the deck to the
lowest mowing position.
NOTE: To line the brackets up properly, it may be necessary to
place a small block of wood under each side of the deck.
3. Re-install the applicable hardware for your tractor.
4. Make certain the 'V' belt is in the spindle pulleys on the deck;
then route the belt rearward beneath the tractor frame,
above the transmission tube(s) to the PTO pulley on the
bottom of the engine.
5. Raise the deck to the highest position.
6. Make certain the belt is in the spindle pulleys of the deck and
that the backside of the belt is against both the fixed and
movable idler pulleys.
7. Sitting behind the tractor, facing forward, make certain the
belt is not twisted; then reach beneath the tractor to grasp
the belt and pull it toward the PTO pulley.
Use caution to avoid pinching your fingers when rolling
the belt off the PTO pulley.
8. Pull the right side of the PTO belt rearward and place the
narrow V-side of the PTO belt into the PTO pulley (Figure 35
on page 28).
9. While holding the PTO belt and PTO pulley together, rotate
the PTO pulley to the left (Figure 35 on page 28). Continue
holding and rotating the PTO pulley and PTO belt until the
PTO belt is fully rolled into the PTO pulley.
NOTE: Before using the tractor double-check the belt routing
to make sure that the belt has been routed properly.
Replacing the Belt
1. Remove the deck from beneath the tractor (refer to
Deck Removal).
2. Loosen, but do not remove the hardware on the right (a)
and left idler pulley (b). Refer to page 30 for 42 inch decks
(Figure 39), 46 inch decks (Figure 40), 50 and 54 inch decks
(Figure 41) and 60 inch decks (Figure 42).
NOTE: Take note of the position of the belt guards (c) to
ensure they are properly re-installed.
NOTE: On some decks it may be necessary to remove the
spindle covers to remove and/or install the new belt. To
remove the spindle covers, remove the screws securing them
to the deck.
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