TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
The mower
blade drive belt may be re-
placed
without
tools.
Park the tractor
on
level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
BELT REMOVAL
-
1.
Place
attachment
clutch
in "DISEN-
GAGED"
position.
2.
Move attachment
lift lever forward
to
lower mower
to its lowest
position.
3.
Roll belt off engine
pulley.
4.
Work belt off both mandrel
pulleys
and
idler pulleys.
5.
Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1.
Work new belt around
both mandrel
pulleys
and idler pulleys.
2.
Install
new belt into engine
pulley
grove.
3.
Make sure belt is inside
the belt keeper
at the idler and on both sides of the
wire belt keeper
as shown.
IMPORTANT:
Check
belt for proper
rout-
ing in all mower
pulley grooves.
Belt
j
Wire Belt Keeper
Keeper
Mandrel
"'-,_
....._-_:..
Pulley \
r_'_,_,/
_: _ ,_,:o___
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Pulley
TO CHECK
AND ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor
is equipped
with an adjustable
brake system
which
is mounted
on the
right side of the transaxle.
If tractor
requires
more than five (5) feet to
stop at highest
speed
in highest
gear on a
level, dry concrete
or paved surface,
then
brake
must be checked
and adjusted.
TO CHECK
BRAKE
1.
Park tractor
on a level, dry concrete
or
paved
surface,
depress
clutch/brake
pedal all the way down and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Place gear shift lever in neutral
(N)
position.
The rear wheels
must lock and skid when
you try to manually
push the tractor
for-
ward. If the rear wheels
rotate,
the brake
needs to be adjusted
or the pads need to
be replaced.
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
1.
Depress
clutch/brake
pedal all the way
down
and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Measure
distance
between
brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
3.
If distance
is other than 1-1/2",
loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes
1-1/2".
Retighten
jam nut
against
nut "A".
4.
Road test tractor
for proper
stopping
distance
as stated
above.
Readjust
if necessary.
If stopping
distance
is
still greater
than five (5) feet in highest
gear, further
maintenance
is nec-
essary.
Contact
an authorized
service
center/department.
With parking
brake "Engaged"
ut "A"
Jam Nut
Operating Arm
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