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Belt Maintenance
Checking the Belt Tension
Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Check
the belt tension. If the engine is
working but the cutting blades
seem underpowered, check the belt
tension.
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the cutting blades, shut off the engine, and wait
for all moving parts to stop, turn the engine
switch to the O
FF
blades to the transport position.
2.
Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3.
Stop the machine on a level surface, stop the
engine by releasing the operator presence bail,
disconnect the spark-plug wire,
4.
Remove the 4 bolts securing the belt cover to
the left side of the machine and remove the
cover
(Figure
21).
Figure 21
1. Belt
2. Cover
5.
Check the tension of the belt
Note:
The belt should not flex more than a 12
mm (1/2 inch) with moderate finger pressure
applied to the span just above the machine
frame.
6.
If the belt tension is loose, refer to
Belt Tension (page
7.
Install the belt cover before operating the
machine.
position, and raise the cutting
3. Bolts
(Figure
21).
Adjusting the
20).
Adjusting the Belt Tension
1.
To tighten the belt, loosen the 4 mounting nuts
securing the engine to the frame.
1. Mounting nuts
2.
Move the engine to tighten the belt to the proper
tension.
3.
Secure the 4 mounting nuts and bolts.
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Note:
Torque the bolts that secure the engine
to the frame 271 N∙m (200 in-lb).
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Figure 22
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