Belt Tension Adjustment - Toro Groundsmaster 300 Series Service Manual

Belt Tension Adjustment (Fig. 6)
1. Lower the cutting unit to the floor and shut off the
engine. Engage the parking brake.
2. Remove the deck covers from the top of the cutting
unit.
3. Loosen the idler pulley for the belt being adjusted and
move idler into belt using a pry bar, until you get the
proper tension. Tighten the idler pulley flange nut.
Recommended tension is 3/8 inch deflection when
an eight (8) pound load is applied to the center of the
25 inch span between pulleys. Deflection is meas-
ured at the position on the belt where the load is
applied.
®
Groundsmaster 300 Series
1. Lower belt idler
Page 11 - 7
Figure 6
2. Flange nut
Adjustments