7. Retighten the belt keeper rod loosened earlier.
8. Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
9. Re-install the deck, making
sure the belt remains routed
around the pulleys as instructed.
See Fig. 19.
10. Pull the right side of the belt,
and place the narrow V side of
the belt into the PTO pulley.
11. While holding the belt and
pulley together, rotate the pul-
ley to the left. Continue holding
and rotating the pulley and belt
until the belt is fully rolled into
the PTO pulley.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT
NOTE: Several components must be removed and special tools
(i.e. air/impact wrench) in order to change the tractor's drive
belt. See an authorized Service Dealer to have your drive belt
replaced or phone Customer Support.
TROUBLESHOOTING
ENGINE FAILS TO START
PTO/Blade engaged. Place blade engage lever in disengaged
(OFF) position.
Spark plug wire disconnected. Connect wire to spark plug.
Fuel tank empty, or stale fuel. Fill tank with clean, fresh (less
than 30 days old) gas.
Choke not activated. Place the throttle control in CHOKE posi-
tion.
Faulty spark plug. Clean, adjust gap or replace plug.
Blown fuse(s). Replace fuse(s).
Engine flooded. Crank engine with throttle in FAST position.
Parking brake not engaged. Engage parking brake.
Throttle control lever not in correct starting position. Place
throttle lever to FAST position.
ENGINE RUNS ERRATIC
Unit running with CHOKE activated. Move the throttle contol
out of the CHOKE position.
Spark plug wires loose. Connect and tighten spark plug wire.
Blocked fuel line or stale fuel. Clean fuel line; fill tank with
clean, fresh gasoline and replace fuel filter.
Vent in gas cap plugged. Clear vent or replace cap if damaged.
Water or dirt in fuel system. Drain fuel tank. Refill with clean,
fresh gasoline.
Dirty air cleaner. Replace air cleaner paper element or clean
foam pre-cleaner.
ENGINE OVERHEATS
Engine oil level low. Fill crankcase with proper amount and
weight of oil.
Air flow restricted. Clean grass clippings and debris from
around the engine's cooling fins and blower housing.
ENGINE HESITATES AT HIGH RPM
Spark plug gap too close. Remove spark plug and reset the gap.
ENGINE IDLES ROUGH
Fig. 19
Spark plug fouled, faulty or gap too wide. Replace spark plug.
Set plug gap.
Dirty air cleaner. Replace air cleaner element and/or clean pre-
cleaner.
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION
Cutting blade loose or unbalanced. Tighten blade and spindle.
Balance blade.
Damaged or bent cutting blade. Replace blade.
MOWER WILL NOT MULCH GRASS
Engine speed too low. Place throttle in FAST (rabbit) position.
Wet grass. Do not mulch when grass is wet.
Excessively high grass. Mow once at a high cutting height,
then mow again at desired height or make a narrower cutting
swath.
Dull blade. Sharpen or replace blade.
UNEVEN CUT
Deck not leveled properly. Perform side-to-side deck adjust-
ment.
Dull blade. Sharpen or replace blade.
Uneven tire pressure. Check tire pressure in all four tires.
TECHNICAL DATA
MAX. CUTTING CAPACITY
GAS TANK CAPACITY
OIL TANK CAPACITY
POWER
NO LOAD SPEED
WEIGHT
E N G L I S H •
U s e r 's m an u al
42" (106,6 cm)
5,6 L (1,5 gal)
1,9 L
17,5 HP
3 400 r/min
223,6 kg (493 lb)
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