Cub Cadet RZT54 Operator's Manual page 29

2. Working from the middle of the tractor, pivot the idler
bracket and movable idler pulley rearward away from
the backside of the 'V" belt just far enough to lift the
belt up and over the idler pulley. See Figure 7-3.
Pull Idler
Pulley
Rearward
Fixed
Idler
Pulley
Figure 7-3 (42" deck shown)
3. From beneath the rear of the tractor, slide the belt off
of the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine.
Rolling the Belt off the PTO Pulley
1. Using the deck lift handle, raise the deck to the
position that provides the most horizontal run of the
belt between the deck idler pulleys and the PTO pulley
on the bottom of the engine.
2. Sitting behind the tractor facing forward, reach
beneath the tractor to grasp the belt at the front of
the PTO pulley.
WARNING!
Use caution to avoid pinching your
fingers when rolling the belt off the PTO pulley.
3. Pull the left side of the belt rearward and downward
while manually turning the PTO pulley to the right
until the belt rides out onto the edge of the lower
sheave of the pulley.
NOTE: If pulling the right side of the belt, turn the
pulley to the left.
4. While still holding the belt downward, continue turning
the PTO pulley until the belt is rolled off the pulley.
Refer to Figure 7-4.
5. Lower the deck to the ground using the deck lift
handle.
6. Locate the LH and RH deck support pins on each side
of the deck. Pull the deck support pins outward and
lock in the disengaged position to release the deck
from the tractor's LH and RH deck lift arms. Refer to
Figure 7-5.
"V"-Belt
Movable
Idler
Pulley
Idler
7. Raise the deck lift arms out of the rear hanger bracket
slots by raising the deck lift handle on the tractor to
its highest position. Refer to Figure 7-5.
8. Slide the deck forward so that the deck front hanger
rod can be lifted out of the two slots of the front deck
bracket. After lifting the front hanger rod out of the
slots, slide the deck rearward so that the rod can no
longer engage the slots.
9. Using care to prevent the front hanger rod from falling
back into the deck bracket slots, carefully slide the
cutting deck (from the right side) out from underneath
the tractor.
Figure 7-4
Deck Lift Arm
Rear Deck
Hanger Bracket
Rear Hanger
Bracket Slot
Figure 7-5
PTO
PTO
Transmission
Tube
Deck
Support
Pin
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