Cub Cadet GT 2544 Operator's Manual page 37

4. Open the tractor hood and remove the forward end
of the PTO belt from the PTO clutch pulley on the
front of the engine (See Figure 36).
Figure 36
5. Pass the PTO belt downward, inside the tractor
frame, until the belt is below the two tractor front
lower pulleys and pull the belt clear of the tractor
(See Figure 37).
TRACTOR FRONT
ROD/BRACKET
LOWER PULLEYS
Figure 37
PTO
CLUTCH
PULLEY
PTO
BELT
PTO BELT
FRONT LIFT
ASSEMBLY
6. Pull the deck support pins outward, turn downward
and release so both spring-loaded pins are held in
the disengaged position against the outer surface
of the deck brackets (See Figure 38).
REAR DECK
BRACKET
DECK SUPPORT
PIN DISENGAGED
(BOTH SIDES)
7. Raise the implement lift handle to its highest set-
ting. Slide the mower deck forward, so the front lift
rod rests to the rear of, and free of, the front roller
bracket slots of the deck (Refer to Figure 39-A).
8. Raise the front lift rod upward and slide the mower
deck rearward. Lower the front lift rod so it rests on
the front roller bracket of the deck, forward of the
slots (Refer to Figure 39-B).
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Figure 38
FRONT LIFT ROD
FRONT
ROLLER
BRACKET
A
Figure 39
B