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Cub Cadet GT-2544 User Manual

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10. Pass the PTO belt upward inside the front of the

tractor frame and install the forward end of the belt
onto the PTO clutch pulley on the front of the
engine. Ensure that the narrow side of the PTO
belt engages the groove of the clutch pulley (See
Figure 50).

Figure 50

11. Twist the two sides of the PTO belt 1/4 turn inward

to engage the narrow sides of the belt into the
grooves of the two tractor front-lower pulleys (See
Figure 51).

Figure 51

12. From the front of the tractor, push the PTO belt

through the front lift rod, then to the center of the
deck. Ensure that the forward end of the belt
remains positioned inside the front lower pulleys.

13. Install the rearward end of the PTO belt on the

upper pulley of the deck center double-pulley (See
Figure 52). Ensure that the narrow side of the belt
engages the groove of the upper pulley.

Figure 52

14. While holding the belt in position, rotate and

engage the deck idler arm lever into its stop
bracket to provide tension on the PTO belt (See
Figure 53).

Figure 53

15. Connect the spark plug wires if disconnected.

PTO

CLUTCH

PULLEY

PTO

BELT

TRACTOR FRONT
LOWER PULLEYS

PTO BELT

FRONT LIFT

ROD/BRACKET

ASSEMBLY

MOWER DECK

CENTER DOUBLE

PULLEY

PTO BELT

FRONT OF DECK

IDLER ARM

LEVER

LEVER STOP
BRACKET