Ariens 929000 - Manual (Page 66)

Bare equal and so distance C is between 1/8" to 1/16"
less than distance D.
NOTE; Use following procedure to shorten or
lengthen tie rods;
1. Loosen jam nuts on both ends of tie rods,
Figure 34.
2. Rotate tie rods until distances A and B, Figure
34, are equal and distance C is 1/8" to 1/16" less than
D.
3. Tighten jam nuts securely.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT
The seat is adjustable front or back to any orie of
six different positions. Adjustment is made by
removing the four mounting bolts located under the
Seat,
moving the seat to the most comfortable
position and then replacing the mounting bolts in the
appropriate holes. ■
BELT REPLACEMENT
If it becomes necessary to replace one of the
tractor drive belts, the following diagrams show the
proper placement of the belts and belt guides. After
installing
a belt it will be necessary to follow the
adjustment procedures outlined in the ADJUSTMENT
section of this manual.
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELTS —
Figure 35
Intermediate Shaft Drive Belt
Follow the instructions outlined in the ADJUST­
MENT section.
Trantmistion Drive Belt — Figure 35
1. Position guides A and B 1/8" from drive
sheave at the points where belt is tangent to the
sheave.
2. Position guide D, 1/8" from the transmission
sheave.
3. idler E is mounted in a slotted hole. Position to
provide lease amount of belt tension when installing a
new belt.
4. Place guide C 1/8" from the belt in such a
position that it does not bind the belt in any position of
the idler. ..
5. Adjust belt tension using the procedure
outlined in ADJUSTMENT section.
HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT —
Figure 36
No adjustments are necessary when replacing
the hydrostatic transmission drive belt Belt tension is
maintained by the spring-loaded idler.
PTO DRIVE BELT — Figure 32