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Deck belt, Maintenance – Dixon Grizzly SE 966516601 User Manual

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8065-040

Release the belt tension

Deck Belt

Deck Belt Removal
Park on a level surface. Apply park brake. Lower the
deck into the lowest cutting position.

Remove foot plate and belt shields.

1.

Remove any dirt or grass that may have

2.

accumulated around the cutter housings and
entire deck surface.
With a ½" breaker bar and using the square

3.

opening in the idler arm, shift the arm counter
clockwise to relieve the tension on the belt.
Carefully roll the belt over the top of the cutter

4.

housing pulleys.
Remove the belt guide hardware with a ½"

5.

wrench and set belt guide aside.
Remove the belt from around the electric clutch

6.

on the engine shaft.

8065-045

Remove belt guide

Deck Belt Installation
NoTE: For ease in installing the deck belt, refer to the
routing decal on the cutting deck.

Place the belt around all the pulleys except the

1.

center spindle pulley.
With a ½" breaker bar, shift the idler arm counter

2.

clockwise. When there is enough slack, slip the
belt onto the center spindle pulley.
Reinstall the belt guide removed in Step 5

3.

above.

8065-047

Refer to belt routing decal