Hello. I had to remove my new CC ZT3 60 deck to get the mower on my trailer. The deck was about 6-8” too wide. Watched YouTube video on how to remove deck and reattach. With some struggle, I got the belt back on and deck back on. When I went to engage the PTO, it did not engage the blades.
I turned it off and looked and the large spring is not tightening the belt.
Can anyone help me understand how to place the idler spring so the belt is tight and grabs the PTO pulley? When I removed the deck and transported it all several hours away, the spring and idler pulley are not in the proper position. Unfortunately I didn’t take a picture of the accurate positioning before moving it around. The manual doesn’t appear to give me the exact hookup of the idler spring.
Thank you!
The parts manual is your best friend
Most show the actual routing of the belt and the approximate position of the tension springs
After that isis just a matter of finding the anchor point for the spring which will usually have some tell tale wear marks, even on a brand new deck.
