Help on figuring out a MTD/Troy-Bilt Pony deck
This mower is a 2004 model, I think made by MTD and I think there were Cub Cadets built on the same format. I recently bought this mower used, knowing it needed a starter. Got the starter replaced and the engine running only to find out the deck belt turns the blades when disengaged. I've never seen this arrangement before, looks like raising the deck to the PTO disengage position is supposed to just put enough slack in the belt so it slips on the motor pulley, and lowering it to the highest position tightens it enough to engage the blades. When it is in the PTO disengage position, the blades aren't fully engaged, but catch enough to turn. There are also some "brakes" that are meant to rub on both blade pulley tops when the deck is in the disengage position. Unfortunately, there is about 3/8" clearance even with the deck all the way up. I noticed that there are washers meant to shim the brakes down but they still don't touch.
I was trying to figure out how to raise the whole deck 1/2 inch to contact the brakes but can't see a way to do it. I did find (what I call) a barrel nut on the drivers side only on a deck hanging rod, but this looks like it is meant to be a left/right leveling adjustment since the other side is not adustable. I also couldn't figure out how to do the front/rear leveling of the deck.
I could shim the brakes down further, but really want to find out how this got this far out of adjustment.
Anyone fought with one of these before??
Thanks, Ray
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