How to remove and attach a cutting deck to a garden tractor

To be able to check or replace the blades on your Husqvarna garden tractor, you need to remove the cutting deck and later attach it back to the product.

CAUTION: For safety reasons, make sure to wear protective gloves every time you handle blades.

Removing and installing a cutting deck to a garden tractor

1. Disengage the cutting deck and stop the engine.
2. Put the cutting deck in the lowest position.
3. Remove the three screws and the left belt cover.
4. Remove the three screws and the right belt cover.
5. Remove the spring from the spring holder to decrease the tension of the cutting deck belt. NOTE: The T220T model has two cutting deck belts and two springs.
6. Remove the cutting deck belt from the engine pulley.
7. To disconnect the front link:
   - Remove the clip and the washer.
   - Disconnect the front link from the bracket on the cutting deck.
   - Put the front link in the front link holder.
8. To disconnect the two rear links:
   - Remove the clip and the washer from the front end of the left rear link.
   - Disconnect the cutting deck from the left rear link.
   - Pull and hold the cutting height lever in the lowest position with one hand.
   - Remove the clip and the washer from the front of the right rear link.
   - Disconnect the cutting deck from the right rear link.
   - Carefully release the cutting height lever. WARNING: The mechanism for the cutting height adjustment is spring-loaded. The force from the spring can cause crush injury. Keep body parts away.
9. Move the cutting height lever to the highest position.
10. Push down the lower chute and remove the cutting deck from the product.
11. Install the cutting deck in the opposite sequence. CAUTION: Make sure that the drive belt is installed correctly and does not get compressed when you install the cutting deck.
    - Make sure that the lower chute is in the correct position when you install the cutting deck.