illinilefttackle 399 #1 Posted June 29, 2013 Once again I climb the mountain to speak to the Wheelhorse wise ones that live there. Thanks to Gerry and TomB for helping-but I need enlightenment. I have looked at the Toro site at the manuals-and I have looked at the "tractor"- sumpin ain't right! The books show a PTO lever on the left of the machine activating a weird sandwich of pulleys to activate the deck, and a regular idler pulley for the main drive.-WELL- the tractor doesnt have that-no lever on the left-just one on the right for gear selection- with a little decal saying "mower disengage & engage" This corresponds to the location of a lever that sticks up frim the deck-that operates a double idler to start the blades. The tractor does have an idler pulley for drive-operated by a foot pedal up front. BUT-I see no height adjust ment for the deck-just sliding wheels that can be slid up out of the way after mowing. Am I right-no height adjustment? And whats up with the non-existent sandwich pulley PTO? Thanks for any help-Al Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay in nc 210 #2 Posted June 30, 2013 ok there is a lever on the rt. side of the deck that engages the blades, the height adj. is done at the deck wheels ala push mower style. hope the pictures help. I love my A 81 ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
illinilefttackle 399 #3 Posted June 30, 2013 Thanks Jay- Now at least I know I'm not just seeing things- I think I will try to use the stack of 2 pulleys that was on the Briggs that came off the MTD-might have to adjust the belt length a little- Anybody got a way of making a smaller belt pull in a wider v-pulley-?- Probably will work-but it will protest. The MTD used a bigger belt for its drive belt than the A-81 did-Thanks-Al Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay in nc 210 #4 Posted June 30, 2013 i noticed in your other thread that you have an engagement lever on the left side, our mowers are different years but i hope the pictures help. jay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
groundhog47 347 #5 Posted June 30, 2013 Al and Jay, that's a new one on me. Mine also only had the adj wheels, but on board clutch, maybe a different year variant. Did have the same suspension loop (rider) at rear and same lookin front set up (mower), hummm! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
illinilefttackle 399 #6 Posted June 30, 2013 i noticed in your other thread that you have an engagement lever on the left side, our mowers are different years but i hope the pictures help. jay Jay-that picture I used then was of a different tractor not mine-my does NOT have a lever on the left side-you know what I wish I could see is a picture of the pulley coming down from the engine on yours-I assume it has 2 pulleys right>? Thanks-Al Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NtdA81 0 #7 Posted June 18, 2019 Hi everyone I’m new here but does anyone have a service manual for this exact tractor. My chain keeps popping off and I tried adjusting it but it didn’t work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,633 #8 Posted June 18, 2019 1 hour ago, NtdA81 said: Hi everyone I’m new here but does anyone have a service manual for this exact tractor. My chain keeps popping off and I tried adjusting it but it didn’t work. Roller chains ware and get longer, sprockets ware out . Not sure what your problem is sprocket alignment can cause it to come off. Check for any side movement between sprockets. could be any or all of these causing the chain to come off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NtdA81 0 #9 Posted July 8, 2019 Thanks, I will check and see if there is any movement and I’ll get back to you. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
