M5040 belt change

[TNmules]

Hi Everyone on the forum,
I'm stuck taking care of my mother in law's M5040 4wd,Cab.
The belts look like they should be changed.
Can anyone offer advice or a page out of the service manual?

Cheers,

Paul

 

[ETRon]

What's the hours on the tractor? I'm hard pressed to think it's "badly" in need but..... that aside it's pretty much like the old cars if you remember when they all had v-belts. The alternator should provide enough slack after you loosen it to allow the belt to be removed. IIRC you need to get the fan belt off first though. It has an adjuster that "may" provide enough slack if you just back the adjustment off, if not then remove the pulley.