Operator's Manual

Figure 24
1. Clevis pin & cotter pin
2. Jam nut
3. Clevis
4. Brake shaft
3. Assemble the clevis to the brake shaft.
4. Check the amount of free travel of the brake pedal
when adjustment is completed. There should be
1–2.5 cm travel before the brake shoes make contact
with the brake drums. Re-adjust, if necessary, to
achieve this setting.
5. Drive the machine and depress the brake pedal; both
brakes should lock equally. Readjust, if necessary.
6. Brakes should be burnished annually, refer to Break-
in Period.
Adjusting The Transmission For
Neutral
If the machine “creeps” when the traction control pedal is
in the neutral position, the neutral return mechanism must
be adjusted.
1. Block the machine under the frame so one of the
front wheels is off the floor.
2. Start the engine, move the throttle to SLOW and
check the front wheel that is off the shop floor; it
must not be rotating.
3. If the wheel is rotating, stop the engine and proceed
as follows:
A. Loosen both jam nuts securing the traction
control cable to the bulkhead on the Hydrostat.
Make sure the jam nuts are loosened equally
and sufficiently to allow adjustment.
B. Loosen the nut securing the eccentric to the top
of the Hydrostat.
C. Move the functional control lever to neutral, the
throttle to slow and start the engine.
D. Rotate the eccentric until no creep occurs in
either direction. When the wheel stops rotating,
tighten the nut locking the eccentric and
adjustment. Verify the adjustment with throttle
in the SLOW and FAST positions.
E. From each side of the bulkhead, tighten the
locknuts evenly, securing the traction cable to
the bulkhead. Do not twist the cable.
Note: If cable tension exists when in neutral, the machine
may creep when the functional control lever is moved to
the Mow or Transport position.
Figure 25
1. Traction cable
2. Bulkhead
3. Jam nuts
4. Eccentric
5. Locknut
Adjusting Transport Speed
The traction pedal was adjusted for maximum transport
speed at the factory, but an adjustment may be required if
the pedal reaches full stroke before it contacts the pedal
stop, or if a decrease in transport speed is desired.
1. Press down on the traction pedal and see if the pedal
contacts the stop before tension is felt on cable. If an
adjustment is required:
A. Loosen the flangehead locknuts securing the
pedal stop to the floor plate.
B. Adjust the pedal stop so that it contacts the
pedal rod and tighten the nuts.
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