Operator's Manual

ControlsSystem
Maintenance
Thefactoryadjuststhecontrolsbeforeshippingthemachine.
However,aftermanyhoursofuse,youmayneedtoadjust
thetractioncontrolalignment,theNeutralpositionofthe
tractioncontrol,andthetrackingofthetractioncontrolinthe
fullforwardposition.
Important:Toadjustthecontrolsproperly,complete
eachprocedureintheorderlisted.
AdjustingtheTractionControl
Alignment
Ifthetractioncontrolbardoesnotrestushandsquare
withthereferencebarwheninthefullbackwardposition,
immediatelycompletethefollowingprocedure:
1.Parkthemachineonaatsurfaceandlowertheboom.
2.Stoptheengineandremovethekey.
3.Pullstraightbackonthetractioncontrolsothefront
ofthecontrolcontactsthereferencebar(Figure53).
Figure53
1.Frontofthecontrol,outof
alignment
2.Referencebar
4.Ifthefrontofthetractioncontroldoesnotrestsquare
andushwiththereferencebar,loosentheangenut
andboltinthestemofthetractioncontrol(Figure54).
Figure54
1.Tractioncontrol
2.Stem,boltandnut
5.Adjustthetractioncontrolsothatitrestsushagainst
thereferencebarwhenitispulledstraightback(Figure
54andFigure55).
Figure55
6.Tightentheangenutandboltinthetractioncontrol
stem.
7.Starttheengine.
8.Drivethemachineinreversewiththetractioncontrol
tighttothereferencebar.Ifthemachinedoesnotback
upstraight,completethefollowingprocedure:
A.Stoptheengine
B.Lift/supportthemachinesothatbothtracksare
offofthegroundandarefreetorun.
C.Loosentheangenutandboltinthestemofthe
tractioncontrol(Figure54).
D.Loosenthejamnutsonthetractionrods,under
thecontrolpanel(Figure56).
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1
2
2
Figure56
1.Tractionrod2.Jamnut
E.Startthemachineandsetthethrottletoabout
1/3openposition.
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