Operator's Manual

BrakeMaintenance
ServicingtheBrakes
Beforeeachuse,checkbrakesonbothalevelsurface
andslope.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachine
orleaveitunattended.Iftheparkingbrakedoesnot
holdsecurely,anadjustmentisrequired.
CheckingtheBrakes
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
PTO.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Applytheparkingbrake.Thewheelsmustlock
whenyoutrytopushthemachineforward.
4.Ifthewheelsdonotlock,adjustthebrakes.Refer
toAdjustingtheBrakes.
5.Releasethebrakeandpressuppercontrolbarvery
lightly,approximately1/2inch(13mm).Thewheels
shouldrotatefreely,ifnot;refertoAdjustingthe
Brakes.
AdjustingtheBrakes
Thebrakeleverisontheuppercontrolbar.Ifthe
parkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,anadjustmentis
required.
Note:Fortheinitialadjustment,adjustthewing
nutuntilitis1-1/4inchesfromthetopoftherod
(Figure45).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
PTO,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;referto
CheckingtheBrakes.
4.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrakeinOperation,page12.
5.Toadjustthebrakeremovethehairpincotter
andwasherfromthebrakeleverandtrunnion
(Figure45).
Figure45
1.Hairpincotterandwasher5.HoleF
2.Trunnion
6.Initialadjustment-1-1/4
inch(32mm)
3.Brakelever7.Rod
4.Wingnut
6.Rotatethewingnutclockwisetoincreasethebraking
pressure.
7.Rotatethewingnutcounterclockwisetodecrease
thebrakingpressure.
8.InstallthetrunnionintoholeF(Figure45).Tighten
thewingnut.
9.Securetrunniontobrakeleverwithwasherandhair
pincotter(Figure45).
10.Checkthebrakeoperationagain;refertoChecking
theBrakes.
Important:Withtheparkingbrakereleased,
therearwheelsmustrotatefreelywhenyou
pushthemower.Ifbrakeactionandfreewheel
rotationcannotbeachievedcontactyourservice
dealerimmediately.
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