Operator's Manual

Maintenance
30
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Hydraulic fluid escaping under pressure
can penetrate skin and cause injury.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Fluid accidentally injected into the skin
must be surgically removed within a few
hours by a doctor familiar with this form of
injury or gangrene may result.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
• Keep body and hands away from pin hole
leaks or nozzles that eject high pressure
hydraulic fluid.
• Use cardboard or paper to find hydraulic
leaks.
Adjusting Motion Controls
If motion control levers do not align, adjustment is
required. Adjust each rod separately.
1. Loosen jam nuts on pump control rod (Fig. 30).
2. Push and firmly hold motion control lever
against forward stop (Fig. 30).
3. Rotate pump control rod until pump control
plate is in the full forward position (Fig. 30).
Motion control lever will lift off forward stop.
IMPORTANT: Hold motion control lever
firmly against forward stop to determine
when pump control reaches stop.
4. Rotate control rod 1 turn, to lengthen rod, and
tighten jam nuts (Fig. 30).
IMPORTANT: Motion control lever must
contact forward stop before pump contacts
internal stop or pump damage may occur.
5. If motion control levers do not line up in neutral,
identify control rod of handle closer to the seat.
Rotate to lengthen this control rod a little.
Tighten jam nuts.
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Figure 30
1. Motion control lever
2. Forward stop
3. Pump control plate
4. Control rod
5. Jam nut
Replacing Power Take Off
(PTO) Belts
Check power take off (PTO) belts for wear after every
50 hours of operation.
1. Hold spring loaded idler against belts and pull
spring down to remove from lower bolt mount
(Fig. 31).
2. Lower idler to relax tension on belts and remove
belts from gear box pulley (Fig. 31).
3. Hold flats on clutch hub and remove clutch
mounting bolt and washer. Slide clutch off
crankshaft and lower through frame (Fig. 31).