Operation Manual

DriveSystem

Maintenance

CheckingtheTirePressure

ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Yearly(whichevercomes

rst)

Maintaintheairpressureinthefronttiresat100kPaandin

thereartiresat80kPa.Checkthepressureatthevalvestem

(Figure33).Checkthetireswhentheyarecoldtogetthe

mostaccuratepressurereading.

Figure33

1.Valvestem

ServicingtheBrake

Thebrakeislocatedontherightsideoftherearaxle,inside

thereartire(Figure34).

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Figure34

1.Brakeadjustingnut

Ifthemachinetakesmorethan1mtostopathighspeedin

thehighestgear,adjustthebrake.

CheckingtheBrake

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.

2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).

3.Settheparkingbrake.

4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.

5.Removetheignitionkey.

6.PullthedrivecontrolouttothePushposition(Figure

13).

7.Iftherearwheelslockandskidwhenyoupushthe

machineforward,youdonotneedtoadjustthebrake.

Ifthewheelsturnanddonotlock,adjustthebrake;

refertoAdjustingtheBrake.

AdjustingtheBrake

1.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;refertoChecking

theBrake.

2.EnsurethatthedrivecontrolisintheOperateposition

(Figure13)andthattheparkingbrakeison.

3.Turnthebrakeadjustingnutclockwiseuntilyoucannot

pushthemachine(Figure34).

4.Releasetheparkingbrakeandensurethattherear

wheelsrotatefreelywhenyoupushthemachine.Ifthey

donot,turnthebrakeadjustingnutcounterclockwise

justenoughsothatyoucanpushthemachine.

5.Checkthebrakeoperationagain;refertoCheckingthe

Brake.