Operator's Manual

Figure73
1.Hydraulicunitshrouds
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours
Every500hoursthereafter
Checktomakesurebrakeisadjustedproperly.This
proceduremustbefollowedaftertherst100hoursor
whenabrakecomponenthasbeenremovedorreplaced.
1.Drivethemachineontoalevelsurface.
2.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovethekey.
4.Raisethebackofthemachineupandsupportthe
machinewithjackstands.
DANGER
Mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmayfailto
supportmachineandcauseaseriousinjury.
•Usejackstandwhensupportingmachine.
•Donotusehydraulicjacks.
5.Removethereartiresfromthemachine.
6.Removeanydebrisfromthebrakearea.
7.Rotatethedrivewheelreleasehandletothereleased
position.RefertotheUsingtheDriveWheel
ReleaseValvessectioninOperation.
8.Measuretheoveralllengthofthecompression
spring.Thecorrectlengthshouldbebetween1-1/2
and1-9/16inches(3.8and4.0cm).Ifthespring
lengthiswithinthisrange,noadjustmentisneeded.
Ifitisnot,proceedtostep
9.
9.Holdthethreadedrodendwithatoolandadjust
thelocknutuntilthespringlengthisbetween1-1/2
and1-9/16inches(3.8and4.0cm)(
Figure74).Do
Notallowthecabletoturnwhenthenutsarebeing
loosened.
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