Maintenance
Loosensixdoorhingenuts(seeFigure38).
Opendoorandplacea3/8inchrubberstripor3/8
inchdiameterhosebetweenthehopperandhopper
door(seeFigure38).
Closedoorandpushtightagainsthopper.
Tightenhingehardware.Openhopperdoorand
removerubberstrip.
Figure38
1.Loosendoorhinge
nuts-threeperside
2.Placeapieceof3/8inch
(9.5mm)rubberonthis
surface
PTOBrakeSpring
Adjustment
PTObrakespringadjustmentisonlynecessaryifthe
blowerhasbeenremovedorreplacedorifthePTO
driveidlerarmhasbeendisassembled.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Locatethebrakespringandthreadthetwojam
nutsouttotheendofthebrakespringrod(see
Figure39).
3.Tightenjamnutstogetheratendofbrakespring
rod.
Figure39
1.Tightenjamnutshere
2.PTOBrakespringassembly
DeckLockingPinStop
Adjustment
1.Slidedecklockingpinsinonbothsidesandrotate
tolockthedeckinthe“operation”position.
2.Loosenthejamnutandturnthestopscrew
clockwiseuntilthelockingpinsistightandcannot
berotatedbyhand(Figure40).
Figure40
1.Rotatestopscrewclockwiseuntillockingpinistight,
thenbackoff1/2turn.
2.Loosenjamnut
3.Loosenthestopscrewcounterclockwise1/2turn
andtightenthejamnut
4.Testthelockingpintomakesureitslidesfreely.
Readjustifnecessary.
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