MAINTENANCE/SERVICE
WHEELS AND TIRES
Wheel
Bolts
Check and
tigh
ten wh
ee
l bolts after th e first 1
hour
ope
raUon
an
d every
10
0 ho
ur
s t
he
r
ea
ft
er.
Whe
ne
ver a wheel is
rem
oved a
nd
r
e-i
nsta
lle
d,
check to
rqu
e after one hour
of
opera
ti
on.
Maint
ain
120
ft
. Ibs. (160 N.
m)
to
rqu
e.
Fo
ll
ow proper
bo
lt
ti
ghtening
se
quenc
E!
shown.
Be
su
re va
lve
ste
m
(A
)
pO
ints aw
ay
from
wh
ee
l
s
up
po
rt.
CAUTION: When
installing
wheel be
sure
to
use the holes t:hat are
countersunk
to
match
be
l
lt
head
profile.
The
second
set
of
"I;
traight-
thru"
holes
do
not
seat thle
bolts
correctly.
WH
EEL
SOL T
TI
GHTENING SEQ
UENCE
Wheel Removal - 12 & 14 ft.
wind
rower
To remove
ei
th
er w
heel
on 12 f
oo
t
wind
row
er,
or
le
ft
whe
el
an
14
foot w
in
d r
ower
:
1.
Rai
se he
ad
er fu
ll
y a
nd
en
ga
ge
li
ft cylinder
stops.
2.
Ja
ck
side
of
un
it to ra
ise
ti
re
ju
st
off the
ground.
3.
Remove spindle retaining
bo
lt (A) and slide
spindle
outboa
rd
until cl
ea
ran
ce to vertical
float spring is adequate for wheel remova
l.
4. Remove
wh
ee
l
bo
lts
an
d wheel.
5. When replacing
wh
eel, to
rqu
e nut
on
bo
lt (A)
to
80
ft.lbs. (110 N ·m
).
REM
OV
IN
G W
HEEL
- 12 &
Tir
e Inflation
Check tire pres
su
re daily. Maintain pressures recomm
en
d
ed
in
Sp
ec
ificati
on
s section.
WARNING: Service tires isafely. A tire can explode
during
i
nflation
and cause
serious
injury
or
death.
Do
not
stand
over
tire. Use a
(~Iip-on
chuck
and extension
hose. Never increase
air
pressure
beyond 35 psi (241
kPa)
to
seat the bead
on
the
rim.
Rep
~
ace
the
tir
e
if it
has a defect.
Replace a wheel
rim
which
has
crac~s
.
wear
or
severe rust. Never
weld a wheel rim. Make sure all
thE
~
air
is
removed
from
a tire
before removing
the
tir
e
from
a rim. Never use force
on
an inflated
or
partially inflated tire. Make sure
the
tire
is
corr
ectly seated
before
inflating
to
operating pres
suJ"j
e.
Do
not
remove,
install
or
make repairs
to
a tire on a rim unless
you
have the
proper
equipment and e:lCperience
to
perform the
job
.
Take
the
tire and
rim
to
a qualified
tire
repair
shop
.
If
the
tir
e Is
not
in
correct
position
on
the
rim,
or
iis
too
full
of
air, the tire bead
can
loosen
on
one
side
, causing
airt()
leak
at
high speed and with
great
force. An air leak
of
this
natulre can
thrust
the
tire In any
direction, endangering anyone
in
thE
! area.
60
SE
RV
ICE T
IRE
S
SA
FEL
Y
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