Figure 60
Note: Mak e sure a g ood g round is ac hiev ed to
prev ent damag e to mac hine .
Drive System
Maintenance
Adjusting the Traction Drive
for Neutral
T he mac hine m ust not cree p when traction pedal
is released. If it does cree p , an adjustment adjust it
as follo ws:
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface , stop the
engine , and lo w er the cutting units to the floor .
Press only the right brak e pedal and eng ag e the
parking brak e .
2. J ac k up the left side of the mac hine until the
front tire is off the shop floor . Suppor t the
mac hine with jac k stands to prev ent it from
falling accidentally .
Note: On 4-wheel dri v e models , the left,
rear tire m ust also be off the shop floor or the
4-wheel dri v e , dri v e-shaft m ust be remo v ed.
3. Under the right side of the mac hine , loosen
the loc kn ut on the traction adjustment cam
( Figure 61 ).
Figure 61
1. Traction adjustment cam
T he engine must be r unning so the final
adjustment of the traction adjustment
cam can be perf or med. T his could cause
per sonal injur y .
K eep hands, feet, f ace, and other body
par ts a w ay fr om the muf fler , other hot
par ts of the engine, and an y r otating
par ts.
4. Star t the engine and rotate the cam hex in
either direction until the wheel ceases rotation.
5. Tighten the loc kn ut to secure the adjustment.
6. Stop the engine and release the right brak e .
R emo v e the jac k stands and lo w er the mac hine
to the shop floor .
7. T est dri v e the mac hine to mak e sure it does
not cree p .
Checking and Adjusting the
Traction Linkage
Due to nor mal w ear in the control linkag e and
h y drostatic transmission, an increased amount of
force ma y be required to retur n the transmission
to neutral. P eriodically c hec k the mac hine .
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface , lo w er the
cutting units to the floor , and stop the engine .
2. Connect the brak e pedals tog ether with the
loc king pin, push both pedals do wn, and pull
the parking brak e latc h out.
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