AdjustingtheTractionSystemforNeutral
ThetractionpedalmustreturntotheNEUTRALpositionwhenreleasedfromeither
theforwardorreverseposition.Themachinemustnotcreepineitherdirection
onlevelgroundwheninthetractionpedalisintheNEUTRALposition.Adjustthe
tractionsystemforneutralasfollows:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,loweranyattachmentsandsetthekey
switchtotheOFFposition.
2.Removethecentershroud.
WARNING
ReviewandfollowtheJackingInstructions(page1–6)beforelifting
themachine.
3.Raiseallofthewheelsoffthegroundandsupportthemachinewithjack
stands.
4.Loosenthelocknutonthetraction(piston)pumpadjustmentcam.
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1.Locknut3.Tractionneutralswitch
2.Tractionadjustmentcam
5.HaveanassistantsitintheOperator’sseat,starttheengine,andsetthe
throttletohighidle.
6.UsethelargehexontheadjustthecamtoadjusttheNEUTRALposition:
A.Turntheadjustmentcamslowlyuntilthewheelbeginstorotateinthe
forwarddirection(positionF).
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