BrakeMaintenance
TowingtheMower
Ensurethatthetowingvehiclespecicationissuitedto
brakingthecombinedvehicleweightandabletoremain
incompletecontrolatalltimes.Ensurethetowing
vehicle’sparkingbrakeisapplied.Chockthemower
frontwheelstopreventthemowerrollingaway.
De-commisionthefrontwheelmotordiscbrakes
asfollows:
1.Connectarigidtowbarbetweenthetowingeyeon
themowerandasuitabletowingvehicle.
2.Identifytherighthandfrontwheelmotordiscbrake
assemblyandremovethehexplug.
3.LocatetheM12x40setscrewstoredunderneath
theoperatorplatform,oneineachoftheplatform
supportrails.
4.InstallaM12x40mmlongsetscrewwithwasherinto
theholeinthecentreofthemotorendplate.
5.Tightenthesetscrewintothethreadedholeinthe
brakepistonuntilthebrakeisreleased(
Figure45).
Figure45
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6.Identifythelefthandfrontwheelmotordisc
brakeassemblyandrepeatthepreviousprocedure
(
Figure46).
Figure46
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3.SetscrewM12x40—
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2.WasherM12–09485
7.De-commissionthehydraulicservicebrakingsystem
byturningthebypassvalve,locatedunderthe
transmissionpump,clock-clockwise,amaximumof
threeturns.
Thesteeringmustbeoperatedmanuallywhenthe
mowerisbeingtowed.Thesteeringwillfeelheavy
asthereisnohydraulicassistancewhentheengineis
switchedoff(
Figure47).
Figure47
1.TransmissionBypassValves
8.Themowerisnowinafreewheelconditionandcan
betowedforashortdistanceatslowspeed.Remove
wheelchocksbeforetowing.
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