Toro 38820 - Checking and Adjusting the Skids; Checking and Adjusting the Traction Cable

CheckingandAdjustingthe
Skids
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheskidsandadjustthem
ifnecessary.
Checktheskidstoensurethattheaugerdoesnotcontact
thepavedorgravelsurface.Adjusttheskidsasneededto
compensateforwear.
1.Checkthetirepressure.RefertoCheckingtheTire
Pressure.
2.Loosenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstotheauger
sidesuntiltheskidsslideupanddowneasily(Figure
42).
Figure42
1.1/2inch(1.3cm)
3.Supportthesideplatessothattheyareatleast1/2
inch(1.3cm)abovealevelsurface.
Important:Theaugerbladesmustbesupported
abovethegroundbytheskids.
4.Ensurethatthescraperis3mm(1/8inch)aboveand
paralleltoalevelsurface.
Note:Ifthepavementiscracked,rough,oruneven,
adjusttheskidstoraisethescraper.Forgravelsurfaces,
adjusttheskidsfurtherdowntopreventthemachine
frompickinguprocks.
5.Movetheskidsdownuntiltheyareevenwiththe
ground.
6.Firmlytightenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersides.
Note:Toquicklyadjusttheskidsiftheyloosen,
supportthescraper3mm(1/8inch)offthepavement,
thenadjusttheskidsdowntothepavement.
Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,youcan
turnthemoverandsettheunusedsidetowardthe
pavement.
CheckingandAdjustingthe
TractionCable
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours—Inspectthe
tractioncableandadjustitifnecessary.
Yearly—Inspectthetractioncableandadjustor
replaceitifnecessary.
Ifthemachinedoesnotdriveintheforwardorreversespeeds
oritdriveswhenyoureleasethetractionlever,adjustthe
tractioncable.
Withthetractionleverdisengaged,checkthepininthe
elongatedslotintheleftsideofthemachineabovethetire.
Thereshouldbeagapof1to1.5mm(1/32to1/16inch)
fromthefrontoftheslottothefrontedgeofthepin(Figure
43).
Figure43
1.Pin
2.1to1.5mm(1/32to1/16inch)
Ifthelefthand(traction)cableisnotproperlyadjusted,do
thefollowingsteps:
1.Loosenthejamnut.
2.Loosenortightentheturnbuckletoadjustthepinuntil
itisthepropergapfromthefrontedgeoftheslot.
3.Tightenthejamnut(Figure44).
Figure44
1.Jamnut2.Turnbuckle
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