Toro 74412 - Belt Maintenance; Inspecting Belts; Replacing the Mower Belt

Figure 46
1. Brake linkage 3. Hair pin and cotter pin
2. Yoke
6. Adjust the y ok e cloc kwise to shor ten the
distance; countercloc kwise to lengthen distance
( Figure 46 ).
7. Measure the distance v er tically betw een the
front of the brak e bar and the cro wn of the
tire; the measurement should be 7/8 inc h to 1
inc h. ( Figure 47 ).
8. R e peat ste ps through if additional adjustment
is needed.
9. Eng ag e the parking brak e , with the lev er up
and ensure the brak e bar eng ag es the tire
( Figure 47 ).
10. Measure the length of the spring; the
measurement should be 2-3/4 inc h (74 mm)
betw een the w ashers ( Figure 47 ).
Figure 47
1. Brake lever
4. 7/8 to 1 inch (22 to 25 mm)
2. Tire
5. Vertical line from the front
of brake bar to the tire
crown
3. Brake bar
Belt Maintenance
Inspecting the Belts
Inspect all belts ev er y 100 hours .
Chec k belts for crac ks , fra yed edg es , bur n marks
or any other damag e . R e place damag ed belts .
Replacing the Mower Belt
T he signs of a w or n mo w er belt are squealing
while the belt is rotating, blades slipping while y ou
are cutting g rass , fra yed belt edg es , bur n marks ,
and crac ks . R e place the mo w er belt if y ou detect
any of these signs .
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position, and set
the parking brak e .
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