Toro 74523 - Brake Maintenance; Servicing the Brake; Belt Maintenance; Replacing the Mower-Deck Belt

BrakeMaintenance
ServicingtheBrake
Beforeeachuse,checkthebrakesonalevelsurfaceandslope.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachineor
leaveitunattended.
Important:Iftheparkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,
adjustit.
CheckingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
PTO.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Releasethebrake.
4.Engagethebrakeleverandensurethatthemachine
doesnotmove.
5.Adjustthebrakeifneeded.
AdjustingtheBrakes
1.Removethefueltank;refertoRemovingtheFuelTank
(page36).
2.Loosentheboltonthecableclampontheleftsideof
themachine.
Figure65
1.Cable
3.Boltandnut
2.Cableclamp
3.Pulldownonthecablesuntiltheyaretaut.
4.Tightenthenut.
5.Installthefueltank,crossbracket,andcushion.
BeltMaintenance
ReplacingtheMower-Deck
Belt
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Checkthemower-deck
belt.
Signsofawornbeltincludesqueakingwhenthebeltis
rotating,aslippingbladewhencuttinggrass,afrayedbelt
edge,burnmarks,andcracks.Replacethedeckbeltifanyof
theseconditionsareevident.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.ReplacethebeltasshowninFigure66.
Figure66
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