Toro 74582 - Drive System Maintenance; Checking the Tire Pressure; Servicing the Brake

DriveSystem
Maintenance
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Maintaintheairpressureinthefronttiresandreartires
at100kPa(14psi).Checkthepressureatthevalvestem
(Figure34).Checkthetireswhentheyarecoldtoget
themostaccuratepressurereading.
Figure34
1.Valvestem
ServicingtheBrake
Thebrakeislocatedontherightsideoftherearaxle,
insidethereartire(Figure35).
Figure35
1.Brakeadjustingnut
Ifthemachinetakesmorethan1m(3ft.)tostopat
highspeedinthehighestgear,adjustthebrake.
CheckingtheBrake
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.PullthedrivecontrolouttothePushposition
(
Figure15).
7.Iftherearwheelslockandskidwhenyoupushthe
machineforward,youdonotneedtoadjustthe
brake.Ifthewheelsturnanddonotlock,adjustthe
brake;refertoAdjustingtheBrake.
AdjustingtheBrake
1.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;referto
CheckingtheBrake.
2.EnsurethatthedrivecontrolisintheOperate
position(Figure15)andthattheparkingbrakeison.
3.Turnthebrakeadjustingnutclockwiseuntilyou
cannotpushthemachine(Figure35).
4.Releasetheparkingbrakeandensurethattherear
wheelsrotatefreelywhenyoupushthemachine.
Iftheydonot,turnthebrakeadjustingnut
counterclockwisejustenoughsothatyoucanpush
themachine.
5.Checkthebrakeoperationagain;refertoChecking
theBrake.
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