CheckingandCleaningthe
Hydraulic-UnitShrouds
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)andsetthe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Movetheseatforward.
4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromthehydraulic-unit
shrouds(Figure75).
5.Positiontheseat.
Figure75
1.Hydraulic-unitshrouds
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours
Every500hoursthereafter
Note:Thisproceduremustbefollowedaftertherst100
hoursorwhenabrakecomponenthasbeenremovedor
replaced.
1.Drivethemachineontoalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition
andengagetheparkingbrake.
3.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovethekey.
4.Raisethebackofthemachineandsupportthemachine
withjackstands.
DANGER
Mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmayfailto
supportmachineandcauseaseriousinjury.
•Usejackstandwhensupportingmachine.
•Donotusehydraulicjacks.
5.Removethereartiresfromthemachine.
6.Removeanydebrisfromthebrakearea.
7.Rotatethedrive-wheelreleasehandletothereleased
position.RefertoUsingtheDrive-Wheel-Release
Valves(page27).
8.Checktoseeifthereisavisiblegapbetweenthe
L-bracketandthelinkagestop(Figure76).
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