Toro DH 140 - Drive System Maintenance; Checking the Tire Pressure; Servicing the Brake

DriveSystem
Maintenance
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)
Maintaintheairpressureinthefronttiresat100kPaandin
thereartiresat80kPa.Checkthepressureatthevalvestem
(Figure35).Checkthetireswhentheyarecoldtogetthe
mostaccuratepressurereading.
Figure35
1.Valvestem
ServicingtheBrake
Thebrakeislocatedontherightsideoftherearaxle,inside
thereartire(Figure36).
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Figure36
1.Brakeadjustingnut
Ifthemachinetakesmorethan1m(3ft.)tostopathigh
speedinthehighestgear,adjustthebrake.
CheckingtheBrake
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.PullthedrivecontrolouttothePushposition
(Figure14).
7.Iftherearwheelslockandskidwhenyoupushthe
machineforward,youdonotneedtoadjustthebrake.
Ifthewheelsturnanddonotlock,adjustthebrake;
refertoAdjustingtheBrake.
AdjustingtheBrake
1.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;refertoChecking
theBrake.
2.EnsurethatthedrivecontrolisintheOperateposition
(Figure14)andthattheparkingbrakeison.
3.Turnthebrakeadjustingnutclockwiseuntilyoucannot
pushthemachine(Figure36).
4.Releasetheparkingbrakeandensurethattherear
wheelsrotatefreelywhenyoupushthemachine.Ifthey
donot,turnthebrakeadjustingnutcounterclockwise
justenoughsothatyoucanpushthemachine.
5.Checkthebrakeoperationagain;refertoCheckingthe
Brake.
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