Toro Greensmaster 3250-D - Brake Maintenance; Burnishing the Brakes; Adjusting the Brakes

BrakeMaintenance
BurnishingtheBrakes
Firmlyapplythebrakesanddrivethemachineat
mowingspeeduntilthebrakesarehot,asindicated
bytheirsmell.Youmayneedtoadjustthebrakes
afterthebreak-inperiod;refertoAdjustingtheBrakes
(page42).
AdjustingtheBrakes
Abrakeadjustmentrodislocatedoneachsideofthe
machinesothatyoucanadjustthebrakesequally.
1.Whilemovingforwardintransportspeed,press
thebrakepedal;bothwheelsshouldlockequally.
CAUTION
Testingthebrakesinaconnedarea
whereothersarepresentcouldcause
injury.
Alwayscheckthebrakesinawide,
open-spaced,atareafreefrompeople
andobstructionsbeforeandafterthe
adjustment.
2.Ifthebrakesdonotlockequally,adjustthe
brakesasfollows:
A.Disconnectthebrakerodsbyremovingthe
cotterpinandclevispin(Figure45).
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Figure45
1.Clevispinandcotterpin3.Clevis
2.Jamnut
4.Brakeshaft
B.Loosenthejamnutandadjusttheclevis
accordingly(Figure45).
C.Assembletheclevistothebrakeshaft
(Figure45).
D.Checktheamountoffreetravelofthebrake
pedal.Thereshouldbe13to26mm(1/2to
1inch)travelbeforethebrakeshoesmake
contactwiththebrakedrums.Adjust,if
necessary,toachievethissetting.
E.Whilemovingforwardintransportspeed,
pressthebrakepedal;bothbrakesshould
lockequally.Adjustthem,ifnecessary.
Important:Burnishthebrakesannually;referto
theBurnishingtheBrakes(page42)section.
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