CheckingtheRearWheel
Toe-In
ServiceInterval:Every800hours
Afterevery800operatinghoursorannually,checkthe
rearwheeltoe-in.
1.Measurethecenter-to-centerdistance(ataxleheight)
atthefrontandrearofthesteeringtires.Thefront
measurementmustbe1/4inch(6mm)lessthanthe
rearmeasurement.
2.Toadjust,loosentheclampsatbothendsofthetie
rods.
3.Rotatethetierodendtomovethefrontofthetire
inwardoroutward.
4.Tightenthetierodclampswhentheadjustmentis
correct.
ChangingtheFrontTires
1.Lowerthewingcuttingunitstotheground.
2.Raisethefrontofthemachineseveralinchesoffthe
groundandsupportw/jackstands.
3.RefertoPivoting(Tilting)theFrontCuttingUnit
UprightinMowerMaintenance.
4.PivotCuttingunitforwardtoallowremovalofthe
tirerequiringservice.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheEngineCooling
System
Removedebrisfromtheoilcoolerandradiatordaily.
Cleanthemmorefrequentlyindirtyconditions.
Thismachineisequippedwithahydraulicallydrivenfan
drivesystemthatautomatically(ormanually)reverses
toreduceradiatorandscreendebrisbuild-up.While
thisfeaturecanhelpreducethetimerequiredtoclean
radiatorsandcoolers,itdoesnoteliminatetheneedfor
routinecleaning.Periodiccleaningandinspectionof
theradiatorisstillrequired.
1.Turntheengineoffandraisethehood.Cleanthe
engineareathoroughlyofalldebris.
2.Removetheknobs(
Figure67)securingtheoilcooler
totheframe.
Figure67
1.Knobs
3.Pivottheoilcoolerrearward.Cleanbothsidesofthe
oilcoolerandradiatorarea(Figure68)thoroughly
withcompressedair.Startfromthefrontandblow
thedebrisouttowardstheback.Thencleanfrom
thebacksideandblowtowardsthefront.Repeat
procedureseveraltimesuntilallchaffanddebrisis
removed
Important:Cleaningtheradiatororoilcooler
withwatercanpromoteprematurecorrosion
anddamagetocomponents.
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