Toro power max 1028 - Component Adjustments and Checks; Checking and Adjusting Skids; Checking and Adjusting Traction Cable; Checking Auger Gearbox Oil Level

Checktheskidstoensurethattheaugerdoesnotcontact
thepavedorgravelsurface.Adjusttheskidsasneededto
compensateforwear.
1.Checkthetirepressure.RefertoCheckingtheTire
Pressure.
2.Loosenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstotheauger
sidesuntiltheskidsslideupanddowneasily(Figure43).
Figure43
1.1/2inch(1.3cm)
3.Supportthesideplatessothattheyareatleast1/2
inch(1.3cm)abovealevelsurface.
Important:Theaugerbladesmustbesupported
abovethegroundbytheskids.
4.Ensurethatthescraperis1/8inch(3mm)aboveand
paralleltoalevelsurface.
Note:Ifthepavementiscracked,rough,oruneven,
adjusttheskidstoraisethescraper.Forgravelsurfaces,
adjusttheskidsfurtherdowntopreventthemachine
frompickinguprocks.
5.Movetheskidsdownuntiltheyareevenwiththe
ground.
6.Firmlytightenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersides.
Note:Toquicklyadjusttheskidsiftheyloosen,
supportthescraper1/8inch(3mm)offthepavement,
thenadjusttheskidsdowntothepavement.
Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,youcan
turnthemoverandsettheunusedsidetowardthe
pavement.
CheckingandAdjustingthe
TractionCable
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours—Inspectthe
tractioncableandadjustitifnecessary.
Yearly—Inspectthetractioncableand
adjustorreplaceitifnecessary.
Ifthemachinedoesnotdriveintheforwardorreversespeeds
oritdriveswhenyoureleasethetractionlever,adjustthe
tractioncable.
Withthetractionleverdisengaged,checkthepininthe
elongatedslotintheleftsideofthemachineabovethe
tire.Thereshouldbeagapof1/32to1/16inch(1to1.5
mm)fromthefrontoftheslottothefrontedgeofthepin
(
Figure44).
Figure44
1.Pin
2.1/32to1/16inch(1to1.5mm)
Ifthelefthand(traction)cableisnotproperlyadjusted,do
thefollowingsteps:
1.Loosenthejamnut.
2.Loosenortightentheturnbuckletoadjustthepinuntil
itisthepropergapfromthefrontedgeoftheslot.
3.Tightenthejamnut(Figure45).
Figure45
1.Jamnut2.Turnbuckle
CheckingtheAugerGearbox
OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheaugergearboxoiland
addoilifnecessary.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthepipeplug(
Figure46).
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