DriveSystem
Maintenance
CheckingtheTireAir
Pressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Important:Maintaintherecommendedpressure
inalltirestoensureagoodqualityofcutand
propermachineperformance.Donotunderinate
thetires.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page61).
2.Measurethetireairpressure.
Note:Thecorrectairpressureinthetiresis83
to103kPa(12to15psi).
3.Ifneededaddairtoorremoveairfromthetire.
4.Repeatsteps2and3attheothertires.
CheckingtheTorqueofthe
WheelNuts
ServiceInterval:Afterthersthour
Aftertherst10hours
Every250hours
WARNING
Failuretomaintainpropertorqueofthewheel
nutscouldresultinpersonalinjury.
Maintainthepropertorqueonthewheelnuts.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page61).
2.Torquethewheelnutsto94to122N∙m(70to
90ft-lb).
CheckingtheRear-Wheel
Alignment
ServiceInterval:Every800hours—Checktherear
wheeltoe-in.
1.Rotatethesteeringwheeltopositiontherear
wheelsstraightahead.
2.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page61).
3.Ataxleheight,measurethecenter-to-center
distanceatthefrontandrearofthesteering
tires.
Note:Therearwheeltoe-inadjustmentis
correctifthedifferencebetweenthefrontwheel
measurementandtherearwheelmeasurement
is6mm(1/4inch)orless.(Figure139).
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Figure139
1.Frontofthetractionunit3.Center-to-centerdistance
2.6mm(1/4inch)orless
thantherearofthetire
4.Ifthemeasurementisgreaterthan6mm(1/4
inch),adjusttherearwheeltoe-in;referto
AdjustingtheRearWheelT oe-in(page77).
AdjustingtheRearWheel
Toe-in
1.Loosenthejamnutoneachendofthetierod
(Figure140).
Note:Theendofthetierodwiththeexternal
grooveisaleft-handthread.
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Figure140
1.Jamnut
3.Wrenchat
2.Tierod
2.Usingthewrenchattorotatethetierod.
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