Toro TimeCutter 74711 - Releasing the Electric Brake; Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts; Replacing the Mower Belt

ReleasingtheElectric
Brake
Youcanmanuallyreleasetheelectricbrakeby
rotatingthelinkarmsforward.Oncetheelectricbrake
isenergized,thebrakeresets.
1.TurnthekeytotheOFFpositionordisconnect
thebattery.
2.Locatetheshaftontheelectricbrakewherethe
brakelinkarmsareconnected(Figure44).
3.Rotatetheshaftforwardtoreleasethebrake.
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Figure44
1.Brake-linkarmontheelectricbrakecontrolmodule
2.Left,reartire
BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthebelts
forwearorcracks.
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbelt
includesquealingwhilethebeltisrotating;theblades
slippingwhilecuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burn
marks,andcracksonthebelt.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Thesignsofawornbeltincludesquealingwhilethe
beltisrotating,bladesslippingwhilecuttinggrass,
andfrayededges,burnmarks,andcracksonthebelt.
Replacethemowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsare
evident.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Settheheightofcutatthelowestcuttingposition
(38mm(1-1/2inches).
4.Formachineswitha107cm(42-inch)deck,
removethepulleycovers(Figure45).
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Figure45
Mowerdeckwith2blades
1.Cover2.Screw
5.Usingaspring-removaltool(T oroPartNo.
92-5771),removetheidlerspringfromthedeck
hooktoremovetensionontheidlerpulley,and
rollthebeltoffthepulleys(Figure46andFigure
47).
WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwhen
installedandcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
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