Toro TX 1300 - Drive System Maintenance; Servicing the Tracks; Cleaning the Tracks; Checking and Adjusting Track Tension

DriveSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheTracks
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours—Checkand
adjustthetracktension.
Aftertherst50hours—Checkandadjustthe
tracktension.
Every50hours—Checkandadjustthetrack
tension.
Beforeeachuseordaily—Cleanthetracksand
checkforexcessivewearandpropertension.
CleaningtheTracks
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandengage
theparkingbrake.
2.Withthebucketinstalledandangleddownward,
loweritintothegroundsothatthefrontofthe
tractionunitliftsoffthegroundafewcentimeters
(inches).
3.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Usingawaterhoseorpressurewasher,remove
dirtfromeachtracksystem.
Important:Ensurethatyouusehigh-pressure
watertowashonlythetrackarea.Donotuse
ahigh-pressurewashertocleantherestofthe
tractionunit.Donotusehighpressurewater
betweenthedrivesprocketandthetractionunitor
youmaydamagethemotorseals.High-pressure
washingcandamagetheelectricalsystemand
hydraulicvalvesordepletegrease.
Important:Ensurethatyoufullycleanthe
roadwheels,frontwheel,rearwheel,anddrive
sprocket.Theroadwheelsshouldrotatefreely
whenclean.
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Figure83
1.Sectionaldrivesprocket
4.Track
2.Rearwheel5.Frontwheel
3.Roadwheel(4)
CheckingandAdjustingtheTrack
Tension
Lift/support1sideofthemachineandusingthe
weightofthetrack,verifythatthegapbetweenthe
bottomofthelipoftheroadwheelandthetrackis
19mm(3/4inch).Ifitisnot,adjustthetracktension
usingthefollowingprocedure.
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Figure84
1.Roadwheel3.Track
2.19mm(3/4inch)gap
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,andlowertheloaderarms.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.Raisethesideofthemachinethatyouare
adjustingsothatthetrackisofftheground.
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