5.Adjustthetractioncontrolsothatitrestsushagainst
thereferencebarwhenyoupullitstraightback(Figure
55andFigure56).
Figure56
6.Tightentheangenutandboltinthetractioncontrol
stem.
AdjustingtheTractionControl
NeutralPosition
Ifthetractionunitcreepsforwardorbackwardwhenthe
tractioncontrolisinneutralandtheunitiswarm,immediately
completethefollowingprocedure:
1.Lift/supportthetractionunitsothatbothtracksare
offtheground.
2.Opentherear-accesscover.
3.Loosenthejamnutsonthetractionrods,underthe
controlpanel(Figure57).
Figure57
1.Tractionrod2.Jamnut
4.Startthetractionunitandsetthethrottletoabout1/3
openposition.
WARNING
Whenthetractionunitisrunning,youcould
becaughtandinjuredinmovingpartsor
burnedonhotsurfaces.
Stayawayfrompinchpoints,movingparts,
andhotsurfaceswhenadjustingtherunning
tractionunit.
5.Ifthelefttrackmoves,lengthenorshortentheright
tractionroduntilthetrackstopsmoving.
6.Iftherighttrackmoves,lengthenorshortentheleft
tractionroduntilthetrackstopsmoving.
7.Tightenthejamnuts.
8.Closetherear-accesscover.
9.Shutofftheengineandlowerthetractionunittothe
ground.
10.Drivethetractionunitinfullreverse,checkingto
seeiftheunittracksstraight.Ifitdoesnot,notethe
directionthetractionunitveers.Repeattheadjustment
previouslydescribedsothatittracksstraightinreverse.
AdjustingtheTrackingofthe
TractionControl,FullForward
Position
Ifthetractionunitdoesnotdrivestraightwhenyouhold
thetractioncontrolagainstthereferencebar,completethe
followingprocedure:
1.Drivethetractionunitwiththetractioncontrolagainst
thereferencebar,notingwhichdirectionthetraction
unitveers.
2.Releasethetractioncontrol.
3.Ifthetractionunitveerstotheleft,loosentheright
jamnutandadjustthetrackingsetscrewonthefront
ofthetractioncontrol(Figure58).
4.Ifthetractionunitveerstotheright,loosentheleft
jamnutandadjustthetrackingsetscrewonthefront
ofthetractioncontrol(Figure58).
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