TRIMAX SNAKE S2 OPERATORS MANUAL
ENGLISH EDITION
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www.trimaxmowers.com 46 27 March 2019
16a. Transmission Covers.
1. General:
a. Transmission covers protect people from moving parts.
b. They keep grass clippings and debris away from the transmission.
c. The covers must be opened to check drive belt tensions or removed altogether to replace the
drive belts.
d. Covers may not need to be removed for cleaning grass clippings from the transmission area.
1. Lift the covers for inspection and cleaning:
a. Lower the mower decks to the ground, engage
the parking brake, stop the tractor engine,
ensure all controls are in neutral, remove the
ignition key and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
b. Release the toggle latches that secure the
cover to the rear of the mower.
c. Lift the hook clear of the strike on the cover.
d. Raise the rear of the cover.
2. Cover removal and replacement:
a. Release the toggle latch.
b. Remove the nuts that secure the front of the covers to the mower body.
c. Retrieve the washers.
d. Lift the cover clear of the machine.
e. To replace, position the holes over the studs.
f. Refit the washers and nuts.
3. Cover latch locking
a. Toggle latches can be locked by fitting a bolt and
self-locking nut to the vertical tag as shown.
b. Alternatively, a small padlock can be fitted.
4. Adjust the tension of the toggle latches:
a. Undo the toggle latch.
b. Turn the loop clockwise to tighten the latch,
anti-clockwise to loosen it.
c. Attach the loop and operate the latch to
check the results. Adjust again if necessary.