TRIMAX SNAKE S2 OPERATORS MANUAL
ENGLISH EDITION
©Trimax Mowing Systems (NZ) Ltd
www.trimaxmowers.com 51 27 March 2019
16e. Wear Skids
1. General:
a. Trimax Mowing Systems has produced ever more effective grass mowing machines.
b. They began being used on high quality turf at cut heights so low they were previously
considered impossible for rotary mowers.
c. Increased expectations highlighted areas for improvement, one of which was cutting
extremely close on turf where the ground was not perfectly smooth. The roughness causes
the mower to jiggle up and down, leaving a scalloping effect from each of the mower
blades.
d. Another highlighted area was wear on the side channels when cutting against concrete and
gravel pathways.
e. Wear skids were developed to eliminate these effects. These optional skids can be fitted
beneath the side channels on each mower deck to ease the mower over any irregularities
between the front and rear rollers and protect the mower from hard wearing situations.
f. They help to prevent scalping when cutting very low.
g. The skids are made from wear resistant steel
and follow the shape of the side channel.
h. Each skid has four mounting studs which pass
through matching holes in the bottom of each
side channel.
i. Heavy flat washers space the skids to the
desired depth.
j. They fix to the side channels with spring
washers and nuts.
k. When adjusted correctly they should leave no
visible marks after the mower has passed.
l. Left and right-hand skids are identical.
2. Fit wear skids:
a. Raise the mower decks to the transport position and ensure the transport locks have
engaged properly.
b. Place all controls in neutral, apply the parking brake, stop the tractor engine and remove
the ignition key.
c. Connect the transport safety cable between the outriggers.
d. Work on one skid at a time. Remove the nuts and spring washers.
e. Fit the skid to the side channel without any heavy flat spacer washers on each stud
between the skid and the bottom of the side channel to start with.
f. Fit spring washers and nuts to the studs inside the side channel. Tighten them securely.
Access to one of the mounting bolts will require an open-end spanner to secure the nut.
g. Repeat the above steps for the other side channels.
h. To access the outer skids on the side decks, lower the mower decks onto blocks of wood
placed under the rollers near the outer side channels.
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