Operator's Manual

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CleaningtheAirIntakeScreen
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Removeanybuild-upofgrass,dirtorotherdebrisfrom
thecylinderandcylinderheadcoolingns,airintake
screenonywheelend,andcarburetor-governorlevers
andlinkage.Thiswillhelpinsureadequatecoolingand
correctenginespeedandwillreducethepossibilityof
overheatingandmechanicaldamagetotheengine.
BrakeMaintenance
ServicingtheBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachine
orleaveitunattended.Iftheparkingbrakedoesnot
holdsecurely,anadjustmentisrequired.
CheckingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthebrakesonbothalevelsurfaceandslope.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
PTO.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Applytheparkingbrake.Settingtheparkingbrake
shouldtakeareasonableamountofforce.Ifthe
parkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,anadjustment
isrequired.RefertoAdjustingtheParkingBrake.
Note:Whenthebrakeisengaged,thebrakehandle
shouldbeinthe1o’clockposition(
Figure38).
AdjustingtheBrakes
Iftheparkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,an
adjustmentisrequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
PTO,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;referto
CheckingtheBrakes.
4.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrakein
Operation(page12).
5.Loosenthetopandbottomjamnuts(Figure38).
6.Toadjustthebrake,removethehairpincotterand
clevispinfromthelowerbrakelever(Figure38).
7.Rotatethebrakerodintheyokes.Totightenthe
brake,lengthentherodbetweentheyokes.To
loosenthebrake,shortentherodbetweentheyokes
(Figure38).
Note:Thebrakerodshouldbethreadedintoboth
yokesthesamedistance.
8.Securetheyoketolowerbrakeleverwiththehairpin
cotterandclevispin(
Figure38).
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