Operator's Manual

AdjustingthePTOEngagement
Linkage
ThePTOengagementlinkageadjustmentislocatedbeneath
thefrontleft-handcorneroftheenginedeck.
1.Disengagetheblade-control(PTO)leverandsetthe
parkingbrakes.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Engagetheblade-controllever(PTO).
4.Adjustthelinkagelengthtowherethelowerendofthe
bellcrankjustclearstheaxlesupportgusset(Figure47).
Figure47
1.Bellcrank4.Yoke
2.Safetyswitchlocated
underenginedeck
5.Nut
3.Bellcrankjustclearsthe
gussetwiththePTO
engaged
6.Assistarmlink
5.Makesuretheassistarmisagainsttherearassistarm
stoponthedeck(Figure48).
6.Pushtheblade-controllever(PTO)downtothe
disengagedposition.
7.Theassistarmshouldcontactthefrontassistarmstop
onthedeck.Ifitdoesnotcontact,adjustthebellcrank
sothatitisclosertothegusset(Figure48).
Figure48
1.Yoke5.Assistarmlink
2.Nut6.Assistarm
3.Rearassistarmstop7.Turnbuckle
4.Frontassistarmstop
8.Toadjusttheassistarmlink,removethehairpincotter
pinfromtheassistarm(Figure48).
9.Loosenthenutagainsttheyoke(Figure47).
10.Removetheassistarmlinkfromtheassistarmand
rotatethelinktoadjustthelength.
11.Installtheassistarmlinkintotheassistarmandsecure
itwiththehairpincotterpin(Figure48).
12.Checkiftheassistarmhitsagainstthestopscorrectly.
AdjustingthePTOSafetySwitch
1.Disengagetheblade-control(PTO)leverandsetthe
parkingbrakes.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Disengagetheblade-controllever(PTO).Makesure
thattheassistarmisagainstthefrontassistarmstop.
4.Ifneeded,adjusttheblade-safetyswitchbyloosening
theboltsholdingtheswitchbracket(Figure49).
5.Movethemountingbracketuntilthebellcrankpresses
theplungerby6mm(1/4inch).
6.
Note:Makesurethatthebellcrankdoesnottouch
theswitchbody,ordamagetotheswitchcouldoccur
(Figure49).
Tightentheswitchmountingbracket.
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