Operator's Manual

BrakeMaintenance
ServicingtheBrake
Beforeeachuse,checkbrakesonbothalevelsurface
andslope.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachine
orleaveitunattended.Iftheparkingbrakedoesnot
holdsecurely,anadjustmentisrequired.
CheckingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
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
ParkingBrakeinOperation,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).
9.Tightenthetopandbottomjamnuts(Figure38).
10.Checkthebrakeoperationagain;refertoChecking
theBrake.
Figure38
1.Parkingbrakelever
(releasedposition)
5.Clevispin
2.1o’clockposition6.Yoke
3.Haripincotter7.JamNut
4.Lowerbrakelever8.Brakerod
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