Service Manual

XL Lawn Tractor Service Manual 3 - 11
XL HYDROSTATIC TRANSAXLES
2. Loosen the locknut (Figure 100).
Figure 100
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3. Move the peg up or down until the wheel creep is
minimized. There may still be a slight creep with
the wheel off the ground (Figure 101).
Figure 101
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4. Tighten the locknut. Move the motion control
pedal forward and reverse and allow it to recenter.
Verify that there is still no creep with the wheels
on the ground.
When operating the foot control, if you find too much
ground speed in forward and not enough in reverse or
too much ground speed in reverse and not enough in
froward, the pivot block which the speed control pedal
is mounted on is adjustable. To adjust, loosen the two
bolts, which are in two slots in the foot rest, and move
the pivot block either forward or back to alter the
maximum ground speed in either forward or reverse
(Figure 102).
Figure 102
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Brake Adjustment - HXL Hydro -
2000 and Prior
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade control (PTO). Set the parking brake,
and turn the ignition key to “OFF” to stop the
engine.
2. Move the bypass lever to the push mode position.
3. If the rear wheels lock and skid when you push the
tractor forward, no adjustment is required, An
adjustment is required if the wheels turn and do
not lock.
4. Release the parking brake.