Operator's Manual

Maintaintheairpressureinthereartiresat13psi(90
kPa).Uneventirepressurecancauseunevencut.Check
thetireswhentheyarecoldtogetthemostaccurate
pressurereading.
Note:Thefronttiresaresemi-pneumatictiresanddo
notrequireairpressuremaintenance.
Figure48
CheckingtheWheelHub
SlottedNut
ServiceInterval:Every500hours
Checkafterevery500operatinghours.
Theslottednutneedstobetorquedto125ft-lb
(170N⋅m).
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Removethecotterpin.
4.Torquetheslottednutto125ft-lb(170N⋅m)
(Figure49).
Figure49
1.SlottedNut3.Holeinthreadedshaft
2.Twothreadsorless
showing
4.Washer(ifneeded)
5.Checkthedistancefrombottomofslotinnutto
insideedgeofhole.Twothreadsorlessshouldbe
showing(Figure49).
6.Ifmorethantwothreadsareshowingremovenut
andinstallwasherbetweenhubandnut.
7.Torquetheslottednutto125ft-lb.(170N⋅m)
(Figure49).
8.Tightenthenutuntilthenextsetofslotslineupwith
theholeintheshaft(Figure49).
9.Replacethecotterpin.
AdjustingtheCasterPivot
Bearing
ServiceInterval:Every500hours
Checkafterevery500operatinghoursoratstorage,
whichevercomesrst.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Removethedustcapfromcasterandtightenlock
nut(Figure50).
Figure50
1.SpringWashers3.DustCap
2.LockNut
4.Tightenthelocknutuntilthespringwashersareat
andthenbackoffa1/4turntoproperlysetthe
pre-loadonthebearings(Figure50).
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