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.Releasethebrake.Thebrakebarsshouldliftoff
thetiresandthehandlevershouldtravelforwardto
theendoftheslotinthecontrolpanel.Adjustthe
brakeifneeded.
4.Engagethebrakeleveruntilthebrakebarsrst
contactthetire(
Figure65).
5.Measurethegapfromthefrontofthehandlever
totheendoftheslotinthecontrolpanelwhenthe
brakebarcontactsthetire.Thismeasurementneeds
tobe3/4inch(19mm).Adjustthebrakeifneeded
(
Figure65).
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Figure65
1.Handlever
4.Frontofslot
2.Frontofhandlever
5.Brakebar
3.3/4inch(19mm)gap
6.Brakebarjusttouching
thetire
AdjustingtheBrakes
Iftheparkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,an
adjustmentisrequired.
1.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;referto
CheckingtheBrakes.
2.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
PTO,andsettheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrakeOperation.
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