Operator's Manual

Table Of Contents
CleaningtheHydraulic
Units
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)and
settheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Movetheseatforward.
4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromthehydraulic
units(Figure72).
5.Positiontheseat.
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Figure72
1.Hydraulicunits
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParking
Brake
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours
Every500hoursthereafter
Checkthatthebrakeisadjustedproperlybefore
adjusting.
1.Drivethemachineontoalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andengagetheparkingbrake.
3.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,andremovethekey.
4.Raisethebackofthemachineandsupportthe
machinewithjackstands.
DANGER
Mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmayfail
tosupportmachineandcauseaserious
injury.
Useajackstandwhensupportingthe
machine.
Donotusehydraulicjacks.
5.Removethereartiresfromthemachine.
6.Removeanydebrisfromthebrakearea.
7.Rotatethedrive-wheelreleasehandleto
thereleasedposition.RefertoUsingthe
Drive-WheelReleaseValves(page30).
8.Checkifthereisavisiblegapbetweenthe
L-bracketandthelinkagestop(Figure73).
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