Drive System Maintenance; Checking The Tire Pressure; Checking The Torque Of The Wheel-Lug Nuts; Adjusting The Traction Drive For Neutral - Toro Groundsmaster 3500-G Operator's Manual

Drive System
Maintenance

Checking the Tire Pressure

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
DANGER
Low tire pressure decreases machine side-hill
stability. This could cause a rollover, which may
result in personal injury or death.
Do not underinflate the tires.
The correct air pressure in the tires is 97 to 124 kPa (14 to 18
psi) as shown in Figure 50.
Important: Maintain pressure in all tires to ensure a
good quality of cut and proper machine performance.
Check the air pressure in all the tires before operating
the machine.
Figure 50
Checking the Torque of the
Wheel-Lug Nuts
Service Interval: After the first hour
After the first 10 hours
Every 200 hours
Torque the wheel-lug nuts to 61 to 88 N∙m (45 to 65 ft-lb).
WARNING
Failing to maintain proper torque of the wheel-lug
nuts could result in personal injury.
Torque the wheel-lug nuts to the proper torque
value.
Adjusting the Traction Drive
for Neutral
If the machine moves when the traction pedal is in the
N position, adjust the traction cam.
EUTRAL
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the cutting
units, engage the parking brake, shut off the engine,
and remove the key from the ignition switch.
2. Raise a front wheel and a rear wheel off the floor and
place support blocks under the frame.
WARNING
If the machine is not supported adequately, it
may accidentally fall, injuring anyone under
the machine.
A front wheel and a rear wheel must be raised
off the ground; otherwise, the machine will
move during adjustment.
3. Loosen the locknut on the traction adjustment cam
(Figure 51).
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1. Traction adjustment cam
WARNING
The engine must be running so that you
can make a final adjustment of the traction
adjustment cam. Contact with hot or moving
parts can result in personal injury.
Keep your hands, feet, face, and other body
parts away from the muffler, other hot parts of
the engine, and rotating parts.
4. Start the engine and rotate the cam hex in both
directions to determine the mid position of the neutral
span.
5. Tighten the locknut securing the adjustment.
6. Shut off the engine.
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Figure 51
2. Locknut
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