Brake Maintenance; Adjusting The Parking Brake; Belt Maintenance; Servicing The Engine Belts - Toro 30809 Groundsmaster 3500-G Operator's Manual

Brake Maintenance

Adjusting the Parking Brake

Service Interval: Every 200 hours—Check the parking brake
adjustment.
1. Loosen the set screw securing the knob to the
parking-brake lever
Figure 55
1. Parking-brake lever
2. Knob
2. Rotate the knob until a force of 41–68 N-m (30–40 lb)
is required to actuate the lever.
3. Tighten the set screw after the adjustment has been
attained.
(Figure 55).
3. Set screw

Belt Maintenance

Servicing the Engine Belts

Service Interval: After the first 8 hours—Check the
condition and tension of all belts.
Every 200 hours—Check the condition and tension
of all belts.
Tensioning the Alternator/Fan Belt
1. Open the hood.
2. Check the tension by pressing the belt midway between
the alternator and crankshaft pulleys with 30 N-m (22
ft-lb) of force. A new belt should deflect 8 to 12 mm
(0.3 to 0.5 inch). A used belt should deflect 10 to 14
mm (0.4 to 0.55 inch). If the deflection is incorrect,
proceed to the next step. If correct, no further action
is required.
1. Alternator/fan belt
3. To adjust belt tension, complete the following:
A. Loosen the 2 alternator mounting bolts.
B. Using a bar, rotate the alternator until the proper
belt tension is attained, then tighten the mounting
bolts.
Replacing the Hydrostat Drive Belt
1. Insert a nut driver or small piece of tubing onto the
end of the belt tensioning spring.
WARNING
Use caution when de-tensioning the spring, as
it is under a heavy load.
2. Push down and forward on the spring end
to unhook it from the bracket and release tension on
the spring.
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Figure 56
(Figure 57)