Drive System Maintenance; Servicing The Tracks - Toro 22308 Operator's Manual

Drive System
Maintenance

Servicing the Tracks

Cleaning the Tracks
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Check the tracks for excessive wear and clean them
periodically. If the tracks are worn, replace them.
1. With a bucket on the loader arm, lower the bucket
to the ground so that the front of the traction unit
lifts off of the ground a few inches.
2. Stop the engine, and remove the key.
3. Using a water hose or pressure washer, remove dirt
from each track system.
Important: Ensure that you use high-pressure
water to wash only the track area. Do not use
a high-pressure washer to clean the rest of the
traction unit. High-pressure washing can damage
the electrical system and hydraulic valves or deplete
grease.
Important: Ensure that you fully clean the road
wheels, the tension wheel, and the drive sprocket
(Figure 60). The road wheels should rotate freely
when clean.
Figure 60
1. Track
2. Tension wheel
3. Road wheels
4. Drive sprocket
Checking and Adjusting the Track
Tension
Service Interval: After the first 50 hours
Every 100 hours
There should be 2-3/4 inches (7 cm) between the tension
nut and the back of the tension tube (Figure 61). If not,
adjust the track tension using the following procedure:
1. 2-3/4 inches (7 cm)
1. Lower the loader arm, stop the engine, and remove
the key.
2. Lift/support the side of the unit to be worked on so
that the track is off of the ground.
3. Remove the locking bolt and nut (Figure 62).
1. Locking bolt
2. Tensioning screw
4. Using a 1/2 inch drive socket (Figure 63), turn the
tensioning screw counter-clockwise until the distance
between the tension nut and the back of the tension
tube (Figure 61) is 2-3/4 inches (7 cm).
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Figure 61
Figure 62
3. Tension tube
4. Tension wheel