Drive System Maintenance; Servicing The Tracks - Toro 22323 Operator's Manual

Drive System
Maintenance

Servicing the Tracks

Service Interval: After the first 50 hours—Check and adjust
the track tension.
Before each use or daily—Clean the tracks.
Before each use or daily—Check the tracks for
excessive wear (If the tracks are worn, replace them.)
Every 100 hours—Check and adjust the track tension.
Every 250 hours/Yearly (whichever comes
first)—Check and grease the road wheels.
Cleaning the Tracks
1. With a bucket on the loader arms, 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. Do not
use high pressure water between the drive sprocket
and the traction unit or you may damage the motor
seals. 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 43).
The road wheels should rotate freely when clean.
Figure 43
1. Track
2. Drive sprocket
3. Road wheels
4. Tension wheel
Adjusting the Track Tension
There should be 2-3/4 inches (7 cm) between the tension nut
and the back of the tension tube (Figure 44). If not, adjust
the track tension using the following procedure:
1. 2-3/4 inches (7 cm)
1. Lower the loader arms, 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 45).
1. Locking bolt
2. Tensioning screw
4. Using a 1/2 inch drive socket (Figure 46), turn the
tensioning screw counter-clockwise until the distance
between the tension nut and the back of the tension
tube (Figure 44) is 2-3/4 inches (7 cm).
5. Align the closest notch in the tension screw to the
locking bolt hole and secure the screw with the locking
bolt and nut (Figure 45).
6. Lower the traction unit to the ground.
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Figure 44
Figure 45
3. Tension tube
4. Tension wheel