Belt Maintenance; Inspecting The Belts; Replacing The Pto Belts - Toro 74310 Operator's Manual

9. Engage and disengage the brakes to check for proper
engagement and disengagement. Adjust if necessary.
Note: When the brakes are disengaged, there should
be little to no free play in the brake linkage with no
dragging in the brakes.

Belt Maintenance

Inspecting the Belts

Service Interval: Every 40 hours
1. Stop the machine and move the speed-control lever
to the N
EUTRAL
2. Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake, shut off
the engine, and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Tilt the hopper up and check the pump and PTO drive
belts for wear, cracking, or contamination.
Note: The belts are spring tensioned and no
adjustment is necessary unless the belts are replaced.

Replacing the PTO Belts

1. Stop the machine and move the speed-control lever
to the N
EUTRAL
2. Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake, shut off
the engine, and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. With the engine off, engage the PTO lever, then
remove the hairpin cotter and clevis pin at the bottom
of the PTO-brake band.
4. Rotate the brake band upward and out of the way of
the belts keeping clear of the belt drive.
5. Disengage the PTO lever.
6. Loosen belt guides A and B
7. Remove the belts.
8. Route the new belts onto the pulleys as shown in
Figure 50.
1. Idler
2. Belt guide B
3. PTO belt
4. Jackshaft
9. Engage the PTO lever.
10. Rotate the brake band down into the original position.
11. Install the clevis pin and hairpin cotter to secure the
brake band.
12. Engage the PTO lever.
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position.
position.
(Figure 50).
Figure 50
5. Engine
6. Belt guide A
7. Blower