Adjusting Wheel Drive Tension; Stopping The Machine - Toro ProLine 30333 Operator's Manual

Figure 15
1. Drive lever
Backward
1. To go backward, move the shift lever to reverse gear.
2. Release the parking brake; refer to Releasing the
Parking Brake, page 17.
3. Slowly squeeze the drive levers together to move
rearward (Fig. 15).

Adjusting Wheel Drive Tension

It may be necessary to increase wheel drive belt tension
under certain operating conditions such as, wet grass, hilly
terrain, or while pulling a sulky.
1. Stop engine and remove spark plug wire(s).
2. Disengage neutral/brake locks and release drive levers
to lower spring force.
3. Remove drive spring from adjustment bolt (Fig. 16).
4. Remove the lock nut securing the adjustment bolt to the
drive pulley shield (Fig. 16).
5. Locate bolt assembly in the desired tension position as
follows.
Position A – Normal Conditions
Position B – More Severe
Position C – Most Severe
Note: Wheel drive tension is lowest with bolt assembly in
Position A. It will increase in Positions B and C (Fig. 16).
6. Install adjustment bolt and drive spring.
7. Repeat for opposite side.
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2. Gear shift lever
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Figure 16
1. Position A, Normal
Conditions
2. Position B, More Severe
3. Position C, Most Severe

Stopping the Machine

1. To stop the machine, squeeze the drive levers all the
way back to engage brakes.
2. Move neutral/brake locks into the park position. Refer
to Setting the Parking Brake on page 17.
3. Shift transmission into neutral.
4. Turn the ignition key to "OFF" to stop the engine.
Note: Remember to remove the key from the ignition
switch if you leave the machine.
Caution
Children or bystanders may be injured if they
move or attempt to operate the machine while it is
unattended.
Always remove the ignition key and set the
parking brake when leaving the machine
unattended, even if just for a few minutes.
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4. Drive spring
5. Adjustment bolt, In
position A
6. Drive pulley shield