Brake Maintenance; Checking The Brakes; Adjusting The Brakes - Toro 41582 Operator's Manual

Brake Maintenance

Checking the Brakes

Before starting the sprayer, lightly press the brake pedal.
If the pedal travels more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) before
you feel resistance, adjust the brakes; refer to Adjusting
the Brakes.
If you operate the sprayer with poorly adjusted
or worn brakes, you could lose control of the
sprayer, resulting in serious injury or death to
you or bystanders.
Always check the brakes before operating the
sprayer and keep them properly adjusted and
repaired.

Adjusting the Brakes

Check the brake adjustment daily. If the brake pedal
travels more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) before you feel
resistance, adjust the brakes.
1. Position the sprayer on a level surface, stop the
pump, stop the engine, and remove the ignition key.
2. Set the parking brake.
3. Put the blocks under the wheels to prevent the
machine from rolling.
4. Release the parking brake.
5. Loosen the front nuts on the brake cables under the
front end of the sprayer (Figure 56).
Figure 56
1. Front nuts 2. Rear nuts
6. Tighten the rear nuts equally until the brake pedal
moves between 1/2 to 1 inch (1 to 2 cm) before you
feel resistance (Figure 56).
Important: Ensure that you tighten both rear
nuts equally so that the threaded ends of the
brake cables in front of the front nuts are the
same length.
7. Tighten the front nuts.
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