Checking And Adjusting The Skids; Checking And Adjusting The Traction Cable - Toro Power Max 926 OXE Operator's Manual

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Checking and Adjusting the
Skids
Service Interval: Yearly—Check the skids and adjust
them if necessary.
Check the skids to ensure that the auger does not contact
the paved or gravel surface. Adjust the skids as needed
to compensate for wear.
1. Check the tire pressure. Refer to Checking the Tire
Pressure.
2. Loosen the nuts that secure both skids to the
auger sides until the skids slide up and down easily
(Figure 43).
1. 1/2 inch (1.3 cm)
3. Support the side plates so that they are at least 1/2
inch (1.3 cm) above a level surface.
Important: The auger blades must be
supported above the ground by the skids.
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Figure 42
2. Add oil
Figure 43
4. Ensure that the scraper is 1/8 inch (3 mm) above
and parallel to a level surface.
Note: If the pavement is cracked, rough, or uneven,
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adjust the skids to raise the scraper. For gravel
surfaces, adjust the skids further down to prevent
2 the machine from picking up rocks.
5. Move the skids down until they are even with the
ground.
6. Firmly tighten the nuts that secure both skids to the
auger sides.
Note: To quickly adjust the skids if they loosen,
support the scraper 1/8 inch (3 mm) off the
pavement, then adjust the skids down to the
pavement.
Note: If the skids become excessively worn, you
can turn them over and set the unused side toward
the pavement.
Checking and Adjusting the
Traction Cable
Service Interval: After the first 2 hours—Inspect
If the machine does not drive in the forward or reverse
speeds or it drives when you release the traction lever,
adjust the traction cable.
With the traction lever disengaged, check the pin in the
elongated slot in the left side of the machine above the
tire. There should be a gap of 1/32 to 1/16 inch (1 to
1.5 mm) from the front of the slot to the front edge of
the pin (Figure 44).
1. Pin
2. 1/32 to 1/16 inch (1 to 1.5 mm)
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the traction cable and adjust it if
necessary.
Yearly—Inspect the traction cable
and adjust or replace it if necessary.
Figure 44