Replacing The Digging Chain - Toro TXL 2000 Operator's Manual

Replacing the Digging
Chain
Removing the Digging Chain
Preparing to Remove the Digging Chain
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the
loader arms, and tilt the boom to the horizontal
position.
2. Rotate the digging chain until the master pin is
positioned at the top of the idler wheel
15).
3. Shut off the engine and remove the key.
4. Remove the bolt and locknut securing the spoils
auger and remove the auger
Note:
Retain the hardware for installation later.
Figure 13
1. Bolt (5/8 x 4 inches)
2. Spoils auger
5. Loosen the jam nuts and move them to as close
to the head of the tensioning bolts as possible
(see Figure 11).
Removing the Master Pin in the Digging Chain
1. Counting from the master pin, loop a 3.65 m (12
foot) lifting strap with a lifting capacity of 181.4
kg (400 lb) around the chain at the digging tooth
of the fifth or sixth link below and forward of the
boom (Figure 14).
2. With the strap attached to the lifting equipment,
raise the lifting strap enough to support the
digging chain.
3. Clamp the ends of the chain with a with a chain
clamp at the link rollers at either side of the inner
and outer plates at the master pin
(Figure
(Figure 13).
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3. Locknut (5/8 inch)
(Figure 14).
1. Chain clamp
4. Straighten or cut off the tail of the safety pin and
remove the pin
1. Master pin
2. Safety pin
Note:
Discard the safety pin.
5. Remove the master pin and the roller for the
master pin (Figure
Note:
Retain the master pin and the roller for
installing the replacement chain.
15
Figure 14
2. Master pin hole
(Figure 15).
Figure 15
3. Safety pin (bent 30° to
45°)
15).
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