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Brake Maintenance
Servicing the Parking Brake
Check the brakes on both a level surface and a slope.
Always engage the parking brake when you stop the
machine or leave it unattended. If the parking brake
does not hold securely, adjust it.
Checking the Parking Brake
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1.
Park the machine on a level surface and
disengage the PTO.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Engage the parking brake.
Note:
The wheels must lock when you try to
push the machine forward.
4.
If the wheels do not lock, adjust the brakes; refer
to
Adjusting the Parking Brake (page
5.
Disengage the brake and press upper control
bar very lightly, approximately 13 mm (1/2 inch).
Note:
The wheels should rotate freely. If not,
refer to
Adjusting the Parking Brake (page
Adjusting the Parking Brake
The brake lever is on the upper control bar. If the
parking brake does not hold securely, adjust it.
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the PTO, and engage the parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Check the brake before you adjust it; refer to
Checking the Parking Brake (page
4.
Disengage the parking brake.
5.
To adjust the brake, rotate the wing nuts on the
brake rods
Turn the wing nuts clockwise to tighten the brake
and counterclockwise to loosen the brake.
1. Brake rod
34).
Note:
the reference bar when properly adjusted.
6.
Check the brake operation; refer to
the Parking Brake (page
34).
Important:
disengaged, the rear wheels must rotate
freely when you push the machine. If the
brake action and the free-wheel rotation
cannot be achieved, contact your Authorized
Service Dealer immediately.
34
(Figure
35).
Figure 35
2. Wing nut
The control bar should be parallel with
34).
With the parking brake
34).
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