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Tracking Adjustment
1. Remove the machine from any jack stands.
2. Check the rear tire pressure. Refer to Checking the
Tire Pressure Service on page 32.
3. Start and run the unit. Observe the tracking on a level,
smooth, hard surface such as concrete or asphalt.
4. If the unit tracks to one side or the other, turn the quick
track knob. Turn the knob right to steer right and turn
the knob left to steer left (Fig. 51).
Figure 51
1. Quick track knob
Servicing the Brake
Service Interval/Specification
Before each use, check brake for proper operation.
Always set the parking brake when you stop the machine
or leave it unattended. If the parking brake does not hold
securely, an adjustment is required.
Checking the Brake
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
4. To set the parking brake, it should take a reasonable
amount of force. If it engages too hard or easily,
adjustment is required. Refer to Adjusting the Brake
on page 41.
Note: When the brake is engaged, the brake handle should
be close to the 1 o'clock position.
5. If there is a reasonable amount of force, no adjustment
is required.
Adjusting the Brake
The brake handle is on the left side of machine (Fig. 52).
If the parking brake does not hold securely, an adjustment
is required.
1. Check the brake before you adjust it; refer to Checking
the Brake, page 41.
2. Release the parking brake; refer to Releasing the
Parking Brake, page 20.
3. Loosen the top and bottom jam nuts (Fig. 52).
4. To adjust the brake, remove the hair pin cotter and
clevis pin from the lower brake lever (Fig. 52).
5. Rotate the brake rod in the yokes. To tighten the brake,
lengthen the rod between the yokes. To loosen the
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brake, shorten the rod between the yokes (Fig. 52).
Note: The brake rod should be threaded into both yokes
the same distance.
6. Secure the yoke to lower brake lever with the hair pin
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cotter and clevis pin (Fig. 52).
7. Tighten the top and bottom jam nuts (Fig. 52).
8. Check the brake operation again; refer to Checking the
Brake, page 41.
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3
1. Yoke
2. Parking brake lever
(released position)
3. Clevis pin
4. Hairpin cotter
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Figure 52
5. Jam nut
6. Brake rod
7. Lower brake lever
8. 1 o'clock position
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