Regular Maintenance
Speed Balancing Adjustment |
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If the unit veers to the right or left when the ground |
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speed control levers are in either the maximum |
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forward (both ground speed control levers contacting |
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the handle bars) or reverse position (both ground |
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speed control levers contacting the top speed |
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adjustment bolt), the top speed of the ground speed |
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control levers can be adjusted. Only adjust the speed |
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of the wheel that is travelling faster. | B | A |
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1. Loosen the inner jam nut (A, Figure 29).
2. | Turn the adjustment nut (B) CLOCKWISE to |
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| reduce the speed. |
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| Figure 29. Speed Balancing Coarse Adjustment | |||
3. | Retighten the securing nut. |
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| A. Inner Jam Nut |
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NOTE: If you cannot achieve the proper adjustment |
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using the Coarse Adjustment Procedure proceed to |
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the Fine Adjustment Procedure. |
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| Fine Adjustment | Reproduction |
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1. | Loosen the jam nut (A, Figure 30). |
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2. | Loosen and remove the eyebolt hardware (B) |
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| that secures they eyebolt (C) to the ground speed |
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| control lever arm (D). | Not |
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3. | Turn the eyebolt CLOCKWISE to reduce he |
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| speed. |
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4. | Reinstall the eyebolt to the ground speed c | ntr | l |
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| lever arm with the eyebolt hardware. |
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5. | Retighten the jam nut when the adjustment is |
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| To reduce the reverse speed of the faster wheel: | Figure 30. Speed Balancing Fine Adjustment | |||||||
A. Jam Nut |
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1. | Loosen the securing nut (A, Figure 31). |
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2. | Turn the top speed adjustment bolt (B) |
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3. | Retighten the securing nut when adjustment is |
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| WARNING |
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Do NOT adjust the tractor for a faster overall speed forward or reverse than it was designed for.
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Figure 31. Reverse Speed Balancing Adjustment
A. Securing Nut
B. Top Speed Adjustment Bolt
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