Troubleshooting, Adjustment & Service

Speed Balancing Adjustment

 

If the rider veers to the right or left when the ground

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speed control levers are in the maximum forward

 

position, the top speed of each of these levers can

 

be balanced by turning the adjustment bolt(s) (A,

 

Figure 31). Only adjust the speed of the wheel that is

 

traveling faster.

 

To Reduce the Speed of the Faster Wheel

 

1. Loosen the flange nuts.

 

2. turn the top speed adjustment bolt COUNTER-

 

CLOCKWISE to reduce the speed.

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3. Retighten the flange nuts when adjustment is

complete.Figure 31. Top Speed Adjustment A. Top Speed Adjustment Bolt

B. Flange Nut

WARNING

DO NOT adjust the tractor for a faster overall

 

 

 

 

speed forward or reverse than it was designed

 

 

 

 

for.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Neutral Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the tractor “creeps” while the ground speed cont l

 

 

 

 

levers are locked in NEUTRAL, then itNotmay be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

necessary to adjust the linkage rod.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Perform this adjustment on a hard, l v l

 

 

 

 

surface such as a concrete floor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake

 

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and turn off the engine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. There are three (3) nuts on the linkage rod. The

 

 

 

 

first two are to be used together to turn the rod

 

 

 

 

 

Reproduction

A

 

 

and the third (towards the front of the machine)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is used to lock the rod in place. Loosen the jam

 

 

 

 

Figure 32. Neutral Adjustment

 

 

 

nut that locks against the clevis (B, Figure 32) and

 

 

 

A. Adjustment Linkage Rod

 

 

 

turn the linkage rod (A) to adjust. If the machine

 

 

 

B. Nuts

 

 

 

creeps forward, turn the rod CLOCKWISE (while

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

standing at the rear of the machine, facing

 

 

 

 

forward), if the machine creeps backward, turn the

 

 

 

 

rod COUNTER-CLOCKWISE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.Lock the jam nut (B) against the clevis when neutral is achieved.

NOTE: This adjustment should not be performed while the machine is running. It may take several attempts to achieved neutral, depending upon how much the machine creeps.

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