Regular Maintenance
| 3. | Lock the jam nut (A) against the ball joint when neutral is | |
To determine if it is necessary to adjust the neutral return, |
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4. | Pull the ground speed control lever rearward and release | ||
perform the following steps. | |||
| to check position again. Adjust as necessary to align | ||
1. Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake and turn |
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| the ground speed control levers with the notches in the | ||
off the engine. |
| neutral lock plate. |
2. Move the ground speed control levers into the operating | NOTE: This adjustment should not be performed |
position, pull the levers rearward and release. | while the machine is running. |
3. Move the ground speed control levers out towards the |
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neutral position. If the levers do not align with the |
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notches in the neutral lock plate, it is necessary to adjust |
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the neutral return rod (B, Figure 35). |
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Adjustment | A | |
WARNING | ||
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To avoid serious injury, perform adjustments only with | B | |
the engine stopped, the key removed and the tractor on | ||
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level ground. |
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| Reproduction | ||
Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake and turn |
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| off the engine. |
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2. | There are three jam nuts (A, Figure 35) on the linkage |
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| rod (B). The first two are used together to turn the rod |
| Figure 35. Re | |
| and the third (towards the front of the machine) is used |
| A. Jam Nu s | |
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| B. Neutral Re urn Rod |
| to lock the rod in place. Loosen the jam nut that locks |
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| against the ball joint and turn the linkage r d to adjust. | for |
If the machine creeps forward, turn the linkage r d CLOCKWISE (while standing at the rear of the machine, facing forward). If the machine creeps backward, turn the rod
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