Regular Maintenance

 

Neutral Adjustment

 

If the tractor “creeps” while the ground speed control

B

 

levers are locked in NEUTRAL, then it may be

 

necessary to adjust the linkage rod.

 

NOTE: Perform this adjustment on a hard, level

 

surface such as a concrete floor.

 

1. Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake

A

and turn off the engine.

 

2. There are two nuts (B, Figure 29) on the linkage

 

rod. Loosen the nuts from the ball joints and

Figure 29. Neutral Return Adjustment

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

A. Adjustment Linkage Rod

creeps forward, turn the rod CLOCKWISE (while

B. 5/16” Nut

standing at the rear of the machine, facing

 

forward), if the machine creeps backward, turn the

 

rod COUNTERCLOCKWISE.

 

3. Lock the nuts (B) against the ball joints when

 

neutral is achieved.

 

NOTE: This adjustment should not be performed

 

while the machine is running. It may take several

 

 

Reproduction

attempts to achieved neutral, depending upon how

for

much the machine creeps.

 

 

 

Not

 

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