3 ADJUSTMENTS
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3.7
TRACTION PEDAL NEUTRAL________________________________________________
1. If the mowe r “creeps” in ei ther direction when the
engine is r unning, but the tr action peda l i s no t
depressed, ad just s pring te nsion s o th at th e pe dal
always returns to neutral when released.
Note:
The mower may “creep” when the hydraulic oil
is c old. O perate t he m ower for 15 mi nutes before
determining if adjustment is required.
2. Use ex treme ca ution wh en m aking thi s a djustment
as the wh eels will be of f the ground and th e engine
will be running.
3. Engage p arking b rake, s top the en gine, open
hoods, then lubricate all linkage pivot points.
4. Chock the r ear wh eel, and pla ce the fr ont of th e
mower on jackstands.
5. Loosen a ll n uts (
N
) a nd adjust r ear s pring t o
position traction arm in neutral.
a. Lock r ear nuts and a djust fr ont n uts (
N
) t o
maintain 3 /8 i n. ( 9 mm) of ex tension in sp ring
(
O
).
b. Start the engine and c heck for “ creep” the n
repeat the process if necessary.
Figure 3F
3.8
TRACTION PEDAL FORWARD STOP _________________________________________
Loosen nuts (
P
) move the traction pedal to its maximum
forward p osition. Adj ust s crew (
Q
) unti l th e he ad j ust
touches the traction pedal arm. Return traction pedal to
neutral and turn screw (
Q
) out one full turn. Tighten nuts
(
P
).
Important:
Screw (
Q
) must stop traction pedal before the
internal st ops in t he hy drostatic transmission ar e
contacted.
Figure 3G
3.9
LIFT / LOWER PEDAL STOP_________________________________________________
Adjust bolts (
R
and
S
) to stop spool valve from hitting the
internal sto ps, while mai ntaining the full str oke of th e
spool.
Figure 3H
O
N
N
Front
P
P
Q
S
R