Checking and Adjusting the
Traction Cable
Service Interval: After the first 2 hours—Inspect
the traction cable and adjust it if
necessary.
Yearly—Inspect the traction cable and adjust or
replace it if necessary.
If the machine does not drive in the forward or reverse
speeds or it drives when you release the traction lever,
adjust the traction cable.
With the traction level disengaged, ensure that the
bottom of the traction-cable bracket is touching the
frame of the machine
(Figure
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If the bottom of the traction-cable bracket is not
touching the frame of the machine, the left (traction)
cable is not properly adjusted.
To adjust the traction cable, do the following:
1.
Loosen the jam nut.
2.
Loosen or tighten the turnbuckle to until the
cable is taught and the bottom of the bracket
touches the frame of the machine.
3.
Tighten the jam nut
Figure 26
1. Jam nut
23).
(Figure
26).
2. Turnbuckle
Checking and Adjusting the
Auger/Impeller Cable
Service Interval: After the first 2 hours—Inspect the
Yearly—Inspect the auger/impeller cable and
adjust or replace it if necessary.
1.
Remove the 2 screws that are holding the belt
cover in place
2.
Remove the belt cover
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3.
With the auger/impeller lever disengaged,
ensure that the gap between the auger clutch
arm and the frame of the machine is 1.5 mm
(1/16 inch) as shown in
1. 1.5 mm (1/16 inch)
2. Frame
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4.
If the auger/impeller cable is not properly
adjusted, do the following steps:
5.
Loosen the jam nut
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auger/impeller cable and adjust it if
necessary.
(Figure
27).
(Figure
27).
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Figure
28.
Figure 28
3. Auger clutch arm
(Figure
29).
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