Owner manual
Maintenance
neutral.Anyadjustmentsshouldbemadeforneutral
positioningonly.
WARNING
Enginemustberunninganddrive
wheelsmustbeturningsomotioncontrol
adjustmentcanbeperformed.Contactwith
movingpartsorhotsurfacesmaycause
personalinjury.
Keepngers,hands,andclothingclearof
rotatingcomponentsandhotsurfaces.
1.Priortostartingtheengine,pushthedecklift
pedalandremovetheheightofcutpin.Lower
decktotheground.
2.Raisetherearofmachineupandsupportwith
jackstands(orequivalentsupport)justhigh
enoughtoallowdrivewheelstoturnfreely.
3.Removetheelectricalconnectionfromtheseat
safetyswitch,locatedunderthebottomcushion
oftheseat.Theswitchisapartoftheseat
assembly.
4.Temporarilyinstallajumperwireacrossthe
terminalsintheconnectorofthemainwiring
harness.
5.Startengine.Brakemustbeengagedand
motioncontrolleversouttostartengine.
Operatordoesnothavetobeintheseat
becauseofthejumperwirebeingused.Run
engineatfullthrottleandreleasebrake.
6.Runtheunitatleast5minuteswiththedrive
leversatfullforwardspeedtobringhydraulicoil
uptooperatingtemperature.
Note:Themotioncontrolleverneedstobein
neutralwhilemakinganynecessaryadjustments.
7.Bringthemotioncontrolleversintotheneutral
position.Adjustpumpcontrolrodlengths
byrotatingthedoublenutsontherodinthe
appropriatedirectionuntilthewheelsslightly
creepinreverse(Figure32).Movethemotion
controlleverstothereversepositionandwhile
applyingslightpressuretotheleverallowthe
reverseindicatorspringstobringtheleversback
toneutral.Thewheelsmuststopturningor
slightlycreepinreverse.
Figure32
1.Doublenuts
8.Shutoffunit.Removejumperwirefromwire
harnessandplugconnectorintoseatswitch.
9.Removethejackstands.
10.Raisethedeckandre-installtheheightofcutpin.
11.Checkthatthemachinedoesnotcreepinneutral
withtheparkbrakesdisengaged.
MotionControlDamper
Adjustment
Thetopdampermountingboltcanbeadjustedto
obtainamoredesiredmotioncontrolleverresistance.
SeeFigure33formountingoptions.
Figure33
RHMotionControlShown
1.Torquenylocnutto200in-lb(16.7ft-lb).Boltmust
protrudepastendofnylocnutaftertorque.AT-40Torx
bitwillbenecessarytoholdthestudfromturning.
2.Mostresistance(rmestfeel)
3.Damper
4.Mediumresistance(mediumfeel)
5.Leastresistance(softestfeel)
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