Drive System Maintenance; Broom Maintenance - Toro 38700 Operator's Manual

Drive System Maintenance

Checking the Tire Pressure
Service Interval: Every 50 hours
1. Turn off the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
and leave engine switch in the O
2. Check the tire pressure in the drive tires.
3. Inflate the drive tires to 117 to 138 kPa (17 to 20 psi).
Checking the Traction Cable
Service Interval: After the first 2 hours
Yearly
1. Turn off the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
and disconnect the spark-plug wire.
2. With the traction lever disengaged, check the pin in
the elongated slot in the left side of the machine above
the tire (Figure 30).
Note: There should be a gap of 6 mm (1/4 inch)
from the front of the slot to the front edge of the pin
(Figure 30).
Note: If adjustment is necessary, refer to
the Traction Cable (page
1. Pin
Adjusting the Traction Cable
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 lever disengaged, check the pin in the
elongated slot in the left side of the machine above the tire.
There should be a gap of 6 mm (1/4 inch) from the front
of the slot to the front edge of the pin; refer to
the Traction Cable (page
If the left traction cable is not properly adjusted, do the
following steps:
position.
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Adjusting
23).
Figure 30
2. 6 mm (1/4 inch)
Checking
23).
1. Loosen the jam nut
2. Loosen or tighten the turnbuckle to adjust the pin until
it is the proper gap from the front edge of the slot
(Figure 31).
3. Tighten the jam nut
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1. Jam nut
Adjusting the Wheel-Clutch Cable
1. Squeeze the lever fully, then check the gap between the
bottom of the handle and the wheel-clutch lever end
(Figure 32).
Note: The gap should be approximately the thickness
of a pencil (6 mm or 1/4 inch). If it is greater, loosen
the cable clamp nut, slide the cable jacket up slightly,
tighten the cable clamp nut, and check the gap again.
2. Repeat for the other cable

Broom Maintenance

Checking the Broom-Shaft Shear Pin
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Move the machine to a level surface.
2. Turn off the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
and disconnect the spark-plug wire.
3. Check the shear pin located on the broom shaft on
either side of the gearbox.
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(Figure 31).
(Figure 31).
Figure 31
2. Turnbuckle
Figure 32
(Figure 32).