Drive System Maintenance; Broom Maintenance - Toro 23740 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 Off position.
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 29).
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 29).
Note: If adjustment is necessary, refer to Adjusting
the Traction Cable (page 22).
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 Checking
the Traction Cable (page 22).
If the left hand traction cable is not properly adjusted, do
the following steps:
Figure 29
2. 6 mm (1/4 inch)
1. Loosen the jam nut (Figure 30).
2. Loosen or tighten the turnbuckle to adjust the pin until
it is the proper gap from the front edge of the slot
(Figure 30).
3. Tighten the jam nut (Figure 30).
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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 31).
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 (Figure 31).

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 gear box.
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Figure 30
2. Turnbuckle
Figure 31