Paddle Maintenance; Adjusting The Paddles - Toro MMX-650E-S Operator's Manual

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Figure 42
1. Drive chain
2. Pillow-block bearings
3. Slide the pillow-block bearings, along with the idler
pulley and small sprocket, to the right to increase
the chain tension, or to the left to decrease the chain
tension.
Note: To slide the pillow-block bearings to the left,
you must loosen the jam nut and tensioner bolt
43). To slide the pillow-block bearings to the right,
you must loosen the motor mounting nuts and bolts
(Figure 35).
Figure 43
1. Tensioner bolt
4. When the chain has 5 to 10 mm (7/32 to 13/32 inch)
of flex, tighten the tensioner bolt, the jam nut, and the
nuts and bolts that secure the pillow-block bearings.
5. Adjust the belt tension; refer to
Guide (page 27).
6. Install the divider plate; refer to
Plate (page 23).
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3
4
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3. Bolts (4)
4. Idler pulley
(Figure
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2
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2. Jam nut
Adjusting the Belt
Installing the Divider

Paddle Maintenance

Note: Over time, you may need to adjust the mixer paddles
to account for wear.

Adjusting the Paddles

Aligning the Circumferential Drum
Wipers
1. Rotate a paddle from the left row of paddles around
the drum and locate at the interior of the drum the
smallest distance between the drum and the wiper of
the paddle (Figure
2. Mark the inside of the inside of the drum at the
location that you determined in step 1.
3. Align the wiper of a paddle to the mark.
4. Loosen the carriage bolts and flanged locknuts that
secure the paddle blade and wiper to the paddle
45).
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44).
Figure 44
(Figure