Important: Nev er clean the engine with
pr essuriz ed w ater because w ater could
contaminate the fuel system.
Brake Maintenance
Inspecting the Brakes
Brak es are a critical safety component of the
v ehicle . As with all safety components , they should
be closely inspected at regular inter v als to ensure
optim um perfor mance and safety . T he follo wing
inspections should be done ev er y 100 hours:
• Inspect the brak e shoes for w ear or damag e .
If the lining (brak e pad) thic kness is less than
1/16 inc h (1.6 mm), the brak e shoes should
be re placed.
• Inspect the bac king plate and other
components for signs of ex cessi v e w ear or
defor mation. If any defor mation is found, the
appropriate components m ust be re placed.
• Chec k the brak e fluid lev el; refer to Chec king
the Brak e Fluid Lev el.
Checking the Brake Fluid
Level
T he brak e fluid reser v oir is filled and shipped from
the factor y with DOT 3 brak e fluid. Chec k the
lev el before the engine is first star ted and ev er y 8
hours or daily , thereafter .
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface , set the
parking brak e , tur n the ignition off , and
remo v e the k ey .
2. Look at the side of the reser v oir . T he lev el
should be abo v e the Minim um line ( Figure 50 ).
If the fluid lev el is lo w , clean the area around
the cap , remo v e the cap , and fill the reser v oir
to abo v e the Minim um line . Do not o v erfill.
Figure 50
1. Brake uid reservoir 2. Minimum line
Adjusting the Parking Brake
Chec k the parking brak e adjustment ev er y 200
hours .
1. Pr y the r ubber co v er off of the parking brak e .
2. Loosen the set screw securing the knob to the
parking brak e lev er ( Figure 51 ).
Figure 51
1. Parking brake lever
3. Set screw
2. Knob
3. R otate the knob until a force of 30-35 lb
(133-156 N) is required to actuate the lev er .
4. Tighten the set screw and install the r ubber
co v er .
Belt Maintenance
Servicing the Drive Belt
Checking the Drive Belt
Chec k the condition and tension of the dri v e
belt after the first da y of operation and ev er y
200 operating hours thereafter .
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