Drive System Maintenance; Checking The Tire Pressure; Checking The Torque Of The Wheel-Lug Nuts; Adjusting The Traction Drive For Neutral - Toro Groundsmaster 3505-D Operator's Manual

Drive System
Maintenance

Checking the Tire Pressure

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
DANGER
Low tire pressure decreases machine side-hill
stability. This could cause a rollover, which
may result in personal injury or death.
Do not underinflate the tires.
The correct air pressure in the tires is 97 to 124 kPa
(14 to 18 psi) as shown in
Important:
Maintain pressure in all tires to
ensure a good quality of cut and proper machine
performance.
Check the air pressure in all the tires before
operating the machine.
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Checking the Torque of the
Wheel-Lug Nuts
Service Interval: After the first hour
After the first 10 hours
Every 200 hours
Torque the wheel-lug nuts to 61 to 88 N∙m (45 to 65
ft-lb).
WARNING
Failing to maintain proper torque of the
wheel-lug nuts could result in personal injury.
Torque the wheel-lug nuts to the proper
torque value.
Figure 54.
Adjusting the Traction
Drive for Neutral
If the machine moves when the traction pedal is in the
N position, adjust the traction cam.
EUTRAL
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the
cutting units, engage the parking brake, shut off
the engine, and remove the key from the ignition
switch.
2. Chock or block the front and rear wheels on one
side.
3. Raise the opposite front and rear wheel off the
floor and place support blocks under the frame.
WARNING
If the machine is not supported
adequately, it may accidentally fall,
injuring anyone under the machine.
A front wheel and a rear wheel must be
raised off the ground; otherwise, the
machine will move during adjustment.
4. Loosen the locknut on the traction adjustment
cam (Figure
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1. Traction adjustment cam
WARNING
The engine must be running so that
you can make a final adjustment of
the traction adjustment cam. Contact
with hot or moving parts can result in
personal injury.
Keep your hands, feet, face, and other
body parts away from the muffler, other
hot parts of the engine, and rotating
parts.
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Figure 55
2. Locknut
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