Drive System Maintenance; Servicing The Tracks - Toro TX 1300 Operator's Manual

Drive System
Maintenance

Servicing the Tracks

Service Interval: After the first 8 hours—Check and
adjust the track tension.
After the first 50 hours—Check and adjust the
track tension.
Every 50 hours—Check and adjust the track
tension.
Before each use or daily—Clean the tracks and
check for excessive wear and proper tension.
Cleaning the Tracks
1. Park the machine on a level surface and engage
the parking brake.
2. With the bucket installed and angled downward,
lower it into the ground so that the front of the
traction unit lifts off the ground a few centimeters
(inches).
3. Shut off the engine and remove the key.
4. Using a water hose or pressure washer, remove
dirt from each track system.
Important:
Ensure that you use high-pressure
water to wash only the track area. Do not use
a high-pressure washer to clean the rest of the
traction unit. Do not use high pressure water
between the drive sprocket and the traction unit or
you may damage the motor seals. High-pressure
washing can damage the electrical system and
hydraulic valves or deplete grease.
Important:
Ensure that you fully clean the
road wheels, front wheel, rear wheel, and drive
sprocket. The road wheels should rotate freely
when clean.
1. Sectional drive sprocket
2. Rear wheel
3. Road wheel (4)
Checking and Adjusting the Track
Tension
Lift/support 1 side of the machine and using the
weight of the track, verify that the gap between the
bottom of the lip of the road wheel and the track is
19 mm (3/4 inch). If it is not, adjust the track tension
using the following procedure.
1. Road wheel
2. 19 mm (3/4 inch) gap
1. Park the machine on a level surface, engage the
parking brake, and lower the loader arms.
2. Shut off the engine and remove the key.
3. Raise the side of the machine that you are
adjusting so that the track is off the ground.
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Figure 83
4. Track
5. Front wheel
Figure 84
3. Track
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