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ADJUSTMENTS
Most of the adjustments described here are easy to perform.
Some of the adjustments require a little mechanical know¬
how and some special tools to do them well. You may wish
to have your Simplicity dealer make some or all of the ad¬
justments as they are required; however, we have given in¬
structions for them here as a convenience to you should you
wish to make them yourself. CAUTION: DO NOT AT*
TEMPT TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS WHILE THE
ENGINE IS RUNNING UNLESS REQUIRED IN THE IN¬
STRUCTIONS. IF THE ENGINE MUST BE RUNNING TO
MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT, BE CAREFUL TO STAY
CLEAR OF ANY MOVING PARTS.
The Landlord and Sovereign tractors have been designed for
easy accessibility to the areas which need to be reached in
making adjustments and performing maintenance- The un-
derside of the frame is open to provide easy access to areas
requiring lubrication, adjustment, or repair.
RAISING THE TRACTOR HOOD
See figure 7. The tractor hood is hinged at the front by two
spring loaded bolts, ft may be easily opened by releasing the
two rubber straps (B) located on either side of the hood. Pull
down and out on the straps to release them. See figure 8-
Lift upward on the back of the hood to raise it as shown. The
hood raised in this position provides easy access to the gen¬
erator, battery, fuel tank, engine, etc.
RAISING THE SEAT DECK
See figure 9- The tractor seat deck (A] is hinged at the back.
To raise the seat deck, reach under it from each side and pull
the two locking levers (B) to the outside. As you hold the
Figure 7, Left side of tractor.
Figure 8. Tractor hood raised for easy access.
locks out raise the seat deck as shown in figure ID. Raising
the seat deck in this manner will expose many of the trans¬
mission adjustment and maintenance areas.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT
See figure 10. The tractor seat is properly adjusted when the
operator can comfortably operate the clutch and brake pedal
while sitting back in the scat- The seat can be adjusted foa>
ward or back in any of four positions. If adjustment is re¬
quired, proceed as follows:
1. See figure 10; Position the seat deck as shown by foliow-
ing the instructions under Raising the Seat Deck on page 10.
2. Remove the two cap screws and lock washers at (A).
3. Remove the two nuts and lock washers at (B).
Figure 9. Seat deck release at front of seat deck.
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