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Craftsman 917.254421 Owner's Manual page 16

Gt 20hp twin 6 speed 44" mower garden tractor

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MAINTENANCE
SHIFT
COVER
\
Recommended
SAE
Viscosity
Grades
Determine temperature expected before next oil change,
All oil must meet A.P,L, service classification
SD, SE or
SF_
_20 °
0 °
32 °
,,,,,,
5'W-30
60 °
80 °
100 °
I l I IlL
L,,
30 or 10W-30
J
NOTE: DO NOT OVERFILL
Dipstick assembly must be secure-
ly tightened into tube at all times when engine is operating.
FIGURE 2 t
FIGURE 22
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CENTER
/,HOLE
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1
BLADE
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FIGURE
23
CAUTION:
TO AVOID
DAMAGE
TO THE STAR-
TING
SYSTEM,
USE SAE
5W30
OIL
WHEN
THE
TEMPERATURE
FALLS
BELOW32°o
f
Replace dipstick.
Every
5 Hours
(Five
Mowings)
1
Check
Engine Oil Level
A_
DO NOT
CHECK
ENGINE
OIL LEVEL
WITH
ENGINE
RUNNING.
Several
minutes
after stopping
engine,
check
engine
oil
level with
tractor' on level ground..
Wipe dipstick
(Fig. 20)
clean,
screw
it down
tight
for a few
seconds,
remove
and read oil level. If necessary,
add oil until "'FULL"
mark
is reached,
NOTE:
DO NOT OVERFILL
Every
25
Hours
(Twice
a Mowing
Season)
(Operating
in dusty conditions
may require more frequent
set vicing° }
I,
Brake Adjustment
IF TRACTOR
REQUIRES
MORE THAN
SiX
FEET
STOPPING
DISTANCE
IN
HIGHEST
GEAR
ON
A LEVEL
DRY
CONCRETE
OR
PAVED
SURFACE
THEN BRAKE MUST
BE ADJUSTED.
a,
b_
c,,
Remove
(4) hex washer head tapping
screws
from
shift
cover plate
(Figr 21), located
on top of trac-
tor frame,
Remove
the cover
plate,
Loosen jam nut (G) on brake
rod (B) at clevis
(c)
(Fig.. 22)
If you find it difficult
to loosen
jam nut
(G), remove
cover
plate
in L.H.. frame
rail.
Rotate
brake rod (B) counterclockwise
(,#-'_) tur _
ning brake rod out of clevis
(C) four to six turns.
d_
Start
tractor
with
tramsmission
in "'N'"
(neutral)
position
e
Depress clutch/brake
pedal to the point
where belt
16
stops
moving.

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