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Keep battery and terminals clean.
• Keep battery bolts tight.
• Keep small vent holes open.
• Recharge at 6-10 amperes for I hour.
NOTE; The original equipment battery on
your tractor is maintenance free. Do not
attempt to open or remove caps or covers.
Adding or checking level of electrolyte is
not necessary.
TO CLEAN BA'I-rERY AND TERMINALS
Corrosion
and dirt on the battery and
terminals can cause the battery to "leak"
power.
1. Remove terminal guard.
2.
Disconnect BLACK battery cable first
then RED
battery cable and remove
battery from tractor.
3. Rinse the battery with plain water and
dry.
4.
Clean terminals and battery cable ends
with wire brush until bright.
5. Coat terminals with grease or petro-
leum jelly.
6.
Reinstall battery (See "REPLACING
BATTERY" in the SERVICE
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
section of this
manual).
V-BELTS
Check V-belts for deterioration and wear
after 100 hours of operation and replace if
necessary. The belts are not adjustable.
Replace
belts if they begin to slip from
wear.
TRANSAXLE
COOLING
Keep transaxle
free from build-up
of dirt
and chaff which can restrict cooling.
CHECK TRANSAXLE
OIL LEVEL
1. Block up rear axle securely.
2.
Remove left rear wheel by removing
hub bolts.
3.
Remove filler plug from transaxle.
Oil
level must be even with plug threads.
If
necessary, fill with SAE 30 motor oil,
API SF-SJ.
Replace filler plug.
4.
Reassemble
wheel to hub.
_1=
_1 /
Transaxle Filler
Plug
ENGINE
LUBRICATION
Only use high quality detergent oil rated
with API service classification SF-SJ.
Select the oil's SAE viscosity grade
according
to your expected
operating
temperature.
20
Change
the oil after every 50 hours of
operation
or at least once a year if the
tractor
is not used for 50 hours in one
year.
Check
the crankcase
oil level before
starting
the engine and after each eight
(8) hours of operation.
Tighten
oil fill cap/
dipstick
securely
each time you check the
oil level.
TO CHANGE
ENGINE
OIL
Determine
temperature
range expected
before oil change.
All oil must meet API
service
classification
SF-SJ.
• Be sure tractor is on level surface.
• Oil will drain more freely when warm.
• Catch oil in a suitable
container.
1.
Remove
oil fill cap/dipstick.
Be careful
not to allow dirt to enter the engine
when
changing
oil.
2.
Remove
yellow cap from end of drain
valve and install the drain tube onto
the fitting.
Oil Drain Valve
Yellow_
DrainTube /
_
Closed and
Locked Position
3. Unlock
drain valve by pushing
upward
slightly
and turning
counterclockwise.
4. To open,
pull clown on the drain valve.
5. After oil has drained
completely,
close
and lock the drain valve by pushing
upward
and turning
clockwise
until the
pin is in the locked position
as shown.
6.
Remove
the drain tube and replace
the cap onto to the end of the drain
valve.
7.
Refill engine with oil through
oil fill
dipstick
tube.
Pour slowly.
Do not
overfill.
For approximate
capacity
see
"PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS"
section
of this manual.
8.
Use gauge
on oil fill cap/dipstick
for
checking
level.
Insert dipstick
into the
tube and rest the oil fill cap on the
tube.
Do not thread the cap onto the
tube when taking reading.
Keep oil
at "FULL"
line on dipstick.
Tighten cap
onto the tube securely
when finished.
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