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• Keep battery and terminals clean.
• Keep battery bolts tight.
• Keep small vent holes open.
• Recharge at 6-10 amperes for 1 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
BATTERY
AND TERMINALS
Corrosion
and dirt on the battery
and ter-
minals can cause the battery
to "leak"
power.
• Open battery
box door.
• Disconnect
BLACK
battery
cable first
then RED
battery
cable
and remove
battery
from tractor.
• Rinse the battery
with plain water and
dry.
• Clean terminals and battery
cable ends
with wire brush
until bright.
• Coat terminals
with grease
or petro-
leum jelly.
• Reinstall
battery
(See "REPLACING
BATTERY"
in the SERVICE
AND AD-
JUSTMENTS
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.
ENGINE
TRANSAXLE
COOUNG
The transmission
fan and cooling fins
should be kept clean to assure proper
cooling.
Do not attempt to clean fan or transmis-
sion while engine is running
or while the
transmission
is hot.
• Inspect cooling fan to be sure fan
blades are intact and clean.
• Inspect cooling fins for dirt, grass clip-
Foam
pings and other materials. To prevent
damage to seals, do not use com-
pressed air or high pressure sprayer to
clean cooling fins.
TRANSAXLE
PUMP FLUID
The transaxle was sealed at the factory
and fluid maintenance
is not required for
the life of the transaxle. Should the
Air Cleaner
transaxle
ever leak or require servicing,
Paper
contact your nearest authorized
service
Cartridge
center.
LUBRICATION
Only use high quality detergent oil rated
with API service classification SF, SG, or
SH.
Select the oil's SAE viscosity grade
according to your expected
operating
temperature.
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Change
the oil after every 50 hours of op-
eration
or at least once a year if the tractor
is not used for 50 hours in one year.
Check
the crankcase
oil level before start-
ing the engine
and after each eight (8)
hours of operation.
Tighten
oil fill cap/dip-
stick 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, SG, or SH.
• Be sure tractor
is on level surface.
• Oil will drain more freely when warm.
• Catch
oil in a suitable
container.
• Remove
oil fill cap/dipstick.
Be careful
not to allow dirt to enter the engine
when
changing oil.
• Remove
drain plug.
• After oil has drained
completely,
re-
place oil drain plug and tighten
se-
curely.
• Refill engine with oil through oil fill dip-
stick tube.
Pour slowly. Do not overfill.
For approximate
capacity see =PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS"
section of this
manual.
Air Cleaner
Cover Knob
Cover
Nut
Rubber
Grommet
Base
Dipstick
Drain Plug
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