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MAINTENANCE
Your Simplicity tractor has been designed and manufactured
to give yen many years of dependable operation. In order
for it to give you efficient trouble free service over a long
period of time the maintenance opera lions listed here must
be performed on a regular basis. The optional hour meter
provides an accurate method of determining when these ser¬
vices need to be performed.
A wide variety oT attachments and accessories permit uso of
your tractor throughout the year. BECAUSE YOUR TRAC¬
TOR IS A MULTI-SEASON TOOLr JT IS VERY IMPORT¬
ANT TO SERVICE THE ENGINE FOR THE SEASON IN
WHICH IT WILL BE OPERATED. Be sure to change to
winter grade oil before making cold weather starts.
Whenever you are cheeking fluid levels in any area of the
tractor, the readings will be much more accurate if the tractor
is setting on level ground. We have provided the Scheduled
Maintenance Chart on page IS as a convenient means for
you to know which services should be performed at various
times. You shouldj of course, refer to the detailed explana¬
tion of how to perform each maintenance task until you
are familiar enough with it to perform it correctly from
memory.
Refer to your Briggs and Stratton operating and mainten¬
ance instructions for more specific detail on servicing the
engine.
ORDERING REPLACEMENT PARTS
Replacement parts required for performing maintenance ser¬
vices or repair work should be purchased from your Simpli¬
city dealer. When ordering parts be prepared to give him the
tractor and engine identification numbers. If yon have not
already recorded these numbers on the inside front cover of
this manual, we suggest that you do so now for convenient
future reference;,
EVERY 5 HOURS OF OPERATION
INSPECT THE TRACTOR AND ENGINE:
Make
a general inspection of the tractor and engine looking for
loose bolts, oil leaks, low tire pressures, etc, A few minutes
spent correcting a small problem could prevent a costly
breakdown later.
CHECK ENGINE CRANKCASE OIL LEVEL:
Sea
figure 22. If the engine has been running, allow a minute or
two for the oil to drain down into the crankcase before
checking the ail level. Proceed as follows:
1. See figure 22. Thru the engine oil filler cap-dipstick (A)
counter-clockwise and lift it out.
Z Wipe the oil from the dipstick with a clean cloth.
3. Replace the filler cap-dipstick in the filler pipe and turn
the cap clockwise finger tight-
4. Remove the filler
cap-dipstick and
check the oil
level
on the dipstick.
5. If the oO is below the full line (B) shown in figure 22, add
enough oil to bring the oil level up to the full mark. Use
the same grade and weight of oil which is already in the
Figure 22. Checking the engine oil at right front of tractor.
engine, DO NOT OVER Fl LL THE CRANKCASE.
6, Replace the filler cap-dipstick (A) and tighten it securely.
EVERY 25 HOURS OF OPERATION
CLEAN ENGINE FINS AND SCREEN:
See fig
ure 23, The blower screen (A) must be kept relatively free of
chaff, grasSj etc., which would
restrict
the flow
of
cooling
Figure 23. Engine blower screen located at rear of engine as
seen from heneath tractor.
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