Tire Pressure - Craftsman 247.29931 Operator's Manual

Check Transmission Gear Oil
Checkthetransmissiongear oil after every 30 hoursof operation
or wheneveryou noticeanyoil leak. Operatingthe tiller whenthe
transmissionis lowon oil can resultin severedamage.
ToCheckthe Transmission GearOil Level:
1. Checkthegear oil levelwhenthetransmissionis cool. Gearoil
will expandin warm operatingtemperatures and this expansion
will providean incorrectoil levelreading.
2. With thetiller on levelground,pull the DepthRegulatorLeverall
the wayup.
3. Removetheoil fill plug from thetransmissionhousingand look
insidethe oil fill hole to locate themaindrive shaftsituatedbelow
the hole.See Figure21.
4. Thegear oil levelis correctif the gear oil is approximately halfway
up the side of the maindriveshaft.
5. If thegear oil levelis low,add gearoil as describednext.If the
gear oil levelis okay,securelyreplacethe oil fill plug.
6. If addingonlya few ouncesof gear oil, useAPI ratedGb4 or
Gb5 gearoil havinga viscosityof SAE 140,SAE85W-140or SAE
80W-90.If refillingan emptytransmission, u seonly Gb4 gear oil
havinga viscosityd SAE 85W-140 or SAE 140.
7. Whilecheckingfrequentlyto avoidoverfilling,slowlyadd gear oil
intothe oil fill hole untilit reachesthe halfwaypointon the drive
shaft.
8. Securelyreplacetheoil fill plug.
Change Transmission Gear Oil
Thetransmissiongear oil does not needto be changedunlessit has
been contaminated with dirt, sandor metalparticles.See an autho-
rizedSearsServiceCenterto havethetransmissiongear oil changed
or to scheduleservice,simplycontactSearsat 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
LUBRICATION
After every 10operatinghours,oil or greasethe lubricationpoints.Use
cleanlubricatingoil (#30 weightmotoroil is suitable)and cleangeneral
purposegrease(greasecontaininga metallubricantis preferred,if
available).See Figure22.
• Removethewheels,clean thewheelshaft and applya thin
coatingof grease.
• Greasethe back,front and sidesof the depth regulatorlever.
• Removethetines and cleanthe fine shaft. Usea file or sandpa-
per to gently removeany rust,burrsor roughspots(especially
aroundthe holesin the shaft). Applygreaseto the endsof the
shaftbeforeinstallingthe tines.
• Oil the threadson the handlebarheightadjustmentscrewsand
the handlebarattachingscrews.
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Figure21
Handlebar
Hardware Depth Reg_
Wheel Shaft
Figure22
Tine Shaft
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HARDWARE
Checkfor looseor missinghardwareafter every 10 operatinghours
and tightenor replace= as needed-- beforereusingthe tiller. Be
sureto checkthe screwsunderneaththe tiller hoodthat securethe
transmissioncoverand the DepthRegulatorLeverto the transmission.
TIRE PRESSURE
Checktheair pressurein bothtires.The air pressureshouldbe betwen
15-20PSi. Keepbothtires equallyinflatedto help preventmachine
from pullingto one side.
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