Craftsman 917.257721 Owner's Manual page 17

BATTERY (See Hg_ t 6)
Your tractor has a batte@ cha% ng system which s ssffi-
ce_st fe_ n@maI use HoweveL perodc chargng of he
batey wtts an a £omot ve cha%er wl ex_end ts fe
o Acid soiut on eve n each battery cet 5ho@d be ever
Keep battery and tetmiPa s cear%
o Keep ba tery bolts tight
o Keep vent caps ght and s 'r@l/vent holes n caps oper
o Ftecha ge at 6 amperes for 1 hour
TO CLEAN BA I'_rERY AND TERMINALS ,,
Co rosion and di£ on the battery and term nals cars eause
the batery to eak power
o Rernow:_> t erm r a/guad
o Dsco snect BLACK balte'y cabe f_st then RED bat,.
tery cable and _emove batte_'y from traeto
Wash battery wth so/iron of fo_r tablespoons o
bak{n 9 soda o one ga/o_ of water Be carefu not to get
the soda solut on nto t_e ce/s
Rnse t'_e batter}i wth plan wate_ and dry
o Cean termina s and battery cabe ends wth wre brush
(_n brgbt
Coal erm na/s wth grease o_ pet o/eurn ely
o Renstall batery (See ' NSTAL , BAYKERY in the
Assembly sect ors of hs manual}
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BATTERY
CELL A@D
LEVEL
F_G_16
Ony use hgf quality dete gent oi rated with AP sewce
c • _' ............. yg ....
.Iass/fica _:)nSF or SG. Seect the ei s SAE viscesib fade
accordinj t:> yo_r expected o?era ing temperak re
SAEVSCOS/ YGRADES
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YEMPERA1 L/R }::_ANGE E ORE H_}XT eL G,}AHG[_
FIG 17
HOTE: Aithough mut-viscosty os (5W30, 1@_!/30etc}
mpreve starting in cod weather these muIt v scosity oiIs
wi/resut in increased oil consumption when used above
32_'F Check your eng ne oil evel more frequentytoavod
possibie e'@ne damage from runn ng ow on oil
Change the o after the first two hours d operation a_d
every 50 hers thereafter or at east once a year if the
t_actor is no_ used for 50 hours in one year,
Check the crank_case o evei before starting the engine
and after each eght (8} ho_._re of operation° Tighten o/fit
eap/dipst ck secule y each tree you check the ot }evei
TO CHANGE ENGNE O_L (See Fgs. 17 and 1@
Determ ne temperature range expected before ot change,
A/el must meet API sewice class f cation SF or SG°
o Be sure tractor s on evel surface.
o O_ wI drain more freety wPen warm.
o Catc_ o n a suitabe container
o Remove (i fl cap/dipstick Be careful not to slow d£
to erter the engne when changing ot
o Remove drairi pug
o After o has drained compiete y, replace o dran ptug
and t ghten see_r@y
%RODUC[ SPECFICAT ONS' on page 3 of this
maua/
Use ga_,ge on oi [}} cap/d pst ck forcheck ng eve, Be
s_._e dpstc s in a/ "_e way for accurate readng.
Keepo at FULl re on dipstck
OL DRA_N P_UG
OiL FILL
¢AP/DtPST OR
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