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TO CHECK BRAKE
If tractor requires more than five (5) feet to
stop at highest
speed in highest
gear on a
level, dry concrete
or paved surface,
then
brake must be serviced.
You may also check brake by:
1. Park tractor on a level, dry concrete
or
paved surface,
depress brake pedal all
the way down and engage parking brake.
2. Disengage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
dis-
engaged" position. PullfreewheeI
control
out and into the slot and release so it is
held in the disengaged
position.
The rear wheels must lock and skid when
you try to manually push the tractor forward.
If the rear wheels
rotate,
then the brake
needs to be serviced.
Contact
a Sears or
other qualified
service
center.
FRONT WHEEL
TOE-IN/CAMBER
Your newtractor
front wheel toe-in and cam-
ber is set at the factory
and is normal. The
front wheel toe-in and camber are not adjust-
able. If damage
has occurred
to affect the
factory set front wheel toe-in or camber, con-
tact a Sears or other qualified service center.
TO REMOVE
WHEEL
FOR REPAIRS
1. Block up axle securely,
2. Remove
axle cover, retaining
ring and
washers
to allow wheel
removal
(rear
wheels have a square key- Do not lose).
3,
Repair tire and reassemble.
NOTE; On rearwheels
only: align grooves in
rear wheel hub and axle. Insert square key.
4.
Repfacewashers
and snap retaining ring
securely
in axle groove,
5. Replace axle cover.
NOTE; To seal tire punctures
and prevent
flat tires due to slow leaks, purchase
and
use tire sealant from Sears. Tire sealant also
prevents tire dry rot and corrosion,
Washers
TO START
ENGINE WITH A WEAK
BAT-
TERY
A(_WARNING:
Lead-acid
batteries
gener-
ate explosive
gases.
Keep sparks,
flame
and smoking
materials awayfrorn
batteries,
Always
wear eye protection when around
batteries.
If your battery is tooweakto
start the engine, it
should be recharged.
(See"BATrERY"
inthe
MAINTENANCE
section of this manual).
If "jumper cables"
are used for emergency
starting,
follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT:
Your tractor is equipped with
a 12 volt system. The other vehicle must also
be a 12 volt system.
Do not use your tractor
battery to start other vehicles.
TO ATTACH JUMPER
CABLES
1. Connect one end of the RED cable to the
POSITIVE
(+) terminal of each battery(A-
B), taking care not to short against tractor
chassis.
2. Connect
one end of the BLACK
cable
to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal
(C) of fully
charged
battery.
3. Connect
the other end of the BLACK
cable (D) to good chassis ground,
away
from fuel tank and battery.
TO
REMOVE
CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER
1. BLACK cablefirstfrom
chassis andthen
from the fully charged
battery,
2. RED cable last from both batteries,
Weak or Dead
Fully Charged
Battery
........
Battery .........................
Retaining
Ring
Axle Cover
'_-NZSquare Key (Rear
Wheel Only)
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