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OPERATUON
BEFORE
STARTING
THE ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL (See Fig, t2}
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The engine lnyour tractor has been shipped, from the
factory, already filled with summer weight oil
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Check engine oil with tractor on level ground.
.
Unthread and remove otl fill cap/dipstick;
wipe oil off
Reinsert the dipstick into the tube and resl oil fill cap on
the tube. Do net thread the cap onto the Lube, Remove
and read oil level,
if necessary° add oil until "FULL"
mark on dipstick is reached
Do not overfill
.
For cold weather operation you should change o11for
easier starting (See "OIL VISCOSITY
CHART'
in the
Customer
Responsibilities
section of this manua0
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To change engine oil, see the Customer Responsibt{i-
ties section in this manual
FIG. t2
ENGINE
OIL FiLL
CAPIDfPSTiCK
ADD
GASOLINE
.
Fitl fuel tank
Use fresh, clean, regular untended
gasorine with a minimum of 87 octane
(Use of leaded
gasoline witl increase carbon and Iead oxide deposits
and reduce valve life)
Do not mix oii with gasoline.
Purchase fuel in quantities that can be used within 30
days to assure fuel freshness
IMPORTANT:
WHEN OPERATING
IN TEMPERATURES
BELOW 32°F(0°C), USE FRESH, CLEAN WINTER GRADE
GASOL1NE TO HELP INSURE GOOD COLD WEATHER
STARTING
WARNING:
Experience
indicates
that aicohet blended
fuels (ca!{ed gasohol or using ethanol or methanol)
can
attract moisture which leads to separation and formation of
acids during storage..
Acidic gas can damage the fuel
system of an engine whiie in storage
To avoid engine
problems, the fuel system should be emptied before stor-
age of 30 days or longer.
Drain the gas tank, start the
engine and let it run until the fuel ltnes and carburetor are
empty.
Use fresh fuel next season
See Storage Instruc-
tions for additional
informalion
Never use engine or
carburetor
cIeaner products in the fuel tank or permanent
damage may occur
CAUTION;
Fill to bottom
el gas tank
filler neck,, Do not overfill
Wipe off any
spllled oil or fuel. Do not store, spill or
use gasoline
near an open flame,,
15
TO START
ENGINE
(See
Fig. 8)
When s_arting engine lor the first time or if engine has run
out of fuet, it will take extra cranking time to move tuel from
the tank Io the engine
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Depress clutch/brake pedal and set parking brake
*
Place motion control tever in neutral (N] position.
.
Move attachment
clutch to "DISENGAGED"
position
,,
Pull choke control out to choke (1\) position for cold
engine start
For warm engine slat[ do not use c'_o _e
control
.
Move throttle conlrot 1omidway between tast (z__)and
slow (._.)
positions,
.
Insert key into _gni[tonand turn key clockwise to "START"
position and release key as soon as engine starts, Do
not
run starter conllnuously
lor more than fifleen
seconds per minute,,
If engine does not slam after
several attempts,
move throttle control to !as! (_)
position, wait a few minutes and lry again
.
When engine starts, sEowly push choke control in
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Move throttle conlrol to fast (,,_) position
.
Allow engine to warm up for a low minutes before
engaging drive or attachments,
Ir4PORTANT:
COLD STARTING
FOR HYDRO (BELOW
40_'F) _ AFTER
STARTING
ENGINE
AND BEFORE
DRIVING,
LET TRANSMISSION
WAR#
UP FOR (1)
MINUTE BY PLACING
MOTION CONTROL
LEVER _N
NEUTRAL AND RELEASING CL,UTCH/BRAKE
PEDAL
NOTE:
it at a high altitude [above 3000 feet) or in cold
temperatures
[below 32"F), Lhe carburetor
luel mixture
may need to be adjusted for best engine performance
See
"TO ADJUST CARBURETOR"
in 1he Service and Adjusl-
ments section of this manual.
PURGE
TRANSMISSION
freewheel
lever while the engine is run-
ning.
To ensure proper operation and performance,
il is recom-
mended that the transmission be purged beJare operating
tractor for the first time
This procedure
will remove any'
trapped air inside the lransmission which may have deveF
aped during sl)ipping of youJ" Iraclor
IMPORTANT:
SHOULD YOURTRANSMISSION
REQUIRE
REMOVAL
FOR SERVICE
OR REPLACEMENT,
IT
SHOULD
BE PURGED
AFTER
REINSTALLATION
BEFORE OPERATING THE TRACTOR
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Place tractor safely on levef surtace with engine off and
parking brake set
Disengage transmission
by placing freewheel control
in freewheeling
position (See "TO TRANSPORT"
in
this section ofmanual)
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Si_tinginthetractor
seal, sladengine
After!he engine
is running, move throttle control _oslow (,.'_) position
With mohon controt Iever in neutrat iN) position, slowly
disengage clulchibrake
pedal
.
Move motion control lever to full Iorward posilion and
hold for five (5) seconds,
Move lever Io full reverse
position and hold for five (5) seconds
Repeal
this
procedure
three (3) times
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