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CUT-AWAY VIEW
.....-VENT CAP
~1.&~~-loNGINE
BATTERY
TUBE
BATTERY
CELL
-'-'·--""""'-
OIL FILL
STEERING
BELLCRANK
GREASE
FITTING
FRONT SPINDLE
GREASE
FITTING
(
LEFT
&
RIGHT)
FIGURE 24
DIPSTI
CK
I
FREQUENTLY
1.
CHECK
BATTERY
a. Electrolyte solution level
in
each
Battery
Cell should
be
even
with bottoms
of
tubes
in cells
(Fig. 22). Add dis
tilled water if necessary. NOTE: DO
NOT
OVERFILL
b. Keep Battery and Terminals clean.
Refer to
page
12.
c.
Keep Battery
bolts
tight.
d.
Keep Vent
Caps
tight and
small
Vent holes in caps open
e.
Recharge SLOW
LY
at
3
amperes if specific
gravity of
electrolyte falls below
1.225.
2.CHECK
TIRE
PRESSURE
Tire
pressure
in front and
rear
Tires
should be
12 pou
nds
3.CLEAN
AIR SCREEN GUARDS
Blower
Housing Guard and Flywheel
Guard
(Fig.
27
) mus
allow
free·flow
of air to prevent
Engine
dama~;~e
from
over
heating.
Remove Oil Cooler Air Shield (Fig. 14) and
Blower
Housing Guard. Clean Blower
Housing
Guard and Flywhee
Guard with a wire
brush
to remove dirt
and chaff and
stubborn dried gum
and
fibers.
4.CLEAN
OIL COOLER
a.
It
will qe necessary to
remove
the
Oil
Cooler
Air
Shield
(Fig. 14)
to clean
Oil
Cooler.
b. Air is circulated from the back
of
the Oil Cooler there-
fore, it is especially necessary that this area be
kep
clean. Use a small brush, air
pressure
or
water
pressure.
NOTE:
REPLACE
GUAR
D
AND SHIELD AFTER
CLEAN
lNG.
EVERY
0
HOURS
1.CHECK
ENGINE
OI
L LEVEL
DO NOT CHECK
ENGINE
OIL
LEVEL
WITH ENGINE
RUNNING.
Several
minutes after stopping
Engine, check
Engine
Oi
Level
with Tractor on level ground.
Wipe
dipstick
(Fig. 23
clean, push
it
down tight for a few
second~
1
remov~
and
rea
Oil
Level.
If necessary,
add
Oil
until
FULL'
mark i
reached. In
sum~er
use
S.A.E. 30
(SC, SO or SE) Oil.
I
winter (below
32
F.) use
S.A.E.
10W30 (SC, SO o6 SE) c
1 OW40
(SC,
SO
or
SE).
In
extreme cold (below
0
F.
)
U!
S.A.E. 5W20 (SC,
SO
or SE).
NOTE
:
DO NOT
OVEF
FILL.
2
.
LUBRICATE
STEERING AND
FRONT
WHEELS
There
are six
Grease Fittings
on your
Tractor
(Fig.
24 ).
U
ing a
Grease Gun,
give each
Grease Fitting
two shots
of
E:
treme
Pressure
Lubricating
Grease
Amdex
No.
1
or
un1
grease
appears. This
grease may be
obtained
by orderir
Part
No. 2557 R
through your nearest Sears
repair parts d
partment.
3.0IL
PIVOT POINTS
Place
several
drops of
S.A.
E. 30 Oil
at
points where
par
move
against
each
other, especially:
a.
Idler Bearings (Fig. 17).
--
Remove Idler Bearing Cap.
--
Remove Retainer Spring
from
Id
ler
Shaft.
••
Move Idler and
Shaft
outward and
lubricate
e
posed
Shaft.
--
Return Idler
and Shaft to original
position,
repla
Retainer Spring, and reposition
Cap
.
. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . .
-
8-
b. Front Axle Pivot (Fig. 24).
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