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18 h.p twin hydro garden tractor

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WARRANTY.
RULES
FOR
SAFE OPERATION
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
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MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
TROUBLE
SHOOTING
REPAIR PARTS
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FULL ONE
YEAR
WARRANTY
ON ELECTRIC START GARDEN TRACTOR
For
one
year
from
the
date of
purcha~c.
••,hen this Garden
Tractor
is
used
for
personal household purposes, Sears
will
repair
any defect
in
material or
workmanship
in
t
his
Garden Tractor, except the battery, at no charge.
If
this Garden Tractor
is
used for commercial or
ren
t
al
purposes,
this warranty
applies for
only
30 days from
the
date of purchase.
FULL
90-DAY
WARRANTY ON BATTERY
For 90
days from
the date
ot purchase,
if
any battery
included with the Garden Tractor proves defective
in
mat·
erial or
workmanship
and will not hold a
charge,
Sears
wi
ll
replace
the battery, at no charge.
LIMITED
WARRANTY ON BATTERY
From
the
91st
day until one
year
from
the
date of purchase,
if any battery included
with
the Garden Tractor
proves
defective in
material
or workmanship 1nd will
not
hold a
charge, Sears will replace the battery, charging
1/12th of t
he
price
of t he new battery for each full
month
from
the date
of
purchase.
Warranty service is available
at
your home,
ai
no charge, by simply contacting
the
nearest
Sears store or Service
Center throughout the United
States.
This
warranty
gives
you
specific legal
r ights,
and you
may
also
have
other
r ights which vary from state to state.
Sears, Roebuck and
Co.
Sears
Tower
sse
41·3
Chicago,
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RULES
FOR
SAFE OPERATION
1. Know
th
e
controls and
how
to stop quickly. READ THE
OWNER
'S
MANUAL.
2.
Do
not allow
children to
operate the vehicle. Do not allow
adults
t
o
operate it
without proper
instruction.
3. Do not carry
passengers.
Keep
children
and pets a
safe
dis-
tance away.
4.
Clear the
work
area of
objects
which might
be picked
up
and
thrown.
5.
Disengage
all
attachment clutches
and
shift
into neutral be-
fore attempting to
start
the engine.
6.
Disengage
power
to attachments
and
stop the engine be-
fore
leaving
the
operator's
posit
ion.
7. Disengage power to attachments and stop
the engine
before
making any
repairs
or
adjustments.
8.
Disengage power to
attachments when
transporting
or not
in
use
.
9.
Take all possible
precautions when leaving
the
vehicle
un-
attended, such as
disengaging
the
power·take·off,
lowering
the
attachments, shifting into
neutral, setting the
parking
brake,
stopping
the
engine,
and
removing
the key.
10.
Do
not
stop
or start suddenly
when going uphill
or
down-
hill. Mow
up
and
down
the
face of slopes (not greater than
15°); never across
the face.
11.
Reduce speed on slopes
and ma ke
turns
gradually
to
pre-
vent t
ipping or loss of
control. Exercise
extreme
caution
when
changiny direction on
slopes
.
12.
Stay
alert for holes in
the
terrain
and other
hidden
hazards.
13. Use care when pul
ling
loads
or
using
heavy
equipment.
a. Use
only
approved drawbar hitch
points.
b.
Limit loads
to
those you
can safely
control.
c. Do not
turn
sharply.
Use
care when
backing.
d.
Use
counterweights
or wheel weights when suggested
in
th
is
owner's manual.
14.
Watch
out for
traffic when crossing or
near
roadways.
15.
When
using any
attachments, never
direct discharge of
material toward
bystanders
nor allow anyone near the
ve·
hide while
in operation.
16. Handle gasoline with care
·
it is highly flammable.
a.
Use
approved
gasol ine
containers.
b.
Never remove the cap of the fuel tank or add gasoline to
a running or
hot engine,
or
fill the fuel tank
indoors.
Wipe up spilled gasoline.
c.
Open doors if
the
engine
is
run
in
the garage
·
exhaust
fumes
are dangerous.
Do
not
run the
engine indoors.
17.
Keep the vehi cle
and
attachments
in good
operating
con·
dition, and keep
safety devices in place.
18.
Keep all nuts,
bolts and
screws tight to
be
sure
the equip·
ment
is
in safe working condition
.
19.
Never store
the
equipment with
gasoline in the
tank
inside
a building where fumes
may
reach an
open
f
lame
or spark.
Allow the engine
to
cool before
stor
ing in any enclosure.
20. To
reduce fire
hazard, keep
the engine free of grass,
leaves
·
or excessive grease.
21.
The vehicle
and
attachments should be stopped
and
inspect·
ed
for damage after striking
a foreign object,
and
the dam·
age should be repaired
before restarting and operating the
equipment.
22.
Do
not
change the
engine governor settings or overspeed
the
engine.
23. When
using
the
vehicle w ith mower, proceed as follows:
a.
Mow
only
in
daylight
or in
good artificial
light.
b.
Never make a cutting
height adjustment while
the
engine
is running
if the operator must dismount to do so.
c.
Shut the engine
off
when removing the grass catcher or
unclogging chute.
d.
Check
the blade
mounting bolts
for
proper tightness at
frequent
intervals.
24.
Check the grass catcher
bags frequently for
wear or
deterio·
ration.
Replace with
new
bags
for
safety protection.
A
LOOK
FOR
THIS SYMBOL
TO
POINT OUT IMPORTANT
SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS.
IT MEANS
..
ATTENTION!
BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED .
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