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STARTING YOUR
TRACTOR
WITH
A LOW BATTERY
If your Battery is too low to start the engine,
it
should be
recharged. If "Jumper Cables" are used for emerge11cy starting
follow
this
procedure. NOTE: YOUR
TRACTOR
,s
EQUIP-
PED WITH A
12
VOLT NEGATIVE
GROUNDED
SYSTEM
THE OTHER VEHICLE MUST
ALSO BE
A
12
VOLT NEGA
TIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM.
LEAD-ACID
BATTERIES GENERATE EX-
PLOSIVE
GASES. KEEP
SPARKS, FLAME,
AND
SMOKING
MATERIALS
AWAY
FROM
BATTERIES.
ALWAYS
WEAR
EYE
PROTECTION AROUND BATTERIES.
1.
Connect each end of the RED Cable to the POSITIVE (+-)
terminals of each battery (taking care not to short against
chassis).
2.
Connect
one
end of
the BLACK Cable to the
NEGATIVE
H
terminal of
fully
charged
battery.
3.
Connect
the other
end of the cable
to ENGINE
BLOCK
or good CHASSIS GROUND
on tractor (away from Gas
Tank
or
Battery).
4.
Disconnect cables in reverse
order·
a.
Engine
Block
or
chassis of tractor.
b. Negative terminal of fully charged battery.
c. Positive terminals.
FIGURE 25
DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR BAT·
TERY TO START OTHER
VEHICLES.
AIR
SCREEN
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MAINTENANCE- TRACTOR
\/lOWER MAINTENANCE IS LISTED ON PAGE
12.
-o keep your tractor running better, onger, perform neces·
sary service
using
the following Maintenance
Schedule.
REFER
TO
"STOPPING
YOUR
TRAC-
TOR"
PAGE
13
AND
DISCONNECT
SPARK PLUG WIRE
TO
PREVENT
AC·
CIDENTAL STARTING
BEFORE MAKING
ANY
INSPECTION,
ADJUSTMENT OR
REPAIR
(EXC
EPT
CARBURETOR).
DAILY MAINTENANCE
Make sure all nuts on bolts are: gnt and cotter pins and retain·
er spn
ngs
are secure. Observe
al
safety precautions.
Keep
trac-
tor well lubricated (refer to page
22).
FIRST~
HOURS
1.
CHANGE ENGINE OIL
Changing
Oil aher the f1rst two hours will help eliminate
break-in res1due wh1ch m•ght be damaging to your
Engine.
NOTE: BE CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW
DIRT TO ENTER
THE EI\IGII\IE WHEN CHANGING OIL.
a Drain
Oil
w•th Engme warm Unscrew
Oil Drain Plug
(F1g. 25) and remove
Dipstick. Catch Oil
in
a suitable
container. Replace Plug.
b. Refill
Eng
me Oil. See oil chart, page
7.
Refill
capacity is
1 quart. NOTE:
DO
NOT
OVE
RFILL.
Replace Dip-
stick,
fREQUENTLY
1.
CHECK BATTERY
a
E
ectro v:e so ut o
1
level ·n !!ach Battery Cell should be
even with bottoms of tubes •n cells (Fig. 26).
Add
di9'
t 1.ed water if necessary. NOTE. DO NOT OVERFILL.
b Keep
Battery
and Termmals clean.
c. Keep
Battery
Bolts tight.
d. Keep Vent Caps
ight and small
Vent holes in Caps
open.
e. Recharge SLOWLY at
3
amperes
if necessary.
2.
CHECK
TIRE
PRESSURE
Tire
pressur<? m front Tires
should
be
14
PSI;
rear
Tires
12
PSI.
3. CLEAN
A
I
R SCREEN
-
14
.
Air Screen
{Fig.
25)
must be kept free
of
dirt
and
chaff
to
prevent Engine
damage from overheat'ng.
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