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To
kee
p
yo
u
r tra
c
t
or
runni
n
g
b
etter
, l
on
ger
;
perform
n
ecessa
ry
s
ervice u
sin
g
t
h
e
f
o
l
l
o
wi
n
g
M
a
i
nt
ena
n
c
e
S
ched
ul
e
.
E
a
ch tim
e
you
s
tart yo
u
r
tr
actor
,
chec
k
you
r
Amm
e
ter
(Fig
.
14)
,
Th
e
n
e
edl
e sh
o
uld
mov
e
t
ow
a
r
ds
the
+
(
ch
a
rg
i
ng)
mark
I
ndicati
n
g
t
he
b
a
tter
y
i
s
be
ing
c
ha
r
ge
d
as
y
o
u
o
p
er
a
t
e
th
e
tractor
.
D
I
SCO
NN
ECT
SPARK
PLUG WIRES TO
P
RE
VENT
ACCIDENTAL
STARTING
BE·
F
ORE MAKING
ANY
INSPECTION,
AD
·
JUSTMENT
(EXCEPT CARBURETOR)
OR
R
EPA
IR
.
FIRST
~
HO
U
R
S
:
1
.
CHECK V-BELT TEN
S
ION
A ne
w V
·
Bel
t
m
ay st
r
etch a
ft
e
r th
e fi
r
s
t few ho
u
rs of
o
p
e
r
a-
t
i
o
n
,
I
f
C
l
ut
c
h
-
B
r
a
k
e
P
edal
, i
n dri
v
e
p
o
sit
ion
(
Fi
g.
15)
,
i
s
consi
d
e
rab
ly
t
o
the
f
r
ont
o
r r
ea
r
o
f
th
e
v
er
ti
ca
l
po
siti
o
n
,
the
V
-
Belt is
o
ut
o
f ad
ju
s
t
men
t
and
mu
s
t
be
r
e
-t
ens
ion
ed
.
a
,
Secure Clu
t
ch-
Bra
k
e
pe
da
l
in brake pos
ition
(
relax
ing
V
-
Belt tension
) by tieing t
o fro
nt
a
x
le.
b
,
Hold Nu
t
o
n in
s
id
e o
f F
l
a
t I
dler
and
loose
n Flat I
d
l
e
r
Bol
t
.
c
,
Move F
l
a
t
I
dl
e
r i
n
f
rame
s
l
o
t 1
/
4
inc
h down
(
t
o
t
ig
ht
e
n
)
,
up (
t
o loo
s
en)
V-B
e
lt
t
en
s
i
o
n
,
T
i
g
h
ten
B
o
lt
.
d
,
Release
Cl
u
tc
h-
B
r
ake
P
e
dal.
I
t s
hould
r
e
tur
n t
o
appro
x
i
·
m
a
t
e
ly v
er
ti
c
al p
o
s
i
tion
.
A
CHECK TO
M
A
K
E S
U
RE T
R
ACTOR
D
OE
S
NOT START
WITHOU
T
FULLY
DEP
RE
S
-
SING CLUTC
H·BR
A
KE
PEDAL.
NOTE
:
FOR
LO
N
GE
R
V
-
B
E
LT
LI
F
E
,
A
L
W
AYS
KEEP
BE
L
T
TENSIO
N
ED
PR
O
PERLY
.
STAR
T
TRACTOR
MOVEMENT
W
I
T
H
T
HR
OT
T
L
E
C
ONTROL
I
N
M
I
D
-
DLE POSIT
I
ON,
A
N
D
A
L
W
A
Y
S
REPLACE
WITH SIMP-
SONS-SEARS V-BE
L
TS
.
2.
C
H
ANGE
ENGI
N
E
O
I
L
C
h
ang
i
ng Oil
aft
e
r
t
he
f
i
rst two h
o
urs will help
el
i
minate
br
e
ak-
i
n r
e
si
due w
hi
c
h m
i
gh
t
be dam
a
g
i
ng to y
o
ur E
n
gi
ne.
N
o
t
e
:
Be
c
are
f
u
l
not
t
o
allow
d
i
r
t
t
o enter t
he
E
ng
i
n
e
when
c
hangirtg oil
.
a
. D
rain
Oi
l
w
i
t
h
Engin
e
warm
.
U
nsc
re
w Oi
l Drain Cap
(
F
ig
.
1
6)
an
d
c
a
t
ch Oil in
a
su
i
ta
b
l
e c
o
ntainer
.
Replac
e
Cap
,
b
.
R
ef
i
ll
En
gi
n
e
O
il
(F
ig
.
1
7
)
.
I
n
s
umme
r
u
se
S
.
A.E
.
30
(SC
,
SO o
r
SE
)
O
i
l
.
In wint
er
(b
e
low 32
°
F
.
or O
°
C
.
) use
SAE.
1
0W30 (SC, SO or SE) or
1
0W
4
0 (SC
,
SO or SE)
.
In
e
xtreme
c
old
(below
O
°
F
.
or
-
17
.
8
~
C.) use S.A
.
E.
5
W
20
(
S
C
,
SO o
r
SE). C
apa
ci
t
y
i
s
52 o
u
nc
e
s
. N
OTE
:
DO
N
OT OVERFI LL
,
F
REQUENTL
Y
1
.
CHECK BA
TT
ERY
a
,
El
ec
t
r
ol
y
t
e
s
olu
t
ion
l
eve
l in e
a
ch Ba
tt
ery Cell
s
hould be
e
v
e
n
w
i
t
h
bott
o
ms
o
f t
ube
s
in cell
s
(Fi
g
.
1
8).
A
dd dis-
t
i
l
le
d
w
a
t
e
r i
f nece
s
s
a
ry
,
NO
T
E:
D
O
N
OT O
V
ERFI
L
L
.
b
.
K
ee
p
B
atte
r
y
and
Te
rminal
s
clean
.
R
e
f
e
r t
o page 10
.
c
,
Ke
e
p Battery Bolts t
i
ght
.
d. Kee
p
Vent
Caps tight
and small Vent Holes in Caps
open
.
e
.
R
e
charge SLOWLY
at 3
amp
ere
s if n
ece
s
sar
y
.
2
.
CHECK TIR
E P
R
E
S
SUR
E
T
ire
press
u
re
in fr
o
nt
Ti
res
sh
o
ul
d
be 14 pound
s
;
rear
Tir
es
12 po
u
n
d
s.
3. CLE
A
N
AIR SC
REEN
Air Scr
ee
n (Fi
g.
21) must be
k
ept f
ree
of
d
irt
an
d
chaff
_ 6
-
to pr
e
vent Engine
da
m
a
ge from
o
verh
e
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