EVERY
~
HOURS
DO
NOT
CHECK
ENGINE
OIL
LEVEL
WITH ENGINE
RUNNING.
Several minu
t
es
after
stopping
Eng
in
e
, check
Eng
ine
Oil
Level with Tractor
on level ground
.
Wipe dipsti
c
k
(Fi
g
.
1
7)
clean,
Oil
Fill
Plug must
be
sea
t
ed
ful
l
y
and tightened
and/or
locked securely into oil fill hole
w
hen checking
oil
level. If necessary, add Oil until
"FULL
"
mark is reached.
In summer
use S
.
A.E. 30 (SC, SO o
r
SE) Oil.
In winter
(below 32
0
F. or OOC.) use S.A.E
.
10W30 (SC, SO or SE) or
10W40
(SC, SO or SE). In e
x
tre
me
cold
(below
OOF. or
- 17.8
0
C
.
)
use S
.
A.E.
5W20 (SC
,
SO or SE). NOTE
:
00
NOT OVERFILL.
2
. L
U
BR
I
CATE
ST
E
ER
I
NG
A
ND FRONT
WHEEL
S
There
are six Greas
e
F
i
tt
ings
on your
Tractor
(Fig
.
19
)
.
Using a Grease Gun
,
gi
ve
e
ach Grease Fitting
t
w
o
shots
of
Extreme
Pressu
r
e L
ub
ri
c
a
t
ing
G
r
ease Amd
e
x
N
o.
1
(
a
vai
l
-
able through
your S
ears s
tore).
3. OIL PIVOT POINTS
Place seve
ra
l drop
s
of S.A.E. 30 Oil
at
points
w
her
e
parts
mov
e
agai
ns
t
e
ach ot
h
e
r, especially
:
a. Idle
r
Bea
ri
n
g (F
i
g.
15).
-
- Remov
e
Id
l
e
r
Bearing Cap.
Remov
e
R
e
ta
iner Spring from
I
d
le
r
Sh
a
ft.
-- Mov
e
I
d
l
e
r
an
d
Shaft
out
w
a
rd
a
n
d
l
ubricate
e
x
-
p
o
se
d
S
ha
f
t
.
-- R
e
tu
r
n
I
dl
e
r and Shaft t
o
o
r
i
g
i
n
a
l
po
s
i
t
io
n
,
replac
e
Retain
e
r Spring and reposition
C
ap
.
b
. F
r
o
n
t A
xl
e
Pi
vot
(Fig. 19).
EVERY
~~
H
O
URS
(EVERY
1
5
H
O
UR
S
IF O
PE
RATIN
G
IN V
ER
Y
DUST
Y
CON
D
ITIONS)
1
. CL
E
AN
A
I
R FI
L
T
E
R
& FOA
M
PRE
-
CL
EA
NE
R
a
.
Un
s
cr
ew
Wing Nut (Fig
.
20) to remove Air Filter Cover,
Paper Air Fil
t
er Element and Foam Pre-Cleaner.
b. Clea
n
du
st f
rom
Paper Air Filter El
e
ment by gently t
a
p
-
p
in
g
El
e
m
e
nt o
n a
flat surface
.
,
c. Wash Foam P
re-
Cl
e
an
e
r in d
e
t
e
rg
e
nt
a
nd
w
a
te
r
.
d. Rinse, squeeze (r
a
th
e
r th
a
n
tw
i
st
)
a
nd allo
w
t
o dr
y
t
h
o
r-
oughly.
e. Coat with
thr
e
e tablespoons
of S
.
A
.E. 30 Engin
e
Oil,
knead
to
distribute
even
ly
,
and
s
que
e
z
e
out
exc
e
ss
.
f.
Check Paper Air
Filter
Element
.
R
e
plac
e
if
e
xc
ess
iv
e
l
y
dirty.
-.
g. Re-assemble
Air
Filter
and
re-po
s
ition
on
Tractor.
NOTE:
NEVER
RUN ENGINE
WITH
AIR CLEANER
REMOVED.
2. CLEAN
AIR SCREEN
Air Screen and Guard (Fig. 21) must al
l
ow free-flow
of air
to prevent
Engine damage from
overheating.
Remove Air
Screen and Guard and clean with
a wire brush to remove
dirt and chaff and stubbo
r
n dried gum and fibers
.
3. CHANGE
ENG
INE OI
L
The best time to chang
e
Eng
i
ne Oil is at the end of a days
operation
when all dirt
and foreign
material
is suspended
in the hot Oil. Refer to page 6.
ST
EER
ING
GE
AR
r
·
S
E
C
T
OR AND
A
R
M
GR
E
AS
E
FITTING
o
1
1-
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~
~
S
T
EE
RI
N
G
BE
L
LCRA
NK
GREASE
F
I
TTING
FRO
NT SPIN
D
LE
GREASE F
I
T
TING
(LE
F
T & R
I
G
HT
)
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