South bend L-107, Руководство по эксплуатации и безопасности

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BATTERY
The battery installed in th
e L-157 t r a
c
t
or is
a
dry
c h a rg e
d
ba tt e r y. It is important t h a t y o u p r o p e r ly pre­
pare this
ba t
te
ry
to
ins ur
e
good se rv i ce an d lo
n
g
life.
1.
R
em ov
e vent
caps. Remove or
d e
s
tr o y any
se
a
l
i ng
device wh ich may have been used to c
l
o
s
e
Or
r e s t r ict
the vent op e n
i
ngs .
2. Fill each cell
of the
ba
t
t
er
y
to the
proper l e v
e
l
w
i
t
h
t
h e
b
a
t t
e
ry electrolyte.
NOTE:
Temperature of battery and electrolyte at time
of filling should be above 60°F. N
e
v
e
r fill ba
tte
r y i n the
vehicle.
3. BOOST
CHARGE:
15 amps. for 10 minutes or 7
amps.
for 30 minutes. A d i
u
s
t electrolyte
level, if necessary,
a fter
c
h a r
g e
.
4. Install battery with bat t ery posts toward the rear of
mower. After ba t
t
e
r
y has been in service, add only
app
r
o v ed
w
a
t
e
r
.
DO NOT ADD ACID.
T I R E S
The front tires are 4.50
x
4" pneumatic and should be
filled to 15
p
ou
n
ds of
air pressure. The rear tires are
18
x
8.50-S and should have 6 to 8 Ibs. of air pressure.
STARTING ENGINE
1. B
e f or
e
starting the
engine
fill gas tank (located in
the hood) with a good g
r
a
d
e of reg u l a r gas, and open
valve on
gas tank. See
Figure 1.
2. Place gear shift lever in neutral p o s iti o n .
3. Pull throttle lever X way out and turn to
the right to
l oc k it in p o s
i
t i o n . Note: T h e throttle c o
n
t rol has a l oc k i n g
device. Turn the throttle control to 1he left to
unlock,
adjust to
the desired position and turn to the righ t
t
o
l
o
c
k .
4. Pull choke lever all the way out to choke engine. If
e n
g
i
n
e is worm and has been runn ing, cho k in
g
may not
be n ec
e
s
s
a
ry.
5.
A.
The Model L-157
has
a
key starter-switch. Turn
key all
the way to
r
i
g ht to st ar t e
n
g in e
.
B. T h
e
Model L-107 has a recoil starter with
an off
a
n
d on switch. To s
t
a r
t
flip
switch to on and pull recoil
starter. (Note; Keep feet clear of mower while pulling
recoil starter)
6. When
engine starts push choke in
to
off
p
osi t i
o
n and
r e
g
ula
t
e throttle control by
t
u
r
n
i
n
g to the left
to unlock
and
p
u
s
h in or out to
desired
s
p
e
e
d
.
7. D
e
p re s
s
clutch pedal on l e
f
t side of tractor be f o r e
s
el
e
c
t
i
ng
desired gear range.
S.
Wh
e
n
starting tractor in
w i
n
t
e
r
it is desirable
to de­
p
r
e
s s
dutch so
en g
i ne
does not have to turn transmission.
CLUTCHING
Don't force the gear shift lever if
the gears do
n o
t
i m m e
d
i atel
y
mesh. D ep re
s
s clutch pedal all
t
he way
down and let up, then depress a g a in
and shift.
To avoid
sudden
s
t
a
r
ts
,
release clutch pedal slowly. W h
il
e in m o ­
tion do not s h
i
f
t
g
e
a
r
s
w
i
t
ho
u
t
de p ressi
ng
clutch pe d a l.
The clutch pedal also operates the brakes WHEN DE­
PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN.
For this reason, you
should d
ep
r
e
s
s
the
c
l
u t
c
h
pedal
ONLY 31
OF
THE WAY
DOWN WHEN
SHI FTING while
in motion.
This clutch­
brake
pedal combination makes clutching automatic as
you apply the brakes to stop.
PARKING BRAKE
The parking brake is located on the left
s
i
d
e of the
Lawn Ranger as
s
h
ow
n
in Figure 1.
To set the
p
a r
k
i n
g
brake depress the clutch-brake pe d
a
l as
for
as p
o
s s ible
and push the parking b r a
k
e down. To release t h e brake
dep r
e
ss the clutch-brake pedal.
ATTACHING TOOLS
Co
m
p l
et
e information
on
the assembly, attachment,
operation and service of the
attaching tools
will be pro-.
vided with e a ch a t
t
a chm e
nt
.
All drawn
i
m
p
l
e
m
e
n
ts attach in seconds.
S
i m
p
l
y
lift
the tractor hitch
pin,
i
n s er t
the
tongue,
and replace
pi n
.
CARE OF
TRACTOR
1. Keep L
a
w
n
Ranger greased and
oiled reg
u
larl
y
.
Re­
fer to F
i
g
u re
1
for
the location
of
gr
e
as e fittings. Check
transmission and engine case
o
il
l
e ve
l
s .
2. Keep
e
n
g
i n e
air
c
l
ea ne
r
dean. This
will add
to
engine
l
ife
.
3. Keep tires properly inflated. See p r
e
v i
o
us instruc­
tions.
4.
Keep
L
a
w
n
Ranger covered and
i
n
a dry place when
not
in use.
5. Keep grass
and
d
ir
t
out of
engine c
o
wli
n g
as
these
will s
t
o
p
the flow of air
and decrease
e
n
g
i
n e
l
if
e .
6.
BRAKE ADJUSTMENT.
The broke band, located on
the left side of the transmission, brakes the transmission
and i n turn
stops
the wheels.
To ad
j
us
t
,
depress clutch br a
k
e p
e
d
al
and
m
ov
e park­
ing brake lever forward into the enga g e d po si
t
i
on.
Tight
e n
nut on brake rod until both rear wheels skid
when
tr
a
c
t
o
r
is p
u
s
h e
d - parking
b
r
a
ke
engaged.
Tighten nut another � t u r n
.
The brake and parking
brake are n o w p r o pe
r
l
y a
dj
u
s
t
e
d
.
7. CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL ADJUSTMENT. The
c
l
u t
c
h
-
brake pedal rod may be turned in or out to a d
j
u s t
the
pedal to operator's desired position. Remove
pin
from
r
o
d and turn rod
in or
o
u
t for adjustment. There are
also two holes in
the
pe d
a
l
to
adjust
for
travel. The
upper
hole
is for a short movement of tra
v
e
l
,
the lower
hole is
for a
long m
o v
eme
n
t
.
8. When replacing belts or
m
o
un
t
i n g drive i
m
p le
m
e n t
s
make sure all
pu l
l
e
ys are in line.
9.
BATTERY. C he c
k
electrolyte
level
periodically
if
tractor has
been
in
s
t
o
ra
g e for it
m
a
y
be
necsssary to
recharge.
10.
Your
Lawn
Ranger i
s only as
good as the
s
er
v
i
c
e you
give it. See your
Wheel
Horse Dealer for a
thorough
ch e
c
k-u p after each season of use.
11. W he n replacing belts be sure to p urc
h
a s
e
genuine
Wheel
Horse belts, as
these
b
el
t
s
a r e
s
p
e
c ifi
c
a
lly
de­
signed
for each application.
(NOTE: Make sure all pulleys are in line.)
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