TO CHECK
BRAKE
If tractor
requires
more than five (5) feet to
stop at highest
speed in highest
gear on a
level, dry concrete
or paved surface,
then
brake must be sen,iced.
You may also check brake by:
1. Park tractor
on a level, dry concrete
or
paved surface,
depress
brake pedal
all the way down and engage parking
brake.
2.
Disengage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control in "transmission
dis-
engaged"
position.
Pull freewheel
con-
trol out and into the slot and release
so
it is held in the disengaged
position.
The rear wheels
must lock and skid
when you try to manually
push the tractor
forward.
If the rear wheels rotate, then the
brake needs to be serviced.
Contact
a
Sears or other qualified
service
center.
FRONT
WHEEL
TOE-!N/CAMBER
Your new tractor
front wheel
toe-in and
camber
is set at the factory
and is normal.
The front wheel toe-in and camber
are
not adjustable.
If damage
has occurred
to
affect the factory set front wheel toe-in
or
camber,
contact a Sears or other qualified
service
center.
TO REMOVE
WHEEL
FOR REPAIRS
1. Block up axle securely.
2.
Remove
axle cover, retaining
ring and
washers
to allow wheel removal
(rear
wheels
have a square
key - Do not
lose).
3.
Repair tire and reassemble.
NOTE:
On rear wheels
only:
align
grooves
in rear wheel
hub and axle.
insert
square
key.
4.
Replace
washers
and snap retaining
ring securely
in axle groove.
5.
Replace
axle cover.
NOTE:
To seal tire punctures
and prevent
flat tires due to slow leaks, purchase
and
use tire sealant from Sears. Tire sealant
also prevents
tire dry rot and corrosion.
Retaining
Washers
Ring
Axle
Cover
TO START
ENGINE
WITH A WEAK
BAT-
TERY
_WARNING:
Lead-acid
batteries
gen-
erate explosive
gases.
Keep sparks, flame
and smoking
materials
away from bat-
teries.
Always
wear eye protection
when
around
batteries.
If your battery
is too weak to start the
engine,
it should
be recharged.
(See "BAT-
TERY"
in the MAINTENANCE
section
of
this manual).
If "jumper
cables" are used for emergency
starting,
follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT:
Your tractor
is equipped
with a 12 volt system.
The other vehicle
must also be a 12 volt system.
Do not use
your tractor battery to start other vehicles.
TO ATTACH JUMPER
CABLES
-
1. Connect
one end of the RED cable
to the POSITIVE
(+) terminal
of each
battery(A-B),
taking care not to short
against tractor
chassis,
2.
Connect
one end of the BLACK
cable
to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal
(C) of
fully charged
battery.
3.
Connect
the other end of the BLACK
cable (D) to good chassis
ground,
away from fuel tank and battery.
TO REMOVE
CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER
-
1. BLACK
cable first from chassis
and
then from the fully charged
battery.
2.
RED cable last from both batteries.
Weak or Dead
Fully Charged
Battery
Battery
REPLACING
BATTERY
_WARNING:
Do not short battery
terminals
by allowing
a wrench
or any
other object to contact
both terminals
at
the same time. Before
connecting
battery,
remove
metal bracelets,
wristwatch
bands,
rings, etc.
Positive terminal
must be connected
first to prevent
sparking
from accidental
grounding.
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