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FUSE
Beforeservicing,repairing,or inspecting,alwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageknob),setparkingbrake,stopengineand remove
to preventunintendedstarting.
Afuse is installedin yourtractor'swiringharnessto protectthe trac-
tor'selectricalsystemfromdamagecausedbyexcessiveamperage.
Ifthe electricalsystemdoesnotfunction,or yourtractor'senginewill
notcrank,first checkto becertainthatthe fusehasnot blown.It is
locatedunderthe hood,mountedbehindthetopof the dashpanelon
the supportbar.
Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W20,10W30,etc.) improvestarting
incold weather,theywill resultinincreasedoilconsumptionwhen
usedabove32°RCheckyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlytoavoid
possibleenginedamagefrom runninglowon oil.
Tocheckthe engineoil, proceedasfollows:
1. Ensurethatthetractoris on a levelsurface.
2. Cleanthe oilfill areaof anydebris.
3. Removethe dipstickandwipewitha cleancloth.
4. Insertandtightendipstick.
5. Removethe dipstickandcheckthe oil level.It shouldbeat the
Fullmarkon thedipstick.SeeFigure19.
Alwaysusea replacementfusewiththesameamperagecapacityas
the blownfuse.
TIRES
Neverexceedthemaximuminflationpressureshownon the sidewall
of thetire.
Referto thetiresidewallfor exacttire manufacturer'srecommendedor
maximumpsi. Donotoverinfiate.
Uneventirepressurecouldcausethecuttingdeckto mowunevenly.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELT
Severalcomponentsmustberemovedandspecialtoolsusedin order
to changethe tractor'stransmissiondrivebelt.Seea Searsor other
qualifiedservicedealertohavethe transmissiondrivebelt replaced.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Beforeperforminganymaintenanceor repairs,disengagePTO
(BladeEngageknob),setparkingbrake,stopengineand remove
to preventunintendedstarting.
Checking the Engine Oil
Onlyuse highqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification
SF,SG,SH,or SJ.Selectthe oil's SAEviscositygradeaccordingto
theexpectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.
,E _Warmer_
Colder _ 32°F
Figure19
6. Iflow,addoil slowlyintothe engineoil fill. Donotoverfill.After
addingoil, waitoneminuteandthen recheckthe oil level.
Do notoverfill.Overfillingwithoil maycausethe engineto notstart,
hardstarting,or enginesmoking.Ifoverthe FULLmarkonthe
dipstick,drainoilto reduceoil levelto FULLmarkondipstick.
7. Replaceandtightendipstick.
5W20
Oil Viscosity Chart
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