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TO SHARPEN BLADE (See Fig= 15)
Care should be taken to keep blade balanced An unbalanced
blade wilt cause excessive vibration and eventual damage to
mower and engine
• Blade can be sharpened witha file or on a grinding wheel
Do not attempt to sharpen while on mower.
e Place center hole of blade over head of the nail or end of
a screwdriver clamped horizontally in a vice. If blade is
balanced, it should remain in ahorizontal position. If either
end ofthe blade moves downward_ sharpen heavy enduntil
the blade isbatanced
TO REMOVE MULCHING PLUG
(See FIG. 16)
Your tractor has a mulching kit installed on the mower deck. To
convert from mulching to regular lawnmowing, the mulching
plug may be removed as follows:
e Remove the two 5/16-18 wing nuts and 5/16 lock washers
from atop of mulching plug installed inside mower deck
chute,
• The two 5/16-18 x ,75 inch carriage bolts wil! drop and can
be easily removed from underneath the mulching plug
and toe guard.
o Remove mulching plug from mower chute DO NOT
remove toe guard. Your tractor is now readyto be used as
aconventional mower.
® Store mulching plug and hardware inasafe placelor future
use.
• To reinstall plug reverse the above steps
BATTERY (See Fig. 17)
Your tractorhas abattery charging system which issufficient for
normal use However, periodic charging of battery with an
automotive charger will extend its life.
• The acid levelin each battery should be even with bottoms
of vent wells Add only distilled or ironfree water if neces-
saP/ Do not over fitl
• Keep battery and terminals clean,.
• Keep battery bolts tight,
_, Keep vent caps and small vent holes in caps open
e Recharge at 6 amps for 1 hour.
TO CLEAN BATTERY AND TERMINALS -
Corrosion and dirt on battery and terminals can cause slow
battery power drain.
• Remove terminal guard (if so equipped),
• Disconnect BLACK battery cable first then RED battery
cable and remove battery from tractor (see To Remove
Battery in Assembly section of this manual),
e Wash battery with solution of four tablespoons of baking
soda to one gallon of water Be careful not to get soda
solution intocells.
• Rinsebattery' withplain water and dry.
• Clean terminals and batterycable endswithwirebrush until
bright
2O
BLADE
CENTER HOLE
Fig. 15
MULCHING PLUG
TOEGUARD
CARRIAGE X.75
Fig. 16
VENT CAP
\
VENT
BATTERY
CELL ACID
LEVEL
FIG. 17
• Coat terminals with grease or petroleum jelly.
• Reinstall battery (see TO INSTALL BATTERY in
ASSEMBLY section of this manual),.
V-BELTS
Check V-belts for deterioration and wear after 100 hours and
replace if required The mower blade drive belt andtractor drive
belts can be adjusted toprovidelonger belt life(see TO ADJUST
BLADE DRIVE BELT orTO ADJUST TRACTOR DRIVE BELT
in SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS section of this manual)
TRANSAXLE COOLING
Keep transaxle free from build-up of dirt and chaff which can
restrictcooling