Poulan 188781 Service And Adjustments, TO REMOVE MOWER See Fig, TO INSTALL MOWER See Fig, Tractor

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUST- MENTS

•Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.

•Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.

•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.

•Turn ignition key to “STOP” and remove key.

•Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.

•Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug.

TRACTOR

TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 17)

Mower will be easier to remove from the right side of trac- tor.

•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.

•Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mower to its lowest position.

•Roll belt off engine pulley.

•Remove small retainer spring, and remove clutch spring off pulley bolt.

•Remove large retainer spring, slide collar off and push housing guide out of bracket.

•Disconnect anti-swaybar from chassis bracket by re- moving retainer spring.

•Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets by removing retainer springs.

•Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer springs.

•Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower out from under tractor.

IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR, REMOVE THE FRONTLINKSANDHOOKTHECLUTCHSPRINGINTOSQUARE HOLE IN FRAME.

TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 17)

•Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.

•Slide mower under tractor with deﬂector shield to right side of tractor.

•Lower lift lever to its lowest position.

•Connect front links to mower deck and secure with retainer springs..

•Connect suspension arms to rear deck brackets and secure with retainer springs.

•Connect anti-swaybar to chassis bracket and secure with retainer spring.

•Push clutch cable housing guide into bracket, slide col- lar onto guide and secure with large retainer spring.

•Place ﬂat washer and clutch spring on idler pulley bolt and secure with small retainer spring.

•Install belt onto engine pulley.

	SMALL RETAINER SPRING
	CLUTCH SPRING
	FLAT WASHER			SQUARE HOLE
SMALL RETAINER SPRING			SUSPENSION	ENGINE PULLEY
			ARMS	ENGINE PULLEY
			ARMS
CLUTCH SPRING
				FRONT LINK
RETAINER SPRING
ANTI-SWAY BAR
				RETAINER SPRINGS
COLLAR				(BOTH SIDES)
HOUSING GUIDE	LARGE RETAINER
HOUSING GUIDE	SPRING	BRACKET		DEFLECTOR SHIELD
		BRACKET

Fig. 17

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Contents MODEL PD22H42STAIMPORTANT MANUAL LAWN TRACTORSAFETY RULES IV. SERVICESAFE OPERATION PRACTICES FOR RIDE-ON MOWERS I. GENERAL OPERATIONWARNING In order to prevent ac- cidental starting when setting up, transporting, adjusting or making re- pairs, always disconnect spark plug wire and place wire where it cannot contact spark plug CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES TABLE OF CONTENTSPRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS UNASSEMBLED PARTS Steering WheelSeat SteeringASSEMBLY TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLYHOW TO SET UP YOUR TRACTOR CHECK BATTERY See FigINSTALL SEAT See Fig INSTALL MULCHER PLATE See Figs TO CONVERT TO BAGGING OR DISCHARGINGCHECK TIRE PRESSURE CHECK DECK LEVELNESSOPERATION KNOW YOUR TRACTOR HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT KNOB - Used to adjust the mower cutting heightHOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT See FigTO SET PARKING BRAKE See Fig STOPPING See FigTO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS See Fig TO OPERATE MOWER See FigTO OPERATE ON HILLS TO TRANSPORT See Figs. 5 andBEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE TOWING CARTS AND OTHER ATTACH- MENTSCHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL ADD GASOLINEMOWING TIPS PURGE TRANSMISSIONMULCHING MOWING TIPS MAX 1/3MAINTENANCE LUBRICATION CHARTGENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE EACH USEBATTERY TRACTORBRAKE OPERATION TIRESENGINE V-BELTSTRANSAXLE COOLING TRANSAXLE PUMP FLUIDCLEANING CLEAN AIR SCREENCLEAN AIR INTAKE/COOLING AREAS AIR FILTER See FigTO REMOVE MOWER See Fig SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTSTO INSTALL MOWER See Fig TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING BOTH FRONT LINKS MUST BE EQUAL IN LENGTHTO CHECK AND ADJUST BRAKE See Fig TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT See FigTO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT See Fig WITH PARKING BRAKE “ENGAGED”TRANSMISSION REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL LEVER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT See FigTO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGN- MENT FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBERTO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY See Fig REPLACING BATTERY See FigTO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB INTERLOCKS AND RELAYSTO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILL ASSEMBLY See Fig TO ADJUST THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE See FigTO ADJUST CHOKE CONTROL See Fig TO ADJUST CARBURETORSTORAGE OTHERFUEL SYSTEM ENGINE OILTROUBLESHOOTING POINTS Loss of powerWill not start Hard to startBattery will not charge Engine continues to runwith attachment clutch engagedSCHEMATIC TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PD22H42STAELECTRICAL 2441144927 259 CHASSISchassiselite svpro7 TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PD22H42STA DRIVE drive-fender.stlt29TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PD22H42STA STEERING ASSEMBLY steeringpl.lt47STEERING ASSEMBLY SEAT ASSEMBLY 25,8 4,10 DECALSWHEELS AND TIRES ENGINE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Spark Arresterengine-bs intek-twin39 112TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PD22H42STA MOWER DECK 42deckman-t-path4Mower Deck Assembly MOWER LIFT lift-rh.1pc.stlt10TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PD22H42STA LIMITED WARRANTY SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION ONLY RIDE UP AND DOWN HILL NOT ACROSS HILL 15 DEGREES MAXPARTS AND SERVICE FOR SERVICE OR REPLACEMENT PARTS