Poulan 179416 manual Operation

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OPERATION

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BATTERY	CAUTION OR	REVERSE	FORWARD	FAST	SLOW
	WARNING

ENGINE ON	ENGINE OFF	OIL PRESSURE	LIGHTS ON	OVER TEMP
				LIGHT

FUEL	CHOKE	MOWER HEIGHT PARKING BRAKE UNLOCKED	MOWER LIFT
		LOCKED

ATTACHMENT	REVERSE	NEUTRAL	HIGH	LOW	PARKING BRAKE
CLUTCH ENGAGED					PARKING BRAKE
CLUTCH ENGAGED
				15	15	15

ATTACHMENT

KEEP AREA CLEAR

SLOPE HAZARDS

(SEE SAFETY RULES SECTION)

IGNITION

CLUTCH DISENGAGED

DANGER, KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY	FREE WHEEL
	(Automatic Models only)

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Contents 179416 4.20.01 TR PRINTED IN U.S.A MODEL NO. PO14542D 14.5 HP 42 Inch Lawn TractorIV. SERVICE SAFETY RULESI. GENERAL OPERATION II. SLOPE OPERATIONSAFETY RULES TABLE OF CONTENTSSafe Operation Practices for Ride-On Mowers 25-26CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONSSteering Wheel UNASSEMBLED PARTSSeat KeysTOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLYTO REMOVE TRACTOR FROM CAR- TON BEFORE REMOVING TRACTOR FROM SKIDHOW TO SET UP YOUR TRACTOR CHECK BATTERY See FigINSTALL SEAT See Fig CHECK TIRE PRESSURE CHECKLISTCHECK DECK LEVELNESS CHECK FOR PROPER POSITION OF ALL BELTSOPERATION KNOW YOUR TRACTOR TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT See Fig HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTORTO SET PARKING BRAKE See Fig STOPPING See FigTO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS See Fig BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINETO OPERATE MOWER See Fig TO OPERATE ON HILLSMOWING TIPS ADD GASOLINETO START ENGINE See Fig GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIESLUBRICATION CHART BEFORE EACH USEBRAKE OPERATION TRACTORTIRES OPERATOR PRESENCE SYSTEMBATTERY ENGINEV-BELTS TRANSAXLE COOLINGCLEAN AIR SCREEN ENGINE COOLING FINS See FigAIR FILTER See Fig MUFFLER CLEANINGSPARK PLUGS IN-LINE FUEL FILTER See FigTO INSTALL MOWER See Fig SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTSCAUTION BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS TO REMOVE MOWER See FigTO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT See FigBOTH FRONT LINKS MUST BE EQUAL IN LENGTH TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO ADJUST BRAKE See FigTO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY See Fig TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT See FigTO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILL ASSEMBLY See Fig REPLACING BATTERY See Figs. 26 andTO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB INTERLOCKS AND RELAYSTO ADJUST CARBURETOR TO ADJUST THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE See FigOTHER STORAGEFUEL SYSTEM ENGINE OILPROBLEM TROUBLESHOOTING POINTSCAUSE CORRECTIONEngine continues to run SCHEMATIC TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PO14542DREPAIR PARTS ELECTRICAL2122 DESCRIPTION PARTCHASSIS AND ENCLOSURES TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PO14542D 202 DRIVE154407 Bellcrank Clutch178394 STEERING ASSEMBLY 68678546 KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION ENGINE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Spark ArresterTRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PO14542D SEAT ASSEMBLY WHEELS & TIRES DECALS179128 179416MOWER LIFT TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PO14542D MOWER DECK 179293 179292SERVICE NOTES LIMITED WARRANTY SERVICE WARRANTYPOLICY SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION