Sears 917.255741 manual Maintenance = Tiractor, Baily Maintenance, First Hours, Freouently

STARTING YOUR TRACTOR WtTN

A LOW BATTERY

if your" Battery is too tow to start the engine, it should be recharged, If "Jumper Cables" are used for emergency starting

follow this procedure NOTE: YOUR TRACTOR IS EQUIP.-

PED WITH A 12 VOLT NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM,

THE OTHER VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT NEGA-

TIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM

LEAD-ACID BATTERIES GENERATE EX,.

PLOSIVE GASES. KEEP SPARKS, FLAME,

AND SMOKING MATERIALS AWAY

FROM BATTERIES. ALWAYS WEAR EYE

PROTECTION AROUND BATTERIES,

1 Connect each end of the RED Cable to the POSITIVE (+)

terminals of each battery (taking care not to short against

chassis),

2 Connect one end of the BLACK Cable to the NEGATIVE

(,-) terminal of futIy charged battery

3. Connect the other end of the cable to ENGINE BLOCK

or good CHASSIS GROUND on tractor (away from Gas Tank or Battery)

4, Disconnect cables in reverse order:

aEngine Block or chassis of tractor

b. Negative terminal of fully charged battery, c, Positive terminals

_l	TERY TO START OTHER VEHICLES,
	DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR BAT..

MAINTENANCE = TIRACTOR.

MOWER MAINTENANCE iS LISTED ON PAGE t2,

To keep your tractor running better longer; perform neces- sary service using the following Maintenance Schedule

F_EFER TO "STOPPING YOUR TRAC-

TOR" PAGE 13 AND DISCONNECT

SPARKCIDENTALPLUGSTARTINGWIRE TOBEFOREPREVENTMAKINGAC.

ANY INSPECTION, ADJUSTMENT OR

REPAIR (EXCEPT CARBURETOR),

BAILY MAINTENANCE

Make sure all nuts on bolts are tight and cotter pins and

retainer springs are secure Observe all safety precautions,

Keep tractor well lubricated (refer to page 22)

FIRST _ HOURS

I, CHANGE ENGINE OIL

Changing Oil after the first two hours will help eliminate break-in residue which might be damaging to your" Engine

NOTE: BE CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW DIRT TO ENTER THE ENGINE WHEN CHANGING OIL.

a Drain Oil with Engine warm Loosen Oil Drain Wing Nut (Fig. 25) and remove Dipstick. Catch Oil in a suit _. able container. Tighten Oil Drain Wing Nut

b, Refill Engine Oil. See oil chart, page 7. Refill capacity is 2 pints. NOTE: DO NOT OVERFILL. Replace Dipstick

AIR

SCREEN

FUEL FILLER

CAP

// OIL DRAI wING NUT

FIGURE 25

CUT AWAY VIEW VENT CAP

• BATTERY

FREOUENTLY

1.CHECK BATTERY

a Electrolyte solution tevet in each Battery CelI should be even with bottoms of tubes in cells (Fig. 261. Add dis= tilled water if necessary NOTE: DO NOT OVERFILL

b Keep Battery and Terminals clean c. Keep Battery Bolts tight,

d Keep Vent Caps tight and small Vent holes in Caps open,

eRecharge SLOWLY at 3 amperes if necessary.

2, CHECK TIRE PRESSURE

Tire pressure in front Tires should be t4 PSI; rear Tires

12PSI

3, CLEAN AIR SCREEN

Air Screen (Fig. 25) must be kept free of dirt and chaff to prevent Engine damage from overheating.

FIGURE 26 -14-