Sears 917.25004, 917.25446 owner manual Dipstick, Stopping Your Tractor

OPERA TION

DIPSTICK

,ENGINE

THIS TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH IN-

TERLOCK SWITCHES TO PREVENT

STARTING OF THE TRACTOR ENGINE

& WHILE THE ATTACHMENT CLUTCI4 SWITCH IS IN THE "ENGAGED" POSITION

AND/OR THE FOOT PEDAL IS NOT FULLY

DEPRESSED. IMMEDIATELY REPLACE

SWITCHES THAT ARE NOT IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

DEFEAT

THE

PURPOSE

OF

THESE

SWITCHES,

a This engine has been shipped filled with summer weight

oil (For cold weather operation see chart page 15)

Check engine oil level See page 15

b Fittfuettank (Fig 13) Use fresh, clean, regutarunfeaded

gasoline. (Use of leaded gasoline will increase carbon

and lead oxide depsots and reduce valve life ) Capac-

ity is 13 litres (3- I/2 gallons)

NOTE: FRESH, CLEAN WINTER GRADE FUEL MUST

BE USED TO INSURE GOOD COLD WEATHER START-

FIGURE

12

_T

ING

CAUTION:

EXPERIENCE

INDICATES

THAT

ALCOHOL

OPERATOR

PRESENCE

BLENDED

FUELS

(CALLED

GASOHOL OR US-

SWITCH

ING ETHANOL

OR METHANOL)

CAN ATTRACT

ADJUSTMENT

MOISTURE WHICH LEADS TO SEPARATION

SHOULDER

AND

FORMATION

OF ACIDS

DURING STOR-

KNOB

AGE. ACIDIC GAS CAN DAMAGE THE FUEL

I"*

SYSTEM OF ANY ENGINE WHILE iN STORAGE.

BOLT

_

TO AVOID ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE FUEL

FUEL

SYSTEM

SHOULD BE EMPTIED BEFORE STOR-

TANK

AGE FOR 30 DAYS OR LONGER.

DRAIN

THE

CAP

GAS TANK, START THE ENGINE AND LET IT

RUN UNTIL THE FUEL LINES AND CARBURE_

TOR ARE EMPTY USE FRESH FUEL NEXT

SEASON. SEE STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR

ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION.

FIGURE

13

NEVER USE ENGINE OR CARBURETOR

CLEANER

PRODUCTSINTHE

FUEL TANK OR

1. Stopping

Your Tractor

PERMANENT

DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.

FILL TO BOTTOM OF GAS TANK FILLER

KNOW HOW TO STOP YOUR TRAC-

NECK, DO NOT OVERFILL WIPE OFF ANY

SPILLED

OIL

OR

FUEL

DO

NOT

STORE,

& TOR

BEFORE

YOU

ATTEMPT

TO

SPILL

OR USE

GASOLINE

NEAR

AN OPEN

START

THE ENGINE.

FLAME

NOTE: REMOVE KEY WHEN LEAVING TRACTOR TO

PREVENT

UNAUTHORIZED

USE:

c

Place

attachment

clutchswitchm

r dtsengaged

a.

Push clutch/brake

pedal

into ful!"BRAKE"position

(Fig

posttlon

{Fig

151

d

Push

c/utch/brake

pedal

fully

_nto

brake

position

14).

b,.

Move

gear

shift lever

to

"NEUTRAL"pos#ion

(Fig,

15).

e

Place

gear

shift

lever in "NEUTRAL

positon

(Fig

c.

Place

park#Tg

brake

in

"ENGAGED"

position

and

re-

15)

lease pressure

from clutch/brake.

Pedal

should

remain

f

Pull

choke

out

(Fig

I5)

in "BRAKE "position

(Fig.

14).

g

Move

throttle

control

to

mtddte

position

(Fig

151

NOTE:

MAKE

SURE

PARKING

BRAKE

WILL

HOLD

h

Turn

ignition

key

ctockwsse

(,.'_.}

to

'START

TRACTOR

SECURE.

position and release key as soon as engine starts

d

Place

attachment

clutch

switch

in

"DISENGAGED"

NOTE:

DO NOT RUN

STARTER

CONTINUOUSLY

pos#ion

(Fig

15).

FOR

MORE

THAN

FIFTEEN

SECONDS

PER

e.,

Move

throttle

control

to

"S" (slow)

position

(Fig.

15).

MINUTE

If

engine

does

not

start

after

several

at.

f

Turn ignition

key

to 'OFF" position

(Fig

1.5)

tempts,

move

dTrott/e

control

to

"'F'"

(fast)

NOTE:

NEVER

USE

CHOKE

TO

STOP

ENGINE.

position,

wait

a few

minutes

and

try

again..

2. StaRing

the

Engine

NOTE: IF YOU HAVE A WEAK BATTERY SEE "START.

ING

YOUR

TRACTOR

WITH

A

WEAK

BATTERY

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.........J'"n

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(PAGE

20)

VERSE

YOUR

TACTOR

IN

A LARGE,

i

After

engine

is warm,

push

choke

in

The

f#st

LEARN

TO

START, STOP AND RE-

time

you

start

the

engine,

it

will

take

extra crank-

OPEN

AREA_

12

;

Hin

H,ll

i

mg time

to

move

fuel

from

tank

to

the engine,