Craftsman PYT 9000 manual Fuse, Tires, Changing The Transmission Drive, Belt, Engine Maintenance

FUSE

Beforeservicing,repairing,or inspecting,alwaysdisengagePTO (BladeEngageknob),setparkingbrake,stopengineand remove to preventunintendedstarting.

Afuse is installedin yourtractor'swiringharnessto protectthe trac- tor'selectricalsystemfromdamagecausedbyexcessiveamperage.

Ifthe electricalsystemdoesnot function,or yourtractor'senginewill notcrank,first checkto becertainthatthe fusehasnot blown.It is locatedunderthe hood,mountedbehindthe top of the dashpanelon the supportbar.

Alwaysusea replacementfusewiththe sameamperagecapacityas the blownfuse.

Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W20,10W30,etc.) improvestarting in cold weather,theywill resultin increasedoilconsumptionwhen usedabove32°RCheckyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoid possibleenginedamagefrom runninglowon oil.

Tocheckthe engineoil, proceedas follows:

1.Ensurethatthetractoris on a levelsurface.

2.Cleanthe oilfill areaof any debris.

3.Removethe dipstickandwipewitha cleancloth.

4.Insertandtightendipstick.

5.Removethe dipstickandcheckthe oil level.It shouldbeat the Fullmarkon thedipstick.SeeFigure19.

TIRES

Neverexceedthe maximuminflationpressureshownon the sidewall of thetire.

Referto the tire sidewallfor exacttire manufacturer'srecommendedor maximumpsi. Donot overinfiate.

Uneventire pressurecouldcausethecuttingdeckto mowunevenly.

CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE

BELT

Severalcomponentsmustberemovedandspecialtoolsusedin order to changethe tractor'stransmissiondrive belt. Seea Searsor other qualifiedservicedealerto havethe transmissiondrivebelt replaced.

ENGINE MAINTENANCE

Beforeperformingany maintenanceor repairs,disengagePTO (BladeEngageknob),setparkingbrake,stopengineand remove to preventunintendedstarting.

Checking the Engine Oil

Onlyuse highqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification SF,SG,SH,or SJ. Selectthe oil'sSAEviscositygradeaccordingto theexpectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.

,E	32°F	_Warmer_
Colder _

5W20

Oil Viscosity Chart

Figure19

6.Iflow,addoil slowlyintothe engineoil fill. Donot overfill.After addingoil, waitoneminuteandthen recheckthe oil level.

Do notoverfill.Overfillingwithoil maycausethe engineto not start, hardstarting,or enginesmoking.Ifoverthe FULLmarkonthe dipstick,drainoilto reduceoil levelto FULLmarkondipstick.

7.Replaceandtightendipstick.

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