SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL LEVER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 40)
The motion control lever has been preset at the factory and adjustment should not be necessary.
•Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear wheel, and lightly tighten.
•Start engine and move motion control lever until tractor does not move forward or backward.
•Hold motion control lever in that position and turn engine off.
•While holding motion control lever in place, loosen the adjustment bolt.
•Move motion control lever to the neutral (lock gate) position.
•Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE: If additional clearance is needed to get to adjustment bolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position.
After above adjustment is made, if the tractor still creeps forward or backward while motion control lever is in neutral position, follow these steps:
•Loosen the adjustment bolt.
•Move the motion control lever 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the direction it is trying to creep.
•Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
•Start engine and test.
•If tractor still creeps, repeat above steps until satisfied.
MOTION CONTROL | NEUTRAL |
LEVER | LOCK |
| GATE |
| ADJUSTMENT |
| BOLT |
FIG. 40
TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY (See Fig. 41)
WARNING:
If your battery is too weak to start the engine, it should be recharged. (See "BATTERY" in the MAINTENANCE sec- tion of this manual).
If “jumper cables” are used for emergency starting, follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT: YOUR TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A 12 VOLT SYSTEM. THE OTHER VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT SYSTEM. DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR BATTERY TO START OTHER VEHICLES.
TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
•Connect one end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE
(+)terminal of each
•Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGATIVE
•Connect the other end of the BLACK cable (D) to good chassis ground, away from fuel tank and battery.
TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE ORDER -
•BLACK cable first from chassis and then from the fully charged battery.
•RED cable last from both batteries.
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