Poulan 191920 owner manual

OWNER'S MANUAL

MODEL:

PD18542STB

LAWN TRACTOR

ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION DURING OPERATION

WARNING:

Read this Owner's Man u al and follow all Warn-

ings and Safety Instructions. Fail ure to do so

can re sult in serious in ju ry.

IMPORTANT MANUAL Do Not Throw Away

191920 03.02.04 RD

Printed in U.S.A.

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Contents

Main MODEL: PD18542STB straight Do not gradual slow SAFETY RULES SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES FOR RIDE-ON MOWERS WARNING SAFETY RULES SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES FOR RIDE-ON MOWERS TABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES CONTENTS OF HARDWARE PACK Steering Wheel Gauge Wheels Slope Sheet Seat TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY TO REMOVE TRACTOR FROM CAR TON HOW TO SET UP YOUR TRACTOR UNPACK CARTON BEFORE REMOVING TRACTOR FROM SKID TO ROLL TRACTOR OFF SKID (See Op- er a tion section for location and func tion of con trols) CHECK BATTERY (See Fig. 3) TO DRIVE TRACTOR OFF SKID (See Op- er a tion sec tion for lo ca tion and func tion of con trols) ASSEMBLE GAUGE WHEELS TO MOWER DECK (See Fig. 4) CHECKLIST WHILE LEARNING HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR, PAY EX TRA ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT ITEMS: CHECK TIRE PRESSURE CHECK DECK LEVELNESS CHECK FOR PROPER POSITION OF ALL BELTS Page KNOW YOUR TRACTOR READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TRACTOR HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR TO SET PARKING BRAKE (See Fig. 7) STOPPING (See Fig. 7) TO USE THROTTLE CONTROL (See Fig. 7) TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD (See Fig. 7) TO OPERATE ON HILLS TO TRANSPORT TOWING CARTS AND OTHER AT TACH - MENTS TO OPERATE MOWER (See Fig. 9) TO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS (See Fig. 8) BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL MOWING TIPS MULCHING MOWING TIPS T R A C T 0 R MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE E N G I N E GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE EACH USE BATTERY BRAKE OPERATION TIRES OPERATOR PRESENCE SYSTEM BLADE CARE V-BE LTS TRANSAXLE COOLING LUBRICATION CLEAN AIR SCREEN AIR FILTER CLEANING IN-LINE FUEL FILTER (See Fig. 16) TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 17) TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 17) TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 22) TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 24) TO CHECK AND ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 23) TRANSAXLE GEAR SHIFT LEVER NEU TRAL- ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 25) TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGN- MENT FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS (See Fig. 26) TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY (See Fig. 27) REPLACING BATTERY (See Figs. 28 and 29) TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB INTERLOCKS AND RELAYS TO REPLACE FUSE TO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILL ASSEMBLY (See Fig. 30) TO AD JUST THROTTLE CON TROL CABLE STORAGE BATTERY FUEL SYSTEM ENGINE OIL CYLINDER(S) TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION LIMITED WARRANTY 46 T H E POLICY WARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTIES FOR NEW PEERLESS GEAR POWER TRAIN COMPONENTS A. Products Warranted B. Products And Items Not Warranted SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION PARTS AND SERVICE FOR SERVICE OR REPLACEMENT PARTS: NOTE: