Poulan 196692 KNOW YOUR TRACTOR

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KNOW YOUR TRACTOR

READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TRACTOR

Compare the illustrations with your tractor to familiarize yourself with the locations of various controls and ad just ments.

Save this manual for future reference.

Our tractors conform to the safety standards of the American National Standards Institute.

ATTACHMENT CLUTCH LEVER - Used to en gage the

mower blades or other attachments mounted to your trac-

tor.

ATTACHMENT LIFT LEVER - Used to raise and lower

the mower deck or other attachments mounted to your

tractor.

CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDAL - Used for declutching and brak-

ing the tractor and star ting the engine.

CHOKE CONTROL - Used when starting a cold engine.

FREEWHEEL CONTROL - Disengages transmission for

pushing or slowly towing the tractor with the engine off.

HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT KNOB - Used to adjust the mow er

cutting height.

LIFT LEVER

PLUNGER

ATTACHMENT

LIFT LEVER

PARKING

BRAKE

IGNITION

SWITCH

THROTTLECONTROL

ROS "ON" POSITION

MOTION

CONTROL

LEVER

CLUTCH/BRAKE

PEDAL

FIG. 4

FREE WHEEL

CONTROL

AT TACH MENT

CLUTCH LEVER

IGNITION SWITCH - Used for starting and stopping the

engine.

LIGHT SWITCH - Turns the headlights on and off.

LIFT LEVER PLUNGER - Used to release attachment lift

lever when changing its position.

PARKING BRAKE - Locks clutch/brake pedal into the

brake position.

MOTION CONTROL LEVER - Selects the speed and

di rec tion of tractor.

THROTTLE CONTROL - Used to control engine speed.

REVERSE OPERATION SYSTEM (ROS) “ON” POSI-

TION - Allows operation of mower deck or other powered

attachment while in reverse.

LIGHT SWITCH

CHOKE CONTROL

HEIGHT AD JUST MENT KNOB

Contents

Main MODEL: XT24H42YT I. GENERAL OPERATION SAFETY RULES Safe Operation Practices for Ride-On Mowers WARNING II. SLOPE OPERATION SAFETY RULES Safe Operation Practices for Ride-On Mowers III. CHILDREN Never IV. TOWING V. SERVICE TABLE OF CONTENTS CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES UNASSEMBLED PARTS TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY TO REMOVE TRACTOR FROM CAR TON UNPACK CARTON INSTALL SEAT (See Fig. 2) BEFORE REMOVING TRAC TOR FROM SKID TO ROLL TRACTOR OFF SKID (See Op- er a tion section for location and function of con trols) TO DRIVE TRAC TOR OFF SKID (See Op- er a tion section for location and function of con trols) CHECK BATTERY (See Fig. 3) CHECK TIRE PRESSURE CHECK DECK LEVELNESS CHECKLIST 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. 5) STOPPING (See Fig. 5 TO USE THROTTLE CONTROL (See Fig. 5) TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD (See Fig. 5) TO OPERATE ON HILLS REVERSE OPERATION SYSTEM (ROS) TO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS (See Fig. 6) TO OPERATE MOWER (See Fig. 7) ADD GASOLINE BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL TO START ENGINE (See Fig. 4) MOWING TIPS PURGE TRANSMISSION LUBRICATION CHART T R A C T 0 R MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE EACH USE BLADE REMOVAL (See Fig. 10) TO SHARPEN BLADE (See Fig. 11) V-BE LTS TRANSAXLE COOLING BATTERY TRANSAXLE PUMP FLUID LUBRICATION CLEANING CLEAN AIR SCREEN AIR FILTER ENGINE OIL FILTER TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 15) TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 15) 20 TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 20) TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING TO CHECK AND ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 21) TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 22) TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS (See Fig. 24) TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY (See Fig. 25) TO AD JUST STEER ING WHEEL ALIGN- MENT FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER TRANSMISSION REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT TO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILL ASSEMBLY (See Fig. 27) TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB INTERLOCKS AND RELAYS TO REPLACE FUSE 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 Page SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION PARTS AND SERVICE NOTE: