Manual

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2. Threadthe ferruleinwardto "toe-in"the wheels,or outwardto
"toe-out"the wheels.
3. Reinsertthe tie-rodferruleintothe rightsideaxleassemblyand
securewiththe bow-tiecotterpinremovedin Step 1.
NOTE: Threadingthe ferruletoo far ontothetie-rod willcause
the fronttiresto "toe-in"too far.Propertoe-in is between1/16"
and5/16".
Front tire toe-in can be measured as follows:
1. Placethe steeringwheelin positionfor straightaheadtravel.
2. In frontof the axle,measurethedistancehorizontallyfrom
the insideofthe leftrim to the insideof the rightrim.Notethe
distance.
3. Behindthe axle,measurethe distancehorizontallyfromthe inside
of the left rimto the insideofthe right rim.Notethe distance.
4. Themeasurementtakeninfrontof theaxle shouldbe between
1/16"and5/16"lessthanthe measurementtakenbehindthe axle.
Adjustif necessary.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT
Referto the Assemblysectionof thismanualfor seatadjustment
instructions.
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Neverattemptto adjustthebrakeswhiletheengineis running.Always
disengagePTO(BladeEngageLever),moveshift leverintoneutral
position,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
If thetractordoes notcometo acompletestopwhenthe clutch-brake
pedalis completelydepressed,orif the tractor'srearwheelscan roll
withthe parkingbrakeapplied,thebrakeis in needof adjustment.
Contactthe nearest Parts & Repair Service Center to haveyour
brakesserviced.
Tolocate the nearest Parts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule
service,contact1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
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CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELT
NOTE: Severalcomponentsmustbe removedandspecialtools(i.e.
air/impactwrench)in orderto changethetractor'sdrivebelt.Contact
the nearest Parts& Repair Service Centerto haveyourtransmis-
siondrivebelt serviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule
service, call [phone].
MUFFLER
Temperatureof mufflerandnearbyengineareasmayexceed150°F
(65°0).Avoidcontactwiththeseareas.
• Inspectmufflerperiodically,andreplaceif necessary.Replace-
mentpartsfor the mufflermustbe the sameandinstalledinthe
samepositionas theoriginalparts.
CLEAN ENGINE
• Dailyor beforeeveryuse,cleangrass,chaff oraccumulated
debrisfromengine.Keeplinkage,spring,andcontrolsclean.
• Keepareaaroundandbehindmufflerfreeof anycombustibledebris.
• Keepingenginecleanallowsair movementaroundengine.
• Enginepartsshouldbekeptcleanto reducetheriskof overheat-
ingandignitionof accumulateddebris.
Donot usewaterto cleanengineparts.Watercouldcontaminatefuel
system.Usea brushor dry cloth.
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT
• Thecarburetoron thisengineis notadjustable.
BATTERY
CaliforniaProposition65WARNING!Batteryposts,terminals,and
relatedaccessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,chemicals
knowntothe Stateof Californiato causecancerand reproductive
harm.Washhandsafterhandling.
If removingthebattery,disconnecttheNEGATIVE(Black)wire
fromitsterminalfirst,followedbythe POSITIVE(Red)wire.When
re-installingthebattery,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)wireto
[ts termna f rst,fo owedby the NEGATVE (Back) w re.
The batteryissealedandis maintenance-free.Acidlevelscannotbe
checked.
• Alwayskeepthebatterycablesandterminalscleanandfree of
corrosivebuild-up.
• Aftercleaningthe batteryandterminals,applya lightcoatof
petroleumjellyorgreaseto bothterminals.
• Alwayskeepthe rubberbootpositionedoverthe positiveterminal
to preventshorting.