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TRACTOR
GUARANTEE
Your tractor is guaranteed for one full yeor. If ony defect in material or
workmanship
should appear during this time, simp ly contact our nearest store
or service center throughout the Uni te d States or Canada. We will make all
necessary repairs, including parts and lobar, at no charge to you.
Tractors equipped with batteries: If battery proves defective and will not hold a
charge, in exchange for the
battery, we will:
During the first 90 days -replace battery at no charge.
After 90 days - replace battery, charging customer 1/ 12th
of the price of the new battery for each full month from
date of sale .
If the tractor is used for commercial or rental purposes, this guarantee applies
for thirty days.
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
SIMPSONS-SEARS
LTD.
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INDEX
DESCRIPTION
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PAGE NO. DESCRIPTION
PAGE NO.
Parts Identifi c ation and Features
2 and 3 Lubri
cation Chart
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Rules of Saf et y 4
Belt Adjustment
12
Setting Up Instructions
5 and 6
Brake Adjustment
12
Fill and Charge Battery
5
Park Brake Lock Adjustment
12
Batt e ry Ins tallation
5 and 6
Wei ghts-Rear Wheel, Front and
Bel t Guard 6
Rear End 13
Before Starting the Engine
6 and 7
Battery Core - Important
13
How to Start and Stop Tractor
7 and 8 T
rouble Shooting
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Ta Operate Tractor
8
Maintenance and Service
15
Safe Operat ion 9
Starter-Generator Belt Adjustment
15
Seat Posi tion 9 How to
Start if Battery is Low
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Towing Tractor
9
Tires
16
Engine Pulley Grooves to Use for Winter
Care
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Your Various Attachments
9 Storage
Instruct ions 17
Starter Air Screen
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General
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Air Cleaner
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Repair Parts
18 thru 31
Engine Lubrication
10
Transaxle Lubrication
10
TO THE SUBURBAN OWNER
Please accept our congratulations on your investment in a Sears Suburban Tractor. We feel you will obtain
from your Suburban the economical and superior performance it is designed to give . It is certain that you
will de r ive a large measure of personal satisfaction from its operation .
Years of tractor manufacturing experience and contact with the actual customer have been combined with
advancements in engineering to produce all the features and refinements built into your tractor.
Properly adjusted, operated and maintained, this tractor will respond to every reasonabl~ demand you make
upon it and give you rei iable service for years to come.
MODEL NUMBER 917.25630
INSTRUCTION AND PARTS BOOK NO . 1135R
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ENGINE:
(HEel( Oil lPJEl .... nn fVE_" S HOU'S Of OPUATION
CHANGE Oil (AFTU fl.STI EACH 15 HOU'S Of OPERATION
TRANSAXL(:
CHECK Oil (VEtl ~ MOUIS Of OPUATION
CHANGE Oil .... nEt UCH SIlO HOURS OF OPElAllON
AIR CLEANER:
ClfAN CARlUUTO!t All ClEANEt PUtOOIC,t,ll.Y
ON RECOIL STAn ENGINE. KEEP POlY·DONUT ClEAN
ON EUelltC START ENGINE, KEEP SCREEN elf"'N
LU~IUCATlON:
flONT SPINDLES EVEty 5 HOURS Of OPUATION
FlIONT WHEElS EVEn 5 HOUIS Of OPERATION
S'U'I~ MECH"NISM EVERY 5 HOURS Of OPERATION
TIRE PRESSURE:
4.90/4.00 x 8-15 las . I/> J( 500 x 8-15 Las
23 Ii: 7.<;0 X 11--i lIS 13 X 8. !KI X 12-3 LIS
BRAKE:
J(fEp IIItAI(E. AND PARKING IIIAKE LOCK. IN AOJUSTMENT
BATTERY:
("1(1( SOlUTION LEVEl EACH WEEK ADO DISTILLED WAIU
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PARTS IDENTIFICATIOS
1. MAINTENANCE REMINDER
(Located on Underside of Hood)
2. AMMETER
3. I GNITION SWITCH
4. LI GHT SWITCH - Headlights and Toil Light
5.
CHOKE
6. T HROTTLE CONTROL LEVER
7. TOOL BOX
8. PARKING BRAKE
9. FOOT REST
10 . GEAR SHIFT LEVER
11. DR I VE, CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL
12 . STARTER AIR SCREEN
13. RANGE SHIFT LEVER (High-Low Range)
14 . MODEL NUMBER PLATE
15 . FUEL TANK CAP AND GAUGE
16 . OIL FILLER CAP AND DIP STICK
17. ENGINE OIL DRAIN PLUG
18 . BEL T GUARD
19 . FUEL TANK SHUT-OFF VALVE
20 . CARBURETOR DRAIN
(Loca t ed on Right Hand Side)
. YO U CA N DO MANY JOBS EASILY WITH THE
WIDE VARIETY OF ATTACHMENTS BUT,
FI RST OF ALL BE CAREFUL!
00 NOT START, RUN OR REFUEL IN A
CLOSED BUI LDING.
ONLY ONE PERSON ON THE TRACTOR AT
A TIME.
FIG.2
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EXTRA JOBS EASIER ~
NO RIDERS!
1135R ·4. 1.71
WITH WIDE VARIETY GET TO KNOW
OF ATTACHMENTS THE TRACTOR AND
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ITS CONTROLS
LOOK BEFORE
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SETTING UP INSTRUCTIONS
A number at the beginning of a parograph in the following instructions refers to on arrow in the adjoining figure except
when otherwise stated. When R.H. (Right Hand) and L.H. (Left Hand) are used, it should be understood to mean from a
position behind and facing the tractor (or direction of trovel). Reference to "front" indicates the engine and hood end
of fractor, and the urear" th e tron smi 5 sian.
1. Remove carton from around tractor. You have an electric start tractor, remove battery from crate bottom and prepare
for operation as given below. This will require about 2Y2 to 3 hours of time.
2. Cut banding holding tractor to crote bottom.
3. Tires were over-inflated for shipping purposes. Reduce air pressure to 15 Ibs. in front tires arrd 8 Ibs . in rear tires.
4. This troctor has been completely assembled at the factory, except for, battery installation. The battery was shipped
dry. Below are instructions for filling and installing battery.
5. Lubricate the tractor , refer to Lub Chart page " l1.
6. Add fuel. Use a good grade of regular, clean; fresh gasoline . Do NOT mix oil with gasoline. Refer to page 7.
FILL AND CHARGE BATTERY
CAUTION: DO NOT ASSEMBLE BATTERY TO
TRACTOR UNTIL BATTERY HAS BEEN
FILLED AND CHARGED.
1. Fill ballery with electrolyte and charge bollery
as outlined in instructions in battery container.
NOTE; After filling cells, let bollery stand for
thirty minutes. Then charge battery ot a rate not
exceeding three' (3) amperes for about 2 71 hours.
FILL BATTERY AS SHOWN
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DO NOT OVERFILL!
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BOTTOM OF TUBES IN CELLS ..
CUT·AWAY VIEW
OF BATTERY
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FIG. 3
2. Lift cowling, refer to Fig . 8. Assemble clamp
(A), to one of two bollery bolts (B). Flat washer
and wing nut above clamp as' shown in Fig. 3.
Hook the bolt into reor of ballery support (C), and
turn clomp to the side as shown to allow
positioning of battery. Bolt, clamp, washer and
wing nut shipped in plastic bog located beneath
cowring . Battery installation continued on page
6.
READ CAREFULLY ALL SETTING·
UP, OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL.
YOU WILL FIND MANY HELPFUL
POINTERS WHICH WILL NOT ONLY
SAVE YOU TIME BUT WILL HELP YOU
OPERATE THE TRACTOR MOST
EFFICIENTLY.
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BATTERY INSTALLAT ION - Conti nued
FIG.4
3. Slide battery into position as shown, with term-
inals to center of tractor.
4. Hook the bottery bolt (B), into the front of the
bottery support (C). Assemble clomp (A), to bolt
(B), with the remaining washer and wing nut.
Tighten both wing nuts securely.
5. Connect starter switch cable (D, red cover), to
plus (+) terminal. Tighten nut securely . Nut
shipped in plastic bag. Press cable cove r
(black) down over terminal.
6. Connect ground cable (E, black cover), to neg-
ative (- ) terminal. Tighten nut securely. Nut
shipped in plastic bag.
BELT GUARD
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1. T he be lt guard (A, Fig. 5), is used for th e
Rotary MowerI Cu t ter Bar Mower and Ro tary
Snowplow. However, this be lt guard can be left
in p lac e for normal tractor operation even whe n
one of the above attachments are not being used.
The mach i ne screws, bush i ngs and nuts shipped
with guard should be stored in a safe place or
positioned in the guard for safe keeping .
I nstructions for the placement of the screws,
bushings and nuts were shipped in same plastic
bog.
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
KNOW THE CONTROLS AND HOW TO STOP
QUICKLY. Become thoroughly fomiliar with the
operating controls before starting the engine .
DR I VE
FIG. 6
The following controls are used to opera te the
tractor :
1. Clu tch ond broke foot pedal is lo cated on the
left side foot rest. The foot peda l operates a
combination brake and drive clutch . There are
three positions of operation on t he foot p ede l.
a. The clutch is in DRIVE pos ition wh en th e
pedal is all the way out (i.e. whe n the f oo t is
removed from the pedal) .
b. The clutch is in NEUTRAL when the pe da l is
depressed half way or more .
c. The BRAKE is on w hen the pedol is p resse d
el l the way forward.
KNOW THE CONTROLS AND HOW TO STOP
QUICKLY --READ THE OWNERS MANUAl.
00 NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO OPER~TE
MACHINE; NOR ADULTS TO OPERATE IT
WITHOUT PROPER INSTR U CTION.
ALWAYS START IN NEUTRAL.
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BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE--Conlinued
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BRAKE
ENGINE OIL
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FUEL
2. The transmi ssion (transaxle) gear shift lever (A),
is located at front, center of seat.
a. The gear shift level selects the FORWARD
speeds, the NEUTRAL and REVERSE speeds.
3. The high-low range (B), is located on R.H. frame
side just forward of R.H. rear fender. The high-
low range lever has 3 positions, up for high-
range, center for neutral, and down for low
range. There are two neutral positions in
transmission, one on the gear shift lever, and
one on the high-low range lever. Both levers
m. ust be engaged for tractor to operate. Place
gear shift lever in neutral position for starting
tractor. Place high-low range lever in neutrQI
for easier pushing of tractor or when tractor is
being towed.
4. To engage park brake (C), push foot pedal all
the way down, pull backward on park brake lever
and release foot pedal. Push lever forward to
release brake
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Steps 5, 6 and 7 refer to Fig, 8,
5. To lift cowli n g, grasp each side of cowling at
rear and pu ll outward and upward. Lift cowling to
its extreme position.
6. Engine crankcase is shipped with oi I ready for
use. However, check oil l evel before starting. If
necessary, odd oil to bring oil leve l up to the
full oi l mark on the dipstick, Dipstick must be
screwed in tight for checking oil level, and
tractor should be level. NOTE: Do not fill above
full mark on dipstick. Use Al lstate Regular
M. S. S.A.E. #30 oi l orequivalent.lf not available,
use Allstate Multi-grade all weather oil S.A.E.
lOW-20W-30W or equivalent. NOTE: Use S.A. E.
lOW ail below 32 degrees.
7. Fill fuel tank with a good grade of fresh, CLEAN,
regular gasoline. Wipe off all spilled fuel and
oil. Do not mix oi l with gasoline.
HOW TO START AND STOP TRACTOR
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FIG.9
Open gasoline shut -off valve (A, Fig. 9). Close
gasoline shut-off valve after each days use.
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CAUTION: Before storting the engine, check to
be sure that control s are as follows:
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a. Transmission gear shift lever (A, Fig. 7), is
in NEUTRAL.
b. The high-low range lever (B, Fig. 7), is on
NEUTRAL.
3. Your tractor is equipped with a safety start
switch. It is therefore necessary to depress foot
pedal all the way down (forward), refer to Fig.
6, before engine can be started.
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HOW TO START AND STOP TRACTOR--
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CHOKE
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ENGINE STAAT
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4. Pull out choke control (A, Fig. 10), to full choke
position to stort in cold weather .
5. Advance throttle conlrol lever (B, Fig. 10 ),
6. Depress fool pedal all the way down and turn
ignition.start key (C), clockwis e to engage start·
er . When engine starts , release k ey . After engine
starts, push in choke contr ol (A), as engine
warmS up . Let engin e warm up bef ore appl ying
load.
CAUTION: Do not run starter continuously for more
than 30 seconds at a time . If after several attempts,
engine does not stort, move throttle control lever
l B, Fig . 10 ), to FAST position. Wait for two minutes
and try again.
7. Ammeter (D), indicates rate of battery charg e
or
discharge when ignition is on.
8. To stop engine, turn key (C, Fig. 10), in a
counter-clockwise direction to off position. Key
should be remov ed so chi Idren can not stort
tractor.
STORE YOUR TRACTOR IN A DRY AND
PROTECTED PLACE. LEAVING YOUR
TRACTOR OUTDOORS, EXPOSED TO THE
ELEMENTS, WILL RESULT IN MATERIALLY
SHORTENING ITS LIFE.
FILL THE FUEL TANK WITH CLEAN, FRESH,
REGULAR GRADE GASOLINE, PREFERABLY
AT THE END OF EACH DAY 'S USE . THIS
WILL FORCE OUT ANY MOISTURE LADEN
AIR AND PREVENT CONDENSATION IN THE
FUEL TANK . DO NOT MIX OIL WITH THE
GASOLINE.
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CAUTION
CAUTION : AFTER OPERATING THE
TRACTOR OR ENGINE, NEVER TOUCH THE
MUFFLER UNTIL IT HAS HAD SUFFICIENT
TIME TO COOL.
TO OPERATE TRACTOR
1. Try your tractor in 0 large, open space. Learn to
start, stop and reverse .
2. Start the engine and put the throttle lever at
about Y1 thr ottle. Push down on foot pedal , move
gear sh jft lev er and range shift le ve r to speed
desired . Release foot pedal slo wly, an d t ractor
will start to move. After foot pedal is fully
released (c lutch engaged), move throttle lever to
fast position . If ground travel is too fa st, depress
f~ot pedal and shift to a slower ground travel
speed. Always select a ground tra v el speed so
that engine is not ov erloaded .
3. Do not shift gears whi Ie tractor is moving.
4. To stop tractor, push foot pedal all the way down,
move gear shift lever to neutral, set park brake
lock and re lease -foot pedal. Always check to
make sure brake lock wi II hold tractor secure .
Shut -off and remove key from sw itch . This will
prevent unauthorized op e ration. Ne ver leave
engine running with tr_ octor unattended.
DO NOT DECLUTCH GOING UP OR DOWN HILLS-
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