Sears Custom 10XL User manual

L.
Sea.rs owners mqnuol
CUSTOM
IOXL
TRACTOR
MODEI.NO,
917.25061
CAUTION:
Yeod Rules
for
Sofe
Operotion
ond lnstrucfions
Corefully
. Assembly
. Operating
r Maintenance
r Repair Parts
SEARS,
ROEBUCKAND CO.U.S.A.
SIiIPSON5.SEARS
LII'IITED.
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GUARANTEE
YourTroclor
is guoronieed forone
full yeor.
If ony
defect
in moteriol
or workmonship
shouldoppeorduring
this
time,
simplyconloclour
reoresl
Seors
slore
orservicecenier
throughout
the
Uniied
SiotesorConodo.
l]{ewill moke oll necessoryrepoirs,including
ports
ond
lobor,
ol no
chorgelo you. Troclorsequipped
with
botieries:
lf bottery
proves
defective
ondwill nothold o chorge, in
exchongeforthebottery,
wewill:
Duringthe
first 90doys-replocebottery
ot nochorge.
After90-doys.replocebottery,chorging
cus-
tomerl,'l2rhof the
price
ofthenewbottery
loreoch
full rnonth
frorndoreofsole.
6nlllnn0x
1]l
i0
il
i,llirir
rl11
lf thetroctoris used{orcommerciql or
rentol
doys.
Guoronteecontinuedon the insideot
5EAR5,ROEBUCKANDCO,
purposes,
lhisguoronieeopplies forthirty
the bocl poge.
_ SIi{PsON-sEARS,
LTD.
rules lor sof e
'L Know
rhe
conirols
ond
howto slop q!ickly '
READTHE OWNER'5
MANUAL.
2. Do nol ollowchildrenrooperotelroctor. Do
iot
ollow odulis
to operolelt wlihoot
propef
instruc-
3. Do nol c.ry oossensers.Keeo
chr
lren o1d pe.s
o sdrodrsronceowoy.
4. Cl60r
workoreo
of oblectswhichmishrbe
picked
5, Disongose
oll oilochmentclutches
ondshitt into
n6utrol
befo,e
ottenptinsto eo. eig,ne.
6. Dlsengoge
powerlo o'lochtreFlsondsropergine
beforelooving
operotor
positlon.
7. Disensose
power
ro olrochment(s)ond stop
en,
sinebefore
mokins
ony
repoirsor odlustments,
8, Disengoge
power
to dttochmentswhen trmsport-
Ingornor Inuse,
9. Toke oll possible Precoutions
when leoving
lroctorunollended,
suchosdisengoging power
roke.off, lowerins ottochmeris, shifring inro
neutrol.
sehingpo,\in9
b,oke,
s.oppingensiie
ond romoving key.
10, Do noi stopor stort suddenly
when
soins uphill
or downhill,Drlver:p
onddown
rhefoceof steep
slopes; never ocross the foce.
11. Reducespeed on slopesond ii shorp turns to
preventrlpping
or loss of confol. ExqcLseex-
treme
coution
whei chdnsinsdiredion on slopes.
12. Stoy ole* for holes in terroin ondotherhidden
13. Use core when pulling loods or using heovy
A. Use only opproveddrowbor hilch points.
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IMPORTANT
opero
g. Limil
14,
20,
a0ffit0{affffi00Q!{0n0tb(
tion
loodsto those
you con sofelyconrrol.
C. Do not tu,n shorply,
lJse
corewhenbockins.
D. Use counterwelshtor wheel weishts when
suggesied in owner's monuol.
Wotchout for trof{lc when fiossins or neorrood-
When
usins ony ortochmenlsnever direci dis-
chorgeo{ moteriolrowardbystqndersnor ol ow
onyone
neorlroctor
whileln operotlon. v
16. Hondle
gosoline
with
cdre-lt
is hishlyllcmmoble.
A. use opprovedgosolineconloiner.
B, Never
remove
cop or odd gdsolinero d r!n-
nins or hor
ensineor fill fueltonk
lndoors.
Wlpeup
spilled
sosollne.
C. open doors if engine is run in sorose
-.
exhoust {umes ofe donserous.
Do noi iJn
engine
lndoors.
17.
t8.
D. Never smokewhile refueins engine.
Keep tro.tor ond ofiochments
in good operoring
condition ond keep sofety devices in p oce.
Keep
oll nuts,bolrs,
ond
screws
tightio be sure
equipmenr
is in sofeworkinscondltion.
Never
storeequipnentwith sosoline
ln theionk
inslde
o b!ilding where luhes moyreoch on
open
Allow engine
ro cool bofore
sioiing in ony en-
To reducefire ho:ordkeep
ensine
freeof sross, \,
leovesor excesslvegreose.
21.
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rules lor sof e operqtion
lconr.,
22. Irocror ond orio.hhenis should be sloppedond
;nspededfor domogeoftersrrikinso foreisn ob.
ie.r ond the domose
sho!ld be repoired
before
restort;ngond operotingthe equipnent.
23. Do not chonge
ensine
sovehor settinss
or over
speedensine.
24. When usinstrocior
withmower:
(l) Mow only in doyliehr
or in eoodorriliciol
light.
(2) Never
noke o cuitine
helshr
odi!srmenrwhile
engineis ruinins if operotor
musi
disFount
(3) Shutensine
off when removinggross
corcher
ondlor unclossins chute.
(4) Check
blode
mounting
bolts for proper
tishn
ness ot frequent
interyols.
reference drowing for qssembly
ond instructions STEERING
WHEEL
TAILLIGHT
SHIFTLEVER
lowronge)
SEAT
FOOTREST
THROTTLE
CONTROL BELTGUARD
MUFFLER TRACTOR
DRIVEBELT
RANGE
(hish- HEADLIGHT
GRILLFRAI,IE
ROCKER
BAR
(front
oxle)
CLUTCH
LEVER
BELT
TIGHTENER ENGINE
OIL
DRAIN
PLUG
FIG.I
-2
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MAINTENANCE
REMINDER
BATTERY
CABLE
(toplr:s
terminol)
qnd instructions (cont.) FUELTANK
BATTERY
GROUNDSTRAP
(lo
negotive
lerminol
v
OILFILLER
CAP
AND
DIPSTICK
MUFFLE
PARKING
BRAKE
SHIFT
PATTERN
PLATE
RANGE
SHIFTLEVER
(high-low
ronse)
FUSEHOLDER
AND
FUSE
(for
lishts)
CHOKE
THROTTLE
CONTROL
IGNITION
AND
STARTER
SWITCH
GEAR
SHIFTLEVER
FUEL
TANK
SHUT.OFF
VAL
FIG.2 \
(UNDERSIDE
OF
HOOD)
AIRCLEANER
srrrt(
STA DRIVE,CLUTCH
AND
BRAKEPEDAL
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4-6
6-10
10"i6
17
-24
- A lertorin poron'hesis
i1 thefollowine insrrudionsre{6rsto on orow rn rho odioininq
FioLre
(illJ\tratioi), exceDi
l' when
otherwise
sroted.When
R.H, (Rishr Hond)or L.H. (Lefi Hdnd)is used, ii shouTo be understoodro neonos:f
onewere seoted on rhe trqctor seor
focingforword.
l. Removecartonfrom oround
Troctor
ondremove
bottery.Cut bondinq
hold;nqTrcctorto bottom
o{ crdle.
2. Your Trodor hos beencompletelyosserbled oi the {octoryexcepr, to i,ll, cho,ge
ond niroll rhebohery.The
botrery
wos shipped
dry, lnstructions o.esiven on poge
5 for {illin9, chorgingond instdllotion.
3. Your Troclor wos luhri.oted ot the {oclory,'
however,
{e susgesryou {ollow rhe Llbe Chorton pose
l2 be{ore
ope.otion.
4. Tires were overinflcted for shippinsprrposes.
Reduco
olr presslre
tires. This will improvellocrionondgiveyou
rhecohfortobleride
you
5, A plostic b09 of ports wos sh;ppedwi'h your
Troctor ond shoJld be opened
ot rhis time. lt
will conroin the following iiems:
l - Bottery Clomp
2 - Wing
Nuts
2 - BorteryBolts
2 - Flor Woshers
(Theseiiems hold borteryin position
oi Troctor. They ore lsed in step3,
pose5).
2 - Hex nuis
(They sec!re sroundst.op ond posi-
rive coble to bottery.They ore used
in steps 4 ond 5, pose
5).
in
tro
duct
ion
This irocrorhos been
designed,ensineeredond monulocruredrogive you the besr possibledependobillty
ondper
Should
you experienceonyproblemyou connoteosily remedy,pleoseconroct your
neoresr
SeorsRoebuckor Simpson-
5eors.Ltd. Store. They hove
well quolified,
comperent
rroinedrechnicions
ondthe p,ope,
tools to service or repdir
It is inportontthot the oper.torALWAYS
0BSERVE THE "RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION" os well os
orherin-
skuctionscontoinedin these monuols.
Your new trador is lsed ro providepower
lor operotinsor pullins o lorgevorieryo{ motched
ortochmenrs.
Theolr
cooledengine nonsmits power to rhe reo. wheels. The rrcnsmission is gecred
ro provideoll thetrovel
speeds
re-
quired
{or rhose
ottochn€nfs.
Uselhe some
core ond ortcntiveness whenoperoringyour troctor
os youwouldwhen
drivingyour outomobile.
Wehove
proyided
this Monuol ro help
you
operore
yourTrodor wirhutmosrefficiency.Wegrsey6g
1q
srudy
this Monuol
soyo! will lndersrond your
newTrocior ihoroughly
beforeoperorinsit. We
sugsest
thot you tokecoreof your Monuol
so thot it will be ovoiloble for futurereferenceshould
youneedit.
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GUARANTEE
ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
REPAIR
PARTS
tl
oSsemDty
ro 12 lbs, in fronrrires dnd
I lbs, jn req
will wont.
2 - lsnirion Key
s
(WesL,ggest
one key be
ihe wire ringond kept in
Posilion ihe second key
tor ig.ition).
STUDY
TRACTOR
ANDENGINE
OWNERSMAIIUAL...
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ossem
fill ond nr.)
bottery
CAUT
0N: Do NOT ASSEMBLEBATTERY
T0
TRACTOR
UNTILBATTERY
I-]ASBEEN
FILLED
AND
CHARGED.
I Fill bofery with electrolyteond chorse
botiery
os outllned ir insfuuctionsin bottery
contolner'
N0TE: Afrer fillins cel1s, lel bottery srond tor
ihirry minutes. Then chorqebdttery at o rote not
exceedinsthree (3) omperesfor obout 2h hours.
instollotion
FIG.3
2. To lifr hood ossembly
(A), erosp eoch side of
hood ot reor ond p!ll outword
ond upword.Lifi
hood to irs exrrene forword
position.
bly (co
chorge
w
FILLBATTERYASSHOWN
DONOT
OVERFIIL..
CORRECT
LEVEL
IS
CUT_AWAY
VIEW
OF
BATTERY
READ CAREFULLY
ALL SETTING_UP,
0PERATING
AND
l'{AINTENANCE
INSTRUC-
TIONSlN THlS
I'IANUAL.YOU
WILLFIND
MANYHELPFUL
POINTERSWHICH
l{ILL
NOTONLY
SAVEYOUTII'{EBUT
WILLHELP
OPERATETHETRACTORI,IOST
EFFICIENT-
LY.
?57AR-I2.72 - 5-
Instoll
bolleryos shownso thot .+ positive
ond
(-) negoriveterminols ore to front of noctor'
Hook
o bofiery
bolr (B), into bo$ery slppo (C)
A5semblebottery
clonp (D), flor wosher
(E), cnd
wins nut (F), 1obo ery bolt (8). Do not tighten
wino nut tioht. A5seFblerhe orl'erbo'lery bolt
ro ;ppo5ire-sideof Trodor. Pos
tion cldmP
rD)
o'er secondbotterv bolt. SecJre wirh second
{lor wosher ond wing nur. Tishien borh wing
nuts secu,ely. NOTE: Do nor over righten
wing
n!rs, only iisht enorLgh
to hold bottery
securely.
Connect bo ery ccble (coveredcoble with
terminol
.overG), 1oposilive
(+)
terminol.Tishten
Conned sround srrop (H), to nesotive (-) rer
minol. Tighrennul securely.
Be surere'mnol co"s (G), 5 in Ploce
or Posi'
BATTERY
TUBE
SATTE,IY
L ELL
3.
---- --l
--- .,..;
4.
5.
6.
bottery
BOTTOI,{
OF
TUBESINCELLS
. .
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ossembly (cont .)
seol position
FIG.5
l. The seor
(A), movbe movedrowordsthe fronr
or
reorio sive the mostcomlortoble
ond
sofe
opero-
tins posiiion.
To moverhe seor,Ioosenthe nut
(8), beneorh
fi6 seor ond ssor sprine.
Slide
the
s.oi to the posirion desir6d. Tighten rhe nut.
Mok. sure
lhdt the sedt
pldre
hosnottwistedolt
of olignm.ntwith the seo, spring.
instruclions before
oPerqilng
STUDYRULESFOR
SATEOPERATION.--
conlrolsNEUTRAL
b
FIG.6
The
followingcontolsore
usedto operorerhelroc-
l. Clurch
ond
broke{oorpedol
is locoredon the
lefr sjde foot resl. The looi peddl
operores
o
combinotlon
broke
qnddriveclutch.
There ore
'h166posilions o{ operotiono. i\e foot pedol.
o. The cluich
is in DRIVE bosilionwhonthe
pedol is oll the wdy out (i.e, when
the foor
is removedfrom the pedol).
b. Theclutch is in NEUTRAL when
rhe
pedol
is
deprcssed
holf woy or more.
c. The BRAKE is on when
the pedal is pressed
oll the woy forword.
2. FIG.
7
The honsoxle (ilonsmission) geor shifi lever
(A), is locoted
ot front, centerof seot.
o. The seor shifi leve. seleds rhe FORWARD,
NEUTRAL
ond REVERSE
seors.
SEFoRE
STARTING
THE ENGINE,becometho-
ro!shlyfomilior
wiih rhe R!les fcr Sole
operoiion,
listed on poses I ond2, ondwith ihe operotlng
controls.
KNOWTHE CONTROLSAND Holv T0
STOP
OUICKLY.
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instru
clions
conlrols operotin g(con
t.)
before
(cont.)
FIG.9
r'. To enoao6 oorkinq
broke, pull porkbroke lever
' (C) to";eor'(lo<kipositidnl To releoseporkins
broke push lcvfi (c) forword.
FIG.8
3. The
hieh.lo.
ronseshlli lever
(B),
is locdtsdon
R.Hr
lrome
sde iust for*ordof R.H r.orfendor'
The hish-low
ronselevor
hos 3 Posirions,
up
for high+onso,
c€nrgl
for n€urrol,
onddown{or
low ronoe. Therc016
rwo n6utrol
positions
in
honsnis;ion,
onoon tho ssor shifi t€"o.,
ond
on6 on rh6 high-low
rongol.ver. Eorh
l.vcrs
musr
be ongogcd
for trodor.
ro oPdot.. Ploco
hish.low
ronlo-loverin ncurrolfor.osier
PU5hins
ofirooor oi'hen trooor is boins
towsd
ALI/AYSCOI1E
TO
A
FULLSIOP
b
5. To lift hood
ossenbly
srosp
eoch
side
of hoodor
reor ond oull ourword
ond uoword.Lifr hood
ro
its extrena forword po5ition.
6.
7,
Engine
cronkcoseis shipped
wirh oil reodyfor
use. Howev€r,
<heckoil level before
stoaing.
lf
necessory,
cdd oil ro bring oll level up to the
futt mork on the dipstick. Dipsrlck must be
screwed in riohr {or checkirq oil level, ond
rroeor shouldb-elevel. NOTE:Do not fill obove
full mqrk on dipsri.k. Use Allstoro resulor
(M,S.)
HeovyDury S.A.E. #30 oil or equivolent.
lf not ovoiloble, use Allsrote Multi.srode
oll
weother
oil S.A.E. l0W-20W-30W
or equivolent.
NOTE: Use S.A.E. low oil below 32 desrees. \a
Fill fuel tonk with o good srode of fresh,
CLEAN, resulor
eosol,ne.
wipe
of{ oll sPilled
BEFORESl]IFTING
GTARS-..
luel ond lubricont
OILFILLERCAP
AND
DIPSTICK
FtG.
l0
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(-
operotin g instructions
how lo slort ond stop
DONOTFILLGASOLINETANKWHILE
EN.
GINE
15RUNNING.AVOIDSPILLING
GAS.
OLINEONAHOTENGINE.THISMAY
CAUSE
ANEXPLOSIONANDSERIOUSINJURY.DO
NOT
MIX
OIL
WITH
GASOLINE.USECLEAN,
FRESH
..REGULAR''
GRADEGASOLINE.
FILL
TANK
Col{PLETELy.
FtG.II
L Op.n eosoline
shut"o{f
volve (A). Closc
gosolinc
shut.of,vdlve dfter 6och doys !so.
NEVER
STOREEQUIPMENTWITHGASOLINE
INTHE
TANKINSIDEA BUILDINGWHERE
FUii{ESI{AY
REACH
ANOPEN FLAI'{EOR
sPARK.
FORLONG
PERIODS
OF
STORAGE,
THISGASOLINE
TANK
SHOULD
SEDRAINED.
DISCARD
THEGASOLINEIN
A SAFEPLACE.
ALLOWENGINETOCOOL
BEFORE
STORING
IN ANYENCLOSURE.
L Thislrocioris
eqJ
Doed
*r-h
'$o sofetys"i'ches.
releosekey. After ensine sidrts, push in choke
control (C), os ensine worms up. Ler ensine
worm up, before opplyins lood. CAUTON:Do
1or run storter conli'Lously tor rore her 30
seconds or o tine. lf o{re' severol otterPrs
ensine does not storl, moveihrofile contol (D)
fo fqsl posirion. Woit for two mln!tes,thenny
5. To srop ensine, turn key (B), in d co'rnteF
clockwise
directionro OFF posiiion,
Key should
be removed
so childrei con not stdrt Trodor.
REMOVE
THT
I6NITIONKEY
KEEPOUTOF
REACH
OF
CHILDREN
/
2. Puil out
choke
conrrol
(C), to foll choke
posirion
to srortin cold weoiher.
3. Advoncerhrotle contlol lever
(D),to obout
%
role operorrng
l. Try your Trooor in o lorse, open spoce.Leotn
to storl, stop ond reverse.
2. Srdl' the enoine ond DUt'he thro'lle lever ot
obour ) throile. Push
.o"n or foorpedol,
nove
geor shifr lever ond ronge shifi lever to speed
desired.
Releose
{oot pedol slowly, ond Troctor
will stoa to move. After foot pedol is lully
releosed (cllrch eisosed), move ihfottle lever
to {ost position, lf groLrnd irovel is too fos},
depressfoor pedol ond shi{1 ro o slowerground
novel speed. Alwoys select o sround trovel
speed
!hoi wiTI suit oitochFenlbeiig !sed ond
not overlood the engine.
It
ii lgnition-stoder
swllc
fto.t ":.. ro ..i.se 't.t",. Waen
ergire s-o-s,
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operotinginstruclions (conl.)
rofe operoting (conl.)
3.
4. Do nol sFift seors while Trodor is novins. To stop Troctor, push foor pedol oll rhe woy
down. Move seor shift lever to neutrol, set
porkins broke lock ond reJeose foot peddl.
Alwoys check to hoke s!re brokE Iock will
holdTro.tor secure. Disenqose
power
to ottoch.
menl.Shur-off
ondreoove
key fromswitch. This
will prevenr
unoolhorlzedoperoiion.
Keep
key
in o sofeploce
out o{ redch ol children. Never
leove ensire runn;nswith Trodof unortended.
a@K
5, Do nol operote
the Trodor in h;sh gecl soing
down hill. Do nor t!rn shdrp coh6fs while
goins down hill. lf ir is neces5orylo srop
Troctor
while
soins
down
hill, do
soquickly
ro
prevent
Trodor from
picking
!p speedduringrhe
declutchin9 to broke
pos;rion,
NOTE: The ensine
producas
consideroblebrok.
in9 octionwhenthro led bock ro idling spoed
wirhour declJtchinq. This procedure is re-
commendedbefore opplyinq broke.
DONOTOPERATETRACTOR
ACROSSSLOPES.
DO NOTOPERATE
TRACTORUP ORDOWN
SLOPES
WITH
MORE
THANA
15
DEGREE
SLOPE,
6. Do not shift geors
while going up steep
hills,
Choose
d low enough
seor
ro climb hill wirholt
stopping
ond shlfiins geors. It ii is nccessory
ro stop while going up hill, do so quickly
ro
oreveniTrocror
rollino bockword.Before
qon-
ins Trodor in motion
soins uphill, use oneof
rhe lowesr
geors,
Reduce
€nsinespeedonden-
goge clutch groduollyto prevent
Trodor {rom
7. upseis conhoppen
eosily in dilches.Sioy olert
for holesor other
yord
hozords.
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l, Ploce gear shifr
neutrol
position.
o reosonoblesofe
lever
ond
roneeshifr
lcv.r in
Troctorconthenbe r6w.dot
speed
norfosrerthon
6 nil.s
KEEPII,IJORKING
AREA
CLEAR-ADULTS^
PE
T5^
CHILDREN.-
tsEFORE
BACKING-..
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gtn t
oPerof in
(con
t.) stru
clions we ights
(optiono I equ ipment)
sofe operotin g(cont.)
FtG.
l3
1. Redr whesl wcishts ore very .ssenriol
{or
oddodrrocrion.
This is esDeciolly
rrue for
oilochmenrs
such os the plow, disc horrow,
levolerblode,snowthrower,bulldozer-snow-
mornrenonce
oir cleqner
Your
onsineis equipp6dwith on qir cleoner rhor
MUST bo pefiodicolly
ronovedond cleoncdto
moinioinmoximum
enginepsrfornonce.
Roferto
onsine
monuol
for cleoninginsrruc,ions.
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OF OBJECTS
I{H
ICH
ANDTHROWN.
The siorter screen
suord (A), ond the sto4er ro-
talins screen(locoreddirecily behind rhe srorrer
screensucrd),ore desisned ro keep 9ross,cho{f
ond leovesfrom
enterins
the.ooling sysrem. They
must be cleoned
periodicolly.
The cleoningof
rhe screenswill vory wiih the condirionsin which
the Trocioris used.Thev should rot be ollowed
ro
become
dilry. This would inrerfere
withrhecoollig
o{ the ensine. Remove
rhe screen
slord (A),cleoi
ir ondthe sto er rototingscreenregulqly.
t0
0NR0UGH
GR0LTND^TAKE
rr /\
^@"0'' ru:-$
CLEAR
THT
AREA
OFRUBBISH
CLEAR
WORKAREA
I{IGHTBEPICKED
UP
2578R-1.2.72
BEFORI
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mqintenonce (conr.)
THIS
TRACTOR
HAs
ANAIRCOOLED
EN-
GINE.
AIRMUSTBE
ABLETOCIRCULATE
FREELY
AROUND
THEENGINE.
THROUGH
THE
STARTER
SCREEN
AND
AIR
CLEANER,
ANDOVER
THEFINsOF
THECYLINDER
BLOCK.
KEEPTHESE
AREAS
FREE
OFAC-
CUA{ULATED
DIRTANDTRASHOR
THEEN-
GINE
WILL
OVERHEAT
ANDRESULT
IN
DAMAGED
MOVING
PART5.
lubricotion
STOP
ENGINE
ANDl4AITSEVERAL
I.AINUTES
BEFORE
CHECKINGOIL
LEVEL.
BESURE
TRACTORISON
LEVELGROUND
ANDENGINEIS
STOPPEDBEFORE
CHECK.
INGOIL LEVEL.
!)l
engine
FlG.
l6
3. Refill enqinecronkcose
with oil os insrr!cied
under
"Fiel ond Lubriconr", pose
7. Cqpoclty
3-ll8 pints. Check oil level olter eoch five
houfs o{ oporotion.Add oil, if necessory,ro
brinoro cofrect level on dipsrick.
4. Aftei firsi oil chonse,oil shouldbe chonsed
ofter eoch 25 hours of epefdrioh.
lronsoxle (tronsmission)
lubricotion
I
2.
FlG.
l5
Chonse
oil in ensine cronkcose
dfter
H0URS of operotion. Engine should
{hen oil is .hoiaed,
To droinoil, removeoil droin
plus (A),
fronj endof engine. Corch used
oil in
conloiner.Reploce
oil droinplug.
FIRST
2
NOTE:
THEBESTTll'{E
T0DRAINOIL
lSAT
THE
ENDOF
A DAY'sOPERATION. THE
OILISHOT
ANDALLDIRT
ANDFOREIGN
I,{ATERIAL
IS sUSPENDED
IN THEOIL.
II'lPORTANT:
BEEXTREMELYCAREFUL
TO
PREVENT
DIRTOR
FOREIGNPARTICLES
FROMENTERING
THEENGINECRANKCASE
ORTRANS}'{ISSION
WHENCHECKINGOIL
LEVEL.
2578R-1.2,72
FlG.
l7
Check oil in tlonsoxle (ironsmlssion)every
50
nours
of operotion.
To c\ect<
o I e"el, renove
{iller plue fror tronsox
e 0 | le'e' shouldbe
even with rhis Dluq.
Chonse
oi'in iron-soxle
o{'e,500 hoL'so{
op.,oiion. To droin, remove droin plus ond
colch oil in suitoblecontoiner.
To fill tronsoxle,
use5 qrs.
o{ AllstoreS.A.E.
30 motoroil for service
MM
or MS or eq!ivolenr.
F
ill through Iiller plu9.
l.
3.
ll -
OIL
FILLERCAP
ond
DIPSTICK
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mointenonce(cont.)
lubricoiion chort
rtHc
pnr
fF
(GRE
ASE
FITTING) tE--
FRONTI{HEEL
y"'::yo$L,.'^'a
INTERMEDIATE
SHAFT
ENGINE
CRANKCASE
KING
PIN
(GREASE
FIlTING)
(GREASE
FITTING)'IEF
/ ..;::::a.s,, I
\.H-
i STEER
clurcnrHo
I
BRAKEROD6
ta**a,rorr,f
SHAFT TRANSAXLE
(TRANSMISSION)
A
tN0
FOOT
fiEl. \
' FRoNTWHEEL f,.,--t,,, olL
'EVERY
5To
l0
HoURs
(GREASE
FITTING)
ttE-
FtG.
r8
broke odiustmenl
FOOT
PEDAL
TOPO RAME
PARK
ING
BRAKE
i -,ll=.+ii
'i,
I, ill,)|-. ii 'l I, ill,)|-. ii ',
r"ll\ lil,
_-GREASE
EVERY
5
HoURS
,F" - cHEcKotLLEVELtN
I RANSAXLE
(TRANSMlSsloN)
EVERY50
HOURS
CHECK
OILLEVELINENGINE
CRANKCASE
EVERY
5
HOURS
'0..*iiir-v---..-
-
PARKINGLOCK
ASSEMBL
6<
DRIVE
BELT
FF
To odiust
broke,loosennlt bock
o{ tu,nbuckle
ond
rurn
turnbvckleclockwise
(owoy
fron you),
one
turnot o timeun-
til foot pedol hos obour
4 iiches ol trovelfromclurch
ensosed
to full broke
posirion,
or center of idleris obout
4-1
inches
obove{rode,
Tab on idlerbrockei
will deflecr
belt slishtly. Tishren
iom
nurosoinsi iunbuckle to lockiuh-
b!ckle in posirion.
Keepbroke
properlyodiustedespecioTiy
in hilly tenoin.
po
rk broke lock odiuslmenl
To tishte. porkins brcke
loosen
hexnuis (A ondB). Rotore
porklng
locl leverto lockposirion.
By hond
pressfoot
oedol
{or^o'd
-o {ull brokeoo"ito-. wl-:le
l-oldns bro(eoedolfo'word
.sh.en
rur ,8, dgoinsrburhin!,Cr{i1qe.
iisht. Releose fool pedol, ond
tuh iur (B) bo.k osoinsr b!shins (C) iwo ddditionol ,urns.
Tlshten
nut
(A) ogoi;st
n!t (B)
to lockin posltion.
P
oce
higF-lowleverii neutrol
position.
P!ll porking
locklever
bock
(lock)posirion.
Reor
wheels
of troctorshould.slidewhen
nodor is oushed.
TURNBUCKLE
S
2578R-1
.2,72 -12-
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mointenonceIcon..,
tronsoxle (lrqnsmission) drive belr odiustment
A newbelr will sketch ofierrhe first tew hours
of oPeroiion,
ihen ofterinitiol srrerch'
odiusiment
is seldomneces-
Remove
bolts ond nuts (A), frombelt guord
(B),
tlt
\
I
b
t
I
FlG.2l
l. Loosen
boli (C), in flol idler ond push
bolr down in sloi o{ fione
2- T,ohten
boli (C),in flo' iole, securelyMdle 5urebelr
guide{inseron
3, R+l.ce belt
suord
(8,
Fie. 20).
lOfe, root p.d;l shou'dbe:n
ve*icolor
lusi
boc\of
vert:co'oosit
on
until
cenierot
ldlerpulley
(D),
is7h lnches
bolr
(C),
cleorsbelr
opproximorely
l/8 inch.
wirhclurch
engosed.
FtG.20
2578R-1.2.72 - t3
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(conr.)
lION'T
I
i
I'
)
(,
mo
inlenonce
trouble s
hooti n
g
Possible
Couse
Deod boFery
START
Possible
Remedy
Rechorse or reploce
Depress
foor pedcl.
Disensdse
mower
cllrch Iever (PUll
bock).
Foor pedol nor depressed
Mow6r
clurchlevernor
disengoged
No
sosolin€
infueltonk
orcofburerof.
Wctorin
gosolin€orold
fuel. . . . .
Choked
irnproperly.Floodcd
ensins.
Dirty
corburoiof
oir
filrs
Spork
plogdittyorimpropar
sdp. . '
Dify stcrt.r oir scr..n .
Po*iolly
pluggcdoirclcon€r.
Low
oil llv€lordidyoil . ., . . . . .
lmprop.r
corburorof
odiustm.nt
. . . .
Spork
plugdirty,wrong
gop
or
wrong
lypo... . . . . .
Engino
overlooded
Faulty
igniiion
Belr
slips..
0il in
gosolin€
Poor
compr.ssion
Fill rhetonk
wiih
sosoline;
openluelshut.off
volve.
Cleon fuel lino ondcorburetor.
Droin
fuel rqnkond corbureror.Use
new
{r:elonddry
spork
plus.
Push
inchokc,open
rhro l6control
ondcronk
engino
s.v€roliimssio cleoroul go5.
Rcmove
ond
clcon.Refer
lo engincmonuo,.
Cl€on, odiusrthe sop or reploce.Rofor ro snsino
HARD
TOSTART
D€fcctivo
bottlry . S.rvic. or ropldc€.
D.t.cfiv. ignitlonor loose
wiring. Chcck
$. wiring cnd spork
plug.
ENGINEIi{ISSE5
ORLACKS
POWER
Cl.on scr.onov€r
6torr!r, so! pos! 10,
B! luru fin!
on
cyllnd.fh.cdondcroundcylind.r
o'. cl.on.
Remove
ond
clccn.Rcfar
to .ngin! monuql.
Add
or
chongcoil, sle pogo
ll.
R.efer
ro ongincmonuol.
Cloon,r.s€i
rh. gop or rcploca.
Shiftto a lowcr gcor
or roduce
lood.
Check
sporkplusond lor loosc
wlros.
connorb. cor6ci.d, contoctSeors.
Tishi€n bslr. Refcrto pcee 13,
Droin ondrefill {uoltonk ondcorburetor,
duc€srh. efficion.yof the
ensine.
Contoct
Seors.
ENGINEOVERHEATS
Dlrtyslorter
oar
Low
oil levelor
dirtyoil .
Porriolly
plugged
mu{fler..
. .
Poor
fuelortoo
ledn
omixrure.
Poniolly
plusgedoircleoner
.
clcon screen
over
srorrer,seepose10.
Addor chonscoil, seepogoll.
Rernove
mufflcr
frolhensine
ondcleon.
Refer
ro ensinemonuol.
Remove
ondcleon.Refer
ro engine monuol.
Cl€dn
fins on cylinder
h€od
ondoro!ndcylinder.
Di.tyengine....
E78R-1.2.72
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mol ntenqnce (cont.)
KEEP
FOOIAND
PARKIN6
ERAKIS
lires
Keep
rires inflotedro l2 po!nds of oir prsssure in
front; 8 pounds in redr.
Avoid srumps,srones,deep futs ond otherhozords.
Cuts in tires should bo repoiredimmodiorelyos
nesled decreoses the iire lif6, Kaop riresfr.e
{romoil ond ereose
os both desrroy
rubbef,Afrer
usingrhe Trqctor for 5proying-ins6ciconkol work-
wosh o{f ony chemicolsrhot moy be on r[6 tires.
To renove
ofronitire ond
wh6el
proceedos
follows:
1. Renove hubcop.
2. Unsnop"E" rinsfrom
kinepin (fronr otlo).
3. Remove flot wosher.
4. Slide
wheelond
rire fromkins
pin (front oxle).
A reor wheel ond tire is removedby r6movinsrle
rhreehub bolrs from wheel ond hub.
Seorsor yoJr locdl servic. stotioncon repqir
your
Trocror
tire ln the some monner
os on ouromobile
how to
is low stort if bottery
l. Connect
quick-srori
6otlery
coblesor "iumpers"
Iron youroutomobile 12voli bottery io the Troc-
ror
bottery CAUTION: Connect posirive (+)
terhinol to posirve(+) iehinol. This merhodof
stoding is only o neons of energencysiorting.
Hove Troctorbo ery fechorged or reploced im-
imporlonl bollery core
Proper
qltention
to thebotery on unlts so equipped
is oI utmostimpononce.
Your bottery is of rhe some hish srondord os is
used in outomobiles.
unfolrunorely it does not
fiove rhe odvonroses oI outomoti. oriention by rhe
s.rvice stolion ottendonros the one in your
cor.
The followins points ore recordedro help remind
yo! to providoottention
lo the bofery ond goin {ull
odvontoge
of rhe usobleli{e builr inro rhe bofery
ond ovoid costly replocements.
l. Check solution lev.l in bofery dt leost oncc
eoch week, Add distjlled woter when required.
Correcrlevel is bortomof tubes in cells, refsr
ro poge
5. A{ier oda:nt.otu,, run the ensineso
thot the generoror chqrsewill mix rhe solurion
DO NOT OVER FILL.
2. Keop rhe bottery
cleon. Romove
cny collection
of srooso or othersubsronce
lromthe ropof rhe
3. Keeptop of botterycleon ond
dryot oll times.
4. Keep botlory
snus
in iis crodle
of holder.
5. Keep vent cops rjshr ond smoll venr holes in
lf bottery
should
becom€dischorsed
or foll he.
low d speciflc
arovily
o{ 1.225,renove
borery
ond
hoveirrechdrsed.
When rechorsins,requestservice siotionro
SLOW
CHARGErhe botery ot o rote o{ 3
omperes.
FAST CHARGINC
lS NOT RECOM.
MENDED.
SAFETY
v
7,
NEVER
REI{OVETRACTOR
FUEL
TANKCAPOR
ADD
GASOLINE
TOA RUNNING
ORHOT
ENGINE.
NEVER
FILL FUEL TANK IN.
DOORS.
lvIPE
UPSPILLED
GASOLINE
BEFORESTART-
ING
ENGINE,KEEPGASO.
LINE IN AN APPROVED,
CLOSEDCONTAINE
R.
2578R^1,2.72
GASOLIY Pays
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mot ntenonce (cont.)
er core--botlery
l. li unirisnoi!sed
resulorly
duringvinrermonlhs
The boriery
shouldbe removed
ond stored
in o
cool, dry ploce.
2. f unir is !sed only infrequenrly
during
winier
monrhs.Check
botlery
di leostonce eochthirty
doys to be sure o full chorge is mointoined.
I Droir ruel ronqondco,bu,e'or
by ol)o*irg tne
ensile to -Ln ou' or sosol:ne.
Gosoliie'eft in
your ensinewill Ieove
gumdeposits
in the cor
bureforond fuel ronk. This mokesfuel system
inoperdrive ond wil res!lt in hord or non-
storting of rhe ensine.
2. Lubricore
cylinderby removingrhe sporkplu9.
Pourone ounceof clean lubricotlnsoil rhrough
the sporkpTug
hole inrorhecylinder.cronkihe
ensineslowly
io spreodoil ondreploce
ihe spork
plus.
3. Cleonthe
engineond
troclorof oll foreisnmoner.
4. Do not sdve or sroregosoline
over
winter.
STOREYOUR
TRACTORINADRYANDPRO.
TECTEDPLACE.
LEAVING
YOUR
TRACTOR
OUTDOORS,EXPOSED
TOTHE
ELEIi{ENTS,
l1ILLRESULT
INMATERIALLYSHORTENING
IT5LIFE.
generol
l. Just os your automobjleneeds professionol
mechonicqlmointenoncefrom tine to time, so
does yo!r oir c@led eneine. Cleoning ond
odiusrhenr ol the corburetor ond periodic
replocementof rhe spqrk plus and ignition
points is mode necessdryby NORMAL u.e,
2. Protessionol
oir cooled engine service is os
close os yoor nearesrSeors
Store.
3. A yeorly che.k-upor r!ne-!p by Seorsis ogood
ideo to ovoid
breokdownsor deldys. Do ir eq.h
fcll, rhenyou'rereody
for sprins.Weeven
pre-
pore it for storoge
for yo!.
wint
3.
4.
Pleose rememberthe necessity of properwinter
corefor the boitery.Bolleries not in useto! severol
n<nths oid not kept fully chorsed,
produceo sul-
photion
of the plotes which connor be renoved by
Yoursuorontee
is intended
to provideyouodequore
protecllon.
lt does not, however, cover rechorsing.
Domose
res!ltin9 from lock of core. Freeuinsor
inabilily to performo{ter winter or long storoge
periodswithout oper qitenlion,
AFTER
OPERATINGTHETRACTOROREN.
GINE,NEVERTOUCHTHEMUFFLERUNTIL
IT HASHADSUFFICIENT
TIME
TOCOOL.
sloroge inslructions
n the eveni yoli Troctor is to be inoperdtive ior
periods in ex.ess of 30 doys - prepdre
lor storose os
ouilined
in thenert column.
.l?
A botlerynoi fully chorsedconfreeze,resulring
in ihe necessityio reploce.
A soferu e ls 1o chorgethe boftery
nonthly or
dtleosrtestondrechorse
if below 1.225specjfic
grov
ty.
BECOMEFULLYFAMILIARI{ITHTHE
RULESFOR
SAFETY
AND
INSTRUCTIONS
INTHISI.^ANUAL.YOUR
5EAR5TRACTOR
AND ATTACHI{ENTS
l1ILL PROVIDE
A{ANY
LEISURE
HOURS.
Seqs,
Roehuck
ond
Provemenrs
wrino!r
2578R-1.2.72
Co.
or Simpsons-Seors
imposlngony
obligotlon
Lrd. in Conodo
reserv,.s
to insroll the
some
uponthe right10moke
ony
chonsesir design
ils itemshereio{oremonufoctured.
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repoir Ports
CUSTOM
'IOXL
TRACTOR
MODEL
NUIABER
9I7.2506]
18.'n
il
,.'o@
20
60
t!r- ABCDEFGHIJKI.M
9'.
*,9,_q,
F..4.E,,8,ft
€,,V,,Y,
H
6;; ^-* 6rErr-r=r-rr""Ei:81):
i
=eD
l9
39 40
4 lJ
/ m.,
W
N
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CUSTOi{IOXLTRACTORT,{ODEL
NUMBER9i7.2506]
KEY
NO.
l
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
t0
PART
NO.
6264268
2503P
I5
t3P
805R
3198P
8887H
504R
809R
8t4R
2188R
8l5R
1795R
8156H
2505P
881lHl
664R
6264349
806R
62642s3
9000H
82121
8172H
1549P
5001P
8094H
1343R
1342R
548P
626A300
5105H
6264196
4501P
626A3r
A
9858M1
634A33A
r796R
6264316
704R
6040P
504P
668R
4525P
9396E
6264221
1774R
2507P
KEY
N0.
47
A8
49
50
5l
55
56
57
58
59
60
6l
62
63
65
67
68
69
7A
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
B
PART
NO.
626Ar
88
6264317
3217P
4764H
6264244
6855M
3021P
I004P
1557P
1552P
6264193
5llP
816R
6264194
5000P
6842M
1505P
6264254
1544P
7762H
5r37H
2175R
5142H
9040H
2174R
2lt8R
795R
1007P
I006P
503P
1004P
501P
1537F
25l5R
2516R
3159P
6029P
505P
3
t53P
3010P
8P
3023P
50r
P
3010P
3028P
3427
P
3028P
DESCR
IPTION
CattetPin 3/32x 3/4
Wosherl3132x 13116 x 16
Go.
GrrllBrqce
- L.H.
Slotted
Rd.
Hd.Moch.
Screw
i1A-24
x 1
l,!!": e,'P",
TonkSrrop
GasTonkCop
CoftetPh 1/8 x 3/4
Tie PloleCover
Engine
Mount
ond
TiePlote
Grill
Screen
GrillBroce-R,H,
Inlermedi
oie
Shoft As
seribly
BeltGuord
Ylosher41/64x1x12Go.
ERing
Beorinq
ldlerSr,Jd
HexJqmLocknui3,/8-24
ldlerBrocket
Assembly
ldler
Spring
ClutchRodAssembly
SerScrew
Sq.
Hd.
5/16-18
x 1/2
Sleerlns
Arm
Assembly
Woodruff
Key3,/16
x 5,/8
Broke
ArmAssembly
Engine
TleBrocker
E1sineCrofismenl0HP.
Model
No.
143.629012
See
Price
Lisr
932.00FororderingInstfLrclions
Sloted
Fil. Hd.
Mqch.
Screw
w/sems
Lockwoshe,
%-28
x %
HexNur5/16-18
Ensine
MouniinsBlock
serSc,ew.
Hex
SockeiHdless
3/8-16
x 3/8
Sq.
Key
rl x2
EnsinePulley
w,/Sel
Screw
Acl!olor-SofetyStori
Swiich
CoirerPinl/8 x l%
DESCRIPT]ON
BellG!ideAssembly
HeorShieldAssenbiy
HexBolr
5/8-l
I x 3/'
HuglockNLrr
5/8-l
l
Rocke,
Bor
(F,oni
Axle)
HexBolt 3/8-i6 x 3/4
Lockwosher3/8
wosher
13,/32x 13116x l'l Go.
wosher
49/64x 1\ x 16
Ga.
KinePlnAssembly-L.
H.
NylockNui
3,/8-24
TieRod,Adlusroble
KingPinAssembly-R.H.
ERins
GreoseFiiting
\tlosher
9/32 x 1/2x 14Ga.
Sleering
ArmAssembly
Wosher
15,/32
x 59,/64
x 16
Ga.
Locknrt 7/16-14
Sieerins
L
ink
Ro
I Pin3,/16 x l%
Flqnsed
Beorins
HlbCop
Lockwoshef5,/16
Lockwosher#10
Sc.
Nui
%-20
Lockwosher3,/8
HexNui
3,/8-I6
Woslrer11,/32
x l1/16x 16
Go,
HexBolt5,/16-18
x 7,/8
Hex
(nd)
Self
Toppins
Screw
w,/sems
ExtLockwdsher
ll
20x 5/8
HexNur
#10-24
Rd.Hd.PhillipsMo.h.Screw
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