Springfield 350-A Parts list manual

PARTS AND INSTRUCTION
MANUAL FOR
RIDINGROTARYLAWNTRACTOR
MODEL 350-A11956)
Quick Manufacturing Inc.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
3240East Main St.

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
ATTACHINGTHEHANDLEANDHOOD
ToinstaUthehandles and hood on yourridinglawn
tractor,firstremovethetwobolts at theleftfront
sidethathold the bracebracket in place.Next,
remove the twoboltsthat are inserted inthe holes
inthehandlebar.Insert the handle bar through the
rubberlinedhole inthe hood and thenover the
steeringcolumn, so that the holes inthe column
matchthose inthe handlebar.Youwillnoticethat
there are threeholes in thehandle bar andonlytwo
inthesteeringcolumn.These are usedtoadjust
theheight ofthe handlebar. Tousethe handle in
the low position,insert the bolts inthe uppertwo
holes inthe handlebar. Tousethe handle inthe
highposition,insertthebolts inthe lowertwoholes
inthehandlebar.Theninstallthelockwashers and
nuts and tighten.Nowmove the hoodforward and
downuntil the holes inthe hoodmatchtheholes in
thechassis and insert the bolt inthe hole atthe
rightside.Next,raise the brakepedalbracket and
insert the boltsthroughthebracket, the hoodand
thechassis.Nowinstall the lockwashersandnuts
andtighten.
INSTALLINGTHEMOWERONTHETRACTOR
Toattach the mower tothe tractor,install the
mower V beltaround the mowerpulley andthe
idler,thenraise the front endof thetractor and
slide the mowerunder the tractor so that the dis-
chargechute isatthe rightfrontcorner.Raise the
frontof the mowerandinstallthetwoboltsthathold
thefront of themower tothe tractor.Nowraise
therear of themowerandinstall the twoboltsthat
holdtherear ofthe mower tothe tractor.Pull the
mowerdeckforward asfarasit will go andinstall
thebeltinthelowergrooveoftheenginepulley.Next,
engage the mowerclutchandpushthemowerdeck
totherear to take up tension onthe belt.When the
belt is tight,tighten the boltsholding the mower
deck tothe tractor. Now, disengage the mower
clutchbeforeattempting to start the engine.Also
besure tousethe same setof boltholeswhenyou
mount the mower. If youwant tosetthe mower to
cutlow, usethe fourlowestboltholes in tractor
chassis.Ifyouwanttocuthigh,usethefourhighest
boltholes.
TOREMOVEMOWERATTACHMENT
Toremove the mowerattachmentfrom the tractor,
makesure the engine is stopped,then usea 1/2"
wrench and loosen the fourboltsthathold the
mowerdeck to theside ofthe tractorchassis. Now
go tothe rear ofthe tractor and remove thetwo
boltsthatholdtherear ofthe mowerdeck tothe
tractor. Letthe rearend ofthe moiverdownuntil
ittouches the ground.Then go around to thefront
ofthetractor and remove thetwo boltsthathold
thefront of themower tothe tractorand letit down
totheground.Reachunder the engine and slip the
belt offthe enginepulley.Thenyou can raise up
thefront endof thetractorandslide the mower out
fromunder it.If youintend touse thetractorwhen
themower is removed, we wouldsuggestthatyou
re-install the boltsthat are used to holdthemower
tothetractor in theholes in thetractorchassis and
tightenthem to avoidlosingthem.
PROPERSTARTINGANDOPERATIONPROCEDURE
STARTINGPROCEDURE
Thesafestmethod for startingyourridingrotary
lawnmower isto start it onlywhensitting inthe
driver'sseat. Geton and off thetractorfrom the
leftside tobe safe.Afteryou areinthe driver's
seat,check tosee that the sparkplugshorting
switch isnot touchingthesparkplug.Also,make
surethat the fuelshut off valveunder the fueltank
isturnedon,andthatthetractorclutchisinneutral.
If the engine is coldand has notbeen runfor some
time, close the choke,open the throttleabouthalf
way, and pull the recoilstarterslowlyuntil the
jawsgrip the crankshaft.Thenpullquickly tothe
rear.Allow the cable to rewind by movingyour
righthandtowardtheenginewithoutreleasing the
handle. Inany case, donotletgoofthe starter
handlewhenyouhavereached theendofthe pull
stroke. Todoso willallowthestarter to rewind
toorapidly and maycause itto jam. Ifthe engine
failedtostart,pull the starteragain.Usually one
ortwopullswiththechokeclosedisenough to start
theengine.After the enginestarts to run,open the
chokeandtheenginewill run smoothly. To start
themowerblade,move the clutchlever forthe
mowerSLOWLY tothe rearuntil the mowerblade
picks up speed.Continue to move the clutchlever
to the rearuntil it stopsand it willstayengaged.
Tostop the mowerblade,move the clutchlever
forward asfarasit willgo.Since the blade has
beenturning ata highrate of speed, it willrequire
sometime foritto stoprotating.
Tostartyourlawntractormovingforward,first
starttheengine,thenmove the clutchleverslowly
forward. The fartherforwardthat you move the
lever, the faster you will go. When you have
reachedthespeedthatyoudesire,leave the clutch
leveralone. It willstay in thatposition. Torun
slowerinforward,pull the clutchleverbacktoward
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neutral.Whentheclutchleverisstraightupand
down,theclutchisinneutralandthetractorwill
notmove.Tomakethetractorgointoreverse,
pulltheclutchlevertowardyouandholditthereas
longasyouwanttogobackward.Whenyourelease
it,itwillreturntoneutral.Thisisa frictiondrive
reverseandtheclutchlevermustbefirmlyheldin
reversetopreventthetractorfromreturningto
neutral.
ENGINESPEEDCONTROL
Thespeedoftheengineiscontrolledthrougha
leverlocatedontheclutchleverbracketjustin
frontoftheseat.Pullthelevertowardtherearto
increasethespeedoftheengine.Whenstartingthe
engine,openthethrottleabouthalfway.Itissome-
timesdifficulttostarttheenginewhenthethrottle
leverisinthe"idle"orforwardposition.
REPLACINGWORNBELTS
Toreplacewornbeltsonthetractor,firstremove
themower,thenstandthetractoronitsfrontend
andremovethetwoboltsthatholdthebeltguides
tothechassis.Thesetwoboltsarelocatedoneon
eachsideofthechassisjusttotherearofthehood.
Movetheclutchleverforwardasfarasitwillgo
andtakebothsidesofthelongbeltinyourhandand
squeezethemtogethertogetmoreslackinthebelt.
Nowslipthebeltoffthelargepulleyattherearof
thetractor,andthenoffthevariablespeedpulley.
Nextmovetheclutchlevertothereverseposition
andslipoffthesmallerbelt.
Toputonnewbelts,firstputonthesmallerbelt,
thenmovetheclutchlevertoneutraltotakethe
slackoutofthesmallbelt.Nowre-installthebelt
guardsandinstallthelongbeltoverthevariable
speedpulley.Takebothstrandsofthebeltinyour
handandpulltowardtherearofthetractoruntil
thebeltisseatedasdeepinthevariablespeedpul-
leyasitwillgo.Installthebeltinthegrooveof
largepulleyandlowerthetractortothegroundand
itisreadytorun.
CLUTCH
Theclutchonyourtractorisoperatedfroma lever
neartheright-handhandlebar.Onelevercontrols
boththespeedandthedirectionoftravel.Whenthe
clutchleverisstraightupanddown,theclutchis
inneutralandeventhoughtheengineisrunning,the
tractorwillnotmove.Theclutchlevershould
alwaysbeintheneutralpositionwhenstartingor
stoppingtheengine.Whentheengineisrunning,
movingtheclutchleverforwardwillcausethe
tractortomoveforward.Thefartheryoumove
theleverforward,thefasterthetractorwillmove.
Whenthedesiredspeedhasbeenreached,leave
theleveraloneanditwillstayinthatposition.To
stoptheforwardmotionofthetractor,pullthe
clutchleverbackwarduntilitisstraightupand
down.Tomakethetractormovebackward,pull
theclutchlevertotherearandholditthereas
longasyouwanttogobackward.Whenyourelease
it,itwillreturntoneutral.
ADJUSTINGTHECUTTINGHEIGHT
Therotarymowerunitontheridinglawntractor
canbeadjustedtocutgrassat4 differentheights.
Wheninstalledatthefactory,themowerissetto
cuttwoinchesabovea levelhardsurfaceorone
andonehalfincheswheninthegrass.
Tochangethecuttingheightofthemower,the
followingprocedureshouldbeadopted:
Step1 - Tochangecuttingheightfrom2"to2-1/2"
removebladenut,bladewashers,blade,
and1/2"spacer.Nowinstallonblade
spindleonebladewasher,blade,second
bladewasher,1/2"spacerandbladenut.
Tightennutsecurely.
Step2 - Toadjustthemowerfrom2"to3",loosen
thefourboltsthatholdthemowertothe
tractorchassisandslidethemowerfor-
wardasfarasitwillgo.Nowremovethe
twoboltsattherearofthemower(oneon
eachside)andraisetherearofthemower.
Installtheboltsintheuppersetofholes.
Thenmovethemowerdrivebeltintothe
uppergrooveontheenginepulley.Now
removethetwoboltsatthefrontofthe
mowerandraiseitup.Re-installthese
twoboltsinthehigherholestomakethe
mowerdecklevel.Engagethemower
clutchandpushthemowerdeckbackward
totightenthebelt.Nowtightenallfour
boltstoholdthemowerinposition.
Disengagetheclutchbeforetryingtostart
theengine.
Step3 - Toadjustthemowerfrom3"to3-1/2",
followsameprocedureasinStep1 after
Step2 hasbeenaccomplished.
THECLUTCHFORTHEMOWER
Themowerunitisequippedwithanidlertypeclutch
thatisusedtostartorstopthemowerindepenaently
oftheengine.Thisclutchisoperatedbya leveron
therightsideofthetractor,justabovethemower
deck.Movingthisclutchlevertowardtherearof
thetractorstartsthemower.Movingitforward
stopsthemower.Therearetwoimportantthings
torememberwhenusingyourlawntractorasa
mower:
First:DONOTTRYTOSTARTTHEENGINE
WITHTHEMOWERCLUTCHENGAGED.
Second:KEEPHANDSANDFEETFROMUNDER
THEMOWERDECKASLONGASTHEENGINEIS
RUNNING.
TOADJUSTMOWERBELT
Examinecloselythesideplatesofthemowerunit
anditcanbeseenthatthereareelongatedslots
throughwhichthefourmountingboltsareinserted
forattachingthemowerunittotractorchassis.
Theseelongatedslotsareprovidedsothatnormal
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beltwearorstretchcanbetakenup.Simplyloosen
allfourmountingboltsholdingmowerunittotractor
chassis.Nowengagemowerclutch.Nextpush
mowerunittorearoftractor.Thiswillauto-
maticallycompensateforbeltstretch.Nextdis-
engagemowerclutchandtightenmountingbolts
securely.Themowerbeltisa standard"A"section
33" beltavailableatmosthardwarestores.
MOWERBLADE- 24"
Themowerbladeismadeofspecialmowerblade
steelandshouldbekeptassharpaspossibleatall
times. Whensharpeningtheblade,besuretore-
movethesameamountofstockfromeachcutting
edgesoastokeepbladeinbalance.
Themowerbladeshouldbeinstalledwiththebeveled
cuttingedgeupward.
MOWERSPINDLE
Themowerspindleismountedonsealedballbear-
ingsthatrequirenofurtherlubrication.
MULCHERSCREEN
Provisionhasbeenmadetoattacha screenover
theexhaustopeningofthemower.Byinstalling
thisscreenovertheexhaustopening,youcanstart
yourmowerandrideoveryourlawnanddisposeof
thefallendriedleaveswithouteffort.Themower
bladeisdesignedtoliftthefallenleavesupintothe
mower.Thebladewillthengrindthemupuntilthe
piecesaresmallenoughtopassthroughthescreen
andreturntoyourlawnasa fineorganicmulch.
ADJUSTINGTHESEAT
Theseatisinstalledatthefactoryintheforward
position.However,ifmorelegroomisdesired
thancanbeobtainedbyraisingthehandles,theseat
canbemovedtotherear.Todothis,removethe
twoboltsthatholdtheseatspringtothechassis
andmovethemtothereartwoholesinthechassis
andre-tighten.
TIPSONUSINGYOURMOWER
Usingyourridinglawntractorasa mowerisnot
muchdifferentfromusinganyotherpowermower.
Studytheareatobecuttodeterminethebest
methodtouse.Rememberthattogetthejobdone
quickly,makethelongeststraightcutspossible.
Donotattempttotrimtooclosely,savethatforthe
clean-up.Keepthemowercuttingforwardasmuch
aspossible,foralthoughitwillcutinreversejust
aswellasforward,youlosetimebychangingdi-
rection.Ifyouhavea largeareatomow,itsome-
timespaystodivideitintotwosmallerareas,in
ordertokeepthemowercuttingandnotjustriding
alongidle.
OTHERATTACHMENTS
Inadditiontotherotarymower,yourtractorcan
beusedwitha lawnroller,aerator,seeder,and
dumpcart,allofwhichareattachedtothedrawbar
attherearofthetractor.Thesnowplowisthe
onlyattachmentthatisoperatedfromthefrontof
thetractor.Itisattachedtothefrontaxlewith
twoboltsandisraisedorloweredwithyourright
foot.Itisnotnecessarytoremovethemowerfrom
thetractorwhenusingtheotherattachments,but
besurethatthemowerbladeclutchisdisengaged.
CLUTCHCONTROLLEVERADJUSTMENT
Afteryourridinglawntractorhasbeeninuse,it
maybenecessarytoincreasethecompressionon
thefrictionpadwhichislocatedbetweentheclutch
bracketandtheclutchlever.
Todothis,simplyobtaintwowrenches,oneforthe
hexheadboltandoneforthehexheadnut,andtight-
enthenutabout1/4ofa turn.
Next,startthelawntractorandtrytheclutchlever
todeterminewhetherornotitwillstayinposition.
Ifithasa tendencytoreturntoneutral,repeatthe
aboveprocedureuntilsufficientadditionalpressure
hasbeenappliedtothespecialspringwasher,
locatedunderthehexheadnut,tokeeptheclutch
leverinitsproperposition.
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GREASE WHEELS WITH
GOOD GRADE CUP
GREASE.
LUBRICATION DIAGRAM
Q
LUBRICATIONPOINTFOR
VARIABLE SPEED PULLEY.
ADD A FEWDROPSOF
SAE 30OILEVERY TIME
GAS TANKIS FILLED.
CHECK WORM AND WORM
WHEELTRANSMISSION
EVERY10HOURSOF OPER-
ATION. IFOILISNEEDED
ADD 90W GEAR OIL
CHECK ENGINEOILLEVEL
AND REPLACEAS REC-
OMMENDED BYENGINE
MANUFACTURER.
GREASE WHEELHUBS
PERIODICALLY WITH
GOOD GRADE CUP
GREASE.