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Before Starting The Engine - oil change

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OPERATION TO TRANSPORT (See Fig. 13) When pushing or towing your tractor, ensure transmission is disengaged by placing freewheel control in freewheeling position. Free wheel control is located under the seat. • Raise attachment lift to highest position with attachment lift control. • Raise seat and pull freewheel control up and back into the slot and release so it is held in the disengaged position. • Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) mph (3,2 km/h). • To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure. TRANSMISSION ENGAGED BATTERY INDICATOR/CHARGING PLUG (See Fig. 14) The Battery Indicator displays the status of the battery. There are three different indicator lights: 1. RED Charge necessary 2. YELLOW Charge recommended 3. GREEN Charge not necessary RED YELLOW GREEN CHARGING PLUG TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED Fig. 13 NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting your tractor on a truck or a trailer, ensure hood is closed and secured to tractor. Use an appropriate means of tying hood to tractor (rope, cord, etc.). TOWING CARTS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS Tow only the attachments that are recommended by and comply with specifications of the manufacturer of your tractor. Use common sense when towing. Too heavy of a load, while on a slope, is dangerous. Tires can lose traction with the ground and cause you to lose control of your tractor. Fig. 14 NOTE: Wait 30 minutes after battery use for accurate charge indication. For charging, the battery can be charged through the Charging Plug. WARNING: The Charging Plug only fits CTEK's 12 volt chargers between 0.8 - 10 Amps and must only be used with these chargers. See your local dealer for an available charger. BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL The engine in your tractor has been shipped from the factory already filled with summer weight oil. • Check engine oil with tractor on level ground. • Remove oil fill cap/dipstick and wipe clean, reinsert the dipstick and screw cap tight, wait for a few seconds, remove and read oil level. If necessary, add oil until "FULL" mark on dipstick is reached. Do not overfill. • For cold weather operation you should change oil for easier starting. (See "OIL VISCOSITY CHART" in the Maintenance section of this manual.) • To change engine oil, see the Maintenance section in this manual. 12

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OPERATION
Fig. 13
TRANSMISSION ENGAGED
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED
TOWING CARTS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS
Tow only the attachments that are recommended by and
comply with specifications of the manufacturer of your trac-
tor. Use common sense when towing. Too heavy of a load,
while on a slope, is dangerous. Tires can lose traction with
the ground and cause you to lose control of your tractor.
BATTERY INDICATOR/CHARGING PLUG
(See Fig. 14)
The Battery Indicator displays the status of the battery.
There are three different indicator lights:
1.
RED
Charge necessary
2.
YELLOW
Charge recommended
3.
GREEN
Charge not necessary
Fig. 14
RED
YELLOW
GREEN
CHARGING
PLUG
NOTE:
Wait 30 minutes after battery use for accurate
charge indication.
For charging, the battery can be charged through the
Charging Plug.
WARNING: The Charging Plug only fits
CTEK's 12 volt chargers between 0.8 - 10
Amps and must only be used with these
chargers.
See your local dealer for an available charger.
TO TRANSPORT (See Fig. 13)
When pushing or towing your tractor, ensure transmission
is disengaged by placing freewheel control in freewheel-
ing position.
Free wheel control is located under the seat.
•
Raise attachment lift to highest position with attachment
lift control.
•
Raise seat and pull freewheel control up and back into
the slot and release so it is held in the disengaged
position.
•
Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) mph
(3,2 km/h).
•
To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.
NOTE
:
To protect hood from damage when transporting
your tractor on a truck or a trailer, ensure hood is closed
and secured to tractor.
Use an appropriate means of tying
hood to tractor (rope, cord, etc.).
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL
The engine in your tractor has been shipped from the fac-
tory already filled with summer weight oil.
•
Check engine oil with tractor on level ground.
•
Remove oil fill cap/dipstick and wipe clean, reinsert the
dipstick and screw cap tight, wait for a few seconds,
remove and read oil level.
If necessary, add oil until
“FULL” mark on dipstick is reached.
Do not overfill.
•
For cold weather operation you should change oil for
easier starting.
(See “OIL VISCOSITY CHART” in the
Maintenance section of this manual.)
•
To change engine oil, see the Maintenance section in
this manual.