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Toe-in/camber - sears tractor

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TO CHECK BRAKE tf tractor requires more than five (5) feet to stop at highest speed in highest gear on a level, dry concrete or paved surface, then brake must be serviced. You may also check brake by: 1. Park tractor on a level, dry concrete or paved surface, depress brake pedal all the way down and engage parking brake. 2_ Disengage transmission by placing freewheel control in "transmission dis- engaged" position. Pull freewheel control out and into the slot and release so it is held in the disengaged position, The rear wheels must lock and skid when you try to manually push the tractor forward. If the rear wheels rotate, then the brake needs to be serviced. Contact a Sears or other qualified service center. FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER Your new tractor front wheel toe-in and camber is set at the factory and is normal. The front wheel toe-in and camber are not adjustable. If damage has occurred to affect the factory set front wheel toe-in or camber, contact a Sears or other qualified service center_ TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS I. Block up axle securely. 2. Remove axle cover, retaining ring and washers to allow wheel removal (rear wheels have a square key - Do not lose). 3. Repair tire and reassemble. NOTE: On rear wheels only: align grooves in rear wheel hub and axle. Insert square key. 4. Replacewashers and snapretaining ring securely in axle groove. 5. Replace axle cover. NOTE: To seal tire punctures and prevent flat tires due to slow leaks, purchase and use tire sealant from Sears. Tire sealant also prevents tire dry rot and corrosion. Washers TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY _WARNING: Lead-acid batteries gener- ate explosive gases. Keep sparks, flame and smoking materials away from batteries. Always wear eye protection when around batteries_ if your battery is too weak to start the engine, it should be recharged. (See "BATTERY" in the MAINTENANCE section of this manual). If "jumper cables" are used for emergency starting, follow this procedure: IMPORTANT: Your tractor is equipped with a 12 volt system_ The other vehicle must also be a 12 volt system, Do not use your tractor battery to start other vehicles. TO A1qACH JUMPER CABLES 1. Connect one end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE (+) terminal of each battery(Ao, B), taking care not to short against tractor chassis, 2o Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGATIVE (-) terminal (C) of fully charged battery. 3_ Connect the other end of the BLACK cable (D) to good chassis ground, away from fuel tank and battery. TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE ORDER 1. BLACK cable first from chassis and then from the fully charged battery° 2. RED cable last from both batteries_ Weak or Dead Battery Fully Charged Battery Retaining Ring Axle Cover 1 _Square Key (Rear Wheel Only) 29

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TO
CHECK
BRAKE
tf
tractor
requires
more
than
five
(5)
feet to
stop
at highest
speed
in highest
gear
on
a
level, dry concrete
or
paved
surface,
then
brake
must
be serviced.
You
may also check brake
by:
1.
Park
tractor
on a
level,
dry
concrete
or
paved
surface,
depress
brake
pedal
all
the way down
and
engage
parking
brake.
2_
Disengage
transmission
by
placing
freewheel
control
in
"transmission
dis-
engaged"
position.
Pull freewheel
control
out and
into
the slot
and release
so
it
is
held
in the disengaged
position,
The
rear
wheels
must
lock
and
skid
when
you try to manually
push the tractor
forward.
If the
rear
wheels
rotate,
then
the
brake
needs
to
be serviced.
Contact
a Sears
or
other
qualified
service
center.
FRONT
WHEEL
TOE-IN/CAMBER
Your
new tractor front wheel toe-in and cam-
ber
is
set
at the
factory
and
is normal.
The
front
wheel toe-in
and
camber
are
not adjust-
able.
If
damage
has
occurred
to
affect the
factory
set
front wheel toe-in or camber, con-
tact a Sears or other
qualified
service
center_
TO
REMOVE
WHEEL
FOR
REPAIRS
I.
Block
up axle
securely.
2.
Remove
axle
cover,
retaining
ring
and
washers
to
allow
wheel
removal
(rear
wheels
have a square
key - Do not lose).
3.
Repair
tire
and
reassemble.
NOTE:
On rear wheels
only:
align grooves
in
rear wheel
hub and axle.
Insert
square
key.
4.
Replacewashers
and snapretaining
ring
securely
in axle
groove.
5.
Replace
axle
cover.
NOTE:
To seal
tire
punctures
and
prevent
flat
tires
due
to
slow
leaks,
purchase
and
use tire sealant
from
Sears.
Tire sealant
also
prevents
tire
dry
rot and corrosion.
Washers
TO
START
ENGINE
WITH
A WEAK
BAT-
TERY
_WARNING:
Lead-acid
batteries
gener-
ate
explosive
gases.
Keep
sparks,
flame
and smoking
materials
away
from batteries.
Always
wear
eye
protection
when
around
batteries_
if your battery is too weak to start the engine,
it
should
be
recharged.
(See "BATTERY"
in the
MAINTENANCE
section
of this
manual).
If "jumper
cables"
are
used
for
emergency
starting,
follow
this
procedure:
IMPORTANT:
Your tractor
is equipped
with
a 12 volt system_ The other vehicle
must also
be a 12 volt
system,
Do not use your
tractor
battery
to start
other
vehicles.
TO A1qACH
JUMPER
CABLES
1.
Connect
one end of the RED cable to the
POSITIVE
(+) terminal
of each battery(Ao,
B), taking
care
not to short
against
tractor
chassis,
2o Connect
one
end
of
the
BLACK
cable
to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal
(C) of fully
charged
battery.
3_ Connect
the
other
end
of
the
BLACK
cable
(D) to good
chassis
ground,
away
from
fuel tank
and
battery.
TO
REMOVE
CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER
1.
BLACK
cable first from
chassis
and then
from
the fully
charged
battery°
2.
RED
cable
last from
both
batteries_
Weak or Dead
Fully Charged
Battery
Battery
Retaining
Ring
Axle Cover
1
_Square
Key (Rear
Wheel Only)
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