42" Briggs & Stratton 17.5 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

8, Removethe bow-tiecotterpin securingthe deckstabilizerrodto
thedeck. Slidethe decklift rodfromthe mountingbracketon the
deckasseen in Fig.18.
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9. Carefullyremovethe PTOcablefromthe rearof the cuttingdeck
by removingthe bow-tiecotterpinwhichsecuresit. Removethe
springfromthe deckidlerbracket.SeeFig.19.
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PTOCable
Figure19
10. Gentlyslide the cuttingdeck (fromthe left side) out from
underneaththe tractor.
TIRES
Neverexceedthe maximuminflationpressureshownonthe sidewall
of tire.
The recommended operating tire pressure is:
• Approximately10psi for the reartires
• Approximately14psi for the fronttires
IMPORTANT: Referto the tire sidewaNfor exacttire manufacturer's
recommendedormaximumpsi.Donot overinflate.Uneventire pres-
surecould causethe cuttingdeckto mowunevenly.
BATTERY
CaliforniaProposition65 WARNING!Batteryposts,terminals,and
relatedaccessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,chemicals
knownto the Stateof Californiato causecancerandreproductive
harm.Washhandsafter handling.
If removingthe battery,disconnectthe NEGATIVE(Black)wire
fromits terminalfirst,followedbythe POSITIVE(Red) wire.When
re-installingthe battery,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)wire to
Its termna f rst,fo owedby the NEGATVE (Back) w re.
JUMP STARTING
Neverjump starta damagedorfrozenbattery.Becertainthevehicles
do not touch,and ignitionsareoff. Do notallowcable clampsto
touch.
1. Connectpositive(+)cableto positivepost(+)of yourtractor's
dischargedbattery.
2. Connecttheotherendof thecableto the (positive+) postof the
jumperbattery.
3. Connectthesecondcable (negative-) totheother postof the
jumperbattery.
4. Connecttheotherendof thenegativecableto the engineblockof
the tractor,awayfromthe battery.Attachto anunpaintedpartto
assurea goodconnection.
Ifthejumper batteryis installedona vehicle(i.e.car,truck),do NOT
startthe vehicle'senginewhenjump startingyourtractor.
5. Startthe tractor(as instructedearlierin thissectionof this
manual).
6. Set the tractor'sparkingbrakebeforeremovingthejumpercables,
in reverseorderof connection.
CHARGING
give offan explosivegas whilecharging.ChargethebatteryI
Batteries
ina wellventilatedareaandkeepawayfroman openflameor pilot
ght as ona waterheater,spaceheater,furnace,c othesdryeror |
othergas appliances.
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Whenchargingyourtractor'sbattery,useonlya chargerdesignedfor I
12Vlead-acidbatteries.Readyourbatterychargers Owners Manual
priorto chargingyourtractors battery.Alwaysfollowits instructions I
land heed ts warnngs. j
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