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OPERATION

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33.

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all

nuts,

bolts

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screws

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water.

left

b-i

carbonate

the

of

only.

(acid)

battery

container.

stand

for

add more

battery

for

at

about

OF

TUBE

~

BATTERY

CELL

in

should

date

to

fill

Avoid

over

mixture

bicar

.

with a

It will

- 4 -

1.

b a

1.

To

hood

hood to

2.

Remove

Refer

to Fi key way down

over portant steering flat bolt

tt°,;;s;ion

: Be

washer,

securely.

lift hood

at

rear

its

tape

FIG.2

g.

2.

Insert

woodruff key (C)

ot

steering

sure

shaft

lockwasher

i"nc;n;e~

shaft.

shaft

woodruff key is in

and

steering

Press

Slide

and woodruff

wheel.

and

steering

0;

Is~e;ii~

steering

Secure

hex

bolt.

wheel

w~eel.

FIG.3

assembly

and pull

extreme

holding

(A),

outword

forward

plastic

grasp

each

and upward.

position.

tray

(B)

wheel

key.

place

Tighten

cap

side

in

tractor.

in

Im-

in

with

(D)

of

Lift

E

c

seat

1.

The ward, operating forward, slide (B) (C), spring

We

recommend beauty, Keep

position

seat

(A), may

to

give position.

as

seat

securely.

has

not

(D).

just

your

tractor

shown

(A)

Make

twisted

wax

like

the

to

desired

sure

i ng

you

clean

be most

To

in

out

the

would

and

moved

comfortable,

move

the

Fig.

6.

position.

that

seat

of

alignment,

tractor

wax

waxed.

forward,

seat,

Loosen

Tighten

plate

to

your

or

and

tip

nut

weldment

with

protect

new

back-

safe seat

(B)

nut

seat

it's

car.

FIG.4

FIG.5

4.

Place

battery

termina

5.

Assemble battery and end port and and

Tighten

6.

Connect term i na I battery.

in

7.

Connect

(--) nut

Is

wing of

battery

a s

shown. secure clamp

plastic

terminal

found

4824R·7.J,;

to

battery

bolts

nut

winq

cable

ground

in

74

(C)

In

piastic

rear

af

tractar

clamp

(E)

with a 5;16 x 3.4

above

other

with

nuts

bag.

of

plastic

bolt

Place

battery

other

securely.

and

Secure

Tighten

cable

battery.

clamp

in

cover

bag.

(D~

slot

c lamp

flat

(G)

Secure Tighten

tray

as

shawn.

to

as

shown.

in

side

across

bolt

washer,

(F)

Fig.

with

nut

(Fig.

(B)

one,of

of

top

to

battery

and

5 to

14

hex

securely.

5) to

with

hex

with

the

flat

Hook

battery

of

wing

plus

nut

other

nut

securely.

battery

two

washer,

lower

sup-

battery,

support

nut.

(+)

found

negative

14

hex

(2)

G

- 5 -

instructions

operating

controls

FIG.7

The

following

tor:

1.

Clutch

left

combination three

a.

b.

c.

The pedal

removed

The depressed

The pressed

and

side

foot

positions

clutch

is

clutch

BRAKE

controls

brake

rest.

brake

of

is

all from

is

half

all

the

are

foot

The

and operation

in

DRIVE

the

way

the

in

NEUTRAL

way

is

on

way

before

used

to

pedal

pedal).

or

foot

drive

on

position

out

more.

when forward.

is

clutch.

(when

the

operate

located

pedal

the

when

pedal

the

operates

There

foot

when

the

pedal

Trac-

on

pedal.

foot

is

the

a

are

the

is

de-

instructions

.;)

2.

The

3.

(A), a.

The NE

To

engage

(B), to brake,

transaxle

is

located gear

UTRAL

rear

push

(transmission)

at

shift

lever

and

parking

(lock)

lever

front,

REVERSE

brake, position.

(B),

before

(cont.)

gear

shift

center

selects

forward.

pull

To

of the

gears.

park

release

seat.

FORWARD,

brake

lever

parking

fuel

OIL

FILL

1. Rai

2.

Engine use. If

necessary, mark on down

should

mark

equivalent

0

32 lOW

recommended high MS, the one

ifications. Do

grades

3.

Fill regular

NOTE:

seat

forward,

Refer

to

and

lubricant

TUBE

AND

FIG.

se

hood.

crankcase

However,

the

tight

be

on

dipstick.

,

use

or

equivalent.

quality

SO,

SC

classifications,

or a combination

not

use

of

fuel

tank

gasoline.

Gas

tank

Page 5 Fig.

check add dipstick.

for

level.

for

summer

Allstate

oil.

detergent

or

SE.

CAUTION:

service

motor

oi I.

with a good

is

so

fuel

DIPSTJCK~~

~~----~--.

~

-

~

.....

""

--1~~

~

-I

10

is

shipped

oil

oi I

to

checking

NOTE:

Use

use.

Multi-grade Nothing Make

oil

Because

the

of

Do

DS

Wipe

off

located

can

6,

Dipstick

Allstate

these

oi I. Do

level

bring

oil

Do

For

should

sure

classified

of

oi I

container

recommended

not

grade

all

spilled

under

be

added

with

before

oil

level

must

level,

not

fitl

S.A.E.

winter

oil

S.A.E.

be

the

oil

recent

overfill

not

mix

of

fresh,

tractor

oil

to

ready

starting.

up

to

be

pushed

and

tractor

above

30

use,

5W-30,

added

used

"for

service

changes

may

crankcase.

brands

CLEAN,

fuel

and

seat. gas

for

full

full oil below

to

the

is

show

class-

nor

oil.

Tilt

tank.

or

a

in

~

FIG.9

4.

The R.H.

The

high-range,

range. mi

ssion,

one

on mus t both when Tractor",

4824R·7.

high-low

side

high-low

be

levers

Tractor

1.

of

There

one

the

engaged

page

74

range

shift

chassis,

range

lever

center

high-low

for

are 2 neutral

on

the

for

in

neutral

is

being

7.

lever

just

forward

has 3 positions,

neutral

gear

range

Tractor

lever

for

pushing

towed.

positions

shift

(C), is

of

and

down

lever

(C).

to

operate.

Refer

rear

of

to

located

for low-

in

(D),

Both

Tractor

"Towing

on

fender.

up for

trans-

and

levers

P I

ace

or

operating

how

1.

Pullout

to

start

.

6.

(CONT.

ON

to

choke

in

PAGE

co

I d

start

FIG.

control weather

7),

instructions

stop

choke

c

B

position

11

(8),

.

and

to

fuil

operating

{cont.}

2. Adva nce throttle

Th

is

3. es. One switch (D, F ig. 9, is

located

Page

(

cent must engine

in starter engine warms up.

load. for more

several throttle minutes

NOTE:

attachment

CAUTION: then

remove

tachment

4.

To clockwise be

throttle cont

,

Tractor

Page

on

4) .

The

er pos

ign i

stop remov

ition

also

be

to start.

tion-starter

. When

starts,

Let

CAUTION:

than

attempts, control (C), to and

If

attachment

to

be

First move

nut

for

which

engine,

direction

ed

is

equipped with

is

attachment

gear

in

engine

push

30

try

and

to

instructions

rol

lever

located

6,

shift

).

The

disengaged (out

Turn

switch

engine

Do

engine

aga

used,

handle.

it is

turn ignition

prevent

at

floint E).

clutch

lever

attachment

key

starts,

in

choke

warm up

not

run

seconds

fast

in.

clutch

remove

handle

required.

to

OFF

on

(F,

clockwi se

does

lev

Save

unauthorized

(C), to

two

safety

the

gear

The

other

lever

must

be

clutch lev

),

Fig

.

II,

release

control

before starter at a time.

to

position.

not

position.

er

interferes

handle.

"OUT"

for

key

in a counter-

continuously

use

about

switch-

shift

switch

(C,

Fig.

in

neutral

position

Page

to

engage

key.

as

engine

apply

If

start,

Wait

positi

with

Key

should

operation

lever

3, er

for

6),

After

ing

after

move

two

with

on,

at-

)'2

5. Do

DO DO NOT

SLOPES

6.

7.

8.

.

towing

not

operate

down

hill. going Tractor prevent declutching NOTE: ing without

commended

Dc Choose

stopping

to prevent

ing

the gage

.,

Upsets for

If

rather

action

NOT

not

stop

Tractor

lowest

. ,.

rearing

holes

tractor

down

while

Tractor

The

OPERATE

WITH

shift a low

while

Tractor

clutch

can

than

the

Tractor

Do

not

turn

hill.

If

it

going

from

to

brake

engine

when

throttled

declutching. This

before

TRACTOR

MORE

and

gears.

up

or

becomes

gears

enough

shifting

going

roll i ng

in

motion

gradually .

happen

other

dri ving

THAN

Reduce

yard

mired

is

down

picking

position.

produces

applying

TRACTOR

A 15

while

gear

gears.

up

hill,

bac k ward.

going

to

easi

Iy

hazards.

in a

forward

tractor

in

high

sharp

necessary

hill,

do

up

speed

considerable

back

to

procedure

brake.

ACROSS

UP

DEGREE

going

to

climb

If

do

uphill,

engine

prevent

in

ditches.

hole, try

.

corners

so

idling

up

hill

it

is

so

Befo

speed

Tractor

gear

to quickly during

is

SLOPES.

OR

DOWN

SLOPE.

steep

without necessary quickly

re

use

one

and

Stay

to

back

going

while

stop

to

the

brak-

speed

re-

hills.

to

start-

of

en-

from

alert

out

safe

1.

Try

your

to

start,

2.

Start

about move

speed Tractor fully

lever fast, depress

travel

speed not

overload

3. Do not

4.

To

stop

down

and

Di

sengage

lever lease

brake remove authorized out

of

running

operating

Tractor

stop

and

the

engine

1/ 3

throttle.

gear

sh

ift

desired.

will

released

to

fast

reduce

foot

speed.

that

shift

Tractor, reduce

to

neutral,

foot

lock

key from

reach with

lever

Release

start

(clutch

position.

throttle

pedal

Always

will

suit

the

eng

gears

throttle lev

power

to set

pedal.

will

hold

operation.

of chi

Tractor

in a large,

reverse.

and

put

Push

to

move.

lever

and

attachment being

ine.

while

pus h

attachment. Move

parking

Always

Tractor

switch.

Keep

Idren.

unattended

open

the

down

and

range

foot

pedal

After

engaged),

If

ground

to

about

shift

to a slower

select

Tractor

foot

pedal

er

to

brake

check

secure. Shut-off

This

key

Nev

space.

throttle

on

sh

foot move

travel

Y2

a

ground

all

about

lock

to

will

in a

er

lea

.

lever

foot

ift

lever

slowly,

pedal

throttle

ground

used

is

moving

the

Y2

throttle

gear

and

make

prevent

safe

ve

engine

Learn

pedal,

to

and

is

too

or

travel

and

way

shift

re-

sure

and

un-

pla

ce

at

is

1.

Place

gear

shift

lever

and

range

shift

lever

neutral

a

reasonable

per

hour

position.

safe

.

Tractor

speed

can

not

then

faster

be

towed

than 6 miles

in

at

.

engine to

use

attachments

ENGINE

.

MAIN

DRIVE

TO

BEL

TRANSMISSION

SICKLE BAR

pulley

for

T

MOWER

ROTARY

MOWER

ROTAR Y

SNOWPLOW

ALTERNATOR SHREDDER---..J

FIG.

your

12

grooves

various

ENGINE PULLEY

COMPO ST MILL ROTARY SWEEPER

~

POWER

SPRAYER

4824R-7.

1.

74

- 7 -

maintenance

instructions

air

cleaner

CAUTION: THE

AIR

ENTER

THE

LlNDERS.

NEVER

CLEANER

ENGINE

RUN

THE

REMOVED.

AND

ENGINE

DIRT

SCORE

THE

WITH WILL

CY·

CAUTION: will

not

receive

toms.

Loss

heating.

COVER

This

engine

polyurethane

ed

and

under

oiled

extremely

1. 2

3.

4.

If

air

of

cleaner

sufficient

power,

'I:rV-'

becomes

air

flooding,

WING

to

hard

NUT

run

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POLYURETHANE

PRE-CLEANER

HOSE

INTAKE

FIG.

1'3

is

equipped

precleaner

every

dusty

WASH SQUEEZE

COAT INSTALL

WITH

with a paper

that

25

hours

conditions.

DRY

OIL

must

of

be operation,

too

dirty,

properly.

to

start

element

removed,

and

or

engine

Symp-

over-

and

clean-

more

cooling system

CLEAN

CHAFF

FIG.

15

'J

COOLING

least which rotating

every

may

and

SYSTEM:

50

hours.

have

accumulated.

stationery

Check

Remove

blower

and

OUT

AND

clean any

Remove

screen.

DIRT

cooling

dust,

any

dirt

chaff

fins

o'r

at

oil

from

To

clean referring squeezing

roughly. eng

ine

into

2.

4824R·7.1.74

and Depending operating,

placed

pre-cleaner

to

Figure

like a sponge

Distribute

0 i I

even

excess

on

the

Iy

conditions

inner

wring

whenever

FIG.

wash

14.

three

around

oi I from

paper

it

becomes

14

in

water

Remove

and

tablespoons

the

pre-c

pre-cleaner.

in

which

element

and

excess

allow

to

of

leaner.

the

should

excessively

detergent

water

dry

tho-

SAE

Knead

tractor

be

dirty.

by

30

re-

is

- 8 -

CAUTION:

screens

THIS GINE.

can

TRACTOR

AIR FREELY THE

SCREEN SCREEN), CYLINDER

FREE OR

RESULT

OF

THE

IN

Plugged

MUST

AROUND

AND

or

cause

overheating

HAS

GUARD

OVER

BLOCK_

clogged

BE

THE

AN

ABLE

AND

KEEP

ACCUMULATED

ENGINE

DAMAGE

WILL

TO

cooling

and

AIR

TO

ENGINE,

GUARD

THE

FINS

THESE

DIRT

OVERHEAT

ENGINE

fins

or

engine

blower

damage.

COOLED

CIRCULATE

THROUGH

(ROTARY

OF

THE

AREAS

AND

TRASH

AND

..

Et~a

engine

STOP BEFORE

BE AND

ING

OIL

ENGINE

SURE

ENGINE

OIL LEVEL. FILL

lubrication

AND

CHECKING

TRACTOR

IS

STOPPED

I

TUBE

AND

WAIT

SEVERAL

MINUTES

OIL LEVEL.

IS

ON

LEVEL

BEFORE

GROUND

CHECK-

DIP5TICK~

transaxle

lubrication

(transmission)

1.

Change operation. changed.

2.

To

drain

side

3.

Refill under 4

pints. operation correct

4.

After

after dirty hours

NOTE: THE TIME

THE

END

THE FOREIGN OIL.

oil

in

crankcase

Engine

oil,

engine.

engine

"Fuel

Check

and add

level

25 dusty operation.

unscrew

crankcase

and

on

oil

of

first

each

or

of

BEST

OF A DAY'S

OIL

MATERIAL

should

oil

Catch

Lubricant",

oil

level

oil,

dipstick. change,

hours

of

conditions,

TIME

OPERATION

IS

HOT

IS

after

FIRST 2 HOURS

be

warm

drain

oil

if

plug

in

suitable

with

oil

page

after

necessary,

oil

should

operation.

change

TO

DRAIN

AND

ALL

each 8 hours

SUSPENDED

when

at

lower

container.

as

instructed

6.

Capacity

to

bring

be

changed

In

extremely

oi I every

OIL AT

WHICH

DIRT

IN

oil

R.

IS

AND

THE

of

is

H.

of

to

15

AT

_____

Rear

1.

Check To axle.

2.

Change eration. oi I in

3.

To 30 Fill

DRAIN

~-..

...

"

PLUQb

FIG.

17

wheel

check

fill

motor

through

oi I in

oil

Oil

level

oil

To

suitable

transaxle,

oil

is

removed

transaxle

level,

should

in

transaxle

drain,

container.

use 5 qts.

for

service

filler

every

remove

plug

for

be

MM

as

ill

50

filler

even

after

drain

or

shown.

ustrating.

hours

of

plug

with

500

hours

plug

of

Allstate

MS

or

operation.

from

trans-

this

plug.

of

and

catch

S.A.E.

equivalent.

op-

[lfQfQ)~

BEFORE

B.ACKING

__

-

IMPORTANT: PREVENT

FROM OR

ENTERING

TRANSMISSION

LEVEL

BE

DIRT

OR

CHANGING

EXTREMELY CAREFUL

OR

FOREIGN

THE

ENGINE

WHEN

CHECKING

OIL.

TO

PARTICLES

CRANKCASE

OIL

- Q -

lubrication

c

hart

,.,

I

,'r~-E

B

A

8

C

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There Use 2557R

A B -

C -

D -

E -

F -

are

high

performance

from

Front

Front Steering Steering

Check

In

extremely

Check

eration. Apply

only 6 grease

your

local

Wheels Spindles

oil

sev

Bell

Gear

in

eral

(2

Crank

Sector

engine

dirty

transaxle

drops

fittings

extreme

Sears

fittings,

and

crankcase

or

dusty

(transmission)

of

on

pressure

store

both

Arm

oil

to

your

tractor.

lubricating

or

Catalog

sides)

at

least

conditions,

all

pivot

F

Give

grease

outlet.

every 8 hours

change

every

50

hours

points

FIG.

18

each

grease

Amdex

of

operation.

oil

every

of

operation.

every 5 hours

/

.-/

fitting 2 shots

No.1.

This

Change

15

hours

of

Change

of

operation.

of

may

be

oil

every

operation.

oil

in

grease

obtained

25

transaxle

every 5 hours

by

ordering

hours

of

normal

every

500

of

operation.

part

operation.

hours

number

of

op-

4824R·7.

1.

74

• 10 •

transaxle

A

new

belt

will

sary.

stretch

(transmission)

after

the

first

few

hours

IDLER BRACKET

of

operation,

after

belt

initial

drive

then

_-----::l...+oe~

adiustment

stretch,

ad1ustment

IDLER PULLEY

IS

7

1/2"

seldom

neces-

1.

Loosen idler

NOTE:

brake

5

3/8"

TOP

bolt

in

flat

bracket

Foot

stretch

belt

(just

pedal

after a few

<lIter

adiustment

I

OF

FRAME

idler

and

back

of

engine),

should

first

10

be

hours

........ _ .... , /'

FOOT

frome,

is7h

in

vertical of

of

PEDAL

and

push

inches

or

operation,

operotion.

/'

DRIVE

IDLER

just

then

FIG.

idler

above

back

and frame

after

19

of

bolt

as

vertical

initial

down shown.

position

stretch,

in

slot

Tighten

~

01

with

adjustment

frame

bolt

clutch

TOP

until

in

is

flat

engaged.

seldom

OF

center

idler

FRAME

and

necessary.

BELT

-----.

PULLEy---~_~RAKE

PARKING

~

------

PARKING ASSEMBL

------

LOCK

Y

of

idlerpulleyon

frame

New

belts

securely.

will

Adjust

To

adjust

turn

at a time

idier

is

Tab

on

brake

properly

park

To

tighten

pedal tight.

Release

nut

(8),

Rear

wheels

brake,

about

idler

forward

to

loosen

until

5

3/8

bracket

adjusted

brake

parking

to

full

foot

lock

in

of

tractor

nut

foot

inches

will

deflect

especially

brake

pedal,

position.

should

back

pedal

above

lock

ioosen

position.

and

has

belt

hex

turn

Place

slide

of

turnbuckle

about 4 inches

frame

slightly.

in

hilly

nuts

Whi Ie

nut

(B)' high-low when

4824R-15.2.74

FIG.

and

turn

turnbuckle

01

as

shown.

Tighten

travel

jam

nut

adlustment

(A

and

B).

holding

back

lever

tractor

brake

against

in

neutral

is

pushed.

Rotate

pedal

bushing

-

11

20

against

parking

-

(clockwise

from

clutch

forward

(C)'

position.

engaged

turnbuckle

lock

lever

tighten

two

additional

Pull

parking

when

to

to nut

standing

to

lull

lock

(B),

turns.

lock

in

brake

turnbuckle

position.

against

Tighten

lever

front

position,

in

By

hand

bushing

nut

back

of

tractor),

or

position.

press

IC),

(A),

lock)

position.

center

Keep

finger

against

one

of

foot