Professional 42" Briggs & Stratton 24 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

FUSE
Beforeservicing,repairing,or inspecting,alwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageknob),setparkingbrake,stopengineand remove
to preventunintendedstarting.
Afuse is installedin yourtractor'swiringharnessto protectthe trac-
tor'selectricalsystemfromdamagecausedbyexcessiveamperage.
Ifthe electricalsystemdoesnot function,or yourtractor'senginewill
notcrank,first checktobecertainthatthe fusehasnot blown.It is
locatedunderthe hood,mountedbehindthe top of the dashpanelon
the supportbar.
Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W20,10W30,etc.) improvestarting
incold weather,theywill resultinincreasedoilconsumptionwhen
usedabove32°RCheckyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoid
possibleenginedamagefrom runninglowon oil.
Tocheckthe engineoil,proceedas follows:
1. Ensurethatthetractoris on a levelsurface.
2. Cleanthe oilfill areaof anydebris.
3. Removethedipstickandwipewitha cleancloth.
4. Insertandtightendipstick.
5. Removethedipstickandchecktheoil level.It shouldbeat the
Fullmarkon thedipstick.SeeFigure19.
Alwaysusea replacementfusewiththe sameamperagecapacityas
the blownfuse.
TIRES
Neverexceedthe maximuminflationpressureshownon the sidewall
of thetire.
Referto thetire sidewallfor exacttire manufacturer'srecommendedor
maximumpsi. Donot overinfiate.
Uneventire pressurecouldcausethecuttingdeckto mowunevenly.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELT
Severalcomponentsmustberemovedandspecialtoolsusedin order
to changethe tractor'stransmissiondrive belt.Seea Searsor other
qualifiedservicedealerto havethetransmissiondrivebelt replaced.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Beforeperformingany maintenanceor repairs,disengagePTO
(BladeEngageknob),setparkingbrake,stopengineand remove
to preventunintendedstarting.
Checking the Engine Oil
Onlyuse highqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification
SF,SG,SH,or SJ.Selectthe oil's SAEviscositygradeaccordingto
theexpectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.
,E _Warmer_
Colder _ 32°F
Figure19
6. Iflow,addoil slowlyintothe engineoil fill. Donot overfill.After
addingoil, waitoneminuteandthen recheckthe oil level.
Do notoverfill.Overfillingwithoil maycausethe engineto not start,
hardstarting,or enginesmoking.Ifoverthe FULLmarkonthe
dipstick,drainoilto reduceoil levelto FULLmarkondipstick.
7. Replaceandtightendipstick.
5W20
Oil Viscosity Chart
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