Wheel Horse 208-4, Operator'S Manual

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Page 2: ...ound especially children Leavemowerunattended Vehicle stability changes withconditions andisaffectedby Slopeangleafidlength bumps holes etc Slippery conditions lawnmoisture and length Operator sizeand position how loaded equipment used Speed braking sfssping changes Operator physlcal limitatrons alertness ALWAYS Usegoodjudgement whenoperating therider tractof especially onslopes Maintain thevehicl...

Page 3: ...5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 r5 2 2 2 2 Oil Chonges Air Filter Spork Plug CorburelorAdiusiment Fuel Filter Chorging qnd Electricol System Aliernotor Moin Fuse LightCircuit Boftery LightBulb Replocement Tronsmission ChossisLubricofion Steering Geor Tooth Adlustment Geor Shift Lever Adiustment BrokeAdiustment ClutchAdiustment Drive Belt TensionAdiustment PTO Clutch ond Broke Adiustment Cleoning ond Storoge...

Page 4: ...4th Rev l l mph 1 8 kph lst Znd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Rev lst Znd 3rd 4th 5th Rev 1 1 mph 1 8 kph 1 4mph 2 3 kph 2 2mph 3 5 kph 3 3mph 5 2 kph 5 0mph 8 1 kph 2 4mph 3 8 kph Ll mph 1 8 kph 1 5 mph 2 4 kph 2 3 mph 3 6 kph 3 5 mph 5 4 kph 4 5 mph 7 4 kph 5 7 mph 8 8 kph 2 5 mph 3 9 kph 2 3mph 3 6 kph 3 5mph 5 4 kph 5 3mph 8 3 kph 2 5mph 3 9 kph ETECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 4 2114 2t1 5 2124 Type Alfernofor Bottery ...

Page 5: ...NERAI MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS ENGINE TRACIOR MODEI POINT GAP in mm TIMING MARK tocATtON IGNITION TIMING BTDC SPARK PIUG TYPE SPARK PI UGGAP in mm IDTE RPM No lood GOVERNED MAX RPA I No lood DIRECTION OF ROTATION FocingDrivaPulley 208 4 2tt 4 2 t l 5 212 6 N l N A N A N A N A N A N A N A Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed cJ 8 cJ 8 cJ 8 RCJ 8 1 75 0 1750 1 75 0 r550 3500 3500 3500 3425 030 76 030 76 030 76...

Page 6: ...AFETY SWITCH ES 1 8 Core should be used not lo iouch equi p me n i o r ottochmenl ports which moy be hot from opero tion Muffler ond neorby oreos moy exceed l50o F Allow cooling to occur before ottempting to moinfoin odiust or service olher sound oltering dompening devices moy limit your obility to heor worning sounds horns shouls etc FUEt FIRE PRECAUTIONS 20 Hondlegosoline with core it is highlyf...

Page 7: ...o your equipment w ill moke your m ochine p e rfo rm differently Roin snow loose grovel wet gross etc chonge the troclive conditions of the terroin requiring chonges in your operot ing tech n iq u e which moy include o decision nol fo operote on thol terroin 54 Use cqre when pulling loods or using heovy equipmenf A Use only opproved drowbor hitch points B Limit loods fo those you con sofely contro...

Page 8: ... Po sition ond f unct ionol 71 Do not operote without muffler or tomper wilh the exhoust syslem Domoged mufflers or spork orresfers con creote o fire hozord Periodicolly inspect ond reploce if necessory lf equipment begins lo vibrofe obnormolly dis engoge power lo qttochmenls ond stop engine ol once Repoir ony domoge before storting or continuing operolion Periodicolly inspecl oll shofts levers fr...

Page 9: ... To focilitote worronty serviceol on Aulhorized Wheel Horse Deoler Wheel Horserequiresfocfory regislrolion A registroiioncord is supplied wifh eoch new lrocior ond otlochment Eitheryou or your deoler must fill in re quired informoiion ond mqil cqrd to Wheel Horse Wheel HorseLimitedWorrontyStolemenl is on o hong log ottoched to eoch product This stotementdescribeswhot items ore covered by the Wheel...

Page 10: ...ne check thot conlrol is in proper p o sitio n fo r siorting All light s m ust be OFF during o p e ro tio n i f light s is on o m olf unct ion is indicot ed i n th o i o p e rotion s ond must be corrected 3 tGNtilON SWITCH lgnition switch is locoted on left cenfer of dosh p o n e l n e o r sle e ri n g co lu mn lg n itio n switc h hos lhr ee positions from left to right l Off 2 Run 3 Stort To stor...

Page 11: ...ide of steering wheel Select ony forword speed by moving lever right or leff os indicoted on shift poffern decol push lever down ond pull bock for reverse Geor shifl lever ocluoies o sofety switch in slorter circuil therefore indicotor light corrrbs on if so equipped ond troclor will not slort unlil tronsmission is in neulrol 9 UGHTSWTTCH Noton oll units Lighf swiich is locoted on right center of ...

Page 12: ...Run position ouiomoticolly lf engine foils to stort qfter lO secondsof con linuous crcnking turn key to Off position ond ollow slorler molor to cool Check for cquse of hord storting consult TroubleshootingChecklisf Once engine hos storted slowly return throtile choke control to Operote position lf engine stolls or hesiiotes during operotion choke should be opplied os necessory until engine reoches...

Page 13: ...el is given in M oin i o in ing Your Troclor seclion of this monuol CORRECT TRANSMISSION OPERATION TO GO FORWARD OR REVERSE Trocfor is equipped with o reverse lock out h elps prevent shifting into reverse occidentolly shifi troctor inlo reverse push lever down ond bock into reverse position With engine running depress clutch broke pedol Move geor shift lever fo desired speed forword or to reverse ...

Page 14: ...elp keep o green lown never mow more lhon one third off height of gross or o moximum of one inch 2 5 cm in one mowing For best oppeoroncergross should be cut in offer noon or eorly evening in doylight when it is free of exlernol moisfure Mowing Pqtlern Size ond type of oreo lo be mowed delermine best mowing pottern to use Obstructions such os lrees fences ond buildings musf olso be considered Wher...

Page 15: ...roteclion under oll operoting conditions use API Service Clossificoiion SC SD SE o r SF oil Theselet tersmoy oppeor on oil con sin g u l o r ly or in combinotion with other letters Oil Level Form o hobit of checkingoil level regulorly Check oil level of engine every lime lroctor is used An improper oil level con couseexlensive internoldomoge lo engine To check engine oil level stop troctor where e...

Page 16: ...q viscosity of 5W 20 5W 30 or 5W 40 moy be used ENGINEOII TYPE l API ServiceSC I so sE or sF After odding 80 of prescribed omount of oil check oil level Add oil os necessory to bring oil to F u ll le ve l Air Filrer Dirt induced through improperly instolled poorly serviced or inodequote oir filter elements is more o fte n th e co u se o f o w o rn o u t e n g in e t hon long hours of operotion A s...

Page 17: ... mb leo ir cle o n e r o n d re i n sfo ll Be sure goskets ore in good condition Wh e n o sse mb lin g mo ke ce rto in lip o f ex endsover edge of oir cleoner body will form o protective seol wrNG I Y r tl ll E COVER H on corburetor o n d in ploc e foom element Foom elemenl CLEANER RE_ DRY ELEMENT GA S K ET Kowosoki Dry Type Air Cleoner On Kowosoki engines remove cover hordwore o n d lift o ff co ...

Page 18: ... bockfiresol high sPeed C Engine storts sputfers ond dies under cold weother storting D Engineruns rough or stollsqt idle sPeed POSSIBIE CAUSE PROBABLE REMEDY fh E t r r s r C Fuel Fiher Briggs Strqtton engine FuelFilter Briggs Strotton engines hove on in line fuel filter locoted neor corburetor This filter should be reploced ofter eoch 100 hours of operotion or qf I yeor in lervols whichever occu...

Page 19: ...w 32 F 0oC full chorge stdte must be mqinlqined fo prevent cell eleclro lyte from freezing ond cousing permqnent bql tery domoge tight Bulb Replocemenl Heodlights ore reploced qs described below Core should be token when hondling bulbs porticulorly if they ore broken Either heodlomp bulb is reploced by disconnecting bulb wires turn bulb socket counferclockwise ond re move sockef from hood Turn bul...

Page 20: ...of st eeringshoft pinion g e o r DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN Torque nut to 25 35 ft l b s Turn wheels left ond right ond r echeck fo r ze ro cleoronce Reinstollbot tery ond gos t onk GEARSHIFTIEVER ADJUSTMENT 1 Position ironsmission in neutrol 2 Remove colter pin ond pin from odiustment yoke Position geor shift lever roll pin in brocket neu trol slop Loosen lock nuf on conlrol rod ond odiust yoke so pin co...

Page 21: ...ond moves troctor without belt slipping t1 T r P A R K I N G B R A K F L E V E l 2 3 CL U TC H Drive Belt Adiustment PTOCTUTCH AND BRAKE ADJUSTMENT PTOclutchond broke musi be odlustedevery 100 hoursdue lo normol weor of friction surfoces I D I E R P U L L E Y Clutch ldler Pulley ond Brqke EccenlricAdiustment CTUTCH ADJUSTMENT l Stop engine ond remove ignition key 2 Wirh clutch broke pedol releosed...

Page 22: ...epswill help insure mi n i mu m difficulty when unit is returned to service l Perform required mointenonce steps colled for in Mointenonce Checklisl 2 Check tires for proper inflotion 3 Droin oll fuel from fuel tonk Stort troctorond let engine run out of gos As gosoline grows old it becomeslessvolotileond forms hormful gum ond vornish depositsin corburetor ond fuel pump DO NOT STOREGASOLINEFOR MOR...

Page 23: ...octor Open fuel volve lf opplicoble replocefuel filter Resetcorburetorodiustmenl Consultouthorizeddeoler I I Engine hord to stort Spork plug wire s grounded or loose Spork plug s foulty or improperlygopped Mogneto defective Fuelline clogged Corbureior dirty or improperlY odiusted Check spork plug wires C h e ck sp o rk p l u g co n dition ond reset gop Consult outhorized deoler Cleon fuel line ond...

Page 24: ...or too low Fuel mixture loo leon Foulty lgnition System Engineoverlooded Cleoniniokescreen ond fins Adiust oil level os necessory Reodjustcorburelor Consulioulhorizeddeoler Reducelood on lroclor Engineidles poorly lmproper corbureiorodiustmenl lmproper spork plug goP Reodiustcorburefor Checkthe conditionond goP of sporkplug Engine bockfires lmproper corburelorodiustment Reodiust corbureior Engine ...

Page 25: ...TS N O T O N A L L U N I T S BATTERY uno SOLEiIOID fi UJ E t DK GREEN I EUTRAL swrTcH No T l r G r L _r LIGHTSWITCH BATTERY_ E ACCESSORTES A START r GROUNO G MAGNETO M swtTcH POSTTTON ELECTRICALCONN BETITEENTERTIINAII O F F o r r n s l pn RUN B r R A START 8 S 18 3 2 l 8 ...

Page 26: ...ITCH oil OX GREEI BATTERY 8 START r r I fil ltl I G I o b l I 11 r I ELECTRIC CLUTCH I ACCESSORTES A F J t E o l L INDICATOR LIGHT SEAT swrrcH IO LIGHTS a ryty I _ _ _ J LT GREEN swtTcH POStTlOt ELECTRICALCOIN IETUEEIi TERIIITAII OFF G r A nff RUt B R l A START 8 S 18 3 3 1 9 ...

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