White Outdoor 686 manual

LT-17 PR INTE D IN U . S .A . FORM NO . 770-10063A (9/98 ) Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal c ombustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest- covered, brush-c overed or grass-covered land unless the engine’s exh aust system is equipped with a spark ar rester meeting applicable local or state laws (i f any)[...]

2 SECTION 1: FINDING YOUR MODEL NUMBER This Oper ator’s Manu al is an importa nt part of your new lawn tractor. It will he lp you assemb le, prepare an d maintain your lawn t ractor. Pl ease read a nd understa nd what it s ays. Before yo u start to prepare yo ur lawn tractor for its fir st use, please locat e the model plate and co py the informa[...]

3 Slope Gauge 15° SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE A POWER PO LE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FEN CE POST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E USE THIS PAGE AS A G UIDE TO DETERMI NE SLOPES WHERE YOU MAY NOT OP ERATE SAFELY. Do not mow on in clines with a slope in excess of 15 degre es (a rise o[...]

4 SECTION 3: IMPORTAN T SAFE OPERATION PRA CTICES WARNING: T HIS SYM BOL POI NTS OU T IMPORT ANT SAF ETY INST RUC TIONS WH ICH, IF N OT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE PERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROPERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE YOUR LAWN MOWER. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE IN ST[...]

5 • Your mower i s desi gned to cu t normal residenti al grass of a h eight no more than 10 ". Do no t attemp t to mow thro ugh unusu ally ta ll, dry g rass (e. g., past ure) or piles of dry leav es. Debr is may build up on t he mower deck or contac t the engin e exhaust pre senti ng a potential fire hazard. 2. SLOPE OPE RATION Slopes a re a[...]

6 • Chec k the bla de and engi ne mou nting b olts at frequent i nterval s for proper t ightne ss. Also, vis ually in spect blade for da mage (e .g., ex cess ive wear , bent , crac ked). Repla ce wit h blad e whi ch meets o riginal equip ment spe cificati ons. • Keep all nuts, b olts a nd screw s tight to b e sure t he equi pment is in sa fe wo[...]

7 SECTION 4: UNPACKING T O REMO VE UNIT F R OM CR A TE 1. Remove al l screws from the top o f the crat e. 2. To remov e ends, grasp top b oard on the end, and pull towards you in a downwa rd motio n. (A hamm er may be he lpful). 3. Set pa nel aside to avoid tire punctur es. 4. Repeat pr ocedure for each si de of the c rate. 5. R emove and di scar d[...]

8 B A TTER Y IDENTIFICA TION Compare th e battery in y our lawn tract or (located under t he seat) wi th the il lustration above. T ype “ A ” batterie s are activated and are read y to use. Type “ B ” batteries m ust be filled w ith battery fl uid (acid) and ch arge d be fore t hey are pu t int o serv ice. Foll ow the instr uctions which ap[...]

9 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 A TT A C HIN G THE S EA T Pull out tab on seat stop and hol d open while sl iding seat out of se at pivot brack et. See Figur e 4. Turn the seat aro und and line up pl astic seat s pacers with th e slots i n seat pivot bracket. Sli de seat in unt il front seat spac er engages the se at stop. See Figure 5. To adjust th e[...]

10 Figure 7 Figure 8 INST ALLING THE MUL CHING PLUG (OPTIONAL EQ UIPMENT) 1. Remove t he mulchin g plug fr om the box packe d with your lawn tr act or (If not alre ady re mov ed from the deck). 2. Remove the wing nut from the bolt on the mul chi ng pl ug. 3. Lift up t he chute deflecto r and i nsert th e mulchin g plug thr ough chute o pening . See[...]

11 Figure 9 Figure 10 INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y (TYPE “ A ” B A TTER Y) NOTE: If battery is put into service after dat e show n on to p of bat ter y, cha rge for min imu m of 1 hour at 6 -10 amps 1. Lift the s eat. 2. Remo ve the plastic cove r from the neg ative term inal. 3. Remove the hex bolt and nut fr om the negativ e (black ) cable. Att[...]

12 SECTION 6: CONTROLS IGNITION SWITCH The ig nition sw itch is l ocated on th e dashbo ard. Tur n the key to the START positio n to start the eng ine. When th e engine is running, leave the key i n the ON positio n. To stop the eng ine, turn the ke y to the OFF positio n. See F igure 11. WARNING: Rem ove key f rom the tractor when tractor is n ot [...]

13 P ARKING B RAKE The spe ed contr ol lev e r is used to set the p ark ing brake . T o set the par king bra ke , depress the clutc h- brake pedal. Mov e the speed con trol le ver out of the notc hes to th e parkin g br ak e po sit ion . Rel eas e the speed control lever and the c lutch-brake peda l. T o re lease the pa rking brak e, depress the cl[...]

14 GAS AND OIL FILL-UP Check the oil leve l and add if necessar y. Service the engi ne with gaso line as ins tructed in th e separate engine manual pa cked with your tractor. Re ad instructions ca refully. IMPORTANT: Your tractor is shippe d with oil; however you must check the oil leve l before operati ng. Be ca reful not to o verfill. WARNING: Ne[...]

15 1. Place s hift lever in NEUTRAL . 2. Restart e ngine. 3. Place s peed con trol lever in high sp eed posit ion. 4. Release c lutch-brak e pedal fu lly. 5. Depress clutch -brake ped al. 6. Place s peed con trol lever in desir ed position. 7. Plac e shift lev er in eith er FORWARD or REVERSE , and follow norma l operatin g procedu res. OPERA TING [...]

16 Check the adjustment b y placing the l ift lever i n the BLADE S STOP pos itio n. T he de ck sh ould m ove up and f or war d, al lo win g th e be lt to beco me l oos e. Start and test for dise ngagement. Repeat procedu re as nece ssary . Figure 15 NEUTRAL ADJ USTMENT 1. Place th e transm ission in neutral. (T he unit will move free ly when pushe[...]

17 Figure 19 SPEE D CONT R O L ADJ UST MEN T (See Figur e 19) NOTE: When op erati ng t he unit init ial ly or a fter replacin g the belts , there will b e little diffe rence between the highest two speeds until after the belts have gone through a brea k-in perio d and have seated th emselves into the pu lleys. If the full range of speeds ca nnot be[...]

18 BRAKE ADJUSTMENT (See Figure 20) The brake is loca ted by the right r ear wheel ins ide the frame. During no rm al operation of th is machine, the brake is subject to wear and wil l require pe riodic ex aminati on and adj ustment. WARN ING: Do not ha ve the eng ine running when you adju st the brake. To adjust the brake, adjust the n ut so the b[...]

19 SECTION 10: MAINTENANCE WARN ING: Disco nnect the spark plug wire an d ground against the engine before perform ing any adjustments , repairs or mainte nance. TR OUBLE SHOO TING Refer to th e trouble shooting chart in s ection 14 for engi ne prob lem s. ENGI NE Refer to the sep arate engine manu al for engine maint enance in struction s. Serv ic[...]

20 B A TTER Y CARE AND MAINTENANC E (TYPE “ A ” B A TTER Y) Type “ A ” batterie s are sea led and a re maintena nce free. B A TTER Y CARE AND MAINTENANC E (TYPE “ B ” B A TTER Y) CHECK FLUID LEVEL Check flu id level ins ide each cell of the battery e very two weeks and be fore and after chargi ng. Always keep le vel betwee n maximu m an[...]

21 DECK BELT 1. Place th e lift lever in the engaged (all the way forward ) position. 2. Disconn ect the sprin g which i s attached to a bracke t on the transa xle, ins ide the righ t rear wheel. Use a spri ng puller or o ther sui table tool . NOTE: Whe n reassem bling, mak e certa in belt keeper pins are assemb led in the sa me locati ons from whi[...]

22 Figure 26 FR ONT DRIVE BEL T 1. To remove the fr ont drive belt, fir st remove the rear d rive belt from the idl er pulley and varia ble speed pulley. 2. Place th e lift lever in the BLA DES STOP positio n. 3. Remove the belt keep er pins from the engine pulley belt guard. Re fer to Figu re 23. NOTE: Make ce rtai n be lt keep er pi ns are reasse[...]

23 SECTION 12: OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT At th e tim e of manu fact ur e of law n tr ac tor, the followin g optional equipmen t is avail able. NOTE: These lawn tract ors are not desi gned for ground- engaging equipmen t (tillers , plows, etc .). *Avail able thr ough your l ocal deale r or from Agri- FabInc ., 303 W. Raymond Stree t, Sullivan, Illino is 61[...]

24 SECTI ON 14 : TRO UBLE SHOO TING GUIDE T roub le P o ssible Cause(s) Correc tiv e Ac ti on Engi ne wi ll not cra nk Saf ety s witch bu tton no t depr essed. Battery install ed incor rectly . Battery is dead or w eak. Blown fu se or circuit bre ak er . Engine g roun d wire l oose. There are tw o s witche s in t he starting circuit of yo ur unit :[...]

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26 Model 686 - RED RED RED RED RED A OIL PRESSURE HEADLIGHTS GREEN STARTER MAGN ETO ORG/BLK ORG/BLK ORG/WHT ORANGE AMMETER 725-092 5 FUSE 725-1381 REVERSE SW. 725-164 3 ORG/BLK ORG/BLK ORG/WHT SEAT SW. 725-13 03 725-1 439 BATTE RY ALTERNATOR ALTERNATOR AFTERFIRE SOL. GREEN BLUE YELLOW WHITE RED/BLK GREEN YEL/BLK YEL/BLK YEL/WHT RED/WHT GREE N ORG/B[...]

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28 Model 686 REF NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 731- 1429 Hood 2 710-0896 He x W ash. B-T ap Scr . 1/4 x .62" Lg. 3 726-0233 Bolt Ret ainer 1/4" I.D . 4 177 82 Reta iner Clip 5 736-3078 FL-W ash. .34" I.D . x 1" O . D . 6 710-0351 T r uss Ma ch. B-T ap Scr . #10 x .5 " Lg. 7 726 -020 1 Spee d Nut 8 16903A Hood Pl ate 11 746[...]

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30 Model 686 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 731- 1904 Steering Wheel Cap 2 710- 0643 Hex Bolt 5/1 6-18 x 1" Lg. 3 736- 0242 Belle vill e W ash. .345" I.D . 4 731- 1869 Steering Wheel 9 17198A Retai ner Plate 10 738- 0141 Shld Bolt .43 7" D ia. x . 35" Lg. — 5/16-18 11 710- 1039 Hex Bolt 3/8 -24 x 1 .0" Lg . (Grade 5[...]

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32 Model 686 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 2 1784 0 T ransa xle Mt g. Brkt. 5 736-0119 L-W ash. 5/16" I.D .* 11 783-0310 E Low er F rame Ass ’ y. 13 712-0287 He x Nut 1/4-20 Thd .* 14 736-0329 L-W ash. 1/4" I.D .* 17 736-0242 Bell-W ash. .345" I.D . x .88" 18 712-0267 He x Nut 5/16-18 Th d.* 21 756-0982 Engine Pul le y 23[...]

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34 Model 686 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DES CRI PT IO N 1 732-0614 Wire Ring 2 716-0231 “ E ”— Ring 4 710-1325 He x T ap Scr . 1/4-20 x 1.6 25 Lg. 5 719-0367 Upper Ho using 8 711-1109 Input Shaft 10 736-0335 Thrust W asher 5/ 8" I.D . x 1.25" O .D . 11 717-1464 Pinion In put 14T 12 716-0108 Retain ing R ing 13 711-1003 Driv e Shaft — [...]

35 Model 686 REF . NO . P ART NO . DESCRIPTION 1 738-1007 Shoulder Scre w 3/8-1 6 x .5 2 710-1208 He x Was h. Hd. T ap Scr . 5/16 -18 x 3. 25" Lg. 6 783-0607 A Seat Piv ot Br ac ke t 7 751-0603 Fuel Cap 8 751-0657 Fuel T ank 9 726-0209 Tie Stra p 10 751-0535 -13 Fuel Lin e 11 726-0205 Hose Clam p 12 710-1268 He x B-T app Sc r . #10-16 x .38 13[...]

36 Model 686 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 783-010 3 Connecting Rod 2 683-0029A Pivo t Link Ass ’ y. — L.H. 3 683-0028A Pivo t Link Ass ’ y. — R.H. 4 17710 Dec k Hang er Link As s ’ y. 5 14800A Dec k Hang er Link As s ’ y. 6 14804A Dec k Hang er Link As s ’ y. 7 748-0331 Shld. Spa cer .318" I.D . 8 736-0264 Fl-W ash. .344&[...]

37 Model 686 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 2 710-1260A He x W ash. TT -T ap Scr . 5/16-18 x .7 5" 3 683-0141 42" Dec k Ass ’ y . ** 753-0698 42" Dec k Ass ’ y. ( F o r S e r v i c e O n l y ) * * 4 783-0149 Belt Gua rd Dec k 7 712-3006 He x Nut 1/ 4-20 Th d. †† 8 710-0751 He x B olt 1/4- 20 x .62" 10 711-0792 Hinge [...]

38 Model 686 19 8 4 6 16 17 5 1 2 3 12 18 15 10 7 14 11 9 Ref. No. Pa r t No. Description 1 710-0 924 T russ Mach. Scr . 1/4-20 x.75" Lg . 2 783-0 341 8-Spee d Selec tor Plat e 3 720-0218 Shift Knob 4 16192A Speed Sel ector Le ver Ass ’ y. 5 736-0192 Flat W asher .53" I.D . x .93" 6 711-0 198 F err ule 3/ 8-24 x .37 " Dia. 7 7[...]

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MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRAN TY FOR: The l imite d warrant y set for th be low is given by Whi te Out - door Products Co . with respect to ne w me rchand ise pur- chased a nd us ed in th e United States , its possess ions a nd territories. White Outd oor Products Co . wa rrant s this produ ct again st def ects i n material and workmans hip [...]