Show t I r r t t tr f r 1 Y N ri Service Machinery Before Rush Season Servicing Will Prevent Expensive Breakdowns The big season of work Is 1 here t i If It you haven't ha prepared your your equipment equip ment lor tor the long hard grind you better beiler hurry What about the M It it has sat Idle In to the barn through the cold months it needs attention Service chores now ate are easier than I later when youre you're In the midst of the rush season Give your tractor a spring lift with fresh oil grease and gasoline Stale gasoline literally gums up an engine clean the carburetor care careS carefully fully making sure lure theres there's no gum gumin i in Jets and in the float noat chamber i The rhe oil 01 probably had hours of n e Inn fall So ko change it Examine the oil filter it if the element Is dirty I play safe saCe Install a new one Next check the ignition system and the spark plugs You can t tape pe a n minor break brenk but If the ignition cable Insulation is brittle dont don't I 1 take a chan chance e put In In il A a new set ot of I cables 1 I Have the spark plugs cleaned and adjusted even en though they were new now late last season While they're I scientifically designed deigned to keep a afine aI fine tine fine adjustment through long hard use plugs perform more efficiently if it cleaned and checked every hours hours equal equal to miles on your you truck or car K Y V lJ I I t While on the subject of ignition check the timing your tractor service service ice lee manual shows how bow Improper timing Js Is r a power thief but ut easily I remedied Dont Don't drag a a plow or OZ harrow around your acreage in second gear when a fa f few fetal w minutes work will let you do it third Clean the air filter now now and and throughout the season During the I busy season douse it in kerosene add fresh oil oll every ten hours t urs or If 11 fields are real dusty every five Remember too that a good operator operator operator oper oper- ator puts a a grease gun to pressure fittings every ten hours on wear wear- tear and-tear spots Keeping your tractor and other equipment in good operating con conn condition is a matter of pure dollar economy |