Description
This John Deere 240, 260, 265, and 285 Lawn and Garden Tractor Operators Manual is a reproduction of the original, out of print manual. This manual provides you with everything you need to operate John Deere 240, 260, 265, and 285 Lawn and Garden Tractors. Issue H7
Table of Contents
Safety
Controls
Operating the Engine
Driving the Tractor
Operating the Mower
Transporting
Fuels and Lubricants
Troubleshooting
Periodic Service
Service
Storage
Attachments
Crime Prevention Tips
Assembly
Specifications
Index
Index of Topics
Adjusting Cutting Height
Adjusting Mower Level
Adjusting Steering
Air Cleaner
Air Intake Screen
Assembly
Attachments
Bagging Attachment
Bagging Tips
Bagging With 38-Inch Mower
Battery
Belt, Mower Drive
Brake, Park
Bulb, Headlight
Bulb, Indicator Light
Charging Battery
Changing Engine Oil
Changing Hydrostatic Transmission Oil
Checking Air Cleaner
Checking Battery
Checking Coolant Level (285 Tractor)
Checking Engine Oil
Checking Hydrostatic Shift Lever Adjustment
Checking Hydrostatic Transmission Oil Level
Checking Indicator Lights
Checking Mower Blades
Checking Spark Plug
Checking Tire Pressure
Cleaning Air Intake Screen
Cleaning or Replacing Battery
Controls
Coolant Level (285 Tractor)
Cooling System (285 Tractor)
Crime Prevention Tips
Cutting Height, Mower
Driving the Tractor
Emergency Stopping
Engaging Mower
Engine Oil
Engine Serial Number
Filter, Engine Oil
Filter, Fuel
Filter, Hydrostatic Oil
Front Weights
Fuel
Fuel Filter
Fuel Shut-Off Valve
Fuels and Lubricants
Fuses
Gear Transmission
Grease
Headlight Bulb
Hour Meter
Hydrostatic Shift Lever Adjustment
Hydrostatic Transmission
Hydrostatic Transmission Oil Level
Indicator Lights
Installing 38-Inch Mower
Installing 46 or 50-Inch Mower
Level Mower
Lift Assist Spring Crank
Lift Lever
Lights
Lubricating 38-Inch Mower Spindles
Lubricating Wheel Spindles
Lubricants
Mower Blades
Mower Deck Belt, 38-Inch
Mower Drive Belt
Mower, Operating
Mowing Tips
Oil, Engine
Oil, Steering Sector
Operating Engine
Operating Lift Lever Operating Mower
Park Brake
PreCleaner
Product Identification Number
Rear Weights
Removing and Installing Mower Blades
Removing 38-Inch Mower
Removing 46 or 50-Inch Mower
Replacing Indicator Light Bulb
Replacing Mower Deck Belt, 38-Inch Mower
Replacing Mower Deck Belt, 46 or
50-Inch Mower
Replacing Mower Drive Belt
Safety
Safety Start System
Seat Adjusting Lever
Serial Numbers
Serial Numbers
Service
Service Interval Chart
Spark Plug
Specifications
Starting Engine
Steering
Steering, Sector Oil
Steering, Tilt
Storage
Stopping Engine
Stopping Mower
Stopping Tractor
Testing Safety System
Tilt Steering
Tire Pressure
Tow Disconnect Lever
Transmission
Transmission Shift Lever
Transporting
Troubleshooting
Using Booster Battery
Using Hydrostatic Transmission
Using Lift Assist Spring
Using Park Brake
Weights
Wheel Spacing
Wheel Spindles
Wheel Weights
