Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Aerator User Manual

ManualsBrandsExmark ManualsLawn and Garden EquipmentQuest SP Models 00 & Higher

Maintenance

DANGER

Jumpstartingaweakbatterythatiscracked,

frozen,haslowelectrolytelevel,oran

open/shortedbatterycell,cancausean

explosionresultinginseriouspersonalinjury.

DoNotjumpstartaweakbatteryifthese

conditionsexist.

2.Makesuretheboosterisagoodandfullycharged

leadacidbatteryat12.6voltsorgreater.Use

properlysizedjumpercables(4to6AWG)with

shortlengthstoreducevoltagedropbetween

systems.Makesurethecablesarecolorcodedor

labeledforthecorrectpolarity.

CAUTION

Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly

(wrongpolarity)canimmediatelydamage

theelectricalsystem.

Becertainofbatteryterminalpolarityand

jumpercablepolaritywhenhookingup

batteries.

Note:Thefollowinginstructionsarefromthe

SAEJ1494Rev.Dec.2001–BatteryBooster

Cables–SurfaceVehicleRecommendedPractice

(SAE–SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers).

WARNING

Batteriescontainacidandproduceexplosive

gases.

SHIELDTHEEYESANDFACEFROM

THEBATTERIESATALLTIMES.

Note:Besuretheventcapsaretightandlevel.

Placeadampcloth,ifavailable,overanyvent

capsonbothbatteries.Besurethevehiclesdo

nottouchandthatbothelectricalsystemsareoff

andatthesamevoltage.Theseinstructionsare

fornegativegroundsystemsonly.

3.Connectthepositive(+)cabletothepositive(+)

terminalofthedischargedbatterythatiswiredto

thestarterorsolenoidasshowninFigure18.

Figure18

1.Positive(+)cableondischargedbattery

2.Positive(+)cableonboosterbattery

3.Negative(–)cableontheboosterbattery

4.Negative(–)cableontheengineblock

5.Boosterbattery

6.Dischargedbattery

7.Engineblock

4.Connecttheotherendofthepositivecabletothe

positiveterminaloftheboosterbattery.

5.Connecttheblacknegative(–)cabletotheother

terminal(negative)oftheboosterbattery.

6.MAKETHEFINALCONNECTIONON

THEENGINEBLOCKOFTHESTALLED

VEHICLE(NOTTOTHENEGATIVEPOST)

AWAYFROMTHEBATTERY .STANDBACK.

7.Startthevehicleandremovethecablesinthe

reverseorderofconnection(theengineblock

(black)connectionisthersttodisconnect).

CheckMowerBlades

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and

removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

2.Liftdeckandsecureinraisedpositionasstatedin

theCleanGrassBuild-UpUnderDecksection.

3.Inspectbladesandsharpenorreplaceasrequired.

4.Reinstalltheblades(iftheywereremoved)inthe

followingorder:

A.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft.

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