Professional 42" Briggs & Stratton 24 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

4. Jump Starting
Toproperlysharpenthe cuttingblades,removeequalamounts
of metalfromboth endsofthe bladesalongthe cuttingedges,
parallelto thetrailingedge,ata 250.300angle.Alwaysgrindeach
cuttingbladeedgeequallyto maintainproperbladebalance.See
Figure18.
Neverjump starta damagedor frozenbattery.Becertainthe vehicles
do nottouchandignitionsareoff. Donot allowcableclampsto touch.
Ifthe cuttingedgeof the bladehaspreviouslybeensharpened,orif
any metalseparationis present,replacethe bladeswithnewones.
A poorlybalancedbladewillcauseexcessivevibration,maycause
damageto thetractorand/or resultinpersonalinjury.
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Figure18
Testthe blade'sbalanceusinga bladebalancer.Grindmetalfrom
the heavysideuntilit balancesevenly.
NOTE:Whenreplacingthe blade,besureto installthe bladewith
the sideofthe blademarked"Bottom"(or witha partnumber
stampedin it) facingthegroundwhenthe moweris inthe operat-
ingposition.
Useatorquewrenchto tightenthe bladespindlehexflange nutto
between70ft-lbs and90ft-lbs.
BATTERY
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand
leadcompounds,chemicalsknownto theStateofCaliforniato cause
cancerandreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
If removingthe battery,disconnectthe NEGATIVE(Black)wirefrom
itsterminalfirst,followedby the POSITIVE(Red)wire.Whenreinstall-
ingthe battery,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)wireits terminal
first,followedby the NEGATIVE(Black)wire.
1. Connectthe positive(+) cableto positive(+) postof yourtractor's
dischargedbattery.
2. Connecttheotherendofthe cableto thepositive(+) postof the
jumperbattery.
3. Connectthe negative(-) cable to thenegative(-) postof the
jumperbattery.
4. Makethefinalconnectionon the engineblockof thetractor,away
fromthe battery.Attachto an unpaintedpart toassurea good
connection.
Ifthejumperbatteryis installedona vehicle(i.e.car,truck),do NOT
start thevehicle'senginewhenjump startingyourtractor.
5. Startthetractor(as instructedin theOperationsectionof this
manual).
6. Setthetractor'sparkingbrakebeforeremovingthejumpercables.
Removecablesinreverseorderof connection.
Charging
Batteriesgiveoff an explosivegas whilecharging.Chargethe batteryI
in a wellventilatedareaandkeepawayfroman openflameorpilot I
lightas on a waterheater,spaceheater,furnace,clothesdryeror I
othergas appliances. ..J
Whenchargingyourtractor'sbattery,use onlya chargerdesignedfor
12Vlead-acidbatteries.Readyourbatterycharger'sOwner'sManual
priorto chargingyourtractor'sbattery.Alwaysfollowitsinstructions
andheeditswarnings.
Ifyourtractorhas notbeenput intouse foranextendedperiodoftime,
chargethe batteryas follows:
1. Setyourbatterychargerto delivera maxof 10amperes.
2. Ifyour batterychargeris automatic,chargethe batteryuntilthe
chargerindicatesthatchargingis complete.If thechargeris not
automatic,chargefor nofewerthaneighthours.
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