User Guide

Maintenance
CAUTION
Iftheignitionisinthe“ON”positionthere
ispotentialforsparksandengagementof
components.Sparkscouldcauseanexplosionor
movingpartscouldaccidentallyengagecausing
personalinjury
Besureignitionswitchisinthe“OFF”position
beforechargingthebattery.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engageparkingbrakestopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Raisetheseat.
4.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcable
fromthebatterypost(
Figure27).Retainall
fasteners.
Figure27
1.Negativebatterypost4.Positivebatterypost
2.Bolt,washer,andnut5.Batterystrap
3.Terminalboot6.Battery
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
5.Slidetherubbercoverupthepositive(red)cable.
Disconnectthepositive(red)cablefromthe
batterypost.Retainallfasteners.
6.Removethebatterystrap(
Figure27)andliftthe
batteryfromthebatterytray.
CheckingtheBatteryCharge
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;referto
RemovingtheBattery.
2.Allowingbatteriestostandforanextendedperiod
withoutrechargingthemwillresultinreduced
performanceandservicelife.Topreserve
optimumbatteryperformanceandlife,recharge
batteriesinstoragewhentheopencircuitvoltage
dropsto12.4volts.
Note:Topreventdamageduetofreezing,
batteryshouldbefullychargedbeforeputting
awayforwinterstorage.
3.Checkthevoltageofthebatterywithadigital
voltmeter.Locatethevoltagereadingofthe
batteryinthetablebelowandchargethebattery
fortherecommendedtimeintervaltobringthe
chargeuptoafullchargeof12.6voltsorgreater.
Important:Makesurethenegativebattery
cableisdisconnectedandthebatterycharger
usedforchargingthebatteryhasanoutputof
16voltsand7ampsorlesstoavoiddamaging
thebattery(seechartbelowforrecommended
chargersettings).
Voltage
Reading
Percent
Charge
Maximum
Charger
Settings
Charging
Interval
12.6or
greater
100%
16volts/7
amps
No
Charging
Required
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