Operator's Manual

MaintainingtheBatteries
Raisetheseatassemblyandraisethecargobed
beforemaintainingthebatteries;refertoRaisingand
LoweringtheSeatAssembly(page30)andRaising
theCargoBedtotheDumpPosition(page20).
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalcomponentscausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygasesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthemachine.
Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
Useinsulatedtoolswhenmaintainingthe
batteries.
Alwayskeepthebatteryretainersinplace
toprotectandsecurethebatteries.
DANGER
Donottouchanyelectricalcomponentsor
contactsonthemotor.
Touchinganyofthesecomponentsor
contactscouldseriouslyinjureyouorcause
death.
CleaningtheBatteries
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
1.Ensurethatallthebatterycapsaretight.
2.Useapapertoweltocleanthebatteries.
3.Ifthebatteryterminalsarecorroded,cleanthem
withasolutionof4partswaterand1partbaking
soda.Also,cleanthepostsandcableclamps
withapostandclampcleaner.
Note:Thepostsandclampsshouldhavea
bright,metallicshine.
4.ApplyalightcoatingofTorobattery-terminal
protector.
ChargingtheBatteries
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thechargerforthismachineislocatedinsidethe
machineundertheoperator’sseat.Formaximum
batterylife,chargethebatterieswheneveryouarenot
usingthemachine.Dependingonhowdischarged
thebatteriesareandtheambienttemperatureofthe
batteries,itmaytakeupto16hourstochargethe
batteriestofullcapacity.
Note:Normalchargetimeisapproximately8to10
hours.
Important:Lead-acidbatteriesdonotdevelop
achargememoryanddonotneedtobe
fullydischargedbeforechargingthem.Fully
dischargingthebatteriesmaydamagethem.
Chargethebatteriesanytimethemachineisnot
inuse.
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgasesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteriesandkeep
sparksandamesawayfromthem.
1.Positionthemachineinawell-ventilatedarea
nearasuitablepoweroutlet.
2.Checktheelectrolytelevelofthebatteries.
Note:Afterfullychargingthebatteries,ll
thebatterieswithdistilledordeionizedwater;
refertoAddingDistilledorDeionizedWaterto
theBatteries(page38).
Important:Fullychargethebatteries
beforeaddingthewatertothebatteries.
Whilecharging,theelectrolyteincreases
involume,andllingalowbatterybefore
fullychargingthebatteriescancausethe
electrolytetooverowandleakoutofthe
vent.
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