Operator's Manual

ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checkthebatterycable
connections.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcables,causingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
Ifcorrosionoccursattheterminals,disconnectthe
cables(negative(–)cablerst)andscrapeclamps
andterminalsseparately.Connectthecables(positive
(+)cablerst)andcoattheterminalswithpetroleum
jelly.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetaltractorcomponents,causing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygasses
toexplode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
1.Unlatchandopenthebatterycompartment
cover(Figure50).
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Figure50
1.Batterycompartment
2.Checkthatthebattery-cableclampsaresecure
andtightenanyloosebattery-cableclamps
hardware.
Important:Ensurethatthereisclearance
betweenthebatterycablesandthespeed
selectorlever.Verifythatthespeedselector
leverdoesnotcomewithin1inch(2.5cm)of
eitherbatterycablewhenitismovedthrough
itsentirerangeofmotion.Donotwiretieor
tapethenegativeandpositivebatterycables
together.
3.Checkthebattery-cableclampsandbattery
terminalsforcorrosion;Iftheterminalsare
corroded,dothefollowing:
A.Removethecarriageboltandnutthat
securethenegativebatterycable(black)to
thenegative(–)terminalanddisconnectthe
negativecable.
B.Removethecarriageboltandnutthat
securethepositivebatterycable(red)tothe
positive(+)batteryterminalanddisconnect
thepositivecable.
C.Cleanthecableclampsandbattery
terminals.
D.Connectthepositivebatterycable(red)
tothepositive(+)batteryterminalwith
thepreviouslyremovedcarriageboltand
nut;slidetherubberbootoverthepositive
terminaltopreventapossibleshortfrom
occurring.
E.Connectthenegativebatterycable(black)
tothenegative(–)terminalofthebattery
withthepreviouslyremovedcarriagebolt
andnut.
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