Operator's Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
BatteryCare
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
•Batteryelectrolytelevelmustbeproperlymaintained
andthetopofthebatterykeptclean.Ifthemachine
isstoredinalocationwheretemperaturesare
extremelyhigh,thebatterywillrundownmore
rapidlythanifthemachineisstoredinalocation
wheretemperaturesarecool.
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
–Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
–Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
•Keeptopofbatterycleanbywashingperiodically
withabrushdippedinammoniaorbicarbonateof
sodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewithwaterafter
cleaning.Donotremovethellcapwhilecleaning.
•Batterycablesmustbetightonterminalstoprovide
goodelectricalcontact.
Warning
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
•Ifcorrosionoccursatterminals,disconnectcables,
negative(-)cablerstandscrapeclampsand
terminalsseparately.Reconnectcables,positive(+)
cablerstandcoatterminalswithpetroleumjelly.
•Checktheelectrolytelevelevery25operatinghours
or,ifmachineisinstorage,every30days.
•Maintaincelllevelwithdistilledordemineralized
water.Donotllcellsabovellline.
•Ifmachinewillbestoredformorethan30days,
removethebatteryandchargeitfully.Eitherstore
itontheshelfonthemachine.Leavethecables
disconnectedifstoredonthemachine.Store
thebatteryinacoolatmospheretoavoidquick
deteriorationofthechargeinthebattery.Toprevent
batteryfromfreezing,makesureitisfullycharged.
Thespecicgravityofafullychargedbatteryis
1.250.
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetaltractorcomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthetractor.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
tractor.
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