Operator's Manual
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ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
BatteryCare
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
•Batteryelectrolytelevelmustbeproperlymaintained
andthetopofthebatterykeptclean.Ifthemachine
isstoredinalocationwheretemperaturesare
extremelyhigh,thebatterywillrundownmore
rapidlythanifthemachineisstoredinalocation
wheretemperaturesarecool.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
–Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
–Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
•Keeptopofbatterycleanbywashingperiodically
withabrushdippedinammoniaorbicarbonateof
sodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewithwaterafter
cleaning.Donotremovethellcapwhilecleaning.
•Batterycablesmustbetightonterminalstoprovide
goodelectricalcontact.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
•Ifcorrosionoccursatterminals,disconnectcables,
negative(-)cablerstandscrapeclampsand
terminalsseparately.Reconnectcables,positive(+)
cablerstandcoatterminalswithpetroleumjelly.
•Checktheelectrolytelevelevery25operatinghours
or,ifmachineisinstorage,every30days.
•Maintaincelllevelwithdistilledordemineralized
water.Donotllcellsabovellline.
•Ifmachinewillbestoredformorethan30days,
removethebatteryandchargeitfully.Eitherstore
itontheshelfonthemachine.Leavethecables
disconnectedifstoredonthemachine.Store
thebatteryinacoolatmospheretoavoidquick
deteriorationofthechargeinthebattery.Toprevent
batteryfromfreezing,makesureitisfullycharged.
Thespecicgravityofafullychargedbatteryis
1.250.
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparksand
amesawayfrombattery.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metaltractorcomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthetractor.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetweenthe
batteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthetractor.
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