Operator's Manual

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Figure36
1.Fillercaps3.Lowerline
2.Upperline
4.Iftheelectrolyteislow ,addtherequiredamountof
distilledwater;refertoAddingWatertotheBattery.
AddingWatertotheBattery
Thebesttimetoadddistilledwatertothebatteryisjust
beforeyouoperatethetractionunit.Thisletsthewatermix
thoroughlywiththeelectrolytesolution.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhichisa
deadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafetyglassesto
shieldyoureyesandrubberglovestoprotect
yourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
1.Removethenutsandbarssecuringthebattery
(Figure35).
2.Disconnectthenegative(black)cabletothenegative
(-)batterypost(Figure35).
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
thetractorandcablescausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
3.Disconnectthepositive(red)cabletothepositive(+)
batterypost(Figure35).
4.Liftthebatteryoffoftheplatform.
Important:Neverllthebatterywithdistilled
waterwhilethebatteryisinstalledinthetraction
unit.Electrolytecouldbespilledonotherparts
andcausecorrosion.
5.Cleanthetopofthebatterywithapapertowel.
6.Removethellercapsfromthebattery(Figure36).
7.Slowlypourdistilledwaterintoeachbatterycelluntil
theelectrolytelevelisuptotheUpperline(Figure36)
onthebatterycase.
Important:Donotoverllthebatterybecause
electrolyte(sulfuricacid)cancausesevere
corrosionanddamagetothechassis.
8.Waitvetotenminutesafterllingthebatterycells.
Adddistilledwater,ifnecessary,untiltheelectrolyte
levelisuptotheUpperline(Figure36)onthebattery
case.
9.Installthebatteryllercaps.
ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparksand
amesawayfrombattery.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged(1.265
specicgravity).Thisisespeciallyimportanttoprevent
batterydamagewhenthetemperatureisbelow32°F
(0°C).
1.Checktheelectrolytelevel;refertoChecking
ElectrolyteLevel.
2.Makesurethellercapsareinstalledinthebattery.
3.Chargethebatteryfor10to15minutesat25to30
ampsor30minutesat4to6amps(
Figure37).Do
notoverchargethebattery.
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