Operator's Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Useapaper
toweltocleanthebatteryandbatterybox.Ifthebattery
terminalsarecorroded,cleanthemwithasolutionof4parts
waterand1partbakingsoda.Applyalightcoatingofgrease
tothebatteryterminalstopreventcorrosion.
Batteryvoltageandamperage:12volts,195cold-cranking
amps
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metaltractorcomponents,causingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthetractor.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetweenthe
batteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthetractor.
1.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO).
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Tiptheseatforwardtoseethebattery.
4.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcablefromthe
batterypost(Figure24).
Figure24
1.Negativecable(black)
4.Batterybox
2.Rubbercover5.Boltandwingnut
3.Positivecable(red)
WARNING
Incorrectlyroutingthebatterycablecould
damagethetractorandcables,causing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Always
disconnect thenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Always
connect thepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
5.Slidetherubbercoverupthepositive(red)cable.
Disconnectthepositive(red)cablefromthebattery
post(Figure24).
6.Removethebatteryboxandbatteryfromthechassis
(Figure24).
InstallingtheBattery
1.Putthebatteryintothebatteryboxandinstallitinto
thechassis(Figure24).
2.Usingtheboltandwingnut,connectthepositive(red)
cabletothepositive(+)batterypost(Figure24).
3.Slidetherubbercoveroverthebatterypost.
4.Usingtheboltandthewingnut,connectthenegative
(black)cabletothenegative(–)batterypost(Figure24).
CheckingtheElectrolyteLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Tiptheseatforwardtoseethebattery.
2.Lookatthesideofthebattery.Theelectrolyteshould
beuptotheUpperline(
Figure25).
Figure25
1.Ventcaps3.Lowerline
2.Upperline
Note:Donotallowtheelectrolytetofallbelowthe
Lowerline(Figure25).
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