Operation Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ReplacingtheFuses
Theelectricalsystemisprotectedbyfuses.Theyarelocated
beneaththehood,nearthefueltank(Figure30).Ifafuse
goesout,checkthecircuitwiringforashort.
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Figure30
1.Fuses
Toreplaceafuse,pulluptoremovetheoldfusefromthe
socket.Insertanewfusebypushingitdownintothesocket.
Note:Ensurethatthenewfusehasthesameamperageas
theoldfusethatyouarereplacing.
ServicingtheBattery
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Useapaper
toweltocleanthebatteryandbatterybox.Ifthebattery
terminalsarecorroded,cleanthemwithasolutionof4parts
waterand1partbakingsoda.Applyalightcoatingofgrease
tothebatteryterminalstopreventthemfromcorroding.
Batteryvoltageandamperage:12volts,190cold-cranking
amps
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalmachinecomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetweenthe
batteryterminalsandthemetalpartsofthe
machine.
1.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
2.Settheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
4.Removetheignitionkey.
5.Liftuptheseattoseethebattery.
6.Lifttherubbercoverupoffthenegative(black)cable.
7.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcablefromthe
batterypost(Figure31).
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Figure31
1.Rubbercover
3.Positivecable(red)
2.Negativecable(black),
bootnotshownforclarity
WARNING
Routingthebatterycablesimproperlycould
damagethemachineandcables,causing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
8.Lifttherubbercoverupoffthepositive(red)cable.
9.Disconnectthepositive(red)cablefromthebattery
post(Figure31).
10.Removethebatteryholddownrod.
11.Removethebatteryfromthechassis.
InstallingtheBattery
1.Placethebatteryintothechassiswiththebatteryposts
towardtherearofthemachine(Figure31).
2.Securethebatteryinthechassiswiththeholddown
rod.
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