Operator's Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknownto
theStateofCaliforniatocause
cancerandreproductiveharm.Wash
handsafterhandling.
Voltage:12V,530ColdCrankingAmps
Thebatteryelectrolytelevelmustbeproperly
maintainedandthetopofthebatterykeptclean.lfthe
machineisstoredinalocationwheretemperatures
areextremelyhigh,thebatterywillrundownmore
rapidlythanifthemachineisstoredinalocation
wheretemperaturesarecool.
Maintainthecelllevelwithdistilledordemineralized
water.Donotllthecellsabovethebottomofthesplit
ringinsideeachcell.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid
whichisadeadlypoisonandcausessevere
burns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubber
glovestoprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingit
periodicallywithabrushdippedinammoniaor
bicarbonateofsodasolution.Flushthetopsurface
withwateraftercleaningit.Donotremovethellcaps
whilecleaningthebattery.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetaltractorcomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygasses
toexplode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthetractor.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
tractor.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
thetractorandcablescausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
Ifcorrosionoccursattheterminals,
disconnectthecables,negative(-)cable
rst,andscrapetheclampsandterminals
separately.Reconnectthecables,positive
(+)cablerst,andcoattheterminalswith
petroleumjelly.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
StoringtheBattery
Ifthemachinewillbestoredmorethan30days,
removethebatteryandchargeitfully.Eitherstore
itontheshelforonthemachine.Leavethecables
disconnectedifitisstoredonthemachine.Store
thebatteryinacoolatmospheretoavoidquick
deteriorationofthechargeinthebattery.Toprevent
thebatteryfromfreezing,makesureitisfullycharged.
Thespecicgravityofafullychargedbatteryis
1.265–1.299.
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