Operator's Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Checkbatterycable
connections.
Every50hours—Checkthebattery
electrolytelevel.
Warning
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Maintainthebatteryelectrolytelevelandkeepthetopof
thebatteryclean.Ifyoustorethemachineinalocation
wheretemperaturesareextremelyhigh,thebatterywill
rundownmorerapidlythanifthemachineisstoredina
locationwheretemperaturesarecool.
Checktheelectrolytelevelevery50operatinghoursor,
ifthemachineisinstorage,every30days.
Maintainthecelllevelwithdistilledordemineralized
water.Donotllthecellsabovethebottomofthesplit
ringinsideeachcell.
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingit
periodicallywithabrushdippedinammoniaor
bicarbonateofsodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewith
wateraftercleaningit.Donotremovethellcapswhile
cleaningthebattery.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
Ifcorrosionoccursattheterminals,disconnectthe
cables,negative(-)cablerst,andscrapetheclampsand
terminalsseparately.Reconnectthecables,positive(+)
cablerst,andcoattheterminalswithpetroleumjelly.
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalmachinecomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthetractor.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
StoringtheBattery
Ifthemachinewillbestoredmorethan30days,remove
thebatteryandchargeitfully.Eitherstoreitonthe
shelfonthemachine.Leavethecablesdisconnectedif
itisstoredonthemachine.Storethebatteryinacool
atmospheretoavoidquickdeteriorationofthechargein
thebattery.Topreventthebatteryfromfreezing,make
sureitisfullycharged.Thespecicgravityofafully
chargedbatteryis1.265-1.299.
ServicingtheWiringHarness
PreventcorrosionofwiringterminalsbyapplyingGrafo
112X(Skin-over)grease,ToroPartNo.505-47,tothe
insideofallharnessconnectorswhenevertheharness
isreplaced.
Important:Wheneverworkingwiththeelectrical
system,alwaysdisconnectthebatterycables,
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