Operator's Manual

2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Close the fuel shut-off v alv e located under the
front of the fuel tank.
4. Squeeze the ends of the hose clamps tog ether
and slide them a w a y from the filter ( Figure 33 ).
5. R emo v e the filter from the fuel lines .
6. Install a new filter and mo v e the hose clamps
close to the filter ( Figure 33 ).
Important: Install the filter so the
dir ection of the flo w ar r o w is consistent
with the flo w of fuel; fr om the gas tank to
the engine.
7. Open the fuel shut-off v alv e .
Figure 33
1. Fuel lter 3. Fuel line
2. Hose clamp
Electrical System
Maintenance
Servicing the Battery
Chec k the electrolyte lev el in the batter y ev er y
25 hours . Alw a ys k ee p the batter y clean and fully
c harg ed. Use a paper to w el to clean the batter y
case . If the batter y ter minals are cor roded, clean
them with a solution of four par ts w ater and one
par t baking soda. Apply a light coating of g rease
to the batter y ter minals to prev ent cor rosion.
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Removing the Battery
Batter y ter minals or metal tools could shor t
a gainst metal tractor components causing
spar ks. Spar ks can cause the batter y gasses
to explode, r esulting in per sonal injur y .
• W hen r emo ving or installing the batter y ,
do not allo w the batter y ter minals to
touch an y metal par ts of the tractor .
• Do not allo w metal tools to shor t betw een
the batter y ter minals and metal par ts of
the tractor .
1. Diseng ag e the blade control switc h and mo v e
the control lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position
and apply the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Tip the seat forw ard to see the batter y .
4. Disconnect the neg ati v e (blac k) g round cable
from the batter y post ( Figure 34 ).
Incor r ect batter y ca ble r outing could
dama ge the tractor and ca bles causing
spar ks. Spar ks can cause the batter y
gasses to explode, r esulting in per sonal
injur y .
• Al w ays disconnect the negati v e
(black) batter y ca ble bef or e
disconnecting the positi v e (r ed)
ca ble.
• Al w ays connect the positi v e (r ed)
batter y ca ble bef or e connecting the
negati v e (black) ca ble.
5. Slide the r ubber co v er up the positi v e (red)
cable . Disconnect the positi v e (red) cable from
the batter y post ( Figure 34 ).
6. R emo v e the batter y hold-do wn ( Figure 34 ) and
lift the batter y from the batter y tra y .
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