Operator's Manual

Figure 31
1. Battery
5. Battery hold-down
2. Terminal boot 6. Bolt and washer
3. Positive battery cable
7. Nut
4. Negative battery cable
Installing the Battery
1. P osition the batter y in the tra y with the
ter minal posts a w a y from the control panel
( Figure 31 ).
2. Install the positi v e (red) batter y cable to the
positi v e (+) batter y ter minal. Secure the cable
with a bolt (1/4 x 3/4 inc h), w asher (1/4 inc h),
and n ut (1/4 inc h) ( Figure 31 ).
3. Install the neg ati v e batter y cable to the neg ati v e
(-) batter y ter minal. Secure the cable with
a bolt (1/4 x 3/4 inc h), w asher (1/4 inc h), and
n ut (1/4 inc h) ( Figure 31 ).
4. Slide the red ter minal boot onto the positi v e
(red) batter y post.
5. Secure the batter y with the hold-do wn
( Figure 31 ).
Checking the Electrolyte Level
Batter y electr ol yte contains sulfuric acid
which is a deadl y poison and causes sev er e
bur ns.
• Do not drink electr ol yte and a v oid
contact with skin, ey es or clothing . W ear
safety g lasses to shield y our ey es and
r ub ber g lo v es to pr otect y our hands.
• Fill the batter y wher e clean w ater is
al w ays a v aila ble f or flushing the skin.
1. Tip the seat forw ard to see the batter y .
2. Look at the side of the batter y . T he electrolyte
m ust be up to the Upper line ( Figure 32 ).
Do not allo w the electrolyte to fall belo w the
Lo w er line ( Figure 32 ).
Figure 32
1. Vent caps
3. Lower line
2. Upper line
3. If the electrolyte is lo w , add the required
amount of distilled w ater; refer to Adding
W ater to the Batter y .
Adding Water to the Battery
T he best time to add distilled w ater to the batter y is
just before y ou operate the mac hine . T his lets the
w ater mix thoroughly with the electrolyte solution.
1. R emo v e the batter y from the tractor; refer to
R emo ving the Batter y .
Important: Nev er fill the batter y with
distilled w ater while the batter y installed in
the tractor . Electr ol yte could be spilled on
other par ts and cause cor r osion.
2. Clean the top of the batter y with a paper to w el.
3. R emo v e the v ent caps from the batter y
( Figure 32 ).
4. Slo wly pour distilled w ater into eac h batter y
cell until the electrolyte lev el is up to the Upper
line ( Figure 32 ) on the batter y case .
Important: Do not o v erfill the batter y
because electr ol yte (sulfuric acid) can
cause sev er e cor r osion and dama ge to the
chassis.
5. W ait fiv e to ten min utes after filling the batter y
cells . Add distilled w ater , if necessar y , until
the electrolyte lev el is up to the Upper line
( Figure 32 ) on the batter y case .
6. R einstall the batter y v ent caps .
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