Hayter RT380H - Electrical System Maintenance; Servicing the Battery; Removing the Battery

Figure34
1.Hoseclamp
3.Fuellter
2.Fuelline
6.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclamptogether
andslideitupthefuellinetowardthefueltank
(Figure34).
7.Pullthefuellineoffofthefuellter(Figure34)and
allowpetroltodrainintoafuelcontaineroradrain
pan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuel
lterbecausethefueltankisempty.
8.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.
9.Slidethehoseclampclosetothefuelltertosecure
boththefuellineandthefuellter.
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethefuel
lter.
Thebesttimetoreplacethefuellter(Figure34)is
whenthefueltankisempty.Neverinstalladirtyfuel
lterafterithasbeenremovedfromthefuelline.
1.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO)andsetthe
parkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removethekeybeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Openthehood.
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherand
slidethemawayfromthefuellter(Figure34).
5.Removethefuellterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewfuellterandmovethehoseclamps
closetothefuellter.
7.Closethehood.
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Use
apapertoweltocleanthebatteryandbatterybox.If
thebatteryterminalsarecorroded,cleanthemwitha
solutionof4partswaterand1partbakingsoda.Apply
alightcoatingofgreasetothebatteryterminalsto
preventcorrosion.
Batteryvoltageandamperage:12volts,155
cold-crankingamps
RemovingtheBattery
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetaltractorcomponents,causing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthetractor.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
tractor.
1.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO)andsetthe
parkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Tiptheseatforwardtoseethebattery.
4.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcablefrom
thebatterypost(Figure35).
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