MTD 13AP625K730 - Setting Up Your Lawn Tractor; Attaching Battery Cables; Gas and Oil Fill-Up

Use extreme care
henhandling
gaso nelGasoline
extremely flammable
and the vapors are
explosive: Never fuel
machine indoors
or while the engine
is hotor running:
Extinguish cigarettes,
cigars;pipes,and
other sOurceS of
ignition:
NOTE: This Operators
Manual Coversa range
ofprOduCtSpecifications
for various models.
Characteristicsand
features disCussed
and/or illustrated
this manual may not be
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applicable to all modelsl
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righttOchange product
specifiCationsldesigns
and equipmentwithout
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NOTE:ThisOperatorsManualcoversa rangeof prod-
uctspecificationsfor variousmodels.Characteristics
andfeaturesdiscussedand/or illustratedin thismanual
maynot beapplicableto allmodels.MTDLLCreserves
therighttochangeproductspecifications,designs
andequipmentwithoutnoticeandwithoutincurring
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Attaching the Battery Cables
NOTE: If thesecablesarealreadyattached,ignore
thesestepsand proceedto"Gas& Oil Fill-Up."
NOTE: ThepositivebatteryterminalismarkedPos.(+).
Thenegativebatteryterminalis markedNeg.(-).
.
.
Thepositivecable(heavyredwire) is securedto the
positivebatteryterminal(+)witha hexboltandhex
nutatthefactory.Makecertainthatthe rubberboot
coverstheterminalto helpprotectitfromcorrosion.
Removethehexboltandwingnut(orhex nut)from
thenegativecable.SeeFig.3-1.
Removetheblackplasticcover,ifpresent,fromthe
negativebatteryterminalandattachthe negative
cable(heavyblackwire)to the negativebattery
terminal(-) withthe bolt andwingnut(or hexnut).
4. Makecertainthehold-downstrapisin positionover
thebattery,securingitin place.
NOTE: Ifthebatteryis putintoserviceafterthe
dateshownon topof battery,chargethebatteryas
instructedin themaintenancesectionofthismanual
priorto operatingthe tractor.
Gas and Oil Fill-up
Thegasolinetank islocatedunderthehoodandhasa
capacityof3 gallons.Donotoverfill.
_ WARNING:Useextreme care when
handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely
flammableand the vapors are explosive.
Neverfuel machine indoors or while
the engine ishot or running. Extinguish
cigarettes, cigars,pipes, and other
sources of ignition.
Servicetheenginewithgasolineandoil asinstructed
in theseparateEngineOperator/OwnerManualpacked
withyourtractor.Readinstructionscarefully.
IMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwith motoroil
in theengine.However,youMUSTchecktheoillevel
beforeoperating.Becarefulnotto overfill.
Rubber Boot
Figure 3=1
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