ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Checkthebattery-uid
level(every30daysifinstorage).
Every50hours—Checkthebattery-cableconnections.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid,whichisa
deadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafetyglassesto
shieldyoureyesandrubberglovestoprotect
yourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
•Keepthebattery-electrolytelevelproperlymaintained.
•Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingitperiodically
withabrushdippedinammoniaorbicarbonateofsoda
solution.Flushthetopsurfacewithwateraftercleaning.
Donotremovethellcapwhilecleaning.
•Ensurethatthebatterycablesarekepttightonthe
terminalstoprovidegoodelectricalcontact.
•Ifcorrosionoccursatterminals,removethebattery
cover,disconnectthecables(negative(–)cablerst),and
scrapetheclampsandterminalsseparately.Connectthe
cables(positive(+)cablerst)andcoattheterminals
withpetroleumjelly.
•Maintaincellelectrolytelevelwithdistilledor
demineralizedwater.Donotllthecellsabovethe
bottomofthellringinsideeachcell.
•Ifyoustorethemachineinalocationwheretemperatures
areextremelyhigh,thebatteryrunsdownmorerapidly
thanifthemachineisstoredinalocationwhere
temperaturesarecool.
DriveSystem
Maintenance
Changingthe
Front-DifferentialOil
4-Wheel-DriveModelsOnly
ServiceInterval:Every800hours(4-wheel-drivemodels
only).
Differential-oilspecication:Mobil424hydraulicoil
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,shutoffthe
engine,settheparkingbrake,andremovethekeyfrom
theignitionswitch.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthedrainplugonthesideofthe
differential(Figure51).
3.Placeadrainpanunderthedrainplug.
Figure51
1.Fill/checkplug
2.Drainplug
4.Removethedrainplugandlettheoilowintothe
drainpan.
5.Installandtightentheplugwhentheoilstopsdraining.
6.Cleantheareaaroundthell/checkplugonthe
bottomofthedifferential.
7.Removethell/checkplugandaddspeciedoiluntil
theoillevelisuptothehole.
8.Installthell/checkplug.
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