Toro 22321 - Electrical System Maintenance; Servicing the Battery

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Checkthebattery
electrolytelevel(replacementbattery
only).
Every100hours—Checkthebattery
cableconnections.
Warning
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Important:Thefollowingproceduresapplywhen
servicinga(dry)batterythathasreplacedthe
originalbattery.Theoriginal(wet)batterydoesnot
requireservice.
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Use
apapertoweltocleanthebatterycase.Ifthebattery
terminalsarecorroded,cleanthemwithasolutionof
fourpartswaterandonepartbakingsoda.Applyalight
coatingofgreasetothebatteryterminalstoreduce
corrosion.
Voltage:12v,585ColdCrankingAmps
CheckingtheElectrolyteLevel
1.Stoptheengineandremovethekey.
2.Removethe4boltssecuringthebatterycoverand
removeitfromoverthebattery.
3.Lookatthesideofthebattery.Theelectrolytemust
beuptotheUpperline(Figure37).Donotallowthe
electrolytetofallbelowtheLowerline(Figure37).
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Figure37
1.Fillercaps3.Lowerline
2.Upperline
4.Iftheelectrolyteislow,addtherequiredamountof
distilledwater;refertoAddingWatertotheBattery.
AddingWatertotheBattery
Thebesttimetoadddistilledwatertothebatteryisjust
beforeyouoperatethetractionunit.Thisletsthewater
mixthoroughlywiththeelectrolytesolution.
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
1.Removethebatteryfromthetractionunit.
Important:Neverllthebatterywithdistilled
waterwhilethebatteryisinstalledinthetraction
unit.Electrolytecouldbespilledonotherparts
andcausecorrosion.
2.Cleanthetopofthebatterywithapapertowel.
3.Removethellercapsfromthebattery(Figure37).
4.Slowlypourdistilledwaterintoeachbatterycell
untiltheelectrolytelevelisuptotheUpperline
(Figure37)onthebatterycase.
Important:Donotoverllthebatterybecause
electrolyte(sulfuricacid)cancausesevere
corrosionanddamagetothechassis.
5.Waitvetotenminutesafterllingthebatterycells.
Adddistilledwater,ifnecessary,untiltheelectrolyte
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