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Warning
CALIFORNIA
Pr oposition 65 W ar ning
Batter y posts, ter minals, and r elated
accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals kno wn to the State of
Calif or nia to cause cancer and r epr oducti v e
har m. W ash hands after handling .
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.
Removing the Battery
Batter y ter minals or metal tools could shor t
a gainst metal machine components causing
spar ks. Spar ks can cause the batter y gasses
to explode, r esulting in per sonal injur y .
• W hen r emo ving or installing the batter y ,
do not allo w the batter y ter minals to
touch an y metal par ts of the machine.
• Do not allo w metal tools to shor t betw een
the batter y ter minals and metal par ts of
the machine.
Incor r ect batter y ca ble r outing could
dama ge the machine and ca bles causing
spar ks. Spar ks can cause the batter y gasses
to explode, r esulting in per sonal injur y .
• Al w ays Disconnect the negati v e (black)
batter y ca ble bef or e disconnecting the
positi v e (r ed) ca ble.
• Al w ays R econnect the positi v e (r ed)
batter y ca ble bef or e r econnecting the
negati v e (black) ca ble.
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Lift the blac k r ubber co v er on the neg ati v e
cable . Disconnect the neg ati v e batter y
cable from the neg ati v e (-) batter y ter minal
( Figure 40 ).
4. Slide the red ter minal boot off the positi v e
(red) batter y ter minal. T hen remo v e the
positi v e (red) batter y cable ( Figure 40 ).
5. R emo v e the batter y hold do wn plate ( Figure 40 )
and remo v e the batter y .
Installing the Battery
1. Place the batter onto the mac hine ( Figure 40 ).
2. Secure the batter y with the hold do wn plate ,
j-bolts , and loc kn uts .
3. First, install the positi v e (red) batter y cable to
positi v e (+) batter y ter minal with a n ut, w asher
and bolt ( Figure 40 ). Slide the r ubber co v er
o v er the post.
4. T hen install the neg ati v e batter y cable and
g round wire to the neg ati v e (-) batter y ter minal
with a n ut, w asher and bolt ( Figure 40 ). Slide
the r ubber co v er o v er the post.
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