Figure 8
1. Vent caps
3. Carefully fill eac h cell with electrolyte until the
plates are co v ered with about 1/4 inc h (6 mm)
of fluid ( Figure 9 ).
Figure 9
1. Electrolyte
4. Allo w appro ximately 20 to 30 min utes for the
electrolyte to soak into the plates . R efill as
necessar y to bring the electrolyte to within
about 1/4 inc h (6 mm) of the bottom of the
fill w ell ( Figure 9 ).
Charging the batter y pr oduces gasses
that can explode.
Nev er smok e near the batter y and k eep
spar ks and flames a w ay fr om batter y .
5. Connect a 3 to 4 amp batter y c harg er to the
batter y posts . Charg e the batter y at a rate of 3
to 4 amps until the specific g ra vity is 1.250 or
higher and the temperature is at least F . (16°C)
with all cells g asing freely .
6. W hen the batter y is c harg ed, disconnect the
c harg er from the electrical outlet and batter y
posts .
Note: After the batter y has been acti v ated,
add only distilled w ater to re place nor mal loss ,
although maintenance-free batteries should
not require w ater under nor mal operating
conditions .
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 ter minals or metal tools could
shor t a gainst metal tractor 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 tractor .
• Do not allo w metal tools to shor t
betw een the batter y ter minals and
metal par ts of the tractor .
7. Install the batter y into the mac hine .
8. First, install the positi v e cable (red) to the
positi v e (+) ter minal and then the neg ati v e
cable (blac k) to the neg ati v e (-) ter minal of
the batter y ( Figure 10 ). Slide the r ubber boot
o v er the positi v e ter minal to prev ent a possible
shor t from occur ring .
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