Figure 38
1. Battery
7. Washer (1/4 inch)
2. Terminal boot
8. Locknut (1/4 inch)
3. Positive battery cable 9. Battery clamp
4. Negative battery cable 10. J-bolts
5. Ground wire
11. Wingnut (1/4 inch)
6. Bolt (1/4 x 3/4 inch)
6. R emo v e both wing n uts (1/4 inc h) securing
the batter y clamp ( Figure 38 ).
7. R emo v e the batter y .
Installing the Battery
1. P osition batter y in the tra y with the ter minal
posts to w ard the engine ( Figure 38 ).
2. First, install the positi v e (red) batter y cable to
positi v e (+) batter y ter minal.
3. 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.
4. Secure the cables with 2 bolts (1/4 x 3/4 inc h),
2 w ashers (1/4 inc h), and 2 loc kn uts (1/4 inc h)
( Figure 38 ).
5. Slide the red ter minal boot onto the positi v e
(red) batter y post.
6. Secure batter y with J-bolts , hold do wn clamp
and 2 w ashers (1/4 inc h), and 2 wing n uts (1/4
inc h) ( Figure 38 ).
Charging the Battery
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 .
Important: Al w ays k eep the batter y
full y charged (1.265 specific g ra vity). T his
is especiall y impor tant to pr ev ent batter y
dama ge when the temperatur e is belo w 32°F
(0°C).
1. Charg e batter y for 10 to 15 min utes at 25 to 30
amps or 30 min utes at 4-6 amps .
2. W hen the batter y is fully c harg ed, unplug
the c harg er from the electrical outlet, then
disconnect the c harg er leads from the batter y
posts ( Figure 39 ).
Figure 39
1. Positive Battery Post
3. Red (+) Charger Lead
2. Negative Battery Post
4. Black (-) Charger Lead
3. Install the batter y in the mac hine and connect
the batter y cables; refer to Installing the
Batter y .
Note: Do not r un the mac hine with the
batter y disconnected, electrical damag e ma y
occur .
Servicing the Fuses
T he electrical system is protected b y fuses . It
requires no maintenance , ho w ev er , if a fuse blo ws
c hec k component/circuit for malfunction or shor t.
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