Toro 74425 - Electrical System Maintenance; Servicing the Battery

Electrical System
Maintenance
Servicing the Battery
Chec k the electrolyte lev el in the batter y ev er y
25 hours . Alw a ys k ee p the batter y clean and fully
c harg ed. Use a paper to w el to clean the batter y
case . If the batter y ter minals are cor roded, clean
them with a solution of four par ts w ater and one
par t baking soda. Apply a light coating of g rease
to the batter y ter minals to prev ent cor rosion.
V oltag e: 12 V
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.
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and
diseng ag e the blade control switc h.
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers to the brak e
position, 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. Tip the seat forw ard to see the batter y .
4. Disconnect the neg ati v e (blac k) g round cable
from the batter y post ( Figure 32 ).
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 connect the positi v e (r ed)
batter y ca ble bef or e connecting the
negati v e (black) ca ble.
5. Slide the r ubber co v er up the positi v e (red)
cable . Disconnect the positi v e (red) cable from
the batter y post ( Figure 32 ).
6. R emo v e the batter y hold-do wn ( Figure 32 ) and
lift the batter y from the batter y tra y .
Figure 32
1. Battery
4. Negative battery cable
2. Terminal boot 5. Battery hold-down
3. Positive battery cable 6. Bolt, nut, and washer
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