Toro 74901 Z Master 5000 - Electrical System Maintenance; Battery Removal and Installation; Battery Charging Safety

WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamagethe
machineandcablescausingsparks.Sparkscan
causethebatterygassestoexplode,resultingin
personalinjury.
•AlwaysDisconnectthenegative(black)battery
cablebeforedisconnectingthepositive(red)
cable.
•AlwaysReconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforereconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Firstdisconnectthenegativebatterycable(black)from
thenegative(-)(black)batteryterminal(
Figure57).
4.Slidetheredterminalbootoffthepositive(red)battery
terminalandremovethepositive(+)(red)batterycable
(Figure57).
5.Removethewingnutsecuringthebatteryclamp
(Figure57).
6.Removetheclamp(Figure57).
7.Removethebattery.
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Figure57
1.Removethewingnutand
clamp
3.Removethepositive
batterycable
2.Removethenegative
batterycablebeforethe
positive
4.Removebattery
InstallingtheBattery
1.Positionbatteryinthetraywiththeterminalposts
oppositefromthehydraulictank(Figure57).
2.First,installthepositive(red)batterycabletopositive
(+)batteryterminal.
3.Theninstallthenegative(black)batterycableand
groundwiretothenegative(-)batteryterminal.
4.Securethecableswith2bolts,2washers,and2locknuts
(Figure57).
5.Slidetheredterminalbootontothepositive(red)
batterypost.
6.Installtheclampandsecureitwiththewingnut
(
Figure57).
ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparksand
amesawayfrombattery.
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