Toro 74920 - Electrical System Maintenance; Servicing the Battery; Removing the Battery Safely

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Monthly
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhichisa
deadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafetyglassestoshield
youreyesandrubberglovestoprotectyourhands.
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalmachinecomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamagethe
machineandcablescausingsparks.Sparkscan
causethebatterygassestoexplode,resultingin
personalinjury.
•AlwaysDisconnectthenegative(black)battery
cablebeforedisconnectingthepositive(red)
cable.
•AlwaysReconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforereconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Removethewingnutsecuringthebatteryclamp
(
Figure53).
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2
3
4
Figure53
1.Removethewingnutand
clamp
3.Removethepositive
batterycable
2.Removethenegative
batterycablebeforethe
positive
4.Removebattery
4.Removetheclamp(Figure53).
5.Firstdisconnectthenegativebatterycable(black)
fromthenegative(-)(black)batteryterminal
(
Figure53).
6.Slidetheredterminalbootoffthepositive(red)
batteryterminalandremovethepositive(+)(red)
batterycable(
Figure53).
7.Removethebattery.
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