Toro 74939 - Installing the Battery; Charging the Battery

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(
Figure58).
4.Slidetheredterminalbootoffthepositive(red)battery
terminalandremovethepositive(+)(red)batterycable
(Figure58).
5.Removethewingnutsecuringthebatteryclamp
(Figure58).
6.Removetheclamp(Figure58).
7.Removethebattery.
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Figure58
1.Removethewingnutand
clamp.
3.Removethepositive
batterycable.
2.Removethenegative
batterycablebeforethe
positive.
4.Removethebattery.
InstallingtheBattery
1.Positionthebatteryinthetraywiththeterminalposts
oppositefromthehydraulictank(Figure58).
2.First,installthepositive(red)batterycabletothe
positive(+)batteryterminal.
3.Theninstallthenegative(black)batterycableand
groundwiretothenegative(-)batteryterminal.
4.Securethecableswith2bolts,2washers,and2locknuts
(
Figure58).
5.Slidetheredterminalbootontothepositive(red)
batterypost.
6.Installtheclampandsecureitwiththewingnut(Figure
58).
ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparksand
amesawayfrombattery.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged
(1.265specicgravity).Thisisespeciallyimportantto
preventbatterydamagewhenthetemperatureisbelow
32°F(0°C).
1.Chargebatteryfor10to15minutesat25to30amps
or30minutesat10amps.
2.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplugthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutlet,thendisconnectthecharger
leadsfromthebatteryposts(Figure59).
3.Installthebatteryinthemachineandconnectthe
batterycables,refertoInstallingtheBattery(page41).
Note:Donotrunthemachinewiththebattery
disconnected;electricaldamagemayoccur.
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