Toro 74950 - Charging the Battery; Installing the Battery

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.RemovethebatteryasshowninFigure19.
Figure56
InstallingtheBattery
Note:Positionbatteryinthetraywiththeterminalposts
oppositefromthehydraulictank(Figure56).
Figure57
ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgasesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparksand
amesawayfrombattery.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged(1.265
specicgravity).Thisisespeciallyimportanttoprevent
batterydamagewhenthetemperatureisbelow0°C
(32°F).
1.Chargebatteryfor10to15minutesat25to30Aor
30minutesat10A.
2.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplugthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutlet;thendisconnectthecharger
leadsfromthebatteryposts(Figure58).
3.Installthebatteryinthemachineandconnectthe
batterycables.
Note:Donotrunthemachinewiththebattery
disconnected,electricaldamagemayoccur.
Figure58
1.Positivebatterypost
3.Red(+)chargerlead
2.Negativebatterypost
4.Black(-)chargerlead
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