Toro DH 210 - Battery Removal and Installation; Battery Electrolyte Check

RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalmachinecomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetweenthe
batteryterminalsandthemetalpartsofthe
machine.
1.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
2.Settheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
4.Removetheignitionkey.
5.Openthehoodtoseethebattery(underthedash
panel).
6.Lifttherubbercoverupoffthenegative(black)
cable.
7.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcablefrom
thebatterypost(
Figure32).
Figure32
1.Negativecable(black),
bootnotshownforclarity
3.Frontofmachine
2.Positivecable(red)
WARNING
Routingthebatterycablesimproperlycould
damagethemachineandcables,causingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
8.Lifttherubbercoverupoffthepositive(red)cable.
9.Disconnectthepositive(red)cablefromthebattery
post(Figure32).
10.Removethebatteryholddownrod.
11.Removethebatteryfromthechassis.
InstallingtheBattery
1.Placethebatteryintothechassiswiththebattery
poststowardtherearofthemachine(Figure32).
2.Securethebatteryinthechassiswiththeholddown
rod.
3.Usingtheboltandwingnut,connectthepositive
(red)cabletothepositive(+)batterypost(
Figure32).
Slidetherubbercoveroverthebatterypost.
4.Usingtheboltandwingnut,connectthenegative
(black)cabletothenegative(–)batterypost
(Figure32).Slidetherubbercoveroverthebattery
post.
CheckingtheElectrolyteLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Tiptheseatforwardtoseethebattery.
2.Removethellercaps.Iftheelectrolyteisnotup
tothelowerpartofthetube(
Figure33),addthe
requiredamountofdistilledwater;refertoAdding
WatertotheBattery.
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