ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
BatteryCare
Batterytypeisgroup24.
Important:Beforeweldingonthemachine,
disconnectthenegativecablefromthebatteryto
preventdamagetotheelectricalsystem.
Note:Checkthebatteryconditionweeklyorafterevery
50hoursofoperation.Keeptheterminalsandtheentire
batterycasecleanbecauseadirtybatterywilldischarge
slowly.Tocleanthebattery,washtheentirecasewith
asolutionofbakingsodaandwater.Rinsewithclear
water.Coatthebatterypostsandcableconnectorswith
Grafo112X(skin-over)grease(ToroPartNo.505-47)
orpetroleumjellytopreventcorrosion.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
1.Raisetheseatandsecureitwiththeproprod.
2.Removethebatterycover(Figure57).
Figure57
1.Batterycover
Figure58
1.Battery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
3.Removetherubberbootfromthepositiveterminal
andinspectthebattery.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalcomponentscausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
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