nuts.Slidetherubberbootoverthepositivebattery
post.
3.Replacethebatteryhold-downtosecurethebattery
tothebase.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryhold-down
inplacetoprotectandsecurethebattery.
CheckingtheElectrolyteLevel
Checktheelectrolytelevelevery50operatinghoursor,
ifthemachineisinstorage,every30days.
1.Raisethebedandsecureitwiththeproprod.
2.Removethellercaps.Iftheelectrolyteisnotup
tothellline,addtherequiredamountofdistilled
water;refertoAddingWatertotheBattery.
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteorallowittocontact
yourskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
AddingWatertotheBattery
Thebesttimetoadddistilledwatertothebatteryisjust
beforeyouoperatethemachine.Thisletsthewatermix
thoroughlywiththeelectrolytesolution.
1.Cleanthetopofthebatterywithapapertowel.
2.Removethellercapsfromthebatteryandslowly
lleachcellwithdistilledwateruntilthelevelisup
tothellline.Replacethellercaps.
Important:Donotoverllthebattery.
Electrolytewilloverowontootherpartsofthe
vehicleandseverecorrosionanddeterioration
willresult.
ChargingtheBattery
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged
(1.260specicgravity).Thisisespeciallyimportant
topreventbatterydamagewhenthetemperatureis
below32°F(0°C).
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;referto
RemovingtheBattery.
2.Connecta3to4ampbatterychargertothebattery
posts.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4amperes
for4to8hours(12volts).Donotoverchargethe
battery.
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
3.Installthebatteryinthechassis;refertoInstalling
theBattery.
StoringtheBattery
Ifthemachinewillbestoredformorethan30days,
removethebatteryandchargeitfully.Eitherstore
itontheshelforonthemachine.Leavethecables
disconnectedifitisstoredonthemachine.Storethe
batteryinacoolatmospheretoavoidquickdeterioration
ofthechargeinthebattery.Topreventthebatteryfrom
freezing,makesureitisfullycharged.
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