ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Monthly
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid,
whichisadeadlypoisonandcausessevere
burns.
Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandwearrubber
glovestoprotectyourhands.
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalmachinecomponents,causing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygasses
toexplode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcables,causingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Disconnectthenegativebatterycable(black)
fromthenegative(-)batteryterminal(Figure56).
4.Slidetheredterminalbootoffthepositive(+)
batteryterminalandremovethepositive(red)
batterycable(Figure56).
5.Removethewingnutsecuringthebatteryclamp
(Figure56).
6.Removetheclamp(Figure56).
7.Removethebattery(Figure56).
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Figure56
InstallingtheBattery
1.Positionbatteryinthetraywiththeterminal
postsoppositefromthehydraulictank(Figure
56).
2.Installthepositive(red)batterycabletothe
positive(+)batteryterminal.
3.Installthenegative(black)batterycableand
groundwiretothenegative(-)batteryterminal.
4.Securethecableswith2bolts,2washers,and
2locknuts(Figure56).
5.Slidetheredterminalbootontothepositive(+)
batteryterminal.
6.Installtheclampandsecureitwiththewingnut
(Figure56).
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