Sears 536.25587 owner manual Assembly, HOW to SET UP Your Tractor, Prepare Battery, Boot

ASSEMBLY

HOW TO SET UP YOUR TRACTOR

PREPARE BATTERY

For shipping purposes, battery is installed, Remove battery (see TO REMOVE BATTERY instructions below),

CAUTION: Wear eye and face shietd_

Wash hands or clothing immediately if _-accidentally in contact with battery acid_

Do not smoke° Fumes from charged battery acid are explosive°

Follow the CAUTIONS located on the battery° Al- ways wear gloves, clothing and goggles to protect your hands, skin and eyes.

DANGER

Always disconnect negative (black) cable first. Removing posltlve cable first can result In sparks if the wrench touches any metal surface° Be sure battery hold-down bracket does not touch battery terminals and cause a spark.

TO ACTIVATE THE BATTERY (See Fig, 4) -

e Remove vent caps from battery,.

eFill battery with battery acid, Fill each cell until it reaches bottom of vent wells_ Do not over fill,.

OAllow battery to stand and settle for at least thirty minutes and then check level of acid, if acid is

below level outlined on electrolyte package, add more acid until correct level is reached,,

TO REMOVE BATTERY (See Fig 3) -

e Lift seal

•Disconnect negative (-) black battery cable with a 7It6" wrench

eSlide battery boot away from positive (+) battery terminal and disconnect positive (+) red battery cable with a 7t16" wrench..

eRemove plastic wing nut from battery hold-down rod NOTE: Lay aside for battery installation later

•Remove battery hold-down rod and battery hold-down bracket. NOTE: Lay aside for battery installation later

•Lift battery out of tractor,.

IMPORTANT: TO MAXIMIZE LIFE OF YOUR BATTERY, 1T IS NECESSARY THE BATTERY BE CHARGED BEFORE USE, FAILURE TO CHARGE BATTERY CAN RESULT IN SHORTENED BATTERY LIFE

VENT CAP

VENT

BATTERY

CELL ACID

LEVEL

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CUT'AWAY ViEW OF BATTERY

ePlace battery on level sufface=

e Proceed TO ACTIVATE THE BATTERY			instructions	FIG. 4
			X 3/4 INCH HEX HEAD SCREW
		BATTERY HOLD-DOWN BRACKET ,
				. NEGA3'IVE (-) BATTERY TERMINAL
		1/4 X3/4 INCH HEX HEAD SCREW
NEGATIVE	BLACK	BAT_'ERY	\	NEGATIVE (-) BLACK
BATTERY	CABLE
		BOOT		BATTERY CABLE
				BATTERY
				HOLD*DOWN
			_	ROD

POSITIVE (+) RED

BATTERYBATTERY CABLE

POSITIVE (+) BATTERY TERMINAL BOOT POSITIVE (+) RED BATTERY CABLE

CLrr-AWAY VIEW FROM RIGHT-HANDSIDE OF TRACTOR

FIG. 3