Activating & Charging Battery

•Compare the battery in your lawn tractor (located under the seat) with the illustration above. Type “A” batteries are activated and are ready to use. Type “B” batteries must be filled with battery fluid (acid) and charged before they are put into service. Follow instructions which apply to the battery in your lawn tractor only.

(Type “B” Battery Only)

WARNING: Do not activate battery (i.e. fill with battery acid) until battery is actually placed in service. Read warnings about battery usage in the previous page before activating the battery.

•Pivot the seat pivot bracket forward. Unhook the strap which secures the battery (hook is on rear frame, under the fender). Disconnect the positive cable from the positive terminal. Save the hardware for reassembly.

•Remove the battery from the lawn tractor, paying attention to how the battery is placed in the unit, and how the drain tube (attached to the battery) is routed.

•Activate the battery as instructed in the “Quick Start” brochure included with the battery fluid. Read instructions carefully.

NOTE: You can continue to assemble the lawn tractor while the battery is standing for 30 minutes after acid fill-up, and later while you are charging the battery.

IMPORTANT: To obtain maximum life from the battery, charge it prior to initial use.

•Battery P/N 725-1705D: Charge at 2-3 amps for one hour.

•Battery P/N 725-1707D, 725-0453G, and 725- 1750: Charge at 6 amps for one hour.

•Charge battery after the 30-minute standing period.

NOTE: If you charge the battery at a lower AMP rate, use a hydrometer to make sure the battery is completely charged. The hydrometer should read 1.260

minimum at an electrolyte temperature of 60-110oF.

WARNING: Do not charge the tractor battery at more than 6 amps.

Attaching Steering Wheel

•The hardware for attaching the steering wheel has been packed inside the steering wheel. Carefully pry off the steering wheel cap and remove the hardware.

•Remove the steering bellow from the lift lever on the right side of the tractor.

•Place the steering bellow over the steering shaft extending through the dash. See Figure 2 .

NOTE: If the openings on each end of the steering bellow are of two sizes, the smaller end goes down against the dash of the lawn tractor.

•With the wheels pointing straight, place the steering wheel over the steering shaft, positioning the steering wheel as desired.

•Place the washer with the cupped side down over the steering shaft. Secure with hex lock bolt. See Figure 2 .

NOTE: If your tractor steering wheel cap is square, you must use a socket wrench.

•Place the steering wheel cap over the center of the steering wheel and press it with your hand.

Steering	Hex Lock
Wheel Cap	Bolt

Cupped

Washer

Steering

Bellow

Steering

Shaft

Figure 2

Attaching Seat

NOTE: Your tractor is equipped with one of the following types of seats. Identify the seat type from the illustrations below, and follow instructions pertaining to your tractor.

Manual Adjustment Seat

•Remove the four screws which secure the seat to the seat pivot bracket. See Figure 3 .Turn the seat around and place it in position against the seat pivot bracket, lining up the slotted holes in the pivot bracket with the holes in the seat. Select desired position for the seat, and secure with the four screws removed earlier.

Screws

Seat

Pivot

Bracket

Figure 3