4.Toproperlysharpenthe cuttingblades,removeequalamounts of metalfromboth endsof the bladesalongthe cuttingedges, parallelto thetrailingedge,at a 250.300angle.Alwaysgrindeach cuttingbladeedgeequallyto maintainproperbladebalance.See Figure18.
Ifthe cuttingedgeof the bladehas previouslybeensharpened,orif any metalseparationis present,replacethe bladeswithnewones.
Apoorlybalancedbladewillcauseexcessivevibration,maycause damageto the tractorand/or resultinpersonalinjury.
Figure18
. Testthe blade'sbalanceusinga bladebalancer.Grindmetalfrom the heavyside untilit balancesevenly.
NOTE:Whenreplacingthe blade,besureto installthe bladewith the sideof the blademarked"Bottom" (or witha partnumber stampedin it) facingthe groundwhenthe moweris inthe operat- ingposition.
Useatorquewrenchto tightenthe bladespindlehexflange nutto
BATTERY
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand leadcompounds,chemicalsknownto the Stateof Californiato cause cancerandreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
If removingthe battery,disconnectthe NEGATIVE(Black)wirefrom itsterminalfirst,followedby the POSITIVE(Red)wire. Whenreinstall- ingthe battery,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)wireits terminal first,followedby the NEGATIVE(Black)wire.
Jump Starting
Neverjump starta damagedor frozenbattery.Becertainthe vehicles do nottouchandignitionsareoff. Donot allowcableclampsto touch.
1.Connectthe positive(+) cableto positive(+) postof yourtractor's dischargedbattery.
2.Connectthe otherendof the cableto thepositive(+) postof the jumperbattery.
3.Connectthe
4.Makethefinal connectionon the engineblockof thetractor,away
fromthe battery.Attachto an unpaintedpart to assurea good connection.
Ifthejumperbatteryis installedona vehicle(i.e. car,truck),do NOT start the vehicle'senginewhenjump startingyourtractor.
5.Startthe tractor(as instructedin theOperationsectionof this manual).
6.Setthe tractor'sparkingbrakebeforeremovingthejumpercables. Removecablesinreverseorderof connection.
Charging
Batteriesgiveoff an explosivegas whilecharging.Chargethe batteryI
in a wellventilatedareaandkeepawayfroman openflameorpilot | I |
lightas on a waterheater,spaceheater,furnace,clothesdryeror | I |
othergas appliances. | ..J |
Whenchargingyourtractor'sbattery,use onlya chargerdesignedfor
Ifyourtractorhas notbeenput intouse for anextendedperiodof time, chargethe batteryas follows:
1.Setyourbatterychargerto delivera maxof 10amperes.
2.Ifyour batterychargeris automatic,chargethe batteryuntilthe chargerindicatesthatchargingis complete.If thechargeris not automatic,chargefor nofewerthaneighthours.
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