Craftsman 247.28984, PGT9000 manual Battery, Jump Starting

4.Toproperlysharpenthe cuttingblades,removeequalamounts of metalfromboth endsof the bladesalongthe cuttingedges, parallelto thetrailingedge,at a 250to 300angle.Alwaysgrind eachcuttingbladeedgeequallyto maintainproperbladebalance. SeeFigure19.

Ifthe cuttingedgeof the bladehas previouslybeensharpened,orif any metalseparationis present,replacethe bladeswithnewones.

Apoorlybalancedbladewillcauseexcessivevibration,maycause damageto the tractorand/or resultinpersonalinjury.

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Jump Starting

Neverjump starta damagedor frozenbattery.Becertainthe vehicles do nottouchandignitionsareoff. Donot allowcableclampsto touch.

1.Connectpositive(+) cableto positive(+) postof your tractor's dischargedbattery.

2.Connectthe otherendof the positivecableto the positive(+) post of the jumperbattery.

3.Connectthe negative(-) cable to the negative(-) postof the jumperbattery.

4.Connectthe otherendof the negativecableto the engineblockof the tractor,awayfromthe battery.Attachto anunpaintedpartto assurea goodconnection.

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5.Testthe blade'sbalanceusinga bladebalancer.Grindmetalfrom the heavyside untilit balancesevenly.

NOTE:Whenreplacingthe blade,besureto installthe bladewiththe sided the blademarked"Bottom" (orwitha part numberstampedin it) facingthe groundwhenthe moweris in the operatingposition.

Useatorquewrenchto tightenthe bladespindlehexflange nutto between70ft-lbs and90ft-lbs.

BATTERY

Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand leadcompounds,chemicalsknownto the Stateof Californiato cause cancerandreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

If removingthe battery,disconnectthe NEGATIVE(Black)wire from itsterminalfirst,followedby the POSITIVE(Red)wire.When t reinstallingthe battery,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)wire to it terminalfirst,followedbythe NEGATIVE(Black)wire.

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 battery[

in a wellventilatedareaandkeepawayfroman openflameorpilot	[
lightas on a waterheater,spaceheater,furnace,clothesdryeror	[
othergas appliances.	..J

Whenchargingyourtractor'sbattery,use onlya chargerdesignedfor 12Vlead-acidbatteries.Readyourbatterycharger'sOwner'sManual priorto chargingyourtractor'sbattery.Alwaysfollowitsinstructions andheeditswarnings.

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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