Craftsman 247.28672, PYT 9000 manual Battery, Jump Starting

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 between70ft-lbs and90ft-lbs.

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

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 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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