BATTERY REMOVAL OR INSTALLATION
WARNING
Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds.
Wash Hands after handling.
When removing the battery, disconnect the battery cables in the following order to avoid arcing and the resulting sparks:
Battery Removal:
1.Disconnect the Negative cable.
2.Disconnect the Positive cable.
Battery Installation:
1.Connect the Positive cable.
2.Connect the Negative cable.
To replace the battery, proceed as follows:
1.Remove the negative cable from the negative terminal of the battery, then remove the positive cable from the positive terminal.
2.Remove the wing nut securing the mounting rod to the bulkhead mounting bracket (Refer to Figure 26) and pull the rod downward from the bulkhead bracket.
WING NUT
MOUNTING ROD
Figure 26
3.Rotate the mounting rod fully upward toward the dash panel to provide clearance for battery removal (See Figure 27).
4.Pull downward on the bottom of the battery holddown strap to release it from the tab beneath the battery tray.
5.Lift the battery upward and remove from the left side of the tractor.
HOLDDOWN
STRAP
MOUNTING
ROD
ROTATE
UPWARD
Figure 27
6.Install the new battery from the left side of the tractor and lower into the battery tray.
7.Stretch the battery holddown strap downward across the front of the battery and hook to the tab below the battery tray.
8.Rotate the mounting rod downward and insert through the bottom of the hole in the bulkhead mounting bracket (See Figure 26).
9.Install the wing nut onto the mounting rod, but do not tighten until after the side panels are installed.
10.Connect the positive cable to the positive terminal of the battery, then connect the negative cable to the negative terminal.
JUMP STARTING
WARNING
Failure to use this jump starting procedure could cause sparking, which could result in an explosion of either battery.
1.Attach the first jumper cable from the positive terminal of the good battery to the positive terminal of the dead battery.
2.Attach the second jumper cable from the negative terminal of the good battery to the FRAME OF THE UNIT WITH THE DEAD BATTERY.
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