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4. Jump Starting
Toproperlysharpenthecuttingblades,removeequalamounts
of metalfromboth endsofthe bladesalongthe cuttingedges,
parallelto thetrailingedge,at a 250to 300angle.Alwaysgrind
eachcuttingbladeedgeequallytomaintainproperbladebalance.
SeeFigure19.
Neverjump starta damagedor frozenbattery.Becertainthe vehicles
do nottouchandignitionsareoff. Donot allowcableclampsto touch.
Ifthe cuttingedgeof the bladehaspreviouslybeensharpened,orif
any metalseparationis present,replacethe bladeswithnewones.
A poorlybalancedbladewillcauseexcessivevibration,maycause
damageto thetractorand/or resultinpersonalinjury.
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5. Testthe blade'sbalanceusinga bladebalancer.Grindmetalfrom
the heavysideuntilit balancesevenly.
NOTE:Whenreplacingthe blade,besureto installthe bladewiththe
sided the blademarked"Bottom"(orwitha part numberstampedin
it) facingthegroundwhenthe moweris in the operatingposition.
Useatorquewrenchto tightenthebladespindlehexflange nutto
between70ft-lbs and90ft-lbs.
BATTERY
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand
leadcompounds,chemicalsknowntothe Stateof Californiato cause
cancerandreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
If removingthe battery,disconnectthe NEGATIVE(Black)wire |
from itsterminalfirst,followedby thePOSITIVE(Red)wire.When
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reinstallingthe battery,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)wire to it
terminalfirst,followedbythe NEGATIVE(Black)wire.
1. Connectpositive(+) cableto positive(+) postof yourtractor's
dischargedbattery.
2. Connectthe otherendof the positivecabletothe positive(+) post
of thejumperbattery.
3. Connectthe negative(-) cable to thenegative(-) postof the
jumperbattery.
4. Connectthe otherendof the negativecabletothe engineblockof
the tractor,awayfromthebattery.Attachto anunpaintedpartto
assurea goodconnection.
Ifthejumperbatteryis installedona vehicle(i.e.car,truck),do NOT
start thevehicle'senginewhenjump startingyourtractor.
5. Startthe tractor(asinstructedin theOperationsectionof this
manual).
6. Setthe tractor'sparkingbrakebeforeremovingthejumpercables.
Removecablesinreverseorderof connection.
Charging
Batteriesgiveoff an explosivegas whilecharging.Chargethebattery[
in a wellventilatedareaandkeepawayfroman openflameorpilot [
lightas on a waterheater,spaceheater,furnace,clothesdryeror [
othergas appliances. ..J
Whenchargingyourtractor'sbattery,useonlya chargerdesignedfor
12Vlead-acidbatteries.Readyourbatterycharger'sOwner'sManual
priorto chargingyourtractor'sbattery.Alwaysfollowitsinstructions
andheeditswarnings.
Ifyourtractorhasnotbeenput intousefor anextendedperiodof time,
chargethe batteryasfollows:
1. Setyourbatterychargertodelivera maxof 10amperes.
2. Ifyour batterychargeris automatic,chargethe batteryuntilthe
chargerindicatesthatchargingis complete.If thechargeris not
automatic,chargefor nofewerthaneighthours.
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