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CONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLES
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand
leadcompounds,chemicalsknowntotheStateof Californiatocause
cancerandreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
Whenattachingbatterycables,alwaysconnectthe POSiTiVE(Red)
wire toits terminalfirst,followedbythe NEGATIVE(Black)wire.
Toconnectthebatterycables,proceedas follows:
NOTE:The positivebatteryterminalis markedPos.(+).Thenegative
batteryterminalis markedNeg.(-).
1. Removetheplasticcover,if present,fromthe positive(+)battery
terminalandattachthe redcable tothepositivebatteryterminal
(+)withtheboltandhexnut.See Figure3.
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Figure3
2. Removetheplasticcover,if present,fromthe negative(-) battery
terminalandattachthe blackcableto thenegativebattery
terminal(-) withthe boltandhex nut.SeeFigure3.
3. Positionthe redrubberbootoverthe positivebatteryterminalto
helpprotectit fromcorrosion.
NOTE: Ifthebatteryis put intoserviceafterthe dateshownontop/
sided battery,chargethe batteryasinstructedinthe Serviceand
Maintenancesectionofthis Operator'sManualpriortooperatingthe
tractor.
Setting the Deck Gauge Wheels
Movethetractoron afirmand levelsurface,prderablypavement,and
proceedas follows:
1. Selectthe heightpositionof the cuttingdeckby placingthe deck
liftleverinthe normallydesiredmowingheightsetting(anyofthe
sixdifferentcuttingheightnotchesontherightfender).
2. Checkthegaugewheelsforcontactor excessiveclearancewith
the surfacebelow.Thedeckgaugewheelsshouldhavebetween
1A"andY2"clearanceabovethe ground.
Ifthe gaugewheelshaveexcessiveclearanceor contactwiththe
surface,adjustasfollows:
a. Raisethe decklift handleto itshighestsetting.
b. Removethe frontandreargaugewheelsby removingthe
locknutsandshoulderscrewswhichsecurethemto the
deck. SeeFigure4.
c. Placethedecklift leverinthe desiredmowingheightsetting.
d. Reinsertthe shoulderscrew(witheachgaugewheel)into
the indexholethatleavesapproximatelyY2"betweenthe
bottomofthewheelandthepavement.
Referto Levelingthe Deckin the Serviceand Maintenancesection
of this manualfor moredetailedinstructionsregardingvariousdeck
adjustments.
Checking Tire Pressure
Do notoverinflatetires.Checksidewallof tiresfor maximumpsi.
Equaltire pressureshouldbemaintainedat alltimes.
Thetiresonyour tractormaybeover inflatedfor shippingpurposes.
Reducethetire pressurebeforeoperatingthe tractor.Checksidewall
of tiresformaximumpsi.
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