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TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BAT-
TERY
WARNING: Lead-acid batteries gen-
er ate ex plo sive gases. Keep sparks, fl ame
and smoking ma te ri als away from bat-
ter ies. Always wear eye pro tec tion when
around batteries.
If your battery is too weak to start the
engine, it should be recharged. (See "BAT-
TERY" in the MAINTENANCE section of
this man u al).
If “jumper ca bles” are used for emer gen cy
starting, follow this pro ce dure:
IMPORTANT: Your tractor is equipped
with a 12 volt system. The other vehicle
must also be a 12 volt system. Do not use
your tractor battery to start other vehicles.
TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
1. Connect one end of the RED cable
to the POSITIVE (+) terminal of each
battery(A-B), taking care not to short
against tractor chassis.
2. Connect one end of the BLACK ca ble
to the NEGA TIVE (-) terminal (C) of
fully charged battery.
3. Connect the other end of the BLACK
cable (D) to good chassis ground,
away from fuel tank and bat tery.
TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE
ORDER -
1. BLACK cable fi rst from chassis and
then from the fully charged battery.
2. RED cable last from both batteries.
Weak or Dead
Battery
Fully Charged
Battery
REPLACING BATTERY
WARNING: Do not short battery
ter mi nals by allowing a wrench or any
other object to contact both terminals at
the same time. Before connecting battery,
remove metal bracelets, wristwatch bands,
rings, etc.
Positive terminal must be connected
fi rst to prevent sparking from ac ci den tal
grounding.
1. Lift hood to raised position.
2. Disconnect BLACK battery cable (A)
then RED battery cable and carefully
remove battery from tractor.
Positive
(Red)
Cable
Negative
(Black)
Cable
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A
B
C
3. Install new battery with terminals in
same position as old battery.
4. First connect RED battery cable (B) to
positive (+) battery terminal with hex
bolt and keps nut as shown. Tighten
securely. Slide terminal cover (C) over
terminal.
5. Connect BLACK grounding cable to
negative (-) bat tery terminal with re-
main ing hex bolt and keps nut. Tight en
securely
6. Close hood.
TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB
1. Raise hood.
2. Remove bulb hold er from the hole in
the back side of the grill.
3. Replace bulb in holder and install bulb
holder securely back into the hole in
the backside of the grill.
4. Close hood.
INTERLOCKS AND RELAYS
Loose or damaged wiring may cause
your tractor to run poorly, stop running, or
prevent it from starting.
• Check wiring. See electrical wiring
diagram in the Repair Parts section.
TO REPLACE FUSE
Replace with 30 amp automotive-type
plug-in fuse. The fuse holder is located
behind the dash.