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4. Jump Starting
Toproperlysharpenthe cuttingblades,removeequalamounts
of metalfrom both endsof the bladesalongthe cuttingedges,
parallelto thetrailingedge,at a 250.300angle.Alwaysgrindeach
cuttingbladeedgeequallyto maintainproperblade balance.See
Figure18.
Neverjump starta damagedor frozenbattery.Becertainthe vehicles
do nottouchandignitionsareoff. Donot allowcableclampsto touch.
Ifthe cuttingedgeof the bladehas previouslybeensharpened,orif
any metal separationis present,replacethe bladeswithnewones.
A poorlybalancedblade willcauseexcessivevibration,may cause
damageto the tractorand/or resultinpersonalinjury.
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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 in the operat-
ingposition.
Useatorquewrenchto tightenthe bladespindlehexflange nutto
between70ft-lbs and 90 ft-lbs.
BATTERY
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand
leadcompounds,chemicalsknownto the Stateof Californiato cause
cancerand reproductiveharm.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.
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 wellventilatedareaand keepawayfroman openflame or pilot 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.Alwaysfollow its instructions
andheed its warnings.
Ifyourtractorhas notbeenput intouse for anextendedperiodof time,
chargethe batteryas follows:
1. Setyourbatterychargerto delivera max of 10amperes.
2. Ifyour batterychargeris automatic,chargethe batteryuntilthe
chargerindicatesthatchargingis complete.If thechargeris not
automatic,chargefor nofewer thaneighthours.
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