Craftsman EZ 917.272130 Owner's Manual page 27

20.0 hp electric start 46" mower" 6 speed transaxle lawn tractor
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TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK
BATTERY
&CAUTION:
Lead-acid batteries gener-
ate explosive
gases.
Keep sparks, flame
and smoking
materials
away from batter-
ies. Always wear eye protection
when
around batteries.
If your battery
is too weak to start the
engine,
it should be recharged.
(See
"BATTERY"
in the MAINTENANCE
sec-
tion of this manual).
If "jumper cables"
are used for emergency
starting,
follow this procedure:
AIMPORTANT:
Your tractor
Is equiped
with a 12 volt negative
grounded
system.
The other vehical
must also be a .12 volt
negative
grounded system.
Do not use
your tractor battery
to start other vehicals.
TO ATTACH
JUMPER
CABLES
-
• Connect
each end of the RED cable to
the POSITIVE
(+) terminal
of each bat-
tery, taking care not to short against
chassis.
• Connect
one end of the BLACK
cable to
the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal
of fully
charged
battery.
• Connect
the other end of the BLACK
cable to good CHASSIS
GROUND,
away from fuel tank and battery.
TO REMOVE
CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER
-
• BLACK
cable first from chassis
and
then from the fully charged
battery.
• RED cable last from both batteries.
"Positive" (+)
"Negative" (-)
L.H. Panel
_/
Bolt _,
REPLACING
BATTERY
_CAUTION:
Do not short battery termi-
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 first
to prevent sparking from accidental
grounding.
• Lift hood to raised position.
Remove
terminal guard.
Disconnect
BLACK
battery
cable then
RED battery cable and carefully
remove
battery from tractor.
• Install new battery
with terminals
in
same position
as old battery.
• Reinstall tenTfinal guard.
• First connect RED battery cable to po,,
twe (+) battery terminal with hex bolt
and keps nut as shown. Tighten secur,
t,,
• _onnect
BLACK grounding cable to
negative
(-)battery
terminal with
remaining
hex bolt and keps nut.
Tighten securely.
• Close terminal
access doors.
• Close hood.
Terminal
Keps Nut
Access
Door
Hex Bolt
Positive
Ca_
Terminal
Guarc
Cable
TO REPLACE
HEADLIGHT
BULB
• Raise hood.
• Pull bulb holder out of the hole in the
backsid_ of the grill.
• Replace
bulb jnholder
and push bulb
holder securely
back into the hole in th,
backside
of the grill.
• Close hood.
INTERLOCKS
AND RELAYS
Loose or damaged wiring may cause you
tractor to run poorly, stop running, or pre-
vent it from starting.
• Check wiring. See electrical wiring dia-
gram in the Repair
Parts section of this
manual.
'
TO REPLACE
FUSE
Replace with 30 amp automotive-type
plug-in fuse, The fuse holder is located
behind the dash.
TO REMOVE
HOOD AND GRILL
ASSEMBLY
• Raise hood.
• Unsnap headlight wire connector.
• Stand in front of tractor. Grasp hood at
sides, tilt toward engine and lift off of
tractor.
• To replace, reverse above procedure.
Hood
Headlight
Connector
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