Installing The Battery; Attaching The Chute Deflector; Attaching The Steering Wheel - Yard-Man 131784G Owner's Manual

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Battery
Drain
Tube
Negative
Terminal
Positive
al
;k
(Negative)
Cable
FIGURE 4.
Red
(Positive)
Cable
Drain
Cable Tube
Transaxle T'_
Reinforcement
Bracket
FIGURE 5.
Steering Wheel
Insert Prongs
Hex Lock Nut
Cupped Washer
FIGURE 6A.--Model 754F
Steering
Bellow
INSTALLING THE BATTERY
1. Raise the seat.
2. Make certain the positive cable (heavy red wire)
and negative cable (heavy black wire) are routed
outside the battery opening.
3. Place the battery inside the opening so that the
positive terminal is toward the front of the unit. See
figure 3. Route the battery drain tube down beside
the battery.
4. Remove the hex bolt from the positive ( + ) terminal.
Place the positive cable on the positive terminal.
-,,-------See figure 4. Secure with hex bolt. Be careful not
to lose the nut inside the terminal.
5. Secure the negative cable to the negative ( - ) ter-
minal in the same manner. Replace the battery
cover over the positive terminal. Lower the seat.
6. Insert the drain tube through the cable tie which
is attached to the transaxie reinforcement bracket
_- on the right side of the unit. Be certain drain tube
is routed away from the wheel rim. Pull on end of
cable tie to tighten (do not collapse drain tube).
Tdm excess end of cable tie.
ATTACHING THE CHUTE DEFLECTOR
Attach the chute deflect_ to the deck, f_lle_j the i_-
structions in the separate deck manual packed with
your unit.
WARNING: Do not operate your unit unless
the chute deflector has been properly in-
stalled.
ATTACHING THE STEERING WHEEL
Model 754F On|y:
1. Remove the hex lock nut and cupped washer from
the steering shaft, and remove the steering bellow.
Pry the steering insert off the center of the steer-
ing wheel.
2. Attach one end of steering bellow to the steering
-- wheel as shown in figure 6A, inset.
3. Position the front wheels of the tractor so they are
pointing straight forward.
4. Place the steering wheel and steering bellow over
the steering shaft, positioning steering wheel as
desired.
5. Place the washer with the cupped side down over
the steering shaft. Secure with hex lock nut. See
figure 6A.
6. Snap the steering wheel insert over the four spokes
of the steering wheel.
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