Replacing Battery Tray - Jacobsen Sand Scorpion Safety And Operation Manual

5.12 REPLACING BATTERY TRAY ________________________________________________

The battery tray is designed to be easily lifted out and
replaced. This allows the tractor to quickly return to
service should the batteries become discharged or fail.
Replacement battery trays are available as an accessory
and include a lifting yoke. See Section 2.6
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WARNING
When replacing battery tray use the lifting yoke
supplied with tray. This yoke is specifically designed to
safely attach to and lift the battery tray.
Never lift an unbalanced tray, where one or more
batteries have been removed. The battery weight
must be distributed evenly to prevent the tray from
tipping.
Use a suitable lifting device with enough weight bearing
capacity to lift the combined weight of the tray and
batteries. See Section 2.3.
To remove battery tray:
1. Park tractor on a solid, level area.
2. Set parking brake and remove key from switch.
3. Disconnect battery connector, tilt steering wheel all
the way up and open hood.
4. Pull lock pins (D) from rear corners of tray.
5. Attach lifting yoke as shown .
Important: The two matching lifting straps (C) must
be attached to the two lifting points at the rear of the
battery tray as shown.
6. Attach lifting device to central lifting eye (A) on yoke.
Lift slowly until tray clears tractor.
7. Reverse procedure to install tray. Be sure tray is
completely seated on frame and lock pins (D) are
installed.
Refer to Section 2.3 for battery specifications.
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A
B
BATTERIES
C
D
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