Activate The Battery - Toro Wheel Horse 8-25 Operator's Manual

Assembly

Activate the Battery

The battery must be removed from the machine so it
can be filled with electrolyte and charged. Bulk
electrolyte with 1.260 specific gravity must be
purchased from a local battery supply outlet. Remove
the battery and activate it as follows:
1. Remove wing nut securing battery hold downs to
rider chassis (Fig.3).
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Figure 3
1. Battery hold–down
2. Wing nut
2. Remove battery from chassis and set it aside.
3. Remove filler caps from battery and slowly fill
each cell until electrolyte is just above the
"LOWER" fill line.
4. Leave filler caps off and connect a 3-4 amp
battery charger to battery posts. Charge battery at
a rate of 4 amperes or less for 4 hours (12 volt).
POTENTIAL HAZARD
Charging battery produces gasses.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Battery gasses can explode.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Keep cigarettes, sparks and flames away
from battery.
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3. Vent tube
5. When battery is charged, disconnect charger
from electrical outlet and battery posts.
6. Slowly add electrolyte or distilled water to each
cell until level is just below the "UPPER" fill
line. Reinstall filler caps. Once battery is in
service, distilled water only should be added;
never add more electrolyte.
IMPORTANT: Do not overfill battery.
Electrolyte will overflow onto other parts and
severe corrosion and deterioration will result.
7. Install the battery with the terminal posts toward
the inside of the machine and vent tube thru hole
in the frame.
8. Reinstall battery hold downs.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
The battery terminals could short against
the battery hold–down or metal tractor
components.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Sparks can cause the battery gasses to
explode.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
When removing or installing the battery, do
not allow the battery terminals to touch any
metal parts of the tractor.
Always keep the battery hold–down rods
in place to protect and secure the battery.
9. Install the red positive cable to the positive (+)
terminal and the negative cable (black) to the
negative (–) terminal of the battery and secure
with capscrews and wing nuts.