Tractor Drive Belt Replacement - Simplicity 5216 Operator's Manual

Troubleshooting & Repair
A
WARNING
For your personal safety use extreme
care when jump starting. Never ex¬
pose battery to open flame or electric
spark — battery action generates hy¬
drogen gas which is flammable and
explosive. Do not allow battery acid
to contact skin, eyes, fabrics, or paint¬
ed surfaces. Batteries contain a sul¬
furic acid solution which can cause
serious personal injury or property
damage.
1. Set parking brake and place transmis¬
sion in "NEUTRAL". Turn off lights
and other electrical loads.
2. Remove vent caps from both the boos¬
ter and the discharged batteries. Lay a
cloth over the open vent wells on each
battery. These two actions help reduce
the explosion hazard always present in
either battery when connecting a "live"
battery to a "dead" battery.
3. Attach one end of one jumper cable to
the positive terminal of the booster
battery (identified by a red color, "+" or
"P" on the battery case, post or clamp)
and the other end of same cable to
positive terminal of discharged battery.
DO NOT permit vehicles to touch each
other, as this could establish a ground
connection.
4. Attach one end of the remaining cable
to the negative terminal (black color, "-
" or "N") of the booster battery, and the
other end to a bare metal surface on the
frame of your tractor AWAY FROM
the battery compartment (do not con¬
nect directly to negative post of dead
battery). Take care that clamps from
one cable do not inadvertently touch
the clamps on the other cable. Do not
lean over the battery when make this
connection.
5. The tractor with the discharged battery
should now start.
Reverse the jump starting procedure exactly
to remove the jumper cables. Then reinstall
the vent caps and throw the cloths away as
they may have corrosive acid on them.
20
WARNING
Any procedure other than the above
could result in: (1) personal injury
caused by electrolyte squirting out of
the battery vents, (2) personal injury
or property damage due to battery
explosion, (3) damage to the charging
system of the booster vehicle or the
other immobilized vehicle.
Do not attempt to jump start a vehicle
having a frozen battery because the
battery may rupture or explode. If a
frozen battery is suspected, examine
all fill vents of the battery. If ice can be
seen or if the electrolyte fluid cannot
be seen, do not attempt to start with
jumper cables as long as the battery
remains frozen._
TRACTOR DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT
1. Make sure the parking brake is set.
2. Remove mower from tractor.
3. Remove the nut, washer and capscrew
(A, figure 23) from the gear shift lever
(B). Remember position of hardware
for reinstallation.