Terminals; Battery; Blade - Craftsman 917.254550 Owner's Manual

C,
To check blade balance, drive a nail into a beam or
wall, Leave about one inch of the straight nail
exposed, Place center hole of clean blade overthe
head of the nail(Figo 12)o NOTE: CENTER HOLE
OF BLADE ON NAIL, IF BLADE IS PROPERLY
BALANCED, BLADE SHOULD REMAIN IN POSI-
TION SHOWN IN FIG, 12, IF EITHER END OFTHE
BLADE MOVES DOWNWARD, BLADE IS NOT
BALANCED SHARPEN THE HEAVY END UNTIL
BLADE tS BALANCED,
4. BATTERY CARE
Check Battery
a, Battery acid solution level in each battery cell should
be even with bottoms of vent tubes in cells (Fig 1,3).
Add ONLY distilled or iron free water if necessary,
NOTE: DO NOT OVERFILL.
b. Keep battery and terminals clean_
c. Keep battery bolts tight.
d. Keep vent caps tight and small vent holes in caps
open..
e. Recharge at 6 amperes for I hour if necessary.
Clean Battery and Terminals
Corrosion and dirt on the battery and terminals cause the
battery to "leak"power and hinders the operation of the
charger.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES GENERATE
EXPLOSIVE GASES. KEEP SPARKS,
FLAME AND SMOKING MATERIALS
AWAY FROM BATTERIES. ALWAYS
SHIELD YOUR EYES AROUND
BATTERIES.
a. Remove terminal guard.
b. Disconnect BLACK battery cable, then RED battery
cable, and remove battery from tractor.
c. Washbatterywithfourtablespoonsofbakingsodato
one gallon of water. NOTE: BE CAREFUL NOT TO
GET THE SODA SOLUTION INTO THE CELLS.
d. Rinsethebatterywithplainwater, dryandreinstallon
tractor
e. Clean terminals and battery cable ends with wire
brush until bright.
L Replace battery cables, connecting RED battery
cable to positive terminal first, then BLACK battery
cable to negative terminal, Coat terminal connec-
tions with vaseline after installation of cables
g. Replace terminal guard.
AND ADJUSTMENT
CENTER
FIGURE12
CUT AWAY VIEW VENT CAP
BATTERY
TUBE
BATTERY
CELL
FIGURE 13
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