Battery; Cleaning Battery; Battery Failures; Leveling The Deck - Troy-Bilt Pony Operator's Manual

Adjustments
W A R N I N G : N e v e r a t t e m P t t o m a K e a n Y
a d j u s t m e n t s w h i l e t h e e n g i n e i s r u n n i n g ' e x c e p t
w h e r e s p e c r f i e d i n t h e o p e r a t o r ' s m a n u a l '
Leveling the Deck
N O I E ; C h e c k t h e t r a c t o r ' s t i r e p r e s s u r e b e f o r e
p e r f o r m i n g a n y
d e c k l e v e l i n g a d J U s t m e n t s . R e f e r t o T i r e s i n t h e S e r v i c e
s e c t i o n o f
t h i s m a n u a l f o r i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t i r e p r e s s u r e '
Front To Rear
T h e f r o n t o f t h e c u t t i n g d e c k i s s u p p o r t e d b y a
s t a b i l i z e r b a r t h a t
can be adjusted to level the deck from front to
rear' The front of
t h e d e c k s h o u l d b e b e t w e e n 7 + - i n c h a n d % - i n c h
l o w e r t h a n t h e
r e a r o f t h e d e c k . A d j u s t i f n e c e s s a r y a s f o l l o w s :
1 .
W i t h t h e t r a c t o r p a r k e d o n a f i r m , l e v e l s u r f a c e '
p l a c e t h e
deck lift lever in the top norch (highest position) and
rotate
t h e b l a d e n e a r e s t t h e d i s c h a r g e c h u t e s o t h a t i t i s
p a r a l l e l
w i t h t h e t r a c t o r .
2 .
M e a s u r e t h e d i s t a n c e f r o m t h e f r o n t o f t h e b l a d e t i p
t o
t h e g r o u n d a n d t h e r e a r o f t h e b l a d e t i p t o t h e
g r o u n d '
The first measurement taken should be between
1/+" and
3/s" less than the second measurement' Determine the
a p p r o x i m a t e d i s t a n c e n e c e s s a r y f o r p r o p e r a d j u s t m e n t
a n d
proceed, if necessary, to the next step'
3 .
L o c a t e t h e J a m n u t a n d l o c k n u t o n t h e f r o n t s i d e o f t h e
s t a b i l l z e r b r a c k e t . S e e F i g ' 6 - 3 ' A f t e r l o o s e n i n g t h e
j a m n u t :
T i g h t e n t h e l o c k n u t t o r a i s e t h e f r o n t o f t h e d e c k ;
L o o s e n t h e l o c k n u t t o l o w e r t h e f r o n t o f t h e d e c k '
F i g u r e 6 - 3
R e t i g h t e n t h e j a m n u t l o o s e n e d e a r l i e r w h e n p r o p e r
a d j u s t m e n t i s a c h i e v e d .
a
o
/
/
H e x P l u g
F i g u r e 6 - 2
Battery
T h e b a t t e r y i s s e a l e d a n d i s m a i n t e n a n c e - f r e e ' A c i d l e v e l s c a n n o t
be checked.
.
A l w a y s k e e p t h e b a t t e r y c a b l e s a n d t e r m i n a l s c l e a n a n d
free of corrosive build-uP.
.
A f t e r c l e a n i n g t h e b a t t e r y a n d t e r m i n a l s , a p p l y a l i g h t c o a t
o f p e t r o l e u m j e l l y o r g r e a s e t o b o t h t e r m i n a l s '
.
Always keep the rubber boot positioned over the positive
t e r m i n a l t o P r e v e n t s h o r t i n g .
IMPORTANT: lf removing the battery for any reason'
disconnect the NEGATIVE (Black) wire from it's terminal first'
f o l l o w e d b y t h e P O S I T I V E ( R e d ) w i r e ' W h e n r e - i n s t a l l i n g t h e
battery, always donnect the POSITIVE (Red) wire its terminal
first, followed by the NEGATIVE (Black) wire' Be certain that the
w i r e s a r e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e c o r r e c t t e r m i n a l s ; r e v e r s i n g t h e m
c o u l d c h a n g e t h e p o l a r i t y a n d r e s u l t i n d a m a g e t o y o u r e n g i n e ' s
a l t e r n a t i n g s y s t e m .
Cleaning
BatterY
C l e a n t h e b a t t e r y b y r e m o v i n g i t f r o m t h e t r a c t o r a n d w a s h i n g
w i t h a b a k i n g s o d a a n d w a t e r s o l u t i o n ' l f n e c e s s a r y , s c r a p e
t h e
battery terminals with a wire brush to remove deposits'
Coat
t e r m i n a l s a n d e x p o s e d w i r i n g w i t h g r e a s e o r p e t r o l e u m
j e l l y t o
prevent corrosion.
Battery Failures
S o m e c o m m o n c a u s e s f o r b a t t e r y f a i l u r e a r e :
. l n c o r r e c t i n i t i a l a c t i v a t i o n
.
O v e r c h a r g i n g
.
F r e e z i n g
.
U n d e r c h a r g i n g
.
C o r r o d e d c o n n e c t i o n s
These failures are NOT covered by your tractor's warranty'
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