Premaintenance
Procedures
RaisingtheMowerforAccess
Youcanraisethefrontofthemowerandsupportitonits
backforaccessunderthemachineformaintenance.
1.Raisetheplatform;refertoOperatingthePlatform
(page21).
2.Removethebattery;refertoRemovingtheBattery
(page39).
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1.Wingnut
4.Positive(+)batterycable
2.Batterycover5.Battery
3.Negative(–)batterycable
3.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank;refertoDraining
theFuelTank(page38).
4.Removethecapofthehydraulictankandplaceapiece
ofplasticovertheopeningandinstallthehydrauliccap.
Note:Thissealsthehydraulictankandpreventsit
fromleakingout.
Figure34
1.Cap
3.Hydraulictank
2.Pieceofplastic
5.With2people,raisethefrontofthemowersothat
itrestsonthedrivetiresandtheplatformintheup
position.
6.Performanymaintenanceonthemachine.
7.With2people,lowerthefrontofthemowertothe
ground.
8.Removetheplasticunderthehydraulic-tankcap.
9.Installthebatteryforthemachine.
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