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MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
ZTR 12/20 Maintenance Section 6-4
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Servicing the Battery
This Zero Turn Mower is equipped from the factory with
a maintenance free battery that does not need servicing.
However, if the Zero Turn Mower is not being used for an
extended period or placed in storage, disconnect the
Black (ground) cable from the battery. Periodic charging
with automotive battery charger is recommended and will
extend the battery life.
Always wear eye protection when
working with batteries!
The battery is located on the right hand side behind the
seat.
DO NOT short across battery termi-
nals by allowing a wrench or any
other metal object to come in contact with both terminals
at the same time.
DO NOT allow a wrench to come in
contact with any part of the Zero
Turn Mowers frame when working with the POSITIVE (+)
terminal of the battery.
• Keep Battery and Terminals Clean.
Cleaning battery and terminals
1. Disconnect the BLACK battery cable (ground) first
and then the RED (Positive) battery cable.
2. Remove the nut and washer on the Hold Down Strap,
then remove the Hold Down Strap. Remove the bat-
tery.
3. Rinse the battery with plain water and dry.
BATTERY
TERMINALS
HOLD DOWN
STRAP
4. Clean the terminals with a wire brush removing all
corrosion and coat the terminals with a lite coat of
battery terminal grease.
5. If corrosion is present on the cable ends clean the
corrosion from them and place a lite coat of battery
terminal grease to them. If the cable ends are severly
damaged, replace the cables.
6. Re-install battery and cable in reverse order of re-
moval.
Replacing the Battery
1. Disconnect the BLACK battery cable (ground) first
and then the RED (Positive) battery cable.
2. Remove the nut and washer on the Hold Down Strap,
then remove the Hold down Strap and remove the
old battery.
3. Do Not install battery cables that show signs of cor-
rosion to a new battery.
If corrosion is present on the
cable ends, clean the corrosion from them and place
a lite coat of battery terminal grease to them. If the
cable ends are severly damaged, replace the cables.
4. Place the new battery in it’s proper location.
5. Re-install the Hold Down Strap and fasteners.
6. Attach the RED (positive) cable to the POSITIVE (+)
terminal on the battery.
7. Attach the BLACK (ground) cable to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal of the battery.
8. Check all connections to be sure they are tight. Do not
over tighten.