15. SERVICE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Lx410/450/490 Operator's Manual
1. Remove the Battery
1. Park the tractor safely and securely.
• For details, see "7. Safe Practices for Parking the
Tractor" on page 1-7.
2. Shut off the engine.
3. Chock all the tires safely and securely.
4. Allow the engine to cool down for several
minutes.
5. Raise the hood.
6. Disconnect the negative (–) battery terminal.
7. Pull up the positive (+) terminal red cover.
8. Disconnect the positive (+) battery terminal.
9. Remove the nuts, washer faced nuts, the
threaded rods and the bracket.
10.Remove the battery.
2. Install the Battery
1. Install the battery onto the tractor.
2. Check that the battery is properly seated against
the backstop.
3. Position the threaded rods and the bracket on
each side of the battery.
4. Tighten the washer faced nuts and the nuts on
each threaded rods.
5. Avoid over tightening the washer faced nuts and
the nuts.
6. Connect the positive (+) battery terminal.
7. Connect the negative (–) battery terminal.
8. Apply petroleum jelly or silicon spray to the
battery terminals to protect the terminals against
corrosion.
9. Push down the positive (+) terminal red cover.
• Make sure that the positive (+) battery terminal is
covered completely.
10.Lower the hood.
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Clean the Battery and Terminals
1. Park the tractor safely and securely.
• For details, see "7. Safe Practices for Parking the
Tractor" on page 1-7.
2. Shut off the engine.
3. Chock all the tires safely and securely.
4. Allow the engine to cool down for several
minutes.
5. Raise the hood.
6. Remove the battery.
• For details, see "1. Remove the Battery" on page
7. Dissolve four tablespoons of baking soda in 4 qt.
(3.8 L) of water to prepare a solution.
• Use the solution to wash the battery.
• Be very careful to prevent the solution to enter
the battery cells.
8. Rinse the battery with water and allow to dry.
9. Clean the terminals and battery cable ends with a
wire brush to remove corrosion.
10.Apply petroleum jelly or silicon spray to the
battery terminals to protect against corrosion.
11. Install the battery.
• For details, see "2. Install the Battery" on page
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Use a Booster Battery
(A) Booster battery
(B) Battery on a disabled tractor
(C) Positive (+) post of booster battery
(D) Positive (+) battery terminal on a disabled
tractor
(E) Negative (
–
) post of booster battery
(F) Other end of negative (
–
) booster cable
Avoid injury!
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Never attempt to jump start a frozen battery.
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Warm the battery to 60 °F (16 °C) first.
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Never connect the negative (
–
) booster cable
to the negative (
–
) battery terminal of the
discharged battery.
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Connect the negative (
–
) booster cable to an
appropriate grounding point other than the
discharged battery.
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The battery may emit flammable gases.
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Gases explodes, as the gas gets in contact
with spark or open flame.
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Do not smoke or have an open flame near the
battery.
! WARNING
(D)
(B)
(A)
(F)
(E)
(C)
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