
BATTERY
Your Crawler has a 12 volt, negative-grounded
system with one battery.
BATTERY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION:
Sulfuric acid in batteries is
a poison and could cause severe burns.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes, and
clothes. When you work around batter-
ies, protect eyes and face from battery fluid and
explosion.
CAUTION:
Keep flames and sparks
away from battery.
Do not use booster cables or adjust bat-
tery terminal connections unless you know the
correct procedure.
When you charge a battery or use a battery in a
closed space, be sure there is enough ventilation.
Keep batteries where children cannot reach them
with vent caps tight and level.
COLD WEATHER BATTERY SERVICE
During cold weather, attach a trickle charger to
your battery for ease of starting.
BATTERY STORAGE
If Crawler will be stored for more than 30 days, re-
move battery. Keep it fully charged.
BATTERY MAINTENANCE
1. Remove corrosion from terminals with a stiff,
non-metallic brush.
2. Maintain protective cover on “positive” (+) ter-
minal of battery.
3. Replace battery approx. every 3 years.
LOCATION & REMOVAL
Your battery is securely mounted inside the bat-
tery box shown below. Battery box cover is slot-
ted for easy access, and has a lockable bolt that
securely holds the cover in transit.
To Remove Cover:
1. Loosen lockable bolt and
nut. 2. Lift up. 3. slide cover forward.
To Remove Battery:
Your battery is fastened to
the inside of the battery box, by a “side” mounting
bracket and 2 long bolts.
1. Loosen (but do not remove) 2 nuts, securing
“side” bracket to the side of the battery.
2. Loosen and remove Carriage bolt & nut from
both (+) and (-) terminals. Do the (black) wire first,
and make sure to touch any metal with a wrench
when disconnecting the postive (+) red wire.
3. Lift battery out of battery box. Work in reverse
order when replacing with new battery.
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Lockable Bolt
and Nut
Cover
Box
1. Loosen Bolt & Nut
2. Lift Up
3. Slide Forward
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