Important, Warning, 6 installing the battery – Echo 75124 User Manual

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Truck Loader Owner’s Manual

ASSEMBLY

2.6 INSTALLING THE BATTERY.

The machine may or many not have been shipped with a

battery. If you did not receive a battery with your machine,

you will need to purchase one. Use a battery that meets

or exceeds the following specifications:

Battery, Category, Lawn and Garden

BCI Group Size U1

200-250-CCA

7-3/4" x 5-3/16" x 7-5/16"

Suggested Source: Exide Cutting Edge, Type GT-H

If you received a battery with your machine, follow the

steps below:

Remove or destroy any sealing device which may have

been used to close or restrict the vent openings.
Remove battery vent caps and fill cells until baffle plate

is covered with 1.25" of electrolyte at 80° F. Battery

and electrolyte must at a temperature above 60° F, but

preferably not above 100° F.
After filling, battery should be charged to the specifi-

cations below and put into service immediately.

- Temperature over 60° F: 3 amperes for 4 Hours.

- Temperature under 60° F:

3 amperes for 6 Hours.

Place charged battery in battery box.
Remove key from engine ignition.
Install the positive (+) battery cable to the positive

(+) battery terminal using a 5/16" X 1" hex head bolt

and 5/16" nylock nut. An insulating boot is loosely

installed on this cable. Slide the insulating boot over

the terminal, making sure that the terminal is com-

pletely covered.

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6.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE AT THIS

TIME. Wait until you have read the complete starting

instructions in the Operation Section of this Manual.

NOTE

The battery that was shipped with the machine was

shipped dry. The battery will need to be serviced

before installation.

Install the negative (-) cable on the negative (-) battery

terminal using a 5/16" X 1" hex head bolt and 5/16" ny-

lock nut. There is no insulating boot for this terminal
Secure battery box cover.

WARNING

To avoid sparks and a possible explosion or fire due

to a short circuit:

1. Do not touch the positive (+) battery terminal and

any surrounding metal with tools, jewelry or other

metal objects.

2. When installing battery cables, connect positive (+)

cable first and negative (-)

cable last.