Cub Cadet GT-2186-44 - Manual (Page 31)

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BATTERY REMOVAL OR INSTALLATION
WARNING
Battery posts, terminals and related
accessories contain lead and lead compounds.
Wash Hands after handling.
When removing the battery, disconnect the
battery cables in the following order to avoid
arcing and the resulting sparks:
Battery Removal:
1.
Disconnect the Negative cable.
2. Disconnect the Positive cable.
Battery Installation:
1.
Connect the Positive cable.
2. Connect the Negative cable.
To replace the battery, proceed as follows:
1. Remove the negative cable from the negative
terminal of the battery, then remove the positive
cable from the positive terminal.
2. Remove the wing nut securing the LH mounting
rod to the mounting tab on the left side of the
bulkhead (See Figure 26). Pull the rod downward
from the bulkhead tab.
Figure 26
3. Rotate the mounting rod fully upward toward the
dash panel to provide clearance for battery
removal (Refer to Figure 27).
4. Pull downward on the bottom of the battery
holddown strap to release it from the tab beneath
the battery tray.
5. Loosen the hose clamp and pull the drain tube
from the battery.
6. Lift the battery upward and remove from the left
side of the tractor.
Figure 27
7. Install the new battery from the left side of the
tractor and lower into the battery tray.
8. Install the drain tube onto the battery and secure
with the hose clamp.
9. After making sure the holddown is securely looped
around the tab on top of the pedestal, stretch the
battery holddown strap downward across the front
of the battery and loop around the tab below the
battery tray.
10. Rotate the mounting rod downward and insert
through the bottom of the hole in the bulkhead
mounting tab (Refer to Figure 26).
11. Install the wing nut onto the mounting rod, but do
not tighten until after the side panels are installed.
12. Connect the positive cable to the positive terminal
of the battery, then connect the negative cable to
the negative terminal.
WING NUT
MOUNTING ROD
HOLDDOWN
STRAP
MOUNTING
ROD
ROTATE
UPWARD
HOLDDOWN
STRAP TAB