Dixon 560 - Manual (Page 15)

FINAL PREPARATION
MOWER DECK DEFLECTOR:
Remove hair pin cotter (P/N 3072) from deflector pin (P/N 6297), remove pin. Position
deflector (P/N 8799) on mower deck. Reinstall deflector pin and hair pin cotter.
BATTERY:
1. Remove battery from chassis.
2. Fill each cell with electrolyte (acid) to ring at bottom of fill cap.
3. Allow battery to sit for (10) minutes, re-check acid level and top off any cells that are low.
4. Trickle charge battery using a charger of less than (6) amps until all cells are gassing
freely. Hydrometer readings may be taken, if desired.
5. Install permanent battery caps and wash any accumulated acid from battery before
re-installation on chassis.
6. Observe proper battery polarity when re-connecting leads on chassis. Always connect
positive lead first.
ENGINE SERVICE:
Final preparation of engine should be completed using engine service manual provided -
with mower.
INITIAL START AND HYDROSTAT TRANSMISSION CHECK:
1. Final hydrostat checks have been performed at the factory, however, it is necessary to
check that the pressure relief bypass on each hydrostatic transmission is completely
released before attempting to drive mower.
2. Each hydrostat has a bypass relief pin located at the rear of the hydrostatic unit. A
bypass keeper is provided to allow the mower to be rolled around without complete
servicing of the unit. To accomplish this, the bypass keeper springs must be positioned
to depress the bypass relief pins. Remove bypass keeper springs prior to actual
operation of the mower.
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