Troy-Bilt 12087 - Manual (Page 19)

STEP 3: Installing the Battery
A. Carefully place the activated
battery back on the battery mount­
ing platform as seen in Fig. 2-25,
The side of the battery with the
terminals (the posts) and the fill
lines on it must face the rear of
the tiller. [Another way to verify
the correct placement of the bat­
tery is when the positive (-I-) bat­
tery post is on the left side of the
tiller as you face forward when
standing behind the handlebars.]
A
CAUTION
Incorrect installation of the
battery can resuit in eiectri-
cal system damage.
Follow these installation in­
structions carefully to avoid
damage to your tiller.
B. Place the battery hold-down
clamp (D, Figure 2-25) over the
battery, and secure the two legs of
the clamp to the platform (C) using
the two bolts and whiz nuts (FI, I)
removed previously. Insert the
bolts up from the bottom. Tighten
the hardware to make the battery
secure, but don’t overtighten the
nuts or the clamp tabs will bend.
C. The clear plastic vent tubing
must be installed next. If coiled
up, straighten it out. Slide one end
of the tube (E, Figure 2-25) over
the vent fitting (F) at the top of the
battery. Slide the other end down
into the black vent tube shield (G).
WARNING
Improper battery venting can
cause a battery to explode,
resulting in severe personal
injury.
Be sure the vent tube is not
crimped, pinched or folded.
STEP 4: Installing the
Battery Cables
A. Locate the two (2) 5/8" long
bolts and l/4"-20 hex nuts shown
in Photo 2-3 on page 10. Use them
to connect the loose ends of the
two battery cables to the two bat­
tery terminals (posts).
B. On the left side of the tiller (as
viewed from behind the handle­
bars), connect the loose end of the
positive (+) battery cable (A,
Figure 2-26 - this is the red cable
already attached at the other end to
the solenoid) to the positive (+)
battery post (B). Flold the cable
terminal against the side of the
post facing the keyswitch. Install
and tighten a bolt (E) and nut (F)
with two wrenches.
C. Slide the pre-installed black
rubber boot (G) completely over
the battery post and hardware.
D. Repeat this procedure on the
right side of the battery. Position
the end of the negative cable (C)
against the negative battery post
(D) as shown, and secure it with
the remaining bolt (E) and nut (F).
Again, slide the black rubber boot
completely over the battery post.
E. Check the lower end of the vent
tube shield into which you inserted
the clear plastic vent tube. The
lower end of the black shield must
be located in front of the wheel
shaft axle. Move it there if neces­
sary. Your electric start tiller is
now fully assembled.
Figure 2-26: Connect positive (+) cable (A) to positive battery post (B).
Connect negative (-) cable (C) to negative battery post (D). Be sure to posi­
tion bolts (E) and nuts (F) as shown. After the connections are secure, slide
black rubber boots (G) completely over battery posts.
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