Bolens 134-585A - Manual (Page 12)

Maintenance
Water
Drinking water, except mineral
water, may be used in the batteries.
If your local water has a high min­
eral content (hard water) use
distilled water in your batteries.
Do not add electrolyte if the liquid
level is down, only water.
If you add water to the battery
it will lower the specific gravity of
the electrolyte but the battery has
not lost any of its charge. If water
is added during freezing weather be
sure you charge the battery as
outlined in Battery Charger para­
graph. Failure to do this can freeze
and crack a battery.
Batteries that use excessive
amounts of water indicate that they
are being over-charged and the
riding mower should be examined
by a serviceman.
Battery Removal
If the batteries are removed from
the riding mower for any reason,
remove the plastic cover by pulling
the pins and unsnapping it. Remove
the cables in the order shown in
figure 20.
This will help prevent your wrench
from arcing if it slips.
Note: Refer to figure 20 when you
reconnect the battery to make sure
it is connected properly.
Headlamps
The headlamps are 36-Volt.
Use only authorized replacements.
(GE 4350 or order from the mower
manufacturer by part number
725-377)
Automatic Reset Breakers
For your protection, both the
traction motor and the mower blade
motors have automatic reset break­
ers that will shut off the motors
if they overheat as a result of over­
loading. Cutting high grass at an
excessive speed is a common cause
for overheating.
Caution: If one blade motor cuts
out from overheating, both motors
will stop.
If the automatic reset breaker on
the traction motor opens, it will take
about 30 minutes before it will
reset itself.
If the automatic reset breaker on
one of the blade motors opens, it
will take about five minutes before
they will reset themselves.
Fuse (Buss WDA 100)
The 100 Amp. fuse is located
inside the charger box in back of
the dashboard. Unsnap the plastic
cover to check the fuse. There are
three extra fuses in your assembly
pack. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE any
other fuse or any other material in
place of the correct fuse.
The fuse has two purposes. One is
to protect the wiring against a
direct short and the other is to pro­
tect the electrical circuit against
overloads.
If either the traction motor or blade
motors are overworked for a long
period of time the automatic reset
breakers will open and the over­
heated motor will shut off as ex­
plained in the above paragraphs.
If a heavy surge of current is drawn
through either the traction motor
or blade motors the 100 Amp. fuse
can melt. An example of this would
be cutting heavy grass while climb­
ing a hill at a fast ground speed.
In the event of a melted fuse, review
how the machine was operated
prior to fuse melting. If the machine
was not heavily loaded, a failure
within the circuitry may have
occurred and the reason
for it melting should be corrected
before a new fuse is installed.
To remove the fuse, remove the
plastic cover, loosen the two nuts
on each end of the fuse and take
the free ends off the two terminals.
Replace it with a Buss WDA 100
fuse. (Manufacturers number
725-376)
Figure 20
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