OPERATING THE ENGINE USING BOOSTER BATTERIES WARNING: An explosive gas is produced while batteries are in use or being charged. Keep flames or sparks away from the battery area. Charge the batteries in a well ventilated area. Do not continue to use or charge the battery when electrolyte level is lower than specified. Explosion of the battery may result. Park the machine on a dry, firm or concrete sur- face, not on steel plates, if the machine is parked on steel plates, dangerous sparks may be unex- pectedly created on the machine. Never connect a positive terminal to a negative terminal, as a dangerous short circuit will occur.
SA-032 The operator must be in the operator’s seat so that the machine will be under control when the engine starts. Jump starting is a two-person operation. IMPORTANT: The machine electrical system is a 24 volt negative (–) ground. Use only 24 volt booster batteries. When the machine batteries are exhausted, start the engine using booster batteries as shown below. Connecting the booster batteries 1. Stop the engine of the machine on which booster batter- ies are mounted. 1 2. Connect one end of red cable (1) to the positive (+) ter- minal of the machine batteries, and the other end to the positive (+) terminal of the booster batteries. (Red) 3.
Connect one end of black cable (2) to the negative (–) terminal of the booster batteries, and then make ground connection to the frame of the machine to be started with the other end of black (–) cable (2). In the last con- nection to frame, be sure to connect the cable end as far away from the machine batteries as possible. Booster Batteies Machine Batteies To Upperstructure of the Machine 2 Connecting the Booster Batteries (Black) 4. Start the engine of the machine on which booster batter- ies are mounted. M104-03-002 5. Start the engine of the troubling machine. 6. After the engine starts, disconnect cables (2) and (1), fol- lowing the procedure below. 3-8