The Truman Doctrine arose from a speech delivered by President Truman before a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947.
Positive First. When installing a mower battery, always connect the positive cable first. The positive cable is red. It attaches to the battery terminal post marked with a plus sign, the letter P or the word POS. Attach the negative cable last. The negative cable is black.
How to Jump Start a Riding Mower Battery. If you are faced with a dead lead-acid starting battery in your riding lawn mower, you generally can jump start the mower from a good battery. Some mower manufacturers caution that engines with electronic fuel injection should not be jump started, because any mistake may damage the electronics permanently.