Hello:
I have owned this lawn tractor for 10 years, and never experienced a problem with it before. I was mowing a few days ago, and, after about 15 minutes, the positive battery cable caught fire. I have not had a lot of repair experience, but I feel this is something that I should be able to fix myself. However, when I attempted to remove the negative battery cable (as I know I should first), it shot sparks before I could even get it loosened. This was not just a few sparks, this was a huge poof! I have not had this happen before. I am wondering, is there another problem in the electrical system that is causing this? Also, is there danger of the battery possibly exploding when I am trying to remove it?