Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 1: Assembly &
Uncrating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Control Lever Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Seat Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hitch Plate Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Electrical Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Engine Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remove Mower From Crate Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 2: Operating Procedures . . . . . . . 10
Mower Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Operating Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Hour Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Ignition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Choke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Blade Engagement Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Left/Right Fuel Tank Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Control Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Deck Lift Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Safety Start Interlock System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Driving the Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Moving Mower with Stalled Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Moving the mower with a good battery . . . . . . 15 Moving the mower with a bad battery . . . . . . . 15 Safe Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Mower Deck Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 General Operating Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Torque Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Control Lever Steering Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . 19
Control Lever Neutral Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forward Stop Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Steering Dampener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Upper Control Lever Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reach Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Travel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deck Drive Belt Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Engine RPM Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Deck Leveling & Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Deck Level Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Deck Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Pivot Front Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 4: Options & Accessories . . . . . . 27
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Light Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Mulching Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Armrest for Standard Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Grass Catcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . 29
Maintenance Locations | 29 |
Maintenance Schedule | 30 |
Maintenance | 31 |
Torque Values | 31 |
Tires | 32 |
Electrical System | 32 |
Hydrostatic Drive System | 33 |
Transaxle Oil and Filter Change | 33 |
Transaxle Purging Procedures | 35 |
Fuel System | 35 |
Fuel Filter | 36 |
Draining The Fuel Tank | 36 |
General Engine Maintenance | 36 |
Engine Air Filter | 36 |
Engine Oil and Oil Filter | 36 |
Oil Check, Honda Engine | 37 |
Oil Check, Briggs & Stratton Engine | 37 |
Belt Replacement | 37 |
Deck Belt Replacement Instructions | 37 |
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Mower Blade Maintenance | 39 |
Storage | 40 |
Preparation of Engine for Storage | 40 |
New Season Preparation | 40 |
Lubrication Points | 41 |
Center Blade Spindle | 41 |
Left Blade Spindle | 41 |
Right Blade Spindle | 41 |
Caster Wheel Bearing Zerk | 42 |
Front Axle Center Pivot | 42 |
Deck Lift Pivot Points | 42 |
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . . . 43
Section 6: Features and Benefits . . . . . . . 45
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Section 8: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Z44 & Z52 (S/N 526171 & Above) Zero Turning Radius Mowers Riding Mowers | 1/12/09 |