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 & Set-up . . . . . . . . .8
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 Park Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Deck Lift Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Safety Start Interlock System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Driving the Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 To Start and Increase Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 To Decrease Speed or Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Moving Mower with Stalled Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Safe Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Mower Deck Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 General Operating Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Torque Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Linkage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Control Lever Neutral Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 20
Steering Dampener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Upper Control Lever Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Hydro-Drive Belt Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deck Drive Belt Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine RPM Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deck Leveling & Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deck Level Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deck Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Anti-Scalp Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pivot Front Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication . .26 |
Maintenance Locations | 26 |
Maintenance Schedule | 27 |
Maintenance | 28 |
Torque Values | 28 |
Tires | 29 |
Electrical System | 29 |
Access to IZT Units | 30 |
Hydraulic System | 30 |
Hydraulic oil and Filter | 30 |
Fuel System | 31 |
Fuel Filter | 32 |
Draining The Fuel Tank | 32 |
Engine Oil and Oil Filter | 32 |
Oil Check, Honda Engine | 32 |
Oil Check, Briggs & Stratton Engine | 32 |
Engine Air Filter | 33 |
General Engine Maintenance | 33 |
Belt Replacement | 33 |
Deck Belt Replacement Instructions | 33 |
Drive Belt Replacement Instructions | 34 |
Mower Blade Maintenance | 34 |
Storage | 36 |
Preparation of Engine for Storage | 36 |
New Season Preparation | 36 |
Lubrication Points | 37 |
Center Blade Spindle | 37 |
Left Blade Spindle | 37 |
Right Blade Spindle | 37 |
Gauge Wheel Bearing Zerk | 38 |
Front Axle Center Pivot | 38 |
Deck Lift Pivot Points | 38 |
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . .39
Section 6: Features and Benefits . . . . . .41
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .42
Section 8: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45