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TECHNICAL DATA BROCHURE
(MODEL ZTR 304)
IMPORTANT - READ OPERATOR'S MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING OR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
BODY REMOVAL
1. | The 304 | has | a (2) | piece | fabricated | s t e e l body. | The | upper body can be folded | |||
| forward | to expose | t h e t r a n s a x l e . | In | s o m e cases, it may be necessar y to remove | ||||||
2. | the upper | body to s e r v i c e | t h e | transaxle. | r e m o v e | bolt | (P/N 3006) | \ | |||
To remove upper body, fold | f o r w a r d | and | from cable (P/N | ||||||||
| 3780). | Shut | upper body | and | remove the t w o c o t t e r | pines (P/N | 3058) fro m t h e | ||||
| front of upper | body | s u p p o r t . | C a r e f u l l y l i f t upper body from frame. |
3.Reverse above procedure to reinstall.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT
1.Raise upper body.
2.Loosen four seat bolts (P/N 3093) and slide seat forward or backward to
desired position.
3.Retighten bolts.
MOWER BLADE OPERATION |
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| blades, t u r n lever on | floor slowly to | the "ON" position. To | |||||||||||||||
| To engage | the mower | ||||||||||||||||||
| disengage mower | blades, | t u r n l e v e r | slowly to | the "OFF" position. |
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REMOVING MOWER DECK |
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1. | Loosen | the | belt | keeper (P/N | 7 0 2 6 & | 7 0 2 7 ) , | located under the | engine, by l o o s i n g | ||||||||||||
| t w o r e a r | engine | mounting b o l t s , | allowing the | deck d r i v e belt | to come f r e e of the | ||||||||||||||
2. | r e a r pulley. | wiring | loom | at | t h e | deck s a f e t y | switch (P/N | 4242). |
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Disconnect the | (P/N | 1355) and | ||||||||||||||||||
3. | Remove* the two | clevis | pins (P/N 3 0 7 2 ) f r o m | the two r e a r | L - r o d s | |||||||||||||||
4. | slide f r o m | slots. | (P/N | 3 0 7 2 ) | a t t a c h e d | to l i f t | handle | and | slide | from slot. | ||||||||||
Remove | clevis | pins | ||||||||||||||||||
5. | Remove | clevis | pin | (P/N | 3072) | f r o m | f r o n t | deck hanger' s h a f t | (P/N 1332), | located at | ||||||||||
6. | f r o m of mower | deck | on | slide p l a t e s | w e l d e d at b a t t e r y | box and remove. |
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Lift front | of mower | c h a s s i s | and roll | f r e e | of | t h e deck. |
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7.To install, reverse the above procedure.
IDJUSTMENT OF MOWER DECK DRIVE BELT
1.The m o w e r deck d r i v e belt is tensioned by a spring loaded engagement idler
quadrant.
2. This system is designed to maintain the proper belt tension at all times.
3.Belt tension can be adjusted by moving the engaging rod (P/N 7013) into the outside hole of engagement handle (P/N 7020).
4. | After | belt tension | is adjusted, check to assure that the mower blade will not | ||
| t u r n | freely when the engaging rod | is | in the "OFF" position. | |
5. | If the | mower blade | .urns freely, | adjust the blade by loosening*nut' (P/N 3205) at | |
| end of the brake linkage (P/N 7015). |
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6. | After | adjustment | is achieved, perform | the safety checks listed below. |