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 & 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 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
Land Pride provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, Land Pride assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Land Pride reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit. This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its publication, and may not reflect the product in the future.
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Z44 & Z52 (S/N 526171 & Above) Zero Turning Radius Mowers Riding Mowers | 1/12/09 |
