Troy-Bilt RZT 50 manual Table of Contents, Tractor Preparation

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TRACTOR PREPARATION	2
IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES	4
SAFETY DECALS AND LABELS	7
RECORDING MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER INFORMATION	9
CUSTOMER SUPPORT	9
SLOPE GAUGE	10
SECTION 1: CONTROLS AND FEATURES	11
SECTION 2: OPERATION	15
SECTION 3: ADJUSTMENTS	22
SECTION 4: MAINTENANCE	23
SECTION 5: MOWER DECK	28
WARRANTIES	35

TRACTOR PREPARATION

Remove the upper crating material from the shipping pallet, and cut any bands or tie straps securing the trac- tor to the pallet.

Use the lift handle to raise the deck to its highest posi- tion; engage the transmission bypass rods (Refer to SECTION 1, CONTROLS AND FEATURES); and care- fully roll the tractor off the shipping pallet. Disengage the bypass rods.

INSTALL THE OPERATOR’S SEAT

The operator’s seat was partially inserted into the seat pivot bracket for shipping purposes. To install the seat proceed as follows:

1.Cut any straps securing the seat assembly and the drive control levers. Remove any packing material.

NOTE: The seat is partially inserted into the slots of the seat pivot bracket. If the seat does not disengage the pivot bracket when removing the packaging material, the seat may be pushed into place as described in steps 2 and 6. If the seat disengages the pivot bracket, install the seat as instructed in steps 2 through 6.

2.Pivot the seat pivot bracket partially upward. Refer to Figure 1.

3.Note the grooves in the seat adjust spacers attached to the bottom of the seat, then lift the seat and position above and to the rear of the pivot bracket.

4.Align the grooves in the seat adjust spacers with the sides of the adjustment slots in the pivot bracket.

5.Slide the seat adjust spacers into the slots of the pivot bracket.

6.Continue to push the seat forward in the pivot bracket until the front/left shoulder bolt of the seat assembly passes forward of the stop bracket on the seat pivot bracket. See Figure 1.

Use the seat adjust lever to adjust the seat position. Re- fer to "Adjusting the Operator’s Seat" in Section 3 for seat adjustment instructions.

Seat	Adjustment	Seat
	Slots
		Pivot
		Bracket

Seat

Adjust

Spacer

Front/Left		Seat Adjust
Shoulder Bolt
	Stop Bracket	Lever
	Figure 1

POSITION DRIVE CONTROL LEVERS

The tractor’s drive control levers are lowered for ship- ping purposes. The flange lock nut, hex screw, and flat washer used to secure each control lever to its pivot bracket are removed and installed in the slotted hole of each control lever for shipment. The control levers must be repositioned and secured to the pivot brackets. Re- position the control levers as follows:

•Remove the hex screw, flat washer, and flange lock nut from the slot of one of the drive control levers.

•Lift and swing that control lever upward until the slotted hole in the lever bracket aligns with one of the holes in the pivot bracket. Refer to Figure 2.

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