Cub Cadet 23HP Z-Force 50 manual

Hydr ostatic Zer o-T urn Res iden tial Ridin g M o wer Turf Equipme nt OPERATOR’S AND SERVICE MANUAL MODEL 20HP Z-Force 44 23HP Z-Force 50[...]

2 T ABLE OF CO NTENTS F orew ord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gener al Saf ety O peration s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A. Gener al Ope ration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

3 FOR W ARD Th e Hy d ros ta tic Z e ro- T urn R id in g Mo w er p ro vides su p er b ma n eu v er a bility and m id - mo u nt cu t- ting . The mac hine in cor porates many safety f eatu res th at sho uld be st udied b y all operators bef or e use. The li s t of safety precau ti on s shoul d rec eive par t i cul ar at ten tion. This manua l pres en[...]

4 W ARN IN G • The engi ne e xhaust, so me of it s const ituents, a nd c ertai n v ehicl e com ponents conta in o r emit chemi cals kno wn to the State of Cal ifo rnia to ca use cance r , birth de fec ts or other repr oducti ve harm. • This unit i s e qui pped wit h an int ern al c ombu s tion engin e and shoul d not be us e d on or near any un[...]

5 sho uld no t be driv en u p or d o wn a ramp o nto a tr ai l er or tr uc k und er po w e r , becaus e th e uni t c o ul d tip over ca us ing s er iou s pe r so na l in ju ry . The uni t m us t be pus he d manua lly on a r amp t o lo ad or u nload properly . 17. Ne ve r mak e a cutti ng height a djustment w hi le the engin e is running if the oper[...]

6 7. Rem o v e the ke y whe n the machine is le ft unat t end ed to pre v ent un aut ho rized o per a- tion. D . SER V ICE 1. Us e e x treme car e in han dling gas ol ine and oth er f uels . They ar e e xtreme ly flammab le and t he v apors a re e xplos iv e. a. Use only an approv ed con- tai ner . b . Ne v e r rem ov e fuel cap or add fuel wit h t[...]

7 SAFETY DECALS AND L ABELS To unlo ck, pull part of h andle in war d. Lift un lock ed hand le to in crea se cu tt in g he ig ht . To l oc k, r e lease u pp er pa rt of ha nd le t o mo ve out war d . LOWERC UTTING DECKH IG HER I22093 DANGER KE EP HA ND S AN D F EE T AWAY . DO N OT O PE RAT E M O WER UNL ES S CHUTE DEFL ECTOR OR E NTI RE G RA SS CAT[...]

8 SPECIF ICA TI ONS Engi n e: 20HP & 23HP K ohler Ty p e : V e r t ic al a i r co ol ed V -T win Air Clean er: P aper el ement Lu be Sy st em : Pressurized with oil filter , dra in v alv e with hose Sta r te r: 1 2 - vo l t el ec t r ic T raction Dri ve: Engine to two v ariable- speed integr ate d h ydrauli c p ump a nd wheel m otor s on ea ch [...]

9 O PE RA TIN G INS TR U C TIO N S A. General 1. Wh en M o wing: a. K eep adults, chil dren, and pets awa y from the area to be mowed. b. W hen opera ting this mower , in t he f orw ard direction, do not allow the s teer ing lev ers to return to n eutral on their own. Alwa ys main tain a f irm gri p on t he lev ers, operate them smoothly and av o i[...]

10 2. Safe ty A wa ren e ss when Mo w i ng a. Do not operate on st eep slopes, t hose abov e 15 degre es (27% slope ). b . A v oi d tur ni n g down hill if pos sible, use extra care an d go s lowly . c. A v oid tur ning wh en going downhill, traction is at a m ini mum go in g down hill. d. Do not operate with discharge side of the mo we r towa rd s[...]

11 4. El ectri c Bl ade C lutc h Swit c h: (Se e Figure 1.) Loc ated on the right s i de of th e mo wer bes i de t he igni t ion sw itch. This is an “on/ off ” pu s h-p ull s w it ch tha t cont r ols the ele ct ric b l ade c lut ch which su pplies po w er to th e cu t- ting bla des t hr ough the PT O . Th e sw it ch mus t be tu rned off t o st [...]

12 C. Initia l Ad justments 1. Chec k the fluid le v els and tire s: Note: These chec ks shoul d be made dail y , bef ore starti ng the engi ne . a. Fue l: Using a good grade of unleaded, regular gasoli ne, fill the fuel tank (beside the eng ine on the left side of the mower). When the fuel reaches one inch from the top of the ta nk, stop. DO NOT O[...]

13 hav e been atta ined. If the dimensions are not correct, repeat steps “c.” t hrough “f .” ab ove. 5. Lubric ate all fi tt in gs listed i n the m ai nte- na n ce se ction. D . Zer o T urn Break-In And Operat ing Pr ocedur es DA N G E R : Reread the “Wh en Mo win g” Safety Pr ecautio ns. The fo llowi ng p roc edu res ar e s ugg est ed [...]

14 (toward c ente r of m ach ine). Slowl y , mov e both lap bars tow ard the f ront of the machin e until the machine begin s to mov e f orward — release the lap bars and t he machine should sto p . T he more that the lap bars are mo ved to w ard the front of the machine, the f a ster the machin e will mov e in t he f orward direc- tion . Release[...]

15 h. G as oline Engi ne: On ce t he engine st ar ts, move the choke/throttle to the dete nt as the engine warm s. 4. O perat ing the Mower : O p er at ing a ze ro -t ur n- in g-r adius m o wer is not lik e oper at ing a t r ac- tor -type ridi ng mo wer . The zero-t urning-r ad ius mow e r is much more mane uv erable and m uc h less f at igu ing to[...]

16 allow the underside of the cutting deck t o thorough ly r inse. j. M ov e t he PT O c ontrol to t he “OF F” posi- tion. k. T ur n the e ngine of f . l. T ur n th e water of f , and detach the hos e coup ler from the w ater por t on y our mo wer deck. m. Clean up the grass clipping s and other mat eri als washed from under n eath the mower de[...]

17 WA R N I N G : Never m ow w ith du ll bl ade s! Blades t hat a r e bent s houl d be replaced! T he c uttin g b lades are shar p and ca n cau se se ve re inj ury . Wr ap the cut ting sur f ace of the blade w it h a rag t o avoid i n jur y . 3. Sharpening the Blade: a. S et the par king brake. b. Clean any debr is from the bl ades. K eep blades sh[...]

18 D .Elect ric al Cir cui t Dan g er: Read Ge neral Safety Pr e cauti ons Nos . 9 and 10. 1. Bat tery: The ba tt ery is loc at ed be nea t h the opera tor’ s seat. If so e quipped, remov e the fill- cap s and che c k th e le ve l of the l i quid elec tr o- lyte in t he b attery e v er y 50 o per a t in g ho urs. I f the le vel i n an y of the s [...]

19 must be of f , th e p ar kin g br ake must be enga ged, an d bot h s t eeri ng l e v ers mus t be open ed-out to th e sid e in th e ne utral pos i t ion. O nce the eng i ne is s tar ted , the s eat m u st be occ upi e d and the park ing br ake m ust be rel e as ed befor e eit he r of th e ste e r in g l ev e rs is f o lded up to t he o pera t in[...]

20 stop when you dism ount f rom t he opera- tor’ s seat, the seat swi tch must be replaced. e. Electric PT O Cl utch: This c lutch o perates when the engine is r unn ing, t he ope rator is in the operator’ s seat and the blade clutch s witch is tur ned on. Th is electr ic clut ch is a f airly troub le free dev ice. If a prob lem dev elops and [...]

21 sy stem l oc ks th e trac tio n wh eels . Note: T o move the mower f orwar d or in re verse by pushing, y ou m ust r elease t he dyna m ic braki ng. Locat e the rel eas e le ver s at the rear o f the mac hine. P ull them tow ard the rear a nd lo wer the wide a rea of t he rod i nto the keyh ole slot. (See photo bel ow) . When the m o w er is par[...]

22 deposits f rom for ming. Repl ace t he fu el fil- ter. g. Gas ol ine Engine Onl y: Rem ov e the spar k plugs and pour approximately one ounce of oil into each cylinder . Crank the engine one or two tur ns to spread the oi l e v enly on the cylinder walls. Replace th e spar k plugs. h. Clean the batter y and make sure i t is full y charged. i. Ja[...]

23 . OIL CH ART Apply a fe w drop s of SAE 20W- 50 engi ne oil , grease, or use a spra y lub r i c an t. Ap pl y t he o i l t o bo th s i des of p ivot p oi nt s. Wip e o ff any ex ce ss. Sta r t eng i ne an d operat e mo wer brie fly to insur e t hat oil spr ead s e v enly . Nu mber of O i l P oi nt s Des cr ip tio n DA I L Y 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 WEEKL[...]

24 P e r for m a nce Adj ust men ts A. High Speed T rackin g Adjustment If m ower tracks to one s ide w ith bot h lap b ars in ful ly forwar d po s i t i o n: 1. Ch eck air p re ss ur e in a ll four t i re s: a. P ressure should be wi thin specified ranges and balanced side-t o-side. b . Rea r tires 8-10 psi recommen ded (20 psi MAX .) c. F ron t t[...]

25 g. V erify proper throttle a djustment by check- ing RPM readings as outlined abov e . C. Deck Corn er Ba l l Wheel Ro l l er Set tin g s 1. Ma tchi n g t he se t he ight s of t he ba ll r oller s on the fo ur cor n ers of the mo wer de c k to the desired c ut height will p re vent edge scalping and m i ni m i z e any side- t o-s ide v ari an c [...]

26 3. Check the right and left rea r Driv e tire pressur e. Adjust as nece ssar y to 8-10 psi. 4. Measure b lade-to-gr ound height at the fr ont tip of the right b lade . T o obtain an accurate me a- sure , ali gn blades in p arallel wi th mow er center- lin e, ( i. e. fro nt to ba ck) . 5. Measure b lade-to-gr ound height at the fr ont tip of t he[...]

27 WIRI NG DI A GRAM GD: 0 2000461[...]

28 SLO P E G AUG E Do not mow o n inclines with a slope in exc ess of 15 d egrees (a rise of approximately 2-1/2 f eet every 10 feet ). A riding mower could ov erturn and cause serious i njury. If opera tin g a wal k -be hi nd mowe r on such a s lope, it is ext remely difficult to mai nta in your footing and you could slip, resulting i n serious in[...]

29 MAINTENANCE RECORD DA TE WORK PERFORMED DA TE WORK PERFORMED[...]

30 MAINTENANCE RECORD DA TE WORK PERFORMED DA TE WORK PERFORMED[...]

31 MAINTENANCE RECORD DA TE WORK PERFORMED DA TE WORK PERFORMED[...]

MANUF A CTURER’ S L IMI TED W ARRANTY FOR: TWO-YEAR RESIDE NTIAL ONE-YEAR COMMERCIAL Proper maintenance of your Cub Cadet equipment is the owner’s responsibility. Follow the instructions in your operator’s m anual for c orrect lubricants and m aintena nce schedule . Your Cub Cade t de aler carries a complete line of quality lubricants and fil[...]