Cub Cadet Z-Force S 48 manual

CUB CADET LLC, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVE LAND, OHIO 4 4 1 36 - 0 0 1 9 Print ed In US A O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Ope ration Practices • S et-Up • Ope ration • Maintenan ce • Ser vice • T rouble shootin g • W arranty WA R N I N G READ AND F OLL OW A LL S AF ET Y RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THI S MANU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTIN[...]

Customer S uppor t If you ha ve d iff icul ty as sem blin g t hi s pr oduct or h a ve an y q uest ion s r ega rdi ng t he co ntr ols , ope rat ion, or ma in ten anc e o f this machine , you can seek help f rom the exper t s. Choose from the options be low: Visit us on the web at ww w.cubcadet.com ◊ Locate your nearest C ub Cadet Dealer at (8 77) [...]

Im por tan t Safe Ope ra ti on Pr ac ti ces 2 3 General Operation Read, un ders tan d, and foll ow all instru cti ons on the   machine an d in the manual(s ) be fore at tempting to assembl e and op erate. Keep this manu al in a safe p lace for future an d regular re feren ce and for ord ering re placeme nt par ts . [...]

4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Watch for traf f ic whe n ope rating near o r crossing   roadw ays. This machin e is not intende d for us e on any public ro adway. Do not op erate the m achine whil e under th e inf luence of   alcohol o r drugs. Mow only in d aylight or goo[...]

5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Children T ra gic accident s can occur i f the ope rator is not al er t to the   presen ce of children. Chil dren are of ten at tr ac ted to the machine an d the mowing a cti vit y. They do not und ers tand the dange rs. N ever assume that childre n will re[...]

6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Regula rly che ck the saf et y interlo ck sys tem for pro per 4. func tio n, as descr ibed later i n this manual. If th e safe t y interlock s ystem d oes not f unc tion p rope rly , have your machine se r viced . Check the b lade(s) and engine mountin g bolt s at f[...]

7 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s WA R N I N G ! Y ou r Respo nsibilit y — Res tric t the us e of this power mach ine to per sons wh o read, und ers tand an d follow the w arnings an d instruc ti ons in this manual and o n the machin e. SA VE THE SE I NST RU CTIONS ! Safet y Symbols This pa ge dep[...]

8 s e c t i O n 2 — s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) 15° Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely . WA R N I N G !  ?[...]

Assem bly & Set -U p 3 9 Cont ents of Crate                   ?[...]

10 s e c t i O n 2— a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Installing the L PG T ank            [...]

11 s e c t i O n 2 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Install Operator’ s Seat T o inst all the se at procee d as follows: NOTE: T he seat is shipp ed w ith the seat s witch and seat p an att ache d. A se cond per son may be n ee ded to ho ld the seat . Cut any straps secu ring the s eat assembl y to the trac tor.   Remove any pack ing[...]

C on trol s & Fe a tures 4 12 Ignition Swi tc h Module Hou r Me ter/ Ind icat or Pan el PTO Swi tch Ind ex Pla te Dec k Lif t Pe dal Drive Pe dal Revers e Peda l Thro tt le Co ntro l Seat Ad just me nt Lever Park ing B rea k Eng age me nt Lever LPG T a nk E F 1/ 4 1/ 2 L. P . GAS FUEL OK OK D D A V E R T I C A L H O R I Z O N T A L Fue l Va l v[...]

13 s e c t i O n 4 — c O n t r O l s & f e a t u r e s PTO ( Po wer T ake-O f f ) Switch         ?[...]

14 s e c t i O n 4 — c O n t r O l s & f e a t u r e s Indicator P anel Fea tures Bat te r y Ind icat or Illuminates and the b at ter y volta ge is displayed br ief ly wh en the      Illuminates to indic[...]

Operation 5 15 General Safet y            ?[...]

16 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n Starting the Engine W ARNI NG! T his trac tor is e quippe d with a s afet y interlock s ystem d esigne d for the p rotec tion of th e oper ator . Do not o per ate the trac tor if any par t of     ?[...]

17 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n Driving The T rac tor W ARNI NG! Avoid sudde n star t s, e xcessive speed and sudde n stops . Releas e the par king b rake. Move the throt tle l ever into the        ?[...]

18 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n Driving On Slopes        where you m ay operate the tr ac tor saf ely. W ARNI NG! D o not mow on in clines with a sl ope in ?[...]

Ma in t en anc e & Adj ustm en ts 6 19 Maintena nce Schedule Before Each u se Ever y 10 Hours Ever y 25 Hour s Ever y 50 Hour s Ever y 100 Hour s Af ter Mowing Prio r to Storing Chec k engi ne oil/ LPG level P P Chec k Air Filter f or Dir t y, Loose or Dama ged Par t s P P Chec k LPG valve, hose s and se als P Chec k hydrauli c hose s for lea k[...]

20 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s Maintenance W ARNI NG!            [...]

21 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s The b atter y must b e store d with a full cha rge. A discharg ed  ba tte ry ca n fr ee ze s oo ne r t ha n a c h ar ged ba tte ry . A fu ll y charged b at ter y will sto re long er in cold temp eratures than h ot. Recharg e the bat ter y b efo re returnin g to ser vi[...]

22 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s Cleaning the T ractor Any oil spilled o n the machine s hould b e wipe d of f pro mptly. Do     ?[...]

23 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s Measure the dis tance f rom the ou tside o f the lef t blade 2. tip to the ground an d the dist ance fro m the out side of the     ?[...]

24 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s If the de ck whe els have excessive clearance or cont ac t with  the sur fa ce, adjust as foll ows: Raise the d eck lif t p eda l to its high est se ttin g. a. Remove the f ront and rear d eck whe els by remov ing b. the lo ck nuts and sh oulde r bolt s which s ecure [...]

Ser vice 7 25 W ARNI NG!            park ing bra ke lever , t urn the igni tion key to the ?[...]

26 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Deck Remov al Remove the mower d eck f rom the tra cto r as follows:        the engin e, and set th e park ing bra ke. ?[...]

27 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Af ter all four cot ter pins are s ecure, slid e the de ck for ward 5. and hoo k the de ck to the U -ro d. Route the b elt as show n in Fig. 7 - 8. Af ter rou ting the b elt 6.   ⁄  [...]

28 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Replacing the Belt Remove the de ck fro m beneath th e trac tor, ( re fer to De ck   Removal o n page 24) . Remove the he x washe r screws se curing th e belt covers to 2. the de ck and loos en the b elt keep ers e nough to slid e the    [...]

29 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Changing the Spindle Assembly Remove the de ck fro m beneath th e trac tor, ( re fer to De ck   Removal o n page 25). Remove the he x washe r screws se curing th e belt covers 2. to the deck an d remove the b elt fro m the spindl e pulleys .     ?[...]

T roub leshooting 8 30 Problem Cause Remedy Engi ne fai ls t o sta r t            2.      ?[...]

R epl ac em en t P ar ts 9 31 Component P ar t Numbe r and Des cri pti on                            [...]

32 s e c t i O n 9 — r e p l a c e M e n t p a r t s Component P ar t Numbe r and Des cri pti on                  [...]

A t tach men t s & A c ces sorie s 10 33 Pa rt No. Par t                                Mulch Kit           ?[...]

FEDERAL and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS MTD Co nsum er Gro up Inc, t he Uni ted St ates Environ ment al Protec ti on Agen cy ( EP A) , and, for t hos e prod uc ts cer t ifie d for sal e in th e state of Cal iforn ia, t he Califo rnia A ir Reso urc es Boar d ( CARB ) are pl ease d to e[...]

GDOC-100223 Re v . A W ARRANTED P AR TS: The re pair or r epl acem ent of any warr anted p ar t other w ise e ligi ble for war rant y c overage may be exc lude d from s uch war rant y c overage if M TD Co nsum er Grou p Inc de mon strate s that th e outd oor eq uip ment en gin e has be en abu sed, n egl ecte d, or im pro perl y maint aine d, and t [...]

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