Snapper MZM2300KH, ZM5202M, ZM6102M manual

Safety Instructions & Operator’s Manual for MID MOUNT Z-RIDER ZERO TURNING HYDRO DRIVE SERIES 0 POWER UNIT MODELS MZM2300K H MOWER UNIT MODELS ZM5201M ZM6101M MODEL NUMBER EXPLA NA T ION M Z M 23 00 KH MODEL DESIGNA TION ENGINE T YPE DRIVE SYST EM TYPE SERIES DESIGNATION MOW ER ORIENTA TION ENGINE HP POWER UNIT M – Middl e M arket 23 – En[...]

2 IMPORTA N T SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: This pow erful cuttin g machine is capable of amp utating hand s and feet and can t hrow ob jects that can cause injury and damag e! Failure to comply wit h the following SAFETY in st ructions could resu lt in serious injury or death to the ope rator or other persons. The ow ner of the machine must unders[...]

3 IMPORTA NT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS PREPA RATION (Continued From Pre v ious Pa ge) 4. Handle f uel with ext ra care. Fuels are flammable and v apors are explosive. Use only an appro ved fuel co ntainer. DO NOT remove fuel cap or add fuel with engine running. A dd or drain fuel outdoors only with engine stopped and cool. Clean spilled fuel from m achi[...]

4 IMPORTA NT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS MA INTENA NCE (Continued From Pre v ious Pa ge) 7. Disconnect batte ry be fore per forming maintenance or service. Cr anking engine could cause injury. Disconnect n egative (black) cable from batter y fir st and positive (red) cable last. Reconnect positive first a nd negative last. Char ge battery in an open, well[...]

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTA NT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................ 2-4 TA BLE OF CO NTENTS ............................................................................. 5 SECTION 1 - FA MILIAR IZA TION .............................................................. 6 SECTION 2 –SA FETY MESSA GES AND SY MBOLS ......[...]

6 Section 1 - FA MILIA RIZA TION FIGURE 1.1 1. 1 INT RODUCTION This manual has been prepar ed for the operator’s of the SNAPPER MID MOUNT Z-RIDER. Its purpos e, aside from recom m ending standard operating procedur es and routine s ervice requirem ents, is to pr omote SAFET Y through the use of acc epted operating practices. Read, Understand and [...]

7 Section 2 – SA FETY MESSA GES A ND SYMBOLS ENGINE CONTROLS ENGINE SPEED RA BBI T “FA ST” CHOKE CHOKE “ON” TURTLE “SLOW” RA BBI T “FA ST”[...]

8 Section 2 – SA FETY MESSA GES A ND SYMBOLS KEYSW ITCH BLA DE SW ITCH HOUR ME TER BLA DES ENGAGED “ON” BLA DES DISENG A GED “OFF” MOTION CONTROL MULTI -DIRECTIONA L “STOP” “RUN” “STA RT ” REA D OPERAT OR’S M A NUAL BEFORE OP E RATING MACHINE DA NGE R! ROT A TING BL ADES KEEP CHILD REN A ND OT HERS OUT O F MOWING A REA DA NG[...]

9 Section 3 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 2.1 PRE-STA RT CHECK LIST Make the following c hecks and per form the service required bef ore each start-up. 2.1.1. Check tires and add or release air as needed to bring press ure to 12 psi in drive tires . Pressure in front dec k caster wheels should be 25 psi. 2.1.2. Check guards, def lectors and cover s to [...]

10 Section 3 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 2.2 STA RTING & STOPPING – ENGINE, BLA DES, PA RKING BRAKE This mac hine is equipped with dual hydrostatic wheel drive transm issions. Each transm ission is controlled by a single motion c ontrol lever or joystick. T his single c ontrol lever (joystick) controls the direction of motion, For ward and Reve[...]

11 Section 3 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 2.2.5. PA RKING BRA KE 1. Engage park ing brake by pulling the par king brak e lever back to the engaged pos ition. NOTE : Motion control lever ( joy stick ) m ust be in the Neutral position to engage brake. See Figure. 2.6. NOTE: Engaging the parking brak e lock s the m otion control lever (j oy s tick) in th[...]

12 Section 3 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 2.3 CUT TING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT 1. Adjust cutting height as desired to any position, using deck lift lever. See Figur e 2.8. NOTE: T he engine does not have to be running to adjust cutting height. FIGURE 2.8 2.4 OPERA TION- M OTION CONTROLS 2.4.1. DRIVING M A CHINE 1. Start engine. Releas e parking brak e. 2. M[...]

13 Section 4 - MA INTENA NCE 3.1 INTRODUCT ION To retain the quality of the SNAPPER m ower, use genuine SNAPPER replacem ent parts only. Contact a local SNAPPER dealer for par ts and service as sistance. For the cor rect part or inf ormation for a particular SNAPPER mo wer, alway s m ention the m odel and serial num ber. SNAPPER recom m ends return[...]

14 Section 4 - MA INTENA NCE 3.2.3. CHECK MOWER DRIVE BELT 1. Foot Rest Removal a. Lower deck to lowest setting. b. Remove foot res t. See Figure 3.3. c. R em oval of f oot rest will allow acc ess to deck belt. FIGURE 3.3 2. Check Belt T ension The idler and s pring provide proper belt tension and require no adj ustment. If belt is frayed, slit, se[...]

15 Section 4 - MA INTENA NCE 3.3.3. RIDING MOWER - LUBRICATION 1. Front Wheel Bearing s Lubricate with Kendall NLGI No. 2 lithium grease or equivalent, f rom a gr ease gun. See Figure 3.5. FIGURE 3.5 2. Transaxle Check the level of f luid in both of the fluid reservoir s. W ipe away all dir t and debris from around r eservoir c ap before rem oving.[...]

16 Section 4 - MA INTENA NCE 3.5 ANNUA LLY (END OF EA CH SEAS ON) (Continued from previous P age) 3.5.2. FUEL FIL TER Service f uel filter as instr ucted below. Turn k ey to “OFF ” pos ition. Engine MUST be stopped and MUST be cold befor e removing f ilter. Clam p fuel line to prevent fuel s pillage or perform filter change when fuel tank and f[...]

17 Section 4 - MA INTENA NCE 3.6 DECK REM OVA L (Continued from previous page) 4. Rem ove shoulder bolts, washer s and nuts from rear lif t arm. See Figur e 3.10. FIGURE 3.10 5. Dis connect pull bar f rom f ront axle by removing clevis pins and c otter pins. See Figure 3.11. FIGURE 3.11 6. Pull lock collar bac k and slide power trans fer shaf t awa[...]

18 Section 5 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR DA NGER Exercise EXT REME CAUTION w hen making this adjustment, due to clos e proximity of moving parts. 4.1 NEUTRA L POSIT ION A DJUSTM ENTS The j oy s tick controls the m ovem ent and stopping of the mac hine. Move the joy stick to the center or neutral position to stop m achine. IMPO RTA NT: Alw a ys re [...]

19 Section 5 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR 4.2 .1. MOWER DEC K A DJU STMENT (L EVELNESS) (Continued) 6. Loos en the nuts and bolts that secure both front and rear deck s upport brackets on the high side of dec k . Located above each suppor t brack et, on the top part of the power unit fram e, are three shim plates. Rem ove the shim plates on both of[...]

20 Section 5 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING DO NOT attempt any maintenance, adjustmen ts or service with engine running. S TOP engine. STOP blades. Set brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wires an d secu re aw ay from spark p lug s. Eng ine an d components are HOT. Avoid se rious burns, allow sufficie nt time for all parts to cool . 4.3 PA[...]

21 Section 5 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR 4.5.2. BLADE SHA RPENING 1. Rem ove blade. See Figure 4.5. FIGURE 4.5 2. Inspect condition of blade. See Figure 4.4. 3. If blade is in good condition, s harpen at 22 to 28 degrees . DO NOT shar pen bey ond original cutting edge. See Figure 4.6. FIGURE 4.6 4. Check blade balance after sharpening. If neces sa[...]

22 Section 5 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING Shield the positive t ermin al with terminal cover located on bat tery harness. T his prevent s metal f rom touching the positive terminal which could cause sparks. Cables must b e connected to battery terminals in the proper position. RE D (Positive) c a bl e must go to the ( + ) terminal. BLACK ([...]

23 Section 5 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR Battery Condition Chart State of Charge Syr inge Hydrome ter Digital Voltmeter Five Ball Hydrometer 100% Charged w/ Sulfate Stop 1.280 12.80v Five Balls Floating 100% Charged 1.265 12.60v Four Balls F loating 75% Charged 1.210 12.40v Three Balls Floating 50% Charged 1.160 12.10v Two Balls Floating 25% Charg[...]

24 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBL EM PROBA BLE CA USE CORRECTIVE A CTION Starter Will Not Crank 1. Battery dead. 1. Service battery. Engine 2. Blown fuse. 2. Replace fuse. 3. Electrical connections loose or corroded. 3. C l ean and check connections for good contact. 4. Defective ignition sw itch. 4. Contact authorized SNA PPER dealer. Engine Will Not Start[...]

25 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM PROBA BLE CA USE CORRECTIVE A CT ION Tractor Will Not Move 1. Joystick in the neutral “N” position. 1. Place joystick in desired speed position. Loss Of Traction 2. Ro ll re le a se lever is in “ RO LL ” p os it i on . 2. Mov e roll release lever to the engaged position. 3. Low transmission hy draulic oil level. 3[...]

26 SERVICE SCHEDULE ITEM SERVICE PERFO RMED REF. EA CH USE 5 HRS 25 HRS 50 HRS 100 HRS EA CH SEA SON Engine Oil Check Oil Level Page 9 X Initial Oil Change Page 13 X Periodic Oil Change Page 13 X* A ir Pre-Cleaner Clean Sponge Elem ent Engine Manual & Page 14. X** A ir Cleaner Clean or Replace Engine Manual. X** Spark Plug Replace Engine Manual[...]

27 2 YEA R LIMITED WA RRA NTY For two (2) y ears from purchase date f or the original purchaser 's use, SNAPPER , through any author iz ed SNA PPER dealer will replace, fr ee of charge (ex cept for taxes where applicable), any part or parts found upon exam ination by the f actory at McDonough, Georgia, to be defec tive in material or work mans[...]

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35 Safety Instructions & Operator’s Manual for M ID MOUNT Z-RIDER ZERO TURNING HYDRO DRIVE SERIES 0 IMPORTANT Snapper products are built using engines that meet or exceed all a pplicable emissions requirements on the date manufactured. The labels on thos e engines contai n very importa nt emissions infor mation and critical safety warnings. R[...]