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    Hydr ostatic Zer o-T urn Comm er cial Riding Mo wer Profe ssio nal Tur f Equip men t OPERATOR’S AND SERVICE MANUAL Z - Wing 4 8[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS F o re w ord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gener al Saf ety Oper ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A.Dang er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 FO R W ARD The Z-Win g 48 Hydro stat ic Zero -T ur n Commer cial Ridi ng Mow er p rovi des supe rb mane uver- ab ility , mid- mou nt cu tting ca pabili ty f or prof ess iona l lands c aper s , commerc i al l awn ser vic e compani es, profess i onal tur f manage rs and go lf c our se su per i nt ende nts. The machi ne in cor - porates many s afety[...]

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    4 GENERAL SAFET Y OPERA TI ONS A. D ANGER 1. Do not operate machin e in co n fined ar eas wher e ex haust gase s can accum ulat e. 2. Do n ot oper ate mac hine wi tho ut mo wer c hute def lec to r in place and o peratio nal. 3. Do n ot carry passenger s . 4 . This is a narr ow t rac k Zero -T urn mow er , and it sho uld not be operated on steep slo[...]

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    5 10. Lead-ac id bat teries generate hydrogen and o x yg en gases whi c h fo rm an explo s ive mix- tur e. K eep s parks and fla mes a wa y at al l time s. 11. When look ing for oil l eaks, n ever r un your hand ov er h ydr aulic hoses , lines or fitt ings . Ne v er tigh ten o r adju st hyd rauli c h oses, li nes o r f itt ings wh il e the sys tem [...]

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    6 SAFETY DECALS AND LABELS WARNING SHIELD MISSING DO NOT OPERATE Part Number : 000306 35 Part Number : 777S30503 KE E P H A ND S an d FE E T A W A Y DANG ER T O REDU CE THE RISK OF I NJUR Y , DO NOT OPERA TE M OWER UNLE S S DI SCHAR GE CHUT E CO VER O R GRAS S CA TCHER IS I N ITS P ROPER PLACE. P a rt Num ber: 010 02166 DANGER KE EP HAND S AND FEE [...]

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    7 SPECIFI CA T IONS Engi n e: 23HP K ohler Ty p e : V er tical air cooled V - T win Air Clean er: P aper Elem ent Lu be Sy s t em : Pressurized with oi l f ilter Sta r ter : 12-v olt elect r ic T raction Dr ive: V ariab le-speed h ydrauli c pumps with whe el mo tors on each dr iv e wheel Hy dr au l ic T ank : 2 qu a rt capacity, One pint fi lt er, [...]

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    8 O PE RA T ING INS TR UC TIO NS A.General 1. Wh en Mo wing: a. K e ep a dults, c hildren, and pets aw ay fro m the area to be mowed. b. W hen oper a ti ng t hi s mowe r, in the forward direc tion, do not all o w th e s te e ring le vers to return to Ne utral on t hei r own. Alwa ys main tain a firm grip on the lev e rs, operate them sm oothly and [...]

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    9 b . A void tur ning d ownhill i f possible, if n ot use extra ca r e and g o sl o w ly . c. A void turning w hen going downhill, traction is at a minimum going downhil l. d. Do not operate with discharge side of the mower toward street s, buildings, pl a y- grounds, parking lots, other machines, ani- mals, and other people. e. A void opera tio n [...]

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    10 4. El ectric Bl ade Cl utc h Switc h: (S ee Fig ure 1.) Loc ated on the seat suppo r t besi de the ignition s witc h. This is an “on/off” push p u ll s witch t hat co ntrols t he ele ct ri c bla de clut ch whi ch suppl ie s pow er to the c utti ng b lades thr ough the P TO . The s witch mus t b e turned off to st ar t the engine and sho uld [...]

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    11 C.Initia l Adjustments 1. Ch eck the fl uid le vel s and tire s: Note: These checks should be made d a ily, bef ore st arting the engine. a. Fue l: Using a g ood grade of unl eaded , regular gasoline (f or a gas oline en gine), fill t he f ue l t ank ( be si de t he en gine on th e le ft or r ight si de o f th e mower). When the fuel reaches o n[...]

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    12 the body if needed — safety e y e gla sses, gloves , e ar plug s, boots, h ats, et c. W ARNI N G: Heari ng Protect i on is r equired f or all ope r ator expos ure exceedi ng t wo (2) hours. b. Ensure th at t he area is free of animals and bystanders, especially children! c. S ur ve y the area w here the equipment is to be used t o make sure it[...]

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    13 the traction surf ac e and the tire. If t he lap bar on t he t ur n side is not brou ght all the wa y to neut ra l, then the tu r n side tire w ill con tinue to rotate and a “U -tur n” will be ex ecut ed w ith a low potential for turf defacement as well as traction surface a n d t ir e da mage. i. T o driv e in t he REVERSE dire ctio n: 1. M[...]

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    14 f. Fo l d in th e s te er i n g l ev e r s to t h e oper at i n g position. W A RNI NG: When oper ating this mower f orward, do not allo w the s teering l evers t o retur n to the neu - tral p osition o n thei r own. Alwa ys m ainta i n a fir m grip on the steeri ng le vers, operat e them smoothl y and avoi d an y sudden m ovements of the le ver[...]

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    15 f. Remov e three h air pin s from the deck (See Fig. 5). Rem ov e t he (2) hairpi ns on t he left and r ight rear side of the cutter de c k, and (1) hairp in from the front of the de ck. g. T ur n front caster wh eels outward. h. Shift the dec k toward the operato r’ s left side of the mower and remove . i. T o i nst all re ve rse t he proces [...]

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    16 d. Remov e ten sion of the PTO belt by movi ng the belt tensioning rod. Loosen the belt ret ain in g bol t. e. Pull the tension er pulley away f rom the belt and rem ov e the PT O be lt then remove the blade drive belt. f . Re ve rs e t he pr oce ss to in sta l l the be lt. Note: When rep l acing be l ts do n ot over- tigh t en. Adj ust th e id [...]

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    17 caps a nd d rain oi l from bo th left and r ight pumps. Re place and retighten nu ts. j. Coat new filter seal with oil before install a- tion . Ins ta ll new h y dr aulic oi l fil ter f ille d w ith ne w oil. k. Add p roper am oun t of hydraulic oil to res- er voir . l. Run and purge gearbo x e s . Ch ec k o il l e vel . m. A d d p roper am oun [...]

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    18 ot he r e lec t r i c al co m pon en t s. Thi s i s a st an- da rd pl ug-in type au tomot ive fuse rat ed at 7.5 amp. 7. Safety Swit ches: There are f i ve safety s witche s in the elec trical circui t wh ich con tro l the engin e. The y are (1) the b lade c lutch swi t c h , (2 ) t h e pa r ki n g b r ake s w i t c h , ( 3 ) the le f t and ( 4)[...]

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    19 seat against spring p ressure, and swing one of the st eerin g levers up to the opera t- ing positio n. Release t he operato r’s seat and the engine s houl d sto p . I f the engine does not stop , the se at sw itch must be replaced. With b oth steeri ng l ev e rs f ol ded out in the neut ral positi on, t he pa rk in g brak e enga ged an d the [...]

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    20 open ed-out po sition . If y our mo wer c reeps do the f ollowing . a. Jac k up rear of uni t. b . Place Lapbars in neut ral open ed-out po si- tion. c. Locate j am nuts. (Ref eren ce c ontrol assem bly in pa rts li st). d. Loosen jam nuts on b oth ends of rod con- nectors. See C ontrol Assem bly in t he Illus- trated P ar ts Book (ONL Y if mo w[...]

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    21 purg e any air fr om the sy stem. S hut off the en gine and re chec k the oil le vel in the tank . T op-of f if nec essary until the o il le vel is up to the seco nd hole in the fill tube. Note: After unit is up to operating tempera - ture, turn o ff engine and re- chec k hydraulic oil . If oil appears foamy or conta ins excessive air b ubbles, [...]

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    22 le y s and blades. (B e careful not to get any oil on t h e d rive belts.) d. Lubr icate the mower . e. Drain th e engine oil . The engin e should be warm so that all the oil dra i ns. Replace th e engine oil filter and refill t he c rankcase with fresh oil. f. Gasoline Engine: D rain all the fuel. Clo se the fuel tank shutoff va lv e. Disconnec[...]

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    23 . OIL CHA RT Apply a fe w drops of SAE 20W -50 e ngine oi l or use a s pray l ubricant. Apply th e oi l t o both s i de s o f p ivot po ints. Wi pe o ff any excess. Sta rt eng ine and o pera te mo we r briefl y to i nsure t hat oil spre ads e v enly . Number of O il P oints Descripti on DA I L Y 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 W EEKL Y 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 De ck[...]

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    24 P e rfor man ce A dj u st ment s A. H igh Speed Tracking Adjustment If mo we r tra ck s to o ne sid e w ith both lap bar s in fully f o rwar d position: 1. Chec k ai r pressur e in al l fou r tires: a. Press ure should be wi thin specif ied ranges and balanced side-to -sid e. b . Re ar ti re s 8 -10 p si . reco m mended (20 psi MAX. ) c. Front t[...]

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    25 C. D eck Corner Ball Wheel R oll er Setti ngs 1. Ma t chin g the set he ights of t he b all rollers on th e four co r ne r s of the mower deck t o the desired cut height will p re vent edge scalping and m inimiz e an y side-to -side v ariance in c ut hei g ht . 2. Th ere are three h eight adj u stme nt hole s in the brac k et that mount th e bal[...]

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    26 F . Deck leveling Procedure 1. P ar k the mower on a flat pa ve d surf ace, engage the parking br ake, s hut off t h e engine , r e move the k ey from t he ignition s witch, disconnec t the spark plug w ires and us ing the tr anspor t l e ver , lo wer the mo wing de ck into the 4" height of c u t pos it io n. (Th e 4 " h ei ght of cut [...]

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    27 Eyebol t Jam N u ts Po i n t B Figure. 11 threa ded bolt Lef t Si de Fr ont of Unit Jam N u t Po i n t B Right Side[...]

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    28 WIRI NG DI A G RAM[...]

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    29 SLO PE 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 feet ev ery 10 feet ). A riding mower could ov erturn and cause s erious injury. If opera ting a wal k-behind mowe r on such a slope, it is extreme ly difficult to mai nta in your footing and you could slip, resulting in serious in jury.[...]

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    30 MAINTENANCE RECORD DA TE WORK PERFORME D DA TE WORK PERFORME D[...]

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    31 MAINTENANCE RECORD DA TE WORK PERFORME D DA TE WORK PERFORME D[...]

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    MANUF A CTUR ER’ S LIM IT ED W A RRAN TY - TUR F EQU IPM ENT Th is wa rran ty i s spe cifi c to the pr oduc t man u al t o wh i ch it i s a t ta c he d. Fo r a complete l ist of produ cts and warranties c ontact yo ur a uthorized Cub Cadet Commerci a l de aler . Pr oper m aintenance of the p urch ase d Cub Ca det Comm e rcial equi pment i s the o[...]