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Swisher ZT18542, ZT1436B, ZT2250 manual

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  • Page 1

    ZERO TURN HYDROS TATIC D RIVE ZERO TURN HYDROS TATIC D RIVE ZERO TURN HYDROS TATIC D RIVE ZERO TURN HYDROS TATIC D RIVE OWNER’ S MANU AL 1602 CORPORATE DRIVE, P.O. BOX 67, WARRENSB URG, MISSOURI 64093 PHONE 660-747-81 83 FAX 660-747-8650 MODEL N O. ZT1436B ZT18542 ZT2250 Manufa cturing quality law n care e quipmen t sinc e 19 45 Assembly Operati [...]

  • Page 2

    1) Engine W arrant y All en gines utiliz ed on our product s have a se parate wa rrant y extended to them b y the individu al engin e manufa cturer. An y engine servic e difficult y is the respon sibilit y of the en gine manufa cturer and in no wa y is Swisher Mower Co., Inc. or its agents respons ible for the en gine warrant y. The Briggs & S [...]

  • Page 3

    Thank you for choosing Swisher’s Zero T urn Rider Mower. Before operating your mower, please read, understand and fol low all of the safety precautions and other instructions explained in this manual . As with all power equipment, lawnmowers can be potentially dangerous if improperly used. SAFETY P RECAU TIONS & DEC ALS This Safety Alert Sy m[...]

  • Page 4

    • Turn off the bl ades when not mowin g. Before leavin g the mach ine, tur n off the blad es and stop the en gine. • Watch for t raffic wh en operatin g near or crossing roadwa ys. • Do not operat e the mo wer if it has b een droppe d or dama ged in an y manner or if t he mower vibrat es exces sivel y. Excessive vibrati on is an indic ation o[...]

  • Page 5

    • Turn off the bl ades when not mowin g. Before leavin g the mach ine, tur n off the blad es and stop the en gine. • Watch for t raffic wh en operatin g near or crossing roadwa ys. • Do not operat e the mo wer if it has b een droppe d or dama ged in an y manner or if t he mower vibrat es exces sivel y. Excessive vibrati on is an indic ation o[...]

  • Page 6

    Danger/Wa rning Decal – OD99155 Ignition/PTO/ Throttle D ecal – OD99154 Triangl e Danger Dec al – OD55 Ignition/PTO/ Throttle D ecal 50” Mowe r Onl y – OD99157 Swisher Flag U.S.A.– OD39 Notice Do Not Alt er Wir ing Decal– OD74 Operator Must Be S eated Decal– OD73 Parking Brake D ecal – OD9915 2 Flying Debris De cal – OD43 No Ste[...]

  • Page 7

    OPERATING YOUR NEW ZERO TU RN R IDER MOWER CONTROLS • OPERATOR PRESENCE SYSTEM: This m ower is equip ped with an operator’s pres ence system. Any att empt to l eave the s eated positi on with the engine runnin g, without first disengaging th e PTO switch will cause th e engine to shut off. Never get off t he mower without pla cing the ste ering[...]

  • Page 8

    STARTING MOWER • TO START: Position s teering handl es outward t o neutral lo cked position. Engage p arking brake. Extend t hrottl e to full choke position . Start ignition and sli de throt tle lev er back to full throttl e position. Allow e ngine to warm up for 1 min ute. Rel ease parkin g brake. Model ZT2250 has a r emote choke assembl y locat[...]

  • Page 9

    MAIN TENANCE SCHED ULE INSPECT BEFO RE EACH USE • Loose fasteners: Be sure all fasten ers are at proper torque. Especi all y guards and blades. • Parking brak e: If brake does not ke ep unit from rollin g, brake must be adjusted or repaired. • Tires: Alwa y s che ck and maintain prop er tir e pressure (See ti re sidewall for recomm endation).[...]

  • Page 10

    INSPECT E VERY 25 HOURS • Lubrication: Gre ase all pivot poi nts wit h a high temp grease. • Battery, check a nd clean: Keep b atter y termi nals clean and tight. P eriodic charging will extend i ts life. Cl ean te rminals wi th a wire brush and coat with a pe troleum je ll y. • Change engine oil an d filter: Use onl y qualit y deter gent oil[...]

  • Page 11

    SERVIC E / ADJUS TMENTS TRACKING Adjustments to the unit ma y need to be mad e if t he unit does not track in a st raight lin e. The primar y reason for the un it not tr ackin g straight is incorre ct or unba lanced t ire pressure. Before maki ng an y adjustments first check and adjust the ti re pressure. D O NOT EXCEED MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED TIRE PRE[...]

  • Page 12

    REMOVING TH E MOWER DE CK 1. Turn off engin e and en gage parkin g brake. 2. Rotate cut ting hei ght lev er count erclockwise to lo west cuttin g position. 3. Remove bolt from picku p point loc ated at t he front of the d eck. 4. Remove cott er pins on rear hanger poin ts and slide out stabiliz er bars.Dis connect tension sprin g bolt from t ension[...]

  • Page 13

    LEVELING THE MOW ER DECK 1. Position un it on a smooth lev el surface. 2. For side to side lev elin g, measure th e distan ce from th e floor to th e bottom edge at the rear of the d eck. The m easurem ent should be equal within 1/16 inch si de t o side. Adjustment c an be mad e b y loosening lockin g nut on rear eyebolt h angers and adjus ting up [...]

  • Page 14

    BELTS Clutch drive belt replacement 1. Remove belt covers. 2. Disconnect t ension idl er from t ension bracket. 3. Remove belt from mo wer pulle y and elect ric clutch. 4. Install new be lt onto electri c clut ch and mower pulle y and ch eck for prop er routing and clea rance. 5. Reconne ct idler t ension bolt to tension bracket. Hydrostats belt re[...]

  • Page 15

    WIRING DIAG RAMS 36” and 42” Mowers 50” Mower 15[...]

  • Page 16

    ENGINE SETUP 16 I t em # D esc ri pti on Pa rt # 1 14 H P B& S En gi n e (36" Mow er) N /A 18.5 H P B& S En gi n e ( 42 " Mow e r) N / A 22 H P B& S En gi n e (50" Mow er) N /A 2 5/ 16-18 S err ated F l an ge N u t N B 170 3 S pacer E n gi n e P u l l e y BB 10 5S L 4 Mot or P u l ley 3" 3753 5 1/ 4 X 1/ 2 Ke y Stock[...]

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    17 1 2 24 4 11 10 8 9 8 7 6 5 12 19 18 17 16* 13 22* 21* 20 3* 23 D escri pti on Part # 5/16- 18 X 4 HCC G R5 Z P NB513 5/16- 18 X 2 3/4 H C C GR 2Z P NB106 5/16 SA E Wash er NB275 5/16- 18 N y loc N ut NB181 PARTS NOT S HOWN (Zero Turn Ri der Trans Mounting Hardwar e) I tem # De scripti on Part # 1 Wire Lin k For I dl e r A rm BRS6H 2 C l u tch R [...]

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    STEERING (RIGH T SIDE SH OWN) 18 I tem # D escripti on P art # 1 D i rect i on al H an d l e Gr i p 3673 2 R i gh t H a n dl e- Wel dmen t 3839TK Left H an dle- We l dmen t 3846TK 3 5/16- 18 X 3/4 S err Fl g Bolt N B 596 4 5/ 16-18 Serr a t e d Fl an ge N u t N B 170 5 1/2 NR M ac h B u sh i n g 14 G A N B 177 6 1/2 I D X 7/8 OD X 1/ 8 N y l on Was[...]

  • Page 19

    CONTROL COVE R SEAT BASE ASS EMBLY SEE CONTROL COVER DETA IL THIS PAGE I tem # D escri pti on P art # 1 Se at 15 " Back N o Arm Rest (36" M o w er O n ly ) 3790 Sea t 15" Back With Arm Rest ( 42" Mow e r On ly ) 3791 Sea t 18" Back With Arm Rest ( 50" Mow e r On ly ) 3792 2 S eat P l at e 3133TK 3 5/16- 1 8 Sh ou lder [...]

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    20 I tem # D escripti on Part # 1 B rake M ou n t P l at e 3267T K 2 1/ 8 X 1 C o tt er P i n N B 1 26 3 B rake Lin kage R od 3390Z 4 5/16- 18 N y loc N u t NB18 1 5 5/16-18 Z P 2 Way Lo ck N u t N B 5 58 6 5/ 1 6 U SS Fl at Wash er Z P N B 556 7 5/16- 18 X 1 E y e B ol t N B 2 02 8 5/16-18 Serr a t ed Fl a n ge N u t N B 170 9 Sprin g (2 speed) T2[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 5 3 7 8 9 10 11 22 3 15 19 18 2 16 3 20 33 17 18 22 24 32 31 23 25 3 30 26 9 28 21 27 12 12 FRAME for 3 6” Mower SEE DETAIL PAGE 20 It e m # Des cri pti o n Part # 1 B ev erage R etain er 3 643TK 2 5/16-18 X 1/ 2 Serr . Fl g B olt NB252 3 5/16- 18 Serrat ed Flan ge N u t NB170 4 36" Mow er Fen der Lef t 37 42T K 36" Mow e r [...]

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    1 2 4 6 7 31 5 3 33 9 10 11 12 32 13 14 8 17 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 20 22 25 24 26 25 18 27 28 29 30 8 5 It em # Des cri p ti o n Pa rt # 1 B ev erage R etain e r 3643 T K 2 Fen de r- Righ t 301 2T K Fen d er- L eft 3011T K 3 Fen de r M ou n t 5142 T K 4 Batt ery B ox 3696T K 5 5/16- 18 X 3/ 4 Serr Flg B olt N B 596 6 T ran smissi on M ou n t 38 3[...]

  • Page 23

    FRAME for 5 0” Mower I tem # Descripti o n Pa rt # 1 B ev erage R etai n er 3643T K 2 F en d er- R i gh t 3012TK Fen d er-Lef t 30 11T K 3 F en de r Mou n t 51 42T K 4 Batt ery Box 36 96T K 5 5/16- 18 X 3/ 4 Se rr Flg B olt N B5 96 6 Tr a n smissi on Mou n t 38 35TK 7 U pp er Motor Ba se 3 777TK 8 5/16-18 Serr ated F lan g e N u t N B1 70 9 R ear[...]

  • Page 24

    DECK LIFT 1 2 16 3 4 15 6 7 2 14 9 13 10 12 21 22 10 22 11 21 5 It e m # Descripti on Part # 1 P last i c Kn ob - B lack 48 57 2 3/8-16 2- Way Lock N u t N B280 3 5/16 U SS Flat W ash e r ZP N B 556 4 3/8-16 X 1 1/4 G R5 Z P NB618 5 Spa cer 3/4 O D X . 5 15 I D DOM X 1. 1 25 3379 6 Rear Height Lifter 370 5TK 7 1/2- 13 N y loc N ut NB281 8 3/8- 16 N[...]

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    I tem # D escript i on Part # 1 3/4-16 2 Way Lock Nu t N B 17 5 2 1. 5x .761x . 098x .134 Bell ev i ll e Wash er A S1 55 3 B l ade Pu ll ey - 5. 5" ( 42" M ower O n l y ) 611 4T K 4 Wash er For Bl a de Driv e r N B17 9 5 Bl ad e Bearin g B98 6 Blade Sh aft 4.25" 9076 7 Bearing Hou sin g B99E C T K 8 36" M ower - 18 " Blade [...]

  • Page 26

    DECK IDLER 36” MOWING DECK SEE DETAIL THIS PAGE 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 8 11 6 8 6 21 4 1 2 3 SEE DETAIL 11 16 17 26 24 25 17 17 22 23 8 21 20 19 12 NOT SHOWN Roller Bracke t (12) Mount ing Hardware Page 16 DE S CR IPT IO N P ART # Q T Y 5/16- 18 X 3/ 4 Serr F l g Bolt N B 596 2 5/16- 18 Serr at ed Fl an ge N u t N B 170 2 18 27 I tem # D escri pti[...]

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    42” MOWING DECK DECK IDLER NOT SHOWN D ES C R IPT I O N PA R T # Q TY 5/ 16-18 X 3/ 4 Serr Fl g Bolt N B 59 6 2 5/ 16-18 Serr ated Fl an ge N u t N B 170 2 Roller Bracke t (12) Mount ing Hardware 16 17 18 19 6 21 22 25 I tem # D escript i on P art # 1 Grass C h u te Weldmen t 3757TK 2 G rass Ch u te M ou n t 6030TK 3 5/ 16 -18 X 8 1 / 2 H C C G R[...]

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    DECK IDLER 17 SEE DETAIL Page 16 SEE DETAIL THIS PAGE 7 14 19 3 1 4 18 20 2 15 14 13 4 12 16 10 9 8 It em # D escripti o n Part # 1 Grass Chu t e W eldm en t 3773TK 2 5/16-18 X 3/ 4 Serr F lg B olt N B 596 3 G rass Ch ut e Mou n t 6030TK 4 5/16-18 N y loc N u t NB181 5 3/8-16 Ny lok Nu t Jam N B20 7 6 3/8 U S S Wash er NB271 7 B elt Cover -R i gh t[...]

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    CORRECTION CAUSE SYMPTOM 1. CHE CK AND ADJUST TIRE PRESSURE 2. S EE TRACKING ADJUSTMENT IN SERVICE SE CTION 1. IMP ROPER AIR PRESSURE 2. TR ACKING ADJUSTMENTS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT UNIT DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT 1. M OVE LEVERS INTO POS ITION 2. P USH PTO SWITCH IN 3. S EE START UP IN OPERAT ION SECTION 4. W AIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE STARTING 5. REP LAC[...]

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    31 W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBL IGATIONS YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS: The Ca lifornia Air Resources Board and Swisher Mower, is pleased to explai n the evaporative emiss ion control system (EECS) on your model year 2006 and later Swisher Product. In California, new Outdoor Power Equipmen t, must be designed, built and equipped to mee t the Sta[...]

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    OWNER’S MANU AL MODEL N O. ZT1436B ZT18542 ZT2250 Each mower h as its own mo del nu mber. Ea ch e ngine has its own model n umber. The model number for t he mo wer will be found unde r the s eat. T he mod el number for the engine will be found on th e top o f the blowe r fa n housing. All mower p arts listed herei n ma y be ord ered d irectly fro[...]