Cub Cadet 18.5HP Z-Force 42 manual

Hydr ostatic Zer o-T urn Res iden tial Ridin g M o wer Turf Equipme nt OPERATOR’S AND SERVICE MANUAL MODEL 18.5HP Z-Force 4 2 20HP Z-Force 44 22HP Z-Force 48[...]

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 M ow er p ro vide s su p erb m a neu v er a b ility a nd m id - m ou 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 pr ecauti on s shoul d recei ve par ti cul ar at ten ti on. This manua l pres [...]

4 W ARN IN G • The engi ne e xhaust, some of it s cons tit ue nt s, and c e rt ain v e hicl e com ponents conta i n o r emit chemi cals kno wn to the State of Cal ifo rnia t o 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 a[...]

5 14. Do not op erate t he mac hine w hile unde r the in flue nce of alco hol or d rugs . 15. W atch f o r t r a f fic whe n ope ratin g ne ar or cro ssi ng road wa ys. 16. Use e xtra c are whe n loading or unlo adin g the machine into a trailer or tr uc k . This unit 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[...]

6 clos e parent al super vi s ion an d proper i ns truc- tion. 6. Us e e x tra car e w hen appr oac hin g blind c or - ne rs , shrubs , tre es or other objec t s t hat m a y obs c u re y our vis i on of a ch ild or ot he r hazard. 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. S E RVI C[...]

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 cut tin g he ight . To l ock, re lease u pper pa rt of ha ndle to mo ve out ward . LOWERCU TTING D ECKHI GH ER I22093 DANGER KE EP HA ND S AN D F EE T AW AY . DO N OT O PE RAT E M O WER UNL ES S CHUTE DEFL ECTOR OR E NTI RE G RA SS CATC HER [...]

8 SPECIF ICA TI ONS Engi ne: 18.5HP , 20 HP & 22 HP B rig g s & Stra tton Ty p e : V e r t ic al air c ool ed V -T win Air Clean er: P aper el ement Lu be Sy s t em : Pressurized with oil filter , dra in v alv e with hose Sta rt er: 1 2 -vo lt el ec tr ic T raction Dri ve: Engine to two v ariable- speed integr ate d h ydrauli c p ump a nd w[...]

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 operating t his mower , in the f orw ard direction, do not allow the steer ing le v ers to r eturn to n eutral on th eir own. Alwa ys main tai n a firm grip on the le v ers, operate them smoothly and av o i[...]

10 c. A v oid tur ning wh en going downhill, traction is at a min imu m go in g d ownh ill. d. Do not operate with discharge side of the mo we r towa rd st re e ts, bu i l d ing s, p l ay- grounds, park ing lots, other machines, ani- mals, and other people. e. A v oi d operation or use extreme care if the tracti on surf ac e is wet, unstab le, or 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 i gni t i on s w itch. This i s an “on/of f ” pu s h-p ull s w it ch tha t cont rols the ele ctric b l a de c l ut ch whic h su pp lies po wer t o the cu t - ting bla des t hr ough the PT O . Th e sw it ch mus t be tu rned off t[...]

12 C. Initia l Ad justments 1. Ch ec k the f lui d le vels and ti re 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 m o wer). When the fuel reaches one inch from the top of the tank , stop . DO[...]

13 step “b . ” abov e to m ake sure that the desired cutt ing height and pitch and le vel hav e been attained. I f the dimens ions are not correct, repeat steps “c.” t hrough “f .” ab ove. 5. Lub ri c ate all fi tt i n gs li st ed i n the m ai n te- na n ce se ction. D . Zer o T urn Break-In And Operat ing Pr ocedur es DA N G E R : Rere[...]

14 r ight control pa nel). T his must be incre ased to full speed (3525-3675 r pm ) a fter beco mi ng familiar wit h the m ac hine. 2. Release the par k b rak e . 3. Mov e both lap bars out of the neutral/ star t position to the neutral position (toward c ente r of machine). Slowly , mov e both lap bars toward the fr ont of the machin e until the m[...]

15 g. T ur n th e ignition ke y in a cloc kwise direc- tion to the “Star t” position until the engine star ts . Note: Do not hold the key i n the “Sta rt” posit ion f or more than 10 s econds or y ou m a y dama ge the st ar t er . I f t he e ngine d oes not start in thi s ti me, wait abou t 30 second s and try aga in . h. Gas oline Engi ne:[...]

16 e. Remov e two linchpins (S ee Fig. 6) from the front of the mower . P ull the two (2) s pring- loaded “J” pins on the left and righ t rear side of the cutter deck. f . T ur n front caster wheels outward. g. Shift the deck toward t he igni tion s witch side of the mower and remove. h. T o install re verse the process. 2. Chang i ng a B l a d[...]

17 Note: When rep lac i ng belts do not ove r- tigh ten. Adjus t the idle r pulle y so t hat a ten- pound p ull with a spring scale bet ween tw o pull e ys deflect s t he belt about 1/2 ". 5. Chan g i n g th e S pi n dl e Assemb ly a. Jac k up the fr ont of the mowing deck abo ut one foot and bloc k it in that position. b. Make sure the b lade[...]

18 c. Store the battery with a full charge . A dis- charged batter y will freez e (ref er to the table bel ow). d. Rec harge bat ter y when ever the spec if ic gra v ity val ue is less than 1.225 4. Inst alling th e Batte ry Note: The batt ery is del ive red fr om the fac- tory ful l y c har ged and fi ll ed with elect r olyte. a. Attach the po s i[...]

19 ing brake swit ch must be repo sitioned or perhaps replaced. If the engine does not star t, engag e the par king brak e and star t the en gine. Swing one steering le v er up to the operating position and the engine should stop . If the engine does not stop , the pa rking brake switc h must b e reposi- tioned or replaced. c. Left and R ight Steer[...]

20 le v el , pa v ed a r ea . I f the l ea k in g tir e is on a tr ac tio n wh eel, put b loc ks on ea ch side of t he oppo site tra ct i on whe el and jac k up th e tir e th at le ak s abo ut an i nc h of f t he gro un d. Loos en and rem o ve th e lug n uts and rem ove the whe el. Mount a wh eel an d tire , rep l a ce th e lu g nu t s , an d us in[...]

21 Bec au s e of e xtrem el y clos e t ol er ances , w ear is an impor tan t f act or in their life . Note: The pumps and motor s are not ow ner -repai r ab le. I f a pu m p fai ls, cont act your Cub Cadet deal er . Do not disass embl e the pump/m otors . 2. Steering Le v e r Adjust me nts : Pl ac e th e mo w er on le v el gr ound with t he engine [...]

22 c. lubricat e the w ear po int s. F oll ow the Lubr i- cation C har t. d. A fter the f irst f iv e hou r s, change the engin e oil and engine oil f ilter . B. Every 25 Ho ur Chec ks 1. Ser vi c e th e eng ine f oam el em en t air clea ner .* 2. Grea se the thr ee s pi nd le bearings . C. Every 50 Ho ur Chec ks 1. Chan ge the e ngine oi l. ( Ev e[...]

23 P erf orm anc e Adj ustme nts A. High Speed T rackin g Adjustment If m ower tracks to o ne s ide w ith b oth la p bars in f ully f orwa rd positi on : 1. Chec k air pr es sur e in all f our tir es : a. Pressure s hould be within s pecified ranges and balanced side-t o-side. b. Rear t ires 8-10 psi recom mended (20 ps i MAX. ) c. F r o nt tires 2[...]

24 C. Deck Cor ner Bal l Whe el Rol le r Set t ings 1. Matc hi n g t h e se t he ight s of the ba ll roll er s on the f o ur c orner s of th e mow er de ck 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 a r iance i n cut hei g ht . 2. Ther e are fiv e height adj us tm ent hole s in t he br ack et th[...]

25 sure , al i gn blades i n p arallel wi th mow er center- lin e, ( i. e. fr on t to ba ck). 5. Measure b lade-to-gr ound height at the fr ont tip of t he left bl ade . Be sur e t o mea sure at t he bl ade tip w ith t he blades ar ranged i n pr oper posi tion. 6. T o le v el th e deck , (side t o s i de) a djust the threa ded link at the l eft s i[...]

26 WIRI NG DIA GRAM GD: 0 1008375[...]

27 SLO P E GAUG E Do not mow on inclines with a slope in exc ess of 15 de grees (a rise of a pproximately 2-1/2 feet every 10 feet). A riding mower could ov erturn and cau se serious injury. If operat ing a walk-beh ind mower on s uch a slope, it is extremely difficult to m ainta in your footing and y ou could slip, resulting in serious injury. Ope[...]

MANUF A CTURER’ S LI MI T ED W ARRANTY F OR: TWO-YE AR RES IDENTIAL ONE-YEAR COMMERCIAL Proper main tenanc e of your Cub Cad et equipme n t is the owne r’s responsib ility . Follow the instruc tions in your operator’s m anual for correc t lubricants and main tenance sc hedule. Your Cub Cad et dealer carries a complete line of quality lubrican[...]