White Outdoor Z - 165 manual

OPERA T OR’S MANU AL PRINTED IN U .S.A. Model Z - 165 FORM NO . 770-10102A Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest- covered, brush-co vered or grass-covered land unless the engine’s exhaust system is eq uipped with a spark arr ester meeting applicable local or sta[...]

2 SECTION 1: FINDING YOUR MODEL NUMBER This Ope rator’s M anual is an impor tant part o f your ne w Z-Seri es. It wil l help yo u prepar e, operat e and maint ain your mower. Ple ase read and un derstand wha t it says. Before y ou star t to prepare your mo wer for its first use, please loca te the m odel p late and c opy the informa tion from it [...]

3 SECTION 3: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES WARN ING: THI S SYMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WHI CH, IF NOT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE P ERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROPERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OP ERATE YOUR LAWN MOWER. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS[...]

4 to mow thro ugh unusually tall, dry gras s (e.g., pa s- ture) or piles of d ry leaves. De bris may build up on the m ower deck or c ontac t th e engi ne e xhaust pr e- sen ting a pot ent ial fir e haz ard. 2. SLOP E OPER ATION Slopes are a majo r facto r related to loss of control and tip- ov er accidents wh ich can result in se vere inju r y or [...]

5 • After s triking a f oreign objec t, stop th e engine, remove th e wire from the spark plug a nd thoroughly inspe ct the mow er for any d amage. Re pair the dam- age before restarting an d operatin g the mower. • Grass catcher compon ents are subjec t to wear, da m- age and d eterioration, wh ich coul d expose moving parts or allow obj ects [...]

6 Slope Gauge 15° SIGHT A ND HOLD THIS LEVEL W ITH A VERTIC AL TREE A POWER POLE A CORNER O F A BUILDING OR A FENCE POST FO L D O N D O T TE D L I NE , R E P R E S E NTI N G A1 5 ° S L O P E U S E T H I SP A G EA SA G U I D ET OD E T E R M I N ES L O P E SW H E R EY O UM A YN O TO P E R A T ES A F E L Y . Do not mow on in clines wi th a slope in [...]

7 SECT ION 4: CONTR OLS Figure 3 HOUR/RPM METER (If Equ ipped) The hour/RP M meter is an LCD ( liquid c rystal displ ay) dis play that i s located on the righ t control panel. Th e meter’s di splay sta ys on conti nuous ly. (See Fi gure 3) • HOUR METER : The meter funct ions as a n hour mete r. The hour v alue is th e numb er of hour s of engin[...]

8 LIFT HANDLE Figure 5 The lift ha ndle is loca ted on t he right fend er. It r aises a nd lowers th e cutt ing heigh t of the mo wer de ck used by th e Z-series . (See F igure 3 ) & (See Fi gure 5) • 1 through 7 (1 - lowest height, 7 - highes t height) • L is the lock out position. Th e lock position is used when r emoving the mowe r deck.[...]

9 PO WER T AKE- OFF (PTO) SWITCH Figure 7 The PTO sw itch is located o n the r ight cont rol pane l. It co ntrols the engagem ent of th e cutting blades. (See Fi gure 7) When the sw itc h is: • UP : The cut ting bl ades ar e engaged ( blades are turn ing). • DOWN : T he cuttin g blade s are di senga ged (not t urnin g). Note: Be sure li ft leve[...]

10 DRIVE HANDLES The drive h andles (le ft and right ) are loc ated at th e top of the con trol tower . (See Figu re 8) The dr ive handl es are used to move , steer, and sto p the Z-seri es. The drive ha ndles will ret urn toward the n eutral positi on when releas ed; howe ver, the d river sh ould plac e the d rive han dles in th e neutral po sitio[...]

11 INDICA T O R P ANEL Figure 10 The indic ator pane l is locate d at the top of th e cont rol tower. Th ere are two ind icator lig hts on the panel. (See Fig ure 1 0). When the corres pondi ng light i s il lumina ted it in dicate s: • L O WE N G I N EO I L : Stop the trac tor immediatel y and check the engi ne oil level. C ontinuing to op erate [...]

12 SECTION 5: OPERATION BEFORE OPERA TING 1. Study thi s manual careful ly. It has been pr ovided to help you safel y operat e and main tain th is unit. 2. Familiar ize you rself wi th all inst ruments and co ntrols. 3. Fill the fu el tank a ccording to th e MAINTENTANC E sectio n. 4. Check the engine oi l level as ins tructed i n the sepa rate eng[...]

13 1. Sit in th e seat of the trac tor faci ng forwar d with your fee t stradd ling the c ontrol to wer. 2. Push the chok e leve r to the fu ll ch oke p osition ( all the way towa rd the front of th e tract or). 3. Push the throttl e lever to the fast (rabbit) posi tion (all the way toward the f ront of the tractor). Note: Less chok ing may be requ[...]

14 QUICK REFERENCE CHART The Z-series c an turn with a zero radi us. The Z-ser ies uses the r ear tires to tur n. When turni ng with a zero radi us, the rear tire s are used as the piv ot point. A con ventiona l tractor can ma ke a circle bu t it needs a turni ng radius, usuall y based on the distance betwe en the front and rear whe els. With a sho[...]

15 MO WING For best res ults, cons ider the follo wing rec ommendati ons: • Mow the first two laps with the discha rge po intin g towar d the c enter. • Mow the next two laps with th e dischar ge pointing outs ide (away from ce nter) for a balanc ed cut and improved app earan ce. • Do not cut grass to o short. The mower te nds to "scalp [...]

16 WARN ING: Th e hydr aulic relief lev ers ar e near eng ine pa rts t hat can be HOT. T o avo id injur y, wai t until engine pa rts have cool ed before di sengag ing. 1. Positio n the Z -series on a fl at and level s urface. 2. Engag e the pa rking b rake. 3. Remove the hydr aulic re lief le vers fr om the lock p osition. There i s a le ver for th[...]

17 ADJUSTIN G BRAKE FORCE Figure 14 1. Place th e Z-se ries on level s urface without the brake engage d and p lace blocks behin d the whe els. 2. Turn the engi ne OFF an d remove the key from t he igniti on. 3. From undernea th the Z-s eries dire ctly behi nd the caster wheel pi vot bar, lo cate the brake r ods. There ar e two, one on the right an[...]

18 7. Pull up on the con trol t ower cover and sli de up and o ver t he contr ol tower. 8. Remove both s afety switc hes from thei r respecti ve holder s by squeezin g together on the r etaining c lips while gent ly pus hing upw ard unt il the swi tches c lear the b racke ts. 9. Remove bolt s (A) that secure li nkage to upper cont rol handle s and [...]

19 16. Rem ove quarter inch by seven i nch pins from top and bo ttom holes . 17. Se t parkin g brake and st art the eng ine ( set th rottle at f ull s peed). M ake sur e that th e PTO is off. 18. Rota te rods (l engthen or shorte n) to bring each h ydrosta t to neu tral. NOTE: The contr ol linkage going t o the hydrostat ic pump has left -hand thre[...]

20 GREASE POINT LOCA TIONS 42” Mower Deck Grea se Fittings Caster W heel Spindle Control Tower Caster W heel Pivot Bar Lift Handle Deck Lift Pivot Grease F itting Grease F itting Grease F itting Grease Fittin gs Grease Fittin g Grease F ittings[...]

21 SECTION 8: MAINTENANCE ENGINE COMP ARTMENT The engine is loca ted behind the ope rator seat. FUEL T ANK The fuel tank f iller ca p is located on the left-rea r fender pane l. Take the fuel cap off by uns crewin g. Fill the gas tank from this po int. The fuel tan k has approx imately a 4.0 ga llon capac ity. WARN ING: N ever fi ll th e fuel ta nk[...]

22 ADDING HYDRA ULIC OIL WARN ING: N ever ov erfill the hy drauli c units. Damag e can result if the oi l level is not wi thin the operatin g range. Note: When a dding hydr aulic oil, do s o in smal l quantitie s and rech eck the oil level before addi ng more. It is importa nt that you do not o ver fill t he reser voir. (See Figur e 16) 1. Place th[...]

23 REPLA CIN G THE HEAD LAMP B ULB 1. Remove the ignitio n key fr om igniti on switc h. 2. Detach the bottom of th e rubber boot cover on the driv e handles. 3. Slide th e boot c over all the way up (towar d the d rive handl es) to ac cess the d rive ha ndle b olts. 4. Remove bo th bolt s securin g the dri ve han dles. 5. Remove the drive han dles [...]

24 Warning: Wh en rem oving the cab les from t he batter y follo w order of t he steps to avoid a shor t between the wrenc h and the fr ame. REMO VING THE BA TTER Y 1. Remove the negati ve (black) cabl e. 2. R emove t he posit ive (re d) cabl e. 3. Unscrew the two wing nuts from the battery rods. 4. Remove the ba ttery. INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y 1.[...]

25 SECTION 9: MOWER DECKS The mower d eck mus t be leve l horizont ally (side-to-s ide an d front-to- back) for even cu tting. CHECKING THE LEVEL OF THE MO WER DECK - Side to Side - Fr ont to Back Figure 19 1. Check the rear ti res pres sure for pro per inflatio n and track ing. 2. P osition t he Z-serie s on a hard and lev el sur face. 3. Place th[...]

26 Figure 21 3. R emove t he left be lt cover by remo ving the wing nu t. 4. Release t he belt tension spr ing by releasi ng the belt tensi on bar. 5. Remove the be lt from clutch bel ow the engine in the rear of the unit . 6. Push the deck as sembly for ward to disco nnect the retain ing arms from t he deck. 7. Disconn ect each cle vis pi n at the[...]

27 2. Turn the th readed li nk the ap propri ate distan ce dow n. • Every 1/2 turn =1/ 32” (.03 125”) • Exampl e: If the front measureme nt is 4.625” the thr eaded link shou ld be turne d 2 full turns (1/8” or 0.125”) down. 3. Reconnec t the ha nger lin ks to the hanger br ackets an d the r etaining arms to the tra ctor. 4. Connect de[...]

28 Figure 24 12. Turn th e pulley counter clockwi se until the be lt is compl etely off of the pu lley. 13. Locat e the clutch pulle y. It is located in the rear of the tract or, below the muffler. (S ee Figure 25) 14. Rem ove the be lt fro m the c lutch pul ley. Figure 25 WARN ING: E xhaust and surround ing engine p arts are v ery hot an d can cau[...]

29 17. Move the mower dec k toward the rear of the t ractor unti l the retain ing arms cle ar the mower de ck. 18. From th e right s ide, p ull the mo wer deck out from under the tractor . INST ALLING A NEW MO WER DECK DRIVE BEL T 1. Remove the mo wer deck . See REMO VING THE MOW ER DECK fo r details. 2. Remove the old m ower d eck drive belt f rom[...]

30 Figure 28 10. Rep eat Step 7 a nd Ste p 8 for the other si de of th e mower de ck. 11. From th e rear, attach the belt ar ound the c lutch pu lley. 12. En gage ten sion ar m by m oving i t into th e bra cket to ma intain belt t ensio n. 13. Rep lace bel t cove rs. CUTTING BLADE CARE WARN ING: Th e cutting blad es are sharp and c an cause sever e[...]

31 2. Use a 1- 1/8 inch soc ket wren ch on the pulley side of the sp indle to secure. 3. Tighten the nut to 100 ft-lbs (136 Nm) . LUBRICA TION OF MO WER DECK Lubricate t he m ower dec k and its part s as re quired. • Each sp indle has a gr ease f itting and all p ivot poin ts sh ould b e lubrica ted wi th moto r oil. REMO VING THE D RIVE BEL T Vi[...]

32 WARN ING: D rain f uel into a n approv ed co ntainer, in o pen ai r, and away from op en flam es. 5. Clean the e ngine and the entire Z-se ries tho roughly . 6. Lubricate all lu brication poi nts. 7. Follow the b attery s torage g uideli nes (refe r to BATTE RY STORAG E for d etails). 8. Inflate t ires a t regular interv als. 9. Store in a clean[...]

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