White Outdoor Z-185L, Z-205, Z-225 manual

OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y PRINTED IN U .S.A. Models Z-185L Z-205 Z-225 FORM NO . 770-10104A Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and s hould not be used on or near any unimproved forest- covered, brush-cove red or grass-covered land unless the en gine’s exhaust s[...]

2 SECTION 1: FINDING YOUR MODEL NUMBER This Ope rator’s Manu al is an imp ortant part o f your new Z-Series . It will he lp you prep are, operat e and maint ain your mower. Ple ase read and unders tand what it says. Before y ou start to p repare yo ur mower for i ts first us e, please l ocate the m odel plat e and copy the informa tion from i t i[...]

3 SECTION 3: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES WARN ING: THIS S YMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRUCTIONS WHI CH, IF NOT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE P ERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROPE RTY 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 INSTRUCTIO[...]

4 2. SLOP E OPERA TION • Slopes are a majo r factor related to loss of control and tip-ov er accid ents which can r esult in severe injury or death. All slo pes require e xtra cauti on. If you cannot bac k up the slope or if you feel un easy on it, do not mow it. • For your saf ety, use the slope gau ge included as part of this man ual to measu[...]

5 • Never tam per with safety device s. Check their proper operation r egularly . Use all guards as instruc ted in this ma nual. • After s triking a f oreign objec t, stop th e engine, remove th e wire from the spark plug and tho roughly inspe ct the mow er for any d amage. Re pair the dam- age before restarting and o perating th e mower. • G[...]

6 Slope Gauge 15° SIGHT AND HO LD THIS LEVE L WITH A VERT ICAL TREE A POWER PO LE A COR NER OF A BUILD ING OR A FENCE POST FO L D O N DO TTE D L I N E , R E P RE S E N TI N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E USE THI S PAGE AS A GUIDE TO D ETERMINE SLOPES WHERE YOU M AY NOT OPERATE S AFELY. Do not m ow on i nclines with a s lope in exce ss of 1 5 degree s (a ris[...]

7 SECT ION 4: CONTR OLS Figure 3 HOUR/RPM METER The hour/RP M meter is an L CD (liqui d crystal dis play) displa y that is loc ated on the righ t control pan el. The meter’s di splay sta ys on continuo usly. (Se e Figure 3) • HOUR METER : The meter funct ions as an h our meter. The ho ur value is the numb er of hours of engine operati on. Use t[...]

8 LIFT HANDLE Figure 5 The lift ha ndle is lo cated on t he right fend er. It r aises and l owers the c utting he ight of the mo wer deck us ed by th e Z-series . (See Fig ure 3) & (S ee Figure 5) • 1 through 7 (1 - lowest height, 7 - highes t height) • L is the lock out position. Th e lock position is used when remo ving the mower deck. TH[...]

9 PO WER T AKE-OFF (PTO) SWITCH Figure 7 The PTO swit ch is loca ted on the ri ght control p anel. (See Fig ure 7) It con trols the e ngagement o f the cuttin g blades. When t he switch is: • UP : The cu tting blad es are engag ed (blad es are tu rning). • DOWN : The cutting bl ades are d isengage d (not turni ng). Note: Be sure li ft lever is [...]

10 DRIVE HANDLES The drive h andles (le ft and right) are l ocated at th e top of the con trol tower. (See Figu re 8) The drive ha ndles are used to move , steer, and stop t he Z-series. The drive ha ndles will ret urn toward the neutr al position whe n released; h owever, th e driver shou ld place the dr ive handles in th e neutral p osition so th[...]

11 INDICA T O R P A NEL Figure 10 The indic ator panel i s located a t the top of t he control tower. There a re two or thr ee indicat or lights o n the panel . (See Fi gure 10) When th e corre spond ing ligh t is illumi nate d it indica tes: • L O WE N G I N EO I L : Stop the tractor i mmediately an d check the engine oil level . Continuing to o[...]

12 SECTION 5: OPERATION BEFORE OPERA TING 1. Study thi s manual c arefully. It has been provide d to help y ou safely operate an d maintai n this uni t. 2. Familiar ize yours elf with a ll inst ruments and co ntrols. 3. Fill the fu el tank accordi ng to the MA INTENTANCE sec tion. 4. Check the engine oi l level as instru cted in the s eparate e ngi[...]

13 1. Sit in th e seat of th e tractor fa cing forwar d with yo ur feet str addling th e control to wer. 2. Push the chok e lever to the fu ll choke p ositio n (all the way towa rd the front of the tr actor). 3. Push the throttl e lever to the fast (rabbit) posi tion (all the way toward the front of the tractor ). Note: Less cho king may be requi r[...]

14 QUICK REFERENCE CHART The Z-series c an turn with a zero radius . The Z-series uses t he rear tires to tur n. When turning w ith a zero radius , the rear tire s are used as the pivot po int. A conventi onal tractor can ma ke a circle bu t it needs a turning radi us, usuall y based on the distance betwe en the front and rear wheels. Wi th a short[...]

15 MO WING For best res ults, consid er the fol lowing rec ommendati ons: • Mow the first two laps with the discha rge poin ting tow ard the c enter. • Mow the next two laps with th e discharge poi nting outside (aw ay from center) for a balanc ed cut and improved app earance . • Do not cut grass too short. The m ower tends to "sc alp&qu[...]

16 WARN ING: Th e hydraulic r elief lever s are near to e ngine parts t hat can be HOT . To avoid in jury, wait until engine pa rts have cool ed before disengag ing. 1. Positio n the Z- series on a flat and level surfac e. 2. Engag e the parkin g brake . 3. Remove the hydr aulic rel ief leve rs from the lock p osition. There i s a leve r for the r [...]

17 ADJUSTIN G BRAKE FORCE Figure 14 1. Place th e Z-series on le vel surfac e without the br ake engage d and plac e block s behin d the wheels . 2. Turn the engi ne OFF and rem ove the k ey from the igni tion. 3. From undernea th the Z-ser ies directly be hind the caster whe el pivot bar, loca te the brake rods. There ar e two, one on the right an[...]

18 7. Pull up on the con trol tower c over and s lide up a nd over the c ontrol tower. 8. Remove both s afety switches fro m their respecti ve holders by squ eezing toge ther on the retaini ng clips while gent ly pus hing upw ard unt il the swi tches c lear t he bracke ts. 9. Remove bolt s (A) that secure link age to upper contro l handles and lowe[...]

19 16. Rem ove quarter i nch by sev en inch p ins from top and bottom holes . 17. Se t parking b rake and start the engin e (set th rottle at f ull spee d). Make sur e that the P TO is off. 18. Rota te rods (leng then or shor ten) to bri ng each hyd rostat to neutral. NOTE: The contr ol linkage going to the hy drostatic pump has l eft-hand threa ds[...]

20 GREASE POINT LOCA TIONS 48” & 54” Mo wer Deck Greas e Fitting Caster Wheel Spindl e Control Towe r Caster Whe el Pivot Bar Lift Handle Deck Lift Pivot Grease Fit ting Grease Fitting Grease Fitting Grease F ittings Grease F itting Grease Fittings[...]

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 cap is lo cated on the l eft-rear fender p anel. Take t he fuel cap off b y unscrewin g. Fill the gas tank from this po int. The fuel tank has ap proxima tely a 4.0 gallon cap acity. WARN ING: N ever fi ll the f uel tank [...]

22 ADDING HYDRA ULIC OIL WARN ING: N ever overfi ll the hydrauli c units. Damag e can result if the oi l level is not within the operatin g range. Note: When a dding hydra ulic oil, do so in sma ll quantit ies and rec heck the oil lev el before add ing more. It is importa nt that you do not over fill the reservoi r. (See Figure 16) 1. Place th e Z-[...]

23 REPLA CIN G THE HEAD LAMP BULB 1. Remove the ignitio n key from i gnition swi tch. 2. Detach the bottom of th e rubber boot cover on the drive hand les. 3. Slide th e boot cov er all the w ay up (tow ard the dri ve handles ) to access t he drive ha ndle bolts . 4. Remove bo th bolts s ecuring th e drive han dles. 5. Remove the drive han dles and[...]

24 Warning: Wh en remov ing the cables from the battery follow order of t he steps to avo id a short between the wrenc h and the fra me. REMO VING THE BA TTER Y 1. Remove the negati ve (black) cable. 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. A tt[...]

25 SECTION 9: MOWER DECKS The mower d eck must be level h orizontall y (side-to-s ide and fr ont-to-back ) for even cutting. CHECKING THE LEVEL OF THE MO WER DECK - Side to side - Fr ont to Back Figure 19 1. Check the rear ti res pressu re for proper infla tion and track ing. 2. P osition t he Z-serie s on a hard and lev el sur face. 3. Place th e [...]

26 Figure 21 3. R emove t he left be lt cover by rem oving t he wing nu t. 4. Release t he belt ten sion spring b y releasi ng the bel t tension bar. 5. Remove the be lt from clutch below the engi ne in the rear of the unit. 6. Push the deck as sembly forwar d to disconnect the ret aining arms fro m the deck. 7. Disconn ect each cle vis pin at the [...]

27 2. Turn the th readed link the appr opriate dis tance dow n. • Every 1/2 turn =1/ 32” (.03125 ”) • Exampl e: If the front m easurement i s 4.625” the th readed link shoul d be turned 2 full turns (1/8” or 0. 125”) down. 3. Reconnec t the hange r links to the han ger brackets and the r etaining arms to the tracto r. 4. Connect deck [...]

28 12. Turn th e pulley co untercloc kwise un til the belt i s complete ly off of th e pulley. 13. Locat e the clutch pulley. It is loc ated in the rear of the tractor, below the muff ler. (See Figure 25) 14. Rem ove the be lt from th e clutch pulley. Figure 25 WARNING: Exhaus t and surroundi ng engine par ts are very hot and c an cause sev ere bur[...]

29 M O W E RD E C KB E L TR O U T I N G Figure 27 INST ALLING THE MO WER DECK Before i nstalling th e mower deck on t he tracto r, route the mo wer deck be lt as shown in MO WER DECK BE LT ROUTING. 1. Slide th e mower de ck under th e Z-series. WARN ING: D o not touch th e muffler cove r. The muffler a nd cover are extr emely ho t and can caus e se[...]

30 10. Rep eat Step 7 a nd Step 8 f or the other side of th e mower de ck. 11. From th e rear, atta ch the bel t around t he clutch pu lley. 12. En gage tensi on arm b y moving i t into th e bracket t o maint ain belt t ension. 13. Rep lace belt c overs. CUTTING BLADE CARE WARN ING: Th e cutting blades are sh arp and can cause sev ere injury. Wr ap[...]

31 4. Roll the drive belt down off of the le ft drive pulley. Now, role the dr ive belt down off of the right drive pulley . 5. Remove the driv e belt from the engine pul ley. 6. Now that th e belt is slack , carefully pul l the belt up and over the right hy drostatic cool ing fan. No w carefully pull the belt up and over the left hydros tatic cool[...]

32 SECTION 11: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE * Liquid co oled models on ly. T rouble P oss ible Cause(s) Corrective Action Engine f ails to star t PT O s witch engaged. Brak e pedal not engaged. Spar k pl ug wi re dis conne cted. Throttle cont rol le ver not in co rrect starting position. Fuel tank empt y , or stale fuel. Bl ocke d f ue l li ne. F aulty s[...]

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