CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................ 5
General........................................................................ 5
Driving.and.Transport.on.Public.Roads....................... 5
Towing......................................................................... 5
Operating..................................................................... 5
Good.Service............................................................... 6
Manufacturing.Number...................................... 6
SYMBOLS.AND.DECALS.................................................. 7
SAFETY............................................................................. 9
Safety.Instructions....................................................... 9
Personal.Safety.Equipment....................................... 11
Slope.Operation......................................................... 11
Safe.Handling.of.Gasoline......................................... 13
General.Maintenance................................................ 14
Transport................................................................... 16
Towing....................................................................... 16
Spark.Arrestor............................................................ 16
CONTROLS..................................................................... 17
Control.Locations....................................................... 17
Steering.Control.Levers............................................. 18
Ignition.Switch............................................................ 19
Throttle.Control.......................................................... 19
Blade.Switch.............................................................. 19
Hour.Meter................................................................. 20
Choke.Control............................................................ 20
Parking.Brake............................................................ 20
Tracking.Knob............................................................ 21
Cutting.Height.Adjuster.............................................. 21
Bypass.Linkages........................................................ 21
Fuel.Tank................................................................... 22
Fuel.Shut.Off.Valve.................................................... 23
Fuses......................................................................... 23
Seat.Adjustment.Lever.............................................. 23
OPERATION.................................................................... 24
Training...................................................................... 24
Steering..................................................................... 24
Before.Starting........................................................... 25
Starting.the.Engine.................................................... 26
Weak.Battery............................................................. 29
Running..................................................................... 30
Operating.on.Hills...................................................... 31
Mowing.Tips............................................................... 32
Stopping.the.Engine.................................................. 33
Moving.Machine.By.Hand.......................................... 34
ZT-2800.Bypass.Linkages............................... 34
MAINTENANCE............................................................... 35
Maintenance.Schedule.............................................. 35
Battery....................................................................... 37
Safety.System............................................................ 38
Parking.Brake............................................................ 38
Tire.Pressures........................................................... 38
V-belts........................................................................ 39
Deck.Belt................................................................... 39
Deck.Belt.Removal.......................................... 39
Pump.Belt........................................................ 40
Anti-scalp.rollers.............................................. 40
Cutting.Blades........................................................... 41
Blade.replacement........................................... 41
Adjusting.the.Mower.Deck......................................... 42
Leveling.deck................................................... 42
Caster.Wheels........................................................... 43
Cleaning..................................................................... 43
Hardware................................................................... 43
LUBRICATION................................................................. 44
Front.Wheel.Mount.................................................... 45
Front.Wheel.Bearings................................................ 45
Deck.Spindle.............................................................. 45
Deck.Outer.Spindle.................................................... 45
Engine........................................................................ 45
Transaxle.Fluid.Change............................................. 46
TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................... 47
Winter.Storage........................................................... 49
STORAGE........................................................................ 49
Service....................................................................... 49
SCHEMATICS.................................................................. 50
TECHNICAL.DATA........................................................... 51
Torque.Specifications................................................ 51
CONFORMITY.CERTIFICATES...................................... 54
SERVICE.JOURNAL........................................................ 55
