CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
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5
Driving and Transport on Public Roads
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5
Towing
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5
Operating
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5
Good Service
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6
Manufacturing Number
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6
SYMBOLS AND DECALS
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7
SAFETY
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9
Safety Instructions
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9
Personal Safety Equipment
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11
Slope Operation
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11
Safe Handling of Gasoline
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13
General Maintenance
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14
Transport
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16
Towing
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16
Spark Arrestor
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16
Rollover Protection System (ROPS)
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17
CONTROLS
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18
Control Locations
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18
Motion Control Levers
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19
Parking Brake
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20
Ignition Switch
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20
Blade Switch
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20
Throttle Control
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21
Hour Meter
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21
Fuel Shut Off Valve
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21
Tracking Knob
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22
Fuses
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22
Cutting Height Adjuster
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23
Seat Adjustment Lever
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23
Hydro Release Levers
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23
Refueling
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24
OPERATION
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25
Training
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25
Steering
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25
Roll Bar and Safety Belt
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26
Before Starting
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26
Starting the Engine
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27
Jumper Cables Use
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29
Running
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30
Operating on Hills
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31
Stopping the Engine
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32
Mowing Tips
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33
Moving Machine By Hand
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34
MAINTENANCE
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35
Battery
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37
Safety System
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38
Tire Pressures
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38
Parking Brake
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38
Deck Belt
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39
Pump Belt
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40
V-belts
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40
Cutting Blades
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41
Adjusting the Mower Deck
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42
Leveling deck
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42
Anti-scalp Rollers
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43
Caster Wheels
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43
Hardware
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43
Cleaning
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44
ZT-3400 Powertrain
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44
LUBRICATION
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45
Lubrication Schedule
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45
Engine Oil Change
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46
Wheel and Deck Zerks
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46
Front Wheel Mount
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46
Front Wheel Bearings
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46
Deck Spindle
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47
Transaxle (Transmission) Fluid Change
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48
Transmission Purging
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49
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
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50
STORAGE
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52
Winter Storage
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52
Service
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52
WIRING DIAGRAM
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TECHNICAL DATA
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54
Torque Speciļ¬cations
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54
CONFORMITY CERTIFICATES
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56
SERVICE JOURNAL
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