Swisher ZT2350 manual

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    ZERO TURN HYDROS TATIC D RIVE ZERO TURN HYDROS TATIC D RIVE ZERO TURN HYDROS TATIC D RIVE ZERO TURN HYDROS TATIC D RIVE OWNER’ S MANU AL 1602 CORPORATE DRIVE, P.O. BOX 67, WARRENSB URG, MISSOURI 64093 PHONE 660-747-81 83 FAX 660-747-8650 MODEL N O. ZT2350 STARTING SERIAL # L505 -353001 Manufa cturing quality law n care e quipmen t sinc e 19 45 As[...]

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    1) Engine W arrant y All en gines utiliz ed on our product s have a se parate wa rrant y extended to them b y the individu al engin e manufa cturer. An y engine servic e difficult y is the respon sibilit y of the en gine manufa cturer and in no wa y is Swisher Mower Co., Inc. or its agents respons ible for the en gine warrant y. The Briggs & S [...]

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    Thank you for choosing Swisher’s Zero T urn Rider Mower. Before operating your mower, please read, understand and follow all of the safety precautions and other instructions explained in this manual . As with all power equipment, lawnmowers can be pot entially dangerous if im properly used. SAFETY P RECAU TIONS & DEC ALS This Safety Alert Sy [...]

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    • Turn off the bl ades when not mowin g. Before leavin g the mach ine, tur n off the blad es and stop the en gine. • Watch for t raffic wh en operatin g near or crossing roadwa ys. • Do not operat e the mo wer if it has b een droppe d or dama ged in an y manner or if t he mower vibrat es exces sivel y. Excessive vibrati on is an indic ation o[...]

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    • Turn off the bl ades when not mowin g. Before leavin g the mach ine, tur n off the blad es and stop the en gine. • Watch for t raffic wh en operatin g near or crossing roadwa ys. • Do not operat e the mo wer if it has b een droppe d or dama ged in an y manner or if t he mower vibrat es exces sivel y. Excessive vibrati on is an indic ation o[...]

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    Danger/Wa rning Decal – OD99155 Ignition/PTO/ Throttle D ecal – OD99154 Triangl e Danger Dec al – OD55 Ignition/PTO/ Throttle D ecal 50” Mowe r Onl y – OD99157 Swisher Flag U.S.A.– OD39 Notice Do Not Alt er Wir ing Decal– OD74 Operator Must Be S eated Decal– OD73 Parking Brake D ecal – OD9915 2 Flying Debris De cal – OD43 No Ste[...]

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    OPERATING YOUR NEW ZERO TU RN R IDER MOWER CONTROLS • OPERATOR PRESENCE SYSTEM: This m ower is equip ped with an operator’s pres ence system. Any att empt to l eave the s eated positi on with the engine runnin g, without first disengaging th e PTO switch will cause th e engine to shut off. Never get off t he mower without pla cing the ste ering[...]

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    STARTING MOWER • TO START: Position s teering handl es outward t o neutral lo cked position. Engage p arking brake. Extend t hrottl e to full choke position . Start ignition and sli de throt tle lev er back to full throttl e position. Allow e ngine to warm up for 1 min ute. Rel ease parkin g brake. Th e ZT2350 has a remot e choke assembl y locate[...]

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    MAIN TENANCE SCHED ULE INSPECT BEFO RE EACH USE • Loose fasteners: Be sure all fasten ers are at proper torque. Especi all y guards and blades. • Parking brak e: If brake does not ke ep unit from rollin g, brake must be adjusted or repaired. • Tires: Alwa y s che ck and maintain prop er tir e pressure (See ti re sidewall for recomm endation).[...]

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    INSPECT E VERY 25 HOURS • Lubrication: Gre ase all pivot poi nts wit h a high temp grease. • Battery, check a nd clean: Keep b atter y termi nals clean and tight. P eriodic charging will extend i ts life. Cl ean te rminals wi th a wire brush and coat with a pe troleum je ll y. • Change engine oil an d filter: Use onl y qualit y deter gent oil[...]

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    SERVIC E / ADJUS TMENTS TRACKING Adjustments to the unit ma y need to be mad e if t he unit does not track in a st raight lin e. The primar y reason for the un it not tr ackin g straight is incorre ct or unba lanced t ire pressure. Before maki ng an y adjustments first check and adjust the ti re pressure. D O NOT EXCEED MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED TIRE PRE[...]

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    REMOVING TH E MOWER DE CK 1. Turn off engin e and en gage parkin g brake. 2. Rotate cut ting hei ght lev er count erclockwise to lo west cuttin g position. 3. Remove bolt from picku p point loc ated at t he front of the d eck. 4. Remove cott er pins on rear hanger poin ts and slide out stabiliz er bars.Dis connect tension sprin g bolt from t ension[...]

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    LEVELING THE MOW ER DECK 1. Position un it on a smooth lev el surface. 2. For side to side lev elin g, measure th e distan ce from th e floor to th e bottom edge at the rear of the d eck. The m easurem ent should be equal within 1/16 inch si de t o side. Adjustment c an be mad e b y loosening lockin g nut on rear eyebolt h angers and adjus ting up [...]

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    BELTS Clutch drive belt replacement 1. Remove belt covers. 2. Disconnect t ension idl er from t ension bracket. 3. Remove belt from mo wer pulle y and elect ric clutch. 4. Install new be lt onto electri c clut ch and mower pulle y and ch eck for prop er routing and clea rance. 5. Reconne ct idler t ension bolt to tension bracket. Hydrostats belt re[...]

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    WIRING DIAG RAM 50” Mower 15[...]

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    ENGINE SETUP 16 I t em # D escripti on Pa rt # 1 23 H P B& S En g i n e ( 50" M ow e r) N / A 2 5/ 16-18 Se r rat e d Fl an ge N u t N B170 3 Sp acer En gi n e P u ll ey BB 1 05S L 4 Mot or Pu l l ey 3 " 3753 5 1/4 X 1/ 2 Key St ock 4258 6 En g i n e Pu l ley S pa cer S h ort .687 689S 7 Elect ric C l u t ch Drop Pu l ley 688 EC DP El[...]

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    17 D escri pti on Part # 5/16- 18 X 4 HCC G R 5 Z P NB513 5/16- 18 X 2 3 / 4 H C C GR 2ZP NB106 5/16 SA E Wash er NB275 5/16- 18 N y loc N u t NB181 PARTS NOT S HOWN (Zero Turn Ri der Trans Mounting Hardwar e) I tem # D escript ion Part # 1 Wire Lin k For I dler Arm BRS6H 2 Cl u tch R od Sprin g 682S 3 5/16- 18 Serrat ed Flan ge N u t NB170 4 5/16-[...]

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    STEERING (RIGH T SIDE SH OWN) 18 I tem # D escri pti on P art # 1 Di rect io n al Han d l e G r ip 3673 2 R ig h t Han d l e- Wel dmen t 3839TK Left H a n dle- We l dmen t 3846 T K 3 5/ 16-18 X 3/4 S err Fl g Bolt N B596 4 5/16-18 Se rr a t ed Fl a n ge N u t N B170 5 1/2 N R M ach Bu sh i n g 14 G A NB177 6 1/2 I D X 7/ 8 O D X 1/ 8 N y lon W ash [...]

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    CONTROL COVE R SEAT BASE ASS EMBLY I tem # Des cript i on Part # 1 Seat 18" Back With Arm R e st 3792 2 Sea t P l ate 3133 T K 3 5/16-18 Sh o u l de r B olt N B743 4 Sea t B racket 383 3T K 5 5/ 16-18 N y loc N u t N B18 1 6 T i nn erman Cl ip 5/16-18 3706 7 5/16-18 X 3/ 4 Serr Fl g Bolt N B 59 6 8 5 / 16 I D X 1 1/ 4 O D 11GA Black N y l on W[...]

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    20 I t em # De script i on Pa rt # 1 B rake M ou n t Plat e 3267 T K 2 1/ 8 X 1 Cott er Pi n NB126 3 Brake L i n kage R o d 33 90Z 4 5/ 16 -18 N y l oc N u t NB181 5 5/16- 18 Z P 2 Way Lock N u t NB558 6 5/16 U S S Flat Wash er ZP NB556 7 5/ 16-18 X 1 Ey e Bol t N B202 8 5/16-18 S errat ed Fl an ge N u t N B 170 9 S pri n g ( 2 speed ) T 2SM 10 P a[...]

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    FRAME for 5 0” Mower I tem # D escripti o n P art # 1 B ev er age R et ai n er 3643 T K 2 Fen d er-R i gh t 3012T K Fen der- Left 3011T K 3 F en de r Mou n t 5142TK 4 Batt ery Box 36 96T K 5 5/16- 18 X 3/ 4 Serr Flg B olt N B 596 6 T ran smissi on Mou nt 3835TK 7 Upper M o tor Base 3777TK 8 5/16-18 Serr ated Fl an g e N u t NB170 9 R ear Cov er 3[...]

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    22 I tem # D esc r i pti o n P art # 23 H e i gh t A dj u st I n d i cator 3671T K H e i gh t A dj u st I n d i cator De cal O D9 9151 24 H e i gh t A dju st I n di cator Bracket 3845 T K 25 8-32 Nu t N B 2 01 25 B 8-32 Mach i n e Screw N B 689 26 5/ 16-18 X 2 GR 5 Bol t N B50 7 27 5/ 16-18 2 w a y Lock N u t N B 5 58 28 5/16- 18 N y l oc N u t NB1[...]

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    I tem # D escript i on Part # 1 3/4-16 2 Way Lock N ut N B175 2 1 . 5x .761x .098x .134 Bel l ev i ll e Wash er A S 155 3 Bl ade Pu ll e y 4. 5" B 4104T K 4 Wash e r F or Bl a de Driv er NB179 5 B l ade Bearing B98 6 Bl ade Sh a f t 4.25" 9076 7 Bearin g H ou s in g B99 EC TK 8 17.5" Bl ade f o r 5 0" Mow er 5059 9 Blade D riv e[...]

  • Page 24

    DECK IDLER 17 SEE DETAIL Page 16 SEE DETAIL THIS PAGE 7 14 19 3 1 4 18 20 2 15 14 13 4 12 16 10 9 8 Item # Desc ript ion Part # 1 Gr ass Ch ut e W el dmen t 3773 T K 2 5/ 16-18 X 3/4 Serr Flg B olt N B 596 3 G r ass Ch u te M ou n t 6030 T K 4 3/8-16 N y loc N u t Z Y N B 182 5 3/8-16 N yl ok N ut J am N B207 6 3/8 USS Wash er NB271 7 B elt Co v e [...]

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    CORRECTION CAUSE SYMPTOM 1. CHECK AND ADJUST TIRE PRESSURE 2. SEE TRACKING ADJUSTMEN T IN SERVICE SE CTION 1. IMPROPE R AIR PRESSURE 2. TRACKING ADJUSTMEN TS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT UNIT DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT 1. MOVE LEVERS INTO POSITION 2. PUSH PTO SWITCH IN 3. SEE S TART UP IN OPERATION SECTION 4. WAIT SEV ERAL MINUTES BEFORE STARTING 5. REPLACE WITH[...]

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    27 W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBL IGATIONS YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS: The Ca lifornia Air Resources Board and Swisher Mower, is pleased to explai n the evaporative emiss ion control system (EECS) on your model year 2006 and later Swisher Product. In California, new Outdoor Power Equipmen t, must be designed, built and equipped to mee t the Sta[...]

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    OWNER’S MANU AL MODEL N O. ZT2350 Each mower h as its own mo del nu mber. Ea ch e ngine has its own model n umber. The model number for t he mo wer will be found unde r the s eat. T he mod el number for the engine will be found on th e top o f the blowe r fa n housing. All mower p arts listed herei n ma y be ord ered d irectly from Swisher Mo wer[...]