Dixon RAM 48ZT, Operator'S Manual

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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
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.................................................... 25
Weak.Battery............................................................. 28
Running..................................................................... 29
Operating.on.Hills...................................................... 30
Mowing.Tips............................................................... 31
Stopping.the.Engine.................................................. 32
Moving.Machine.By.Hand.......................................... 33
ZT-2800.Bypass.Linkages............................... 33
MAINTENANCE............................................................... 34
Maintenance.Schedule.............................................. 34
Battery....................................................................... 36
Safety.System............................................................ 37
Parking.Brake............................................................ 37
Tire.Pressures........................................................... 37
V-belts........................................................................ 38
Deck.Belt................................................................... 38
Deck.Belt.Removal.......................................... 38
Pump.Belt........................................................ 39
Anti-scalp.rollers.............................................. 39
Cutting.Blades........................................................... 40
Blade.replacement........................................... 40
Adjusting.the.Mower.Deck......................................... 41
Leveling.deck................................................... 41
Caster.Wheels........................................................... 42
Cleaning..................................................................... 42
Hardware................................................................... 42
LUBRICATION................................................................. 43
Front.Wheel.Mount.................................................... 44
Front.Wheel.Bearings................................................ 44
Deck.Spindle.............................................................. 44
Engine........................................................................ 44
Deck.Outer.Spindle.................................................... 44
Transaxle.Fluid.Change............................................. 45
TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................... 46
Winter.Storage........................................................... 48
STORAGE........................................................................ 48
Service....................................................................... 48
SCHEMATICS.................................................................. 49
TECHNICAL.DATA........................................................... 50
Torque.Specifications................................................ 50
CONFORMITY.CERTIFICATES...................................... 53
SERVICE.JOURNAL........................................................ 54