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SAFETY DECALS AND LABELS
Keep product safety graphics (decals) clean. Replace any safety graphic that is damaged, destroyed, missing, paint-
ed over or can no longer be read. Replacement safety graphics are available through your dealer.
FAST
SLOW
CHOKE
THROTTLE CONTROL
INDICATOR – LOCATED ON
LEFT CONSOLE
FAST
SLOW
ZT42
ZT50
GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
– LOCATED ON RIGHT CONSOLE
ASIDE OPERATOR’S SEAT
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
– LOCATED ON LEFT CONSOLE
ASIDE OPERATOR’S SEAT
DECK HEIGHT
PARK BRAKE
ON
OFF
P A
RK
BR
AK
E
P
•
Start Off In A Flat,
Open Area.
•
Keep Bystanders Aw
ay.
•
Set Throttle At A Low
Speed.
•
Practice Maneuvering,
(
Forw
ard,
Reverse,
Left,
Right
)
Without Deck Engaged.
•
To START,
PARK BRAKE m
ust be set
•
P.
T.
O.
sw
itch in OFF
(
dow
n
)
position
•
Lap bars in NEUTRAL and outw
ard positions
•
Throttle set properly,
CHOKE position if "
cold"
•
Turn key to ON,
then START,
release w
hen engine runs
START
NEUTRAL
F
O
R
W
A
R
D
REVERSE
STARTI NG
I NSTRUCTI ONS
FOR FI RST- TI M E
OPERATORS
HOURS 1/10
PT
O /
BLADE
P
ARK
BRAKE
OIL
BATT.
S T A R T
N E U T R A L
FORWARD
REV ERSE
NOTI CE
•
PTO Automatically
Disengages When
Both Lap Bars Are
Moved Into Reverse.
•
PTO Automatically
Reengages When
Levers Are Returned
To The Neutral
Or For
ward Positions.
INDICATOR
INDICATOR
WARNING
WARNING
• Read The Operator's Manual.
• Go Across Slopes, Not Up And Down.
• If Machine Stops Going Uphill, Stop Blade And Back Down Slowly.
• Avoid Sudden Turns.
• Do Not Mow When Children Or Others Are Around.
• Never Carry Children Even With Blades Off.
• Look Down And Behind Before And While Backing.
• Keep Safety Devices (Guards, Shields, Switches, Etc.) In Place And Working.
• Remove Objects That Could Be Thrown By The Blade.
•
Do Not Operate Unit Where It Could Slip Or Tip.
• Know Location And Function Of All Controls.
• Be Sure Blades And Engine Are Stopped Before Placing Hands Or Feet Near Blades.
• Before Leaving Operator Position, Disengage Blades, Place In Neutral,
Engage Parking Brake, Shut Off And Remove Key.
• When Using The Optional Grass Bagging Attachment, The Front Counter
Weight Included With Bagger Must Be Installed.
AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
• Do not add fuel while the engine is hot or running.
• Stop engine, disconnect spark plug before adjusting or servicing.
• Before leaving operator's position:
•
DISENGAGE IMPLEMENT DRIVE.
•
Place speed controls in neutral and set parking brake.
•
Wait for all movement to stop.
• Do not allow operation by untrained personnel.
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING – LOCATED IN CENTER
OF SEAT BOX FRAME
TO
R ED U CE
TH E
R IS K
O F
IN JU R Y,
D O
N O T
O PER ATE
U N L ES S
DIS CH AR G E
CO VER
OR
GRASS
CATCH ER
IS
IN
ITS
PR O PER
PL ACE.
IF
D A M A G E D ,
R E P L A C E
IM M E D IA T E L Y .
HANDS AND FEET
SAFETY GRAPHIC
MOWER DECK
SAFETY GRAPHIC
