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POSITION DRIVE CONTROL LEVERS
The drive control levers are unfastened from their re-
spective pivot brackets and lowered for shipping pur-
poses. The control levers must be repositioned and
secured to the pivot bracket to operate the tractor. Re-
position the control levers as follows:
• Remove the nut knob, bell washer, and carriage
bolt from either of the two control lever pivot
brackets. Refer to Figure 2.
• Lift and swing that control lever upward until the
slotted hole in the lever bracket aligns with one of
the holes in the pivot bracket. Refer to Figure 2.
• From the inside, insert the carriage bolt into the
pivot bracket and through the control lever slot. See
Figure 2.
• Slide the bell washer onto the carriage bolt, then
thread the nut knob onto the bolt. Fully tighten the
knob to temporarily secure control lever (See Figure
2). Refer to "Adjusting the Drive Control Levers" in
Section 3 for instructions on final adjustment of the
levers.
Figure 2
• Note the relative position of the control lever to the
pivot bracket, then repeat the previous steps to
reposition the other control lever in approximately
the same position.
CONNECT THE BATTERY
WARNING: Battery posts, terminals and
related accessories contain lead and lead
compounds. Wash hands after handling.
The tractor is shipped with an activated sealed battery,
with the positive battery cable factory connected. The
negative cable must be connected.
NOTE: Make sure the ignition switch is in the "OFF" po-
sition before attaching the battery cable.
1. Pull the protective cap off the negative terminal of
the battery, and remove the hex cap screw and nut
from the free end of the negative battery cable.
2. Connect the negative battery cable (heavy black)
to negative terminal (NEG) of the battery using the
hex cap screw and nut. Slide the black terminal
cover over the negative terminal of the battery.
MODEL ZT42 ONLY
Remove The Chute Stop
• Locate the chute stop on the right side of the
mower, between discharge chute and cutting deck.
• While holding the discharge chute up, rotate the
chute stop clockwise and remove.
• Discard the chute stop.
Figure 3
MODEL ZT50 ONLY
Lower Deck Discharge Chute
WARNING: Never operate the mower deck
without the discharge chute installed and
in the down position.
Locate the cable tie holding the deck discharge chute in
the up position for shipping purposes. Cut the cable tie
and lower the discharge chute.
Control Lever
Carriage Bolt
Nut Knob
Pivot
Lift control
lever upward
Bell Washer
Bracket
Slotted
Hole
Chute Stop