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Pro-QXT Tractor
™
Operator's Manual
Manuel du Utilisateur
Model
985910 – Pro-QXT
(SN 000101 +)
E10
ENGLISH
•
04893800A
11/16
FRANÇAIS
Printed in USA

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  • Page 1 Pro-QXT Tractor ™ Operator’s Manual Manuel du Utilisateur Model 985910 – Pro-QXT (SN 000101 +) ENGLISH • 04893800A 11/16 FRANÇAIS Printed in USA...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME ..... . 1 Clean Battery ..... 19 Charge Battery.

  • Page 3: Welcome

    WELCOME Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the Gravely family! Every machine in the Gravely lineup is designed for long-lasting and unsurpassed performance. We are confident your machine will be part of your family for many years to come.

  • Page 4: Safety

    SAFETY WARNING: AVOID INJURY. This machine and its attachments are capable of crushing or amputating Read these safety rules and follow them body parts. Failure to observe the closely. Failure to follow these rules could safety instructions in the manuals and lead to loss of control of unit, severe personal on decals could result in serious injury injury or death to you or bystanders, or result...

  • Page 5: Safety Decals

    5. Important 2. Safety Decal Description IMPORTANT: Indicates general reference information worthy of special attention. 1. DANGER! SAFETY DECALS This machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and throwing objects. Failure to DANGER! observe the following safety instructions could result in serious injury or death. The safety decals on your machine are visual reminders of the important safety information Discharge Hazard –...

  • Page 6: Safety Rules

    SAFETY RULES Children This machine is capable of amputating hands Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is and feet and throwing objects. Failure to not alert to the presence of children. observe the following safety instructions Children are often attracted to the machine could result in serious injury or death.
  • Page 7 NEVER operate machine in a closed or Operating Conditions poorly ventilated area. ALWAYS check overhead and side ALWAYS maintain unit in safe operating clearances carefully before operation. condition. Damaged or worn out muffler can ALWAYS be aware of traffic when operating cause fire or explosion.
  • Page 8 Storage Slope Operation NEVER store unit with fuel in fuel tank, DO NOT operate on slopes of more than inside a building where any ignition sources 15°. are present. Exercise extreme caution when operating on Keep machine free of grass, leaves, or other slopes.
  • Page 9 Use only an approved gasoline container. Accessories NEVER store the machine or fuel container Follow the manufacturer's recommendation where there is an open flame, spark, or pilot for wheel weights or counterweights. light such as on a water or space heater or DO NOT use a sulky or other stand-on other appliances.

  • Page 10: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY 1. Remove tie-down straps from front and rear of unit. 2. Remove straps retaining adjustable handlebar to unit. 3. Rotate handlebar into operating position. See Adjust Bow Latch on page 24. WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Ensure that lifting device, cables and hooks have sufficient capacity to support tractor.

  • Page 11: Controls & Features

    CONTROLS & FEATURES • Figure 3 1. Attachment Drive Shaft 15. Hour Meter 2. Attachment Lever 16. Transaxle Bypass Lever (2) 3. Bow Latch 17. Handlebar Height Adjustment Handle 4. Belt Cover 18. Steering-lock Lever 5. Engine Oil Dipstick/Fill 19. Key Switch 6.

  • Page 12: Ignition Switch

    THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER WARNING: AVOID INJURY. See Figure 6. Read and understand entire Safety section before Controls engine speed. proceeding. Fast Slow See Figure 3 for Controls and Features locations. Safety Interlock System WARNING: Safety interlock Figure 6 system failure and improper operation of unit can result in FUEL VALVE death or serious injury.

  • Page 13: Operator Presence Lever

    OPERATOR PRESENCE LEVER HOUR METER See Figure 9. Measures and displays engine runtime. Operator presence lever must be engaged to STEERING-LOCK LEVER operate drive control grip or PTO. Locks the steering feature for continual straight-line operation. ATTACHMENT CONTROL LEVER Operates features on certain attachments. TRANSAXLE BYPASS LEVERS Bypasses transaxles so unit can be moved with the engine off.

  • Page 14: Before Operation

    5. Move throttle control lever one-third of the system by performing the tests below. way toward the fast position. Contact your Gravely dealer for repair if 6. Insert ignition key and turn it to the start any of the tests fail.

  • Page 15: Stop The Engine

    When in the reverse operation position, the OPERATE IN EXTENDED drive control grip will automatically return to STRAIGHT LINE the neutral position when released by the See Figure 13. operator. Steering can be locked for extended periods of straight-line operation. Move steering-lock WARNING: AVOID INJURY.

  • Page 16: Install / Remove Attachments

    CAUTION: The attachment lever must fully lock in position and the bow latch securely hold the at- Neutral tachment. See Adjust Bow Latch Position on page 24. DO NOT use unit if (Transaxles attachment cannot be fully se- Disengaged) cured. Adjust or repair before us- ing.

  • Page 17: Transport Unit

    The following chart shows the sufficient capacity to support tractor recommended service schedule. weight. Your Gravely dealer can provide service and 2. Stop engine, engage parking brake, adjustments to keep your unit operating at remove key from ignition and close fuel peak efficiency.

  • Page 18: Service Parts

    SERVICE PARTS See your Gravely dealer to purchase service parts for your unit. Description Qty. Part No. Air Filter 21562100 Spark Plug 20020001 Transaxle Oil Filter 21545100 Hydraulic Oil – Qt AR 00057100 Electrical Relay 21562300 Attachment Drive Belt 09122000...
  • Page 19 Figure 17 6. Remove four bolts retaining bottom cover and remove cover. 1. Oil Filter 7. Place container under tractor to catch oil. Figure 19 8. Remove drain plug and allow oil to drain. See Figure 18. 10. Clean filter-mounting surface. 11.

  • Page 20: Check Tire Pressure

    15. Fill the reservoir with 15W-50 synthetic CHECK TIRE PRESSURE motor oil (Gravely p/n 00057100) or Keep tires inflated to recommended pressure. equivalent until oil appears at the bottom See Specifications on page 33. of the vent ports. 16. Reinstall the vent port plugs and torque to WARNING: AVOID INJURY.

  • Page 21: Clean Battery

    Contact battery manufacturer for more cool. detailed information about charging. 2. Engage parking brake. IMPORTANT: Gravely does not recommend 3. Pull up and out on battery cover to jump starting your unit. Jump-starting can release latch. damage engine and system components.

  • Page 22: Service & Adjustments

    TRACKING AND NEUTRAL SERVICE & ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENTS Check For Excessive Creep WARNING: AVOID INJURY. WARNING: AVOID INJURY. This check requires operating Read and understand the Safety the engine. Use extreme care to section before proceeding. avoid contact with moving parts and hot surfaces.
  • Page 23 8. Measure the distance between the left 11. Loosen the front transaxle linkage ball and right side of the steering frame and joint jam nut. Jam nut has left-hand the main frame. The gaps must be within threads. 1.6 mm (1/16") of each other on both sides.
  • Page 24 1. Frame Cushions 2. Frame Cushion Adjusting Nuts 1. Return-to-neutral Arm Figure 27 Figure 26 6. Measure the distance between the left 17. Verify that the drive clutch is engaged. If and right side of the steering frame and the drive clutch is not engaging the the main frame.
  • Page 25 8. Tighten four retaining nuts until the four frame cushions are difficult to rotate by hand. 9. Tighten the top two retaining nuts 1 1/2 revolutions. DO NOT overtighten. 10. Tighten the bottom two retaining nuts one full revolution. DO NOT overtighten. 11.
  • Page 26 Adjust Drive Control Grip Neutral NOTICE: DO NOT over-tension cables. Proper tension allows for 1.6 mm (1/16") of Position free grip rotation to ensure cable is not over- The drive control grip neutral-indicator notch tensioned in all working positions and neutral. must be aligned with the neutral indicator on the housing when the unit is in neutral.

  • Page 27: Adjust Handlebar Height

    REPLACE ATTACHMENT DRIVE BELTS CAUTION: Damaged or worn belts may result in injury and / or damage to the unit. Check belts often for excessive wear or cracks. Remove Attachment Drive Belts See Figure 34. 1. Stop engine, remove key and wait for all moving parts to stop and for hot parts to cool.
  • Page 28 1. Adjustment Nut 2. Attachment Idler Arm 1. Transaxle Idler Arm Pivot Block 3. Attachment Belt Idler Spring Figure 35 4. Transaxle Drive Idler Arm 5. Transaxle Drive Belt Idler Spring See Figure 36. Figure 34 11. Loosen but do not remove two setscrews retaining flange bearing to crankshaft.
  • Page 29 See Figure 37. 12. Remove and retain four hex bolts and Belleville washers retaining the crankshaft faceplate assembly. IMPORTANT: DO NOT loosen the two flange nuts retaining the flange bearing to the crankshaft faceplate assembly. 13. Pull faceplate assembly straight out from engine crankshaft extension to remove.

  • Page 30: Replace Transaxle Drive Belt

    8. Rotate bearing race to ensure there is no REPLACE TRANSAXLE DRIVE binding and that it rotates freely. BELT 9. Align one of the set screws with the See Figure 41. keyway on the crankshaft extension. Remove Transaxle Drive Belt 10.

  • Page 31: Storage

    For the best effectiveness, add stabilizer to all fuel containers whenever purchasing fuel. Add the stabilizer to the container before adding fuel. a. Add Gravely fuel stabilizer (see Service Parts on page 16) or equivalent according to manufacturer's instructions to the fuel tank and any fuel containers with remaining fuel.

  • Page 32: Start-Of-Season Preparation

    2. Charge and install the battery. 3. Check and adjust tire pressure. ACCESSORIES See your Gravely dealer for a complete list of compatible accessories and attachments for your unit. Description Part No.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    Electrical system is faulty. Determine cause and repair. See Replace Fuses And Relays on page 20. Engine is faulty. Contact your Gravely dealer. Choke control knob is in on Move knob to off position. position. Fuel tank is empty. Fill fuel tank. See Before Operation on page 12.
  • Page 34 Attachment is not fully engaged Correctly install attachment. See to tractor. Install / Remove Attachments on page 14. Unit moves with Parking brake needs adjustment. Contact your Gravely dealer. engine off and Parking brake is faulty. Contact your Gravely dealer. parking brake engaged.

  • Page 35: Specifications

    Transaxle © Type Hydro-Gear ZT-2800 Use 15W-50 synthetic motor oil (Gravely p/n 00057100) or equivalent Hydraulic Oil Filter 2 – Left and Right Transaxle Capacity – L (oz) With New Filters 2.3 – 2.4 (80 – 82) Drive Speed Forward Maximum – km/h (mph) 8 (5) Reverse Maximum –...

  • Page 36: Warranty

    Equipment Limited Warranty Warranty Ariens Company (Ariens) warrants to the original purchaser that Ariens, Gravely and Countax brand products purchased on or after 9/1/2016 and designated or labeled commercial products by Ariens Company will be free from defects in material and workmanship for the time period noted in the chart below.
  • Page 37 Exclusions – Items Not Covered by This Warranty • Parts that are not genuine Ariens, Gravely or Countax service parts are not covered by this warranty and may void the warranty. • Damages resulting from the installation or use of any part, accessory, or attachment which is not approved by the Ariens Company for use with product(s) identified herein are not covered by this warranty.
  • Page 38 • Products are designed to the specifications in the area that the product was originally distributed. Different areas may have significantly different legal and design requirements. This warranty is limited to the requirements in the area in which the unit was originally distributed.
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