Table Of Contents; Tractor Preparation; Install The Operator’s Seat; Position Drive Control Levers - Troy-Bilt RZT 50 Operator's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TRACTOR PREPARATION ................................................................................................... 2
IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES .................................................................... 4
SAFETY DECALS AND LABELS ........................................................................................... 7
RECORDING MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER INFORMATION ........................................... 9
CUSTOMER SUPPORT ......................................................................................................... 9
SLOPE GAUGE .................................................................................................................... 10
SECTION 1: CONTROLS AND FEATURES ........................................................................ 11
SECTION 2: OPERATION ................................................................................................... 15
SECTION 3: ADJUSTMENTS .............................................................................................. 22
SECTION 4: MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................. 23
SECTION 5: MOWER DECK ............................................................................................... 28
WARRANTIES....................................................................................................................... 35

TRACTOR PREPARATION

Remove the upper crating material from the shipping
pallet, and cut any bands or tie straps securing the trac-
tor to the pallet.
Use the lift handle to raise the deck to its highest posi-
tion; engage the transmission bypass rods (Refer to
SECTION 1, CONTROLS AND FEATURES); and care-
fully roll the tractor off the shipping pallet. Disengage the
bypass rods.
INSTALL THE OPERATOR'S SEAT
The operator's seat was partially inserted into the seat
pivot bracket for shipping purposes. To install the seat
proceed as follows:
1. Cut any straps securing the seat assembly and the
drive control levers. Remove any packing material.
NOTE: The seat is partially inserted into the slots of the
seat pivot bracket. If the seat does not disengage the
pivot bracket when removing the packaging material,
the seat may be pushed into place as described in steps
2 and 6. If the seat disengages the pivot bracket, install
the seat as instructed in steps 2 through 6.
2. Pivot the seat pivot bracket partially upward. Refer
to Figure 1.
3. Note the grooves in the seat adjust spacers
attached to the bottom of the seat, then lift the seat
and position above and to the rear of the pivot
bracket.
4. Align the grooves in the seat adjust spacers with
the sides of the adjustment slots in the pivot
bracket.
5. Slide the seat adjust spacers into the slots of the
pivot bracket.
6. Continue to push the seat forward in the pivot
bracket until the front/left shoulder bolt of the seat
assembly passes forward of the stop bracket on
the seat pivot bracket. See Figure 1.
Use the seat adjust lever to adjust the seat position. Re-
fer to "Adjusting the Operator's Seat" in Section 3 for
seat adjustment instructions.
Seat
Adjustment
Seat
Adjust
Spacer
Front/Left
Shoulder Bolt

POSITION DRIVE CONTROL LEVERS

The tractor's drive control levers are lowered for ship-
ping purposes. The flange lock nut, hex screw, and flat
washer used to secure each control lever to its pivot
bracket are removed and installed in the slotted hole of
each control lever for shipment. The control levers must
be repositioned and secured to the pivot brackets. Re-
position the control levers as follows:
• Remove the hex screw, flat washer, and flange lock
nut from the slot of one of the drive control levers.
• 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.
2
Slots
Seat Adjust
Stop Bracket Lever
Figure 1
Seat
Pivot
Bracket