Land Pride ZXT54 Operator's Manual page 31

Section 3: Adjustments
Park Brake Adjustment
Refer to Figure 3-16:
The park brake on your mower is factory adjusted and
should not require any additional adjustments. However,
the knob on the end of the lever may be turned to make
minor adjustments if the park brake will not hold the
mower on an incline or if the park brake lever pulls too
hard (9 lbs. or more pulling force.)
1. Loosen the set screw at the park brake knob until
knob can be rotated counter clockwise.
2. Rotate park brake knob counterclockwise in half
turns to decrease lever pulling force or clockwise to
increase lever pulling force.
IMPORTANT: Pulling forces of 30 lbs and higher
can damage wheel motors.
3. Test pulling force by releasing & then pulling on the
park brake. Pulling force should be between
5 and 8 lbs.
4. Align set screw in knob with hole in lever and then
retighten it.
Major adjustments to the park brake should be made by
your nearest Land Pride Dealer.
Park Brake
Knob
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Park Brake Adjustment
Figure 3-16
Front Axle Pivot
Refer to Figure 3-17:
The front center pivot axle can be locked to hold the front
wheels rigid or unlocked to let the front wheels float with
the contour of the ground.
!
WARNING
Make sure blade engagement switch is (OFF), switch key is
(OFF) and removed, control levers are (OUT) and park brake
is (ON) before making adjustments.
!
WARNING
Lock front axle before lifting mower front. Body extremities
can easily become pinched while lifting the front if the axle is
not locked.
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Lock Front Axle Pivot
Refer to Figure 3-17:
1. Park all four wheels on a flat level surface.
2. Be sure to adhere to the WARNING above before
3. Raise floor plate up to access pivot locking
4. Rotate locking bar (#2) into pivot notch (#3). See
5. Close floor plate.
Unlock Front Axle Pivot
Refer to Figure 3-17:
1. Park all four wheels on a flat level surface.
2. Be sure to adhere to the WARNING above before
3. Raise floor plate up to access pivot locking
4. Rotate locking bar (#2) out of pivot notch (#3). See
Set Screw
Park Brake
Lever
5. Once free, rotate locking bar 180
opening the floor plate (#1).
components.
note below if locking bar does not align with notch.
NOTE: It is not necessary for locking bar to align
perfectly with pivot notch. Driving mower after
closing floor plate will cause pivot notch to self align
with locking bar. When aligned, locking bar will, on
its own, fall into the notch.
opening the floor plate (#1).
components.
note below if locking bar does not release easily.
NOTE: A small pry bar or standard screwdriver can
be inserted into the opening shown in Figure 3-17 to
assist pulling locking bar out of pivot notch. If pry bar
will not dislodge locking bar, then look on both sides
of locking bar for a gap between locking bar and
pivot notch. Place a small wedge under the front
wheel that is on the same side as the gap. Try using
the pry bar again to dislodge locking bar.
pivot notch for storage and close floor plate.
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Hand Holds
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Pivot Locking Device (Unlocked Pivot Shown)
Figure 3-17
ZXT54 & ZXT60 Pro Zero Turn Mowers 357-271M
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away from the
Opening For Inserting
a Small Pry Bar or
standard screwdriver
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