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Troubleshooting – Dixon ZTR 5023 User Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING

6.

ENGINE RUNS BUT MOWER WON’T MOVE FORWARD

Drive belt broken or slipping- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - replace drive belt

Transmission oil low- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -add oil

Transmission locks in free-wheel position- - - - lock position(

see pg.20)

Hydrostat oil filter plugged- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -replace filter

Bad transmission- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - consult dealer

Gear mating transmission/gearbox disconnected- - - consult dealer

7.

MOWER LOSES POWER OR TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS

Hydrostat belt loose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . adjust

(see page 48)

Hydrostat transmission oil too low or high- - - - - - -add or drain oil

Transmission damage- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -consult dealer

Transmission blowing oil out cap- -overfilled or water contaminated

8.

ENGINE STALLS WHEN BLADES ARE ENGAGED

Operator not on seat- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - sit on seat

Faulty interlock system- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - consult dealer

Bad Blade spindle bearing- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - consult dealer

Deck drive belt not properly routed- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -reroute

Blades blocked by foreign material- - - - - - - - - - - - - - clean under deck

9.

DRIVE SYSTEM

Low on power- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -check belt tension

Mower pulls to side- - - - -check tire inflation/adjust control linkage

Mower creeps in neutral- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -adjust control linkage

10.

CUT QUALITY

Skips in spots- - - - - - - - - - - - check for loose belt/slow ground speed

Cut uneven left to right- - - - - - - - - -check tire inflation/level the deck

Poor dispersal of grass- - - - - - - - - - -clean deck/check for loose belt

Ends of grass blades are ragged- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -sharpen blades