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the 400's are much faster. They are still, IMO, residential mowers. I know plenty of folks who use them commercially, and I also know plenty of companies who don't care of their equipment. THOSE--are the ones who always and consistently have to buy mowers every 3-4 years. maintenance is key...

On the linkage there is a dampener, which provides resistance to movement. They are there to keep you from having very jerky transmissions. It almost sounds like the LH side dampener has failed while the RH side is still working. There is also a possibility that the dampener has come off...

gator blades will not solve your problem. one of the reasons I hate gator blades is because they "say" that multiple blades "will work"....and as a former dealer tech, I have tried them when we were not able to get OE blades, and I honestly cannot think of one satisified customer. They are not...

I do not have the bulletin number for your mower, sorry. there were several updates that were done. They replaced the HST pulleys with wider ones, and they installed a debris guard under the rear side of the deck. Also a deeper groove idler pulley. It is basically updating the Z100 series to...

the engines internal parts are expensive and there are many. So if a engine needs a rebuild, it's about the same cost to replace it nowadays. A new kubota engine will have all new injectors, pump, lines, starter in many cases, alternator, belt, water pump, basically it's complete enough to...

take the filter housing off of the tractor. Then take the fuel filter out of the bowl. Look inside the passages up inside the housing for trash, specifically at the inlet side and also at the port that connects the inlet side to the filter bowl. If all clear, reassemble. Then perform a...

if it's been hot, good possibility that the cylinders are egg-shaped, tapered, worn, and the pistons are trashed as well as the oil rings--all will cause smoke on cold start. Sometimes they'll clear up when hot because the exhaust system gets hot enough to cause the oil smoke to subside, and...

it's actually kinda rare to have an evap system problem on those mowers. Stop and think for a minute. The engine (KZG770) is designed to run at 3500 RPM under a load for hours on end. Then, when someone is idling for a good while, the engine oil temp never gets hot enough to keep fuel...

depends on where the click is My educated guess says there is either a switch not working properly, OR perhaps one of the relays is failing. All 4 relays are the same so you can swap them around for diagnostic purposes.

Take the fuel shut off valve out of the fuel tank. If the tank is full be prepared to make a mess. Then, blow air backwards (from the engine fuel line side) through the shutoff valve. See what comes out. I would bet there is a restriction inside the valve.

ZG222 already has a shutoff valve. Behind R.R. tire buried back there. It also has a drain function built the valve so you can drain the bowl. On the 222 and 227 both (same engine) the carb sits down in the engine valley. When you turn the engine off, it gets hotter. The heat radiated from...

well a ZG222 has a competely different design, it is a completely different machine altogether and honestly has no place in this discussion because there is literally no similarity whatsoever. Wait, it does have some similarity. They're both Orange. Sorry.

batteries self-discharge normally. Mowers sit all winter very common for batteries to be deader'n a hammer after sitting all winter parts stores have them, make sure to get the highest cca battery they have-especially on Kohler powered stuff. Kohler uses direct drive starters and no...

yeah bagging with those mowers sucks, they don't really address it very well. It needs a blowout baffle installed, and it needs a vacuum on the discharge. Most of the folks I sold baggers to would have been better off with a mulching kit; additionally those folks who just had to have a bagging...

there is a bulletin that deals with multiple belt failures. Kubota will pick up the tab on it, but there are some prerequisites. Call dealer and ask them about "Z 100 series mower multiple hst belt failures".

impossible to bypass switches they way they're designed. what is the detailed symptom? Does it crank? Does it not crank at all? Slowly? What kind of starter did you buy? What battery? What is the battery voltage during cranking (or attempting to crank)? Are the engine mounting bolts...

From bottom up: bolt spline boss TWO cup washers-cup faces up (toward blade) blade blade spindle (dust) shield (sheet metal cup) if you don't have the spindle dust shield, the blade will never tighten up. It acts as a spacer and is required.

Could be a lot of things. What bearings did you use? Any damage to the spindle housing?

Excessive idling can cause it too. So can evap system problem.

Appears to be input seal leak. Saw a lot of those leaks when I worked at the dealer. 2 options. One, replace it with new HST. Or, two, rebuild it with a new seal kit. They’re expensive either way.

hot running isn't usually an issue with the Z125. I have seen and experienced this on my ZG127 which is almost identical. Kohler. Stupid Kohler. I hate Kohler. But I have a Kohler and am looking at putting a Kawasaki on it. Anyway....there are two possibilities. One, starter is failing...

Go ask your dealer about the hst belt update kit. They are replacing the hst pulleys among other things, including adding a debris guard to the back of the deck which seems to solve the issue. In addition, the debris guard helps give your lawn a nice set of stripes so long as the deck is...

Kohler engine. Could be fuel issue, water in fuel, restricted line in the tank. Or because it IS a Kohler, I wouldn't be surprised if an ignition coil or both have failed. In 30 years working on lawn mowers, I never ever once replaced a Kawasaki ignition coil, one or two briggs, and...

HST belt is probably jammed between a pulley and it's bracket, this usually happens at the idler assembly. The usual cause is junk that gets stuck in the engine pulley, causes belt to vibrate, then it pops off of one of the two idlers. Kubota has a kit to fix this once and for all, and best of...

check the top of the carburetor for any missing plugs. Most of "that" issue plagued the early FX series Kawasaki's but I have also seen a couple FR/FS series with a missing welch plug, causes surging (lean running). If that's ok, there are 3 likely causes in the order of commonality from most...

very common on the early Z100 series and all of the ZG100 series. Kubota issued a "recall" (well kinda) about it and a bunch of other stuff that they deemed "kubota Kommander confidence". In other words there were a few known issues that they've resolved with the their campaign. The campaign...

US dealers cannot export per dealer agreement. It was a big issue with the USA and Canadian dealers for a short while. Similarly, they cannot import from any other country either, per dealer agreement. There are reasons for this and one is government regulation(s).

the very first generation of ZG222/227 had a recall on the carb. It is still active, but is only applicable to certain serial number range. Call your dealer's service department and ask them to look up your serial number for eligibility for any mandatory recall(s).

what is it? ZD326 or ZG327? I don't recall a ZD327??

You don't need a stripe kit if you have the deck set up right. That mower cuts awesome once it is set up properly; and most don't do it properly.

Use the kubota blades. I have the same mower and have tried gator. They're a little thinner and they don't last as long. Went back to Kubota blades, as they are 100% designed for the baffles. Trick to mulching performance is you can't wait 2 weeks between mowings, you ain't gonna cut 6" off...

it goes on the back pulley of the deck

Get the kubota mulch kit...it works great as long as you're following the directions. Canopy I can't comment on. There's lots of options out there.

That update consisted of several updates in one. One was a belt guard kit (48 and 54), one was the updated hst belt spring, then the tension arm kit (48" deck only), a brake switch kit, then finally the fuel pickup tube/shutoff valve assembly. There were serial number breaks; meaning that not...

you'll put quite a bit into it, so yeah about $100 is all I'd give for it too knowing what I know of it at this point. IF water was that high, and water's in the oil, you'll want to do a compression check. If they're low, you may have some bent rods. Not uncommon. Easy to work on though...

the spring in the picture is the updated spring. The #1 cause of spring failure is excessive vibration. That can be caused by a lot of things; most commonly a small piece of debris in the engine pulley, which causes the belt to jump, which makes the spring vibrate. Running at idle speed will...

I'm doing some trade work for a friend. Working on his Wizard riding mower. Normally on these the serial/model is located on the bottom of the seat pan, on this particular mower's seat pan, there is a sticker that says on it "place model sticker here". I can't find any information for it...