Friday, August 15, 2025

I finally got a Zero Turn Mower a Z Force S 46

I bought my first Zero Turn Mower, its a Cub Cadet Z Force S 46 for $350.  Boy was I in for an education!  The mower only had power to one rear tire.  I decided to change the trabnsmission fluid but quickly discovered there is no drain hole!  So after watching many Youtube videos I decided to add my own drain holes.  I chose a 1/4-20 by 1/2 inch bolt, with a metal washer and a rubber washer to make it watertight.  I drilled a small hole then the hole size for the tap then tapped the holes.  Changing the fluid did not fix the problem!


After watching many more videos I decided to see it the lever was being pulled to tell the transmission to move.  It worked on one side but not the other.  I chased the issue to a broken plastic part costing about $16.




Now to fix the oil leak out of the overhead valve cover....
Here are some pictures of the ad on Facebook for this mower.  It was a real bargain!