Cub Cadet 28HP Tank 53AB5FEZ150, 27 HP Tank, 53AB5BDX150, 25 HP Tank 53AB5D8X150, 24HP Tank 53AB5ETW150, 23Hp Tank 23BB5DBW150, 20HP 53AB5E6V150, 19HP manual

Hydr ostatic Zer o-T urn Co mmer cial Riding M o wer Professio nal Turf Equip men t OPERATOR’S AND SERVICE MANUAL MOD EL 19HP T an k, 53BB5DA V1 50 20H P T ank, 53A B5E6 V150 23HP T ank, 5 3BB5DBW15 0 24HP T ank, 5 3AB5ETW1 50 25HP T ank, 53AB5 D8X150 27HP T ank, 53AB5BDX150 28H P T ank, 53A B5F EZ150[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS F orew ord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gener al Saf ety O peration s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A.Dang er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

3 FOR W ARD The T ank H ydros tati c Ze ro-T ur n Commerci al R iding Mower provi des s uper b maneuverab ility , mid-mount cutt ing cap ab ilit y f or prof essi ona l la nds c apers, c ommercia l lawn ser vi ce compa - nies, prof essi onal t urf man agers a nd gol f cou rse su peri ntend ents. The machine i ncor po r ates many safety f e atures th[...]

4 GENERAL SAFET Y OPERA TIONS A. D ANGER 1. Do not op erate m ac hine in con fin ed areas wher e e xh aus t g as es c an accum ulate . 2. Do n ot op er ate m ac h ine witho ut m o wer c hute de f l ect o r in place an d opera tio nal. 3. Do not c a rry pas se ngers . B. W AR NI NG 1. Do no t op er ate machi n es under th e influen ce of alc ohol or[...]

5 11. When look ing for oil l e aks , ne ve r r un your hand ov er h ydr aulic hoses , l in es or f ittings . Ne ve r tighten or adjust h ydra ulic hose s , lin es or fit tings wh il e th e sy st em is und er pressu re. If h igh- press ure oi l pen etra tes t he skin , the oil m us t be rem o ved wit hin a fe w hou rs b y a doc- tor fa milia r with[...]

6 SAFETY DECALS AND L ABELS WAR NING SHIELD MISSING DO NOT OPERATE Part Number: 0 0030635 P ar t Number: 0100385 8 Do not put hands or feet under or into mower when engine is r unning. ROTATIN G BLADE DANGER P art Number: 00030633 Part Number : 0100344 9 Part Number: 01003450 Part Number: 01003857 KE EP HANDS and F E ET AWAY DANG ER TO REDUCE THE R[...]

7 SPECIF ICA TIONS Engi ne: 19HP Ka wasaki, 2 0HP Ho nda, 24HP Honda, 23HP Ka wasaki, 25HP K a w asaki, 27 HP K o hler , 2 8HP G enerac Ty p e : V e r ti cal ai r c o ol ed V -T w in Air Clean er: P aper Ele ment Lu be Sys t em : Pressurized with oil fi lter Sta rt er: 1 2- vol t el ec t r ic T raction Drive: Engine to two v ariable- speed h ydraul[...]

8 O PE RA TIN G IN ST R U CT ION S A.General 1. Wh en M o wing: a. K eep adults, chil dren, and pets a wa y from the area to be mowed. b. W hen operating t his mower , in the forw ard direction, do not al lo w the st eering le vers to return to N eutral on t heir own. Alwa ys main t ain a f irm grip on the lev ers, operate them smoothly and av o id[...]

9 c. A v oid tur ning when goi ng downhill, tr action is at a mini mum go ing down hill. d. Do not operate with discharge side of the mo we r t owa rd s t re e ts, bu i l d i n g s, p l ay- grounds, park ing lots, other machines, ani- mals, and other people. e. A void operation or use extreme care if the tracti on surf ace is wet, unstabl e, or s l[...]

10 4. El ectri c Blade Clutc h S witc h: (See F igur e 1.) Loc ated on the righ t si de of t h e m o wer bes i de t he ignition s w itch. This is an “on/of f ” push p ull s w itch that con trols the electric b l a de c lutch whic h su pp l ie s po wer t o the cu t - ting bla des thr oug h the P T O . T h e sw itch m ust be tu r ned of f to st a[...]

11 C.Initia l Ad justm ents 1. Ch ec k the f lui d le v els and ti re s: Note: These chec ks s hould be made dai ly , bef ore starti ng the engine. a. Fue l: Using a good grade of unleaded, regular gasoline (f or a g asoline engine), fill the fuel tank (besid e the engine on the left or right side of t he mower). When the fuel reaches o ne inch f r[...]

12 cl ock wis e a fe w tu r ns. Ad jus t bo th fro n t and rear Deck l inks as necessar y . Retighten nuts. f . Rai s e the mowing dec k to the transpor t positio n using the transpor t le ver . g. Use t he transpor t lev er to low e r the m ow- ing d eck to the cutting position and repeat step “b .” abo v e to m ake sure that the desired c utt[...]

13 r un. T ur n off the PTO by pushing the control s witch do wn . h. T o driv e in the FORW ARD direction: 1. Set the engine spe ed to 2000 to 2500 r pm (ref er to tachometer on right control panel). This must be increased to full spe ed (3525-3675 r pm ) after becoming f a mi lia r wit h the ma ch in e. 2. Release the par k b r ak e. 3. Mov e bot[...]

14 e. Push the throttle control to a position a third of the wa y between slo w and f ast. f . I nser t the ke y in the ignition and star t s wi tc h an d turn the s w it ch to “On”. g. Gas oline Engi ne: If t he eng ine is col d, push the choke to the on position. h. T ur n the ignition ke y in a clockwise direc- tion to the “Star t” posit[...]

15 d. Detach the mower driv e belt. e. Remov e six linchpin s (See Fig. 6) (4) from the deck and (2) from the front of the mower . Remov e the linchpins on the left and right rear side of the cutter deck (2); remove the linc hpins on the left an d r ight front s ide of the cutter dec k (2); and remove the linc hpins on the front of the m ow e r (2 [...]

16 e. Pull the tensio ner pulley awa y from the belt and remov e the PT O belt then remove t he blade driv e belt. f . Revers e the process to install the belt. Note: When rep l ac ing belts do not ove r- tigh t en. Adjus t the idle r pulle y so that a ten- pound p ull with a spring scale bet ween tw o pull e ys deflect s t he bel t about 1/ 2 &quo[...]

17 caps a nd drain oil from bot h left and r ight pumps. Replace and retighten nuts. j. Coat new filter sea l with oil be f ore i nstalla- tion . Inst all new hydra ulic oil filter filled with ne w oil. k. A dd p r oper amoun t of hydraulic oil to res- er v oir . l. Run and purge gearbo x es. Check o il le vel. m. A dd p roper amoun t of hydraulic [...]

18 ot he r el ec tr ic al co mpo n en ts. T hi s is a st an - da rd plug-in t y pe autom o t i v e fus e r ated at 7. 5 amp. 7. Safety Switches: Th er e ar e five sa fety s witche s in the ele ct ri ca l ci rc ui t which cont ro l the engin e. The y are (1) th e b lade clut c h s witch, (2 ) th e parking br a ke s witch, (3) t h e le ft and (4) t h[...]

19 does not stop , the seat s wi tch must be replaced. With both s t eering le vers fol ded out in the neutral position, the park ing brak e engag ed an d the blade clutch s witch in th e “off” position, sit in the operator’ s seat and star t the engine. T ur n the b lade clutch switch to t he “on” po sition a nd the bl ades shoul d star [...]

20 d. Loosen jam nuts on both ends of rod con- nectors. See Co ntrol Assembly in t he Illus- trat ed P ar ts Book (ONL Y if mower creep s . ) e. Star t unit and push throttle all t he wa y on. f . I f unit creeps f orw ard rotate rear rod c on - nectors counter-clockwise . And if unit creeps i n re v erse, rotate cloc kwise . Adjust the approp riat[...]

21 3. Hydr osta tic Pumps a nd Mot ors: Th e pu mps are t he ha rde st-w orkin g compon ents in the h y drau lic s ystem . T he y ar e in o pera tion a ll the tim e t he en gi ne is runnin g. Becau se of e xtrem el y clo se tole ra nces, w ear is an imp or- tant f actor in the ir life . Co ntam i nant s in the h ydrau lic oil an d cavi tat io n doe[...]

22 into a n approv ed fuel contain er . O pen the fuel tank shutoff v alve and drain the fuel tank and line into the appro v ed container . Replace the fuel l ine on the carburetor . Star t the engine an d allow it t o run out of fuel. This wi ll pre vent g um and v arnish deposits f rom f or ming. Repl ace the fuel fil- ter. g. Gas ol ine Engine O[...]

23 . OIL CHART Apply a few drops o f SAE 2 0W - 50 en gine o il o r use a spray lub rica nt. A pply the oil to bo th side s of piv ot poi nt s . Wipe off an y e xce ss . Star t eng ine an d oper ate mo w er br ie f ly to insu re t hat oil sprea ds ev en ly . Number of O il P oints Descr iption DA I L Y 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 WEEK L Y 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 D[...]

24 P erf orm anc e Adj ustme nts A. High Speed T rac king Adjustment If m ower tracks to one si de with bo th la p bars in full y f orwa rd posit i on : 1. Chec k ai r pr es s ur e in all f our tir es : a. Pressure s hould be within spec ified ranges and balanced side-t o-side. b. Rear t ires 8-10 psi. recommende d (20 ps i MAX. ) c. Fr o nt tires [...]

25 f . Repeat as required to obtain proper throt- tle ad just ment. g. V eri f y proper throt tle adjustment by chec k- ing RPM readings as outlined abov e . C. Deck Cor ner Ball Whe el Rol l e r Set ting s 1. Ma tc hi n g t h e se t he i ght s of t he ba ll r ol l er s on the f o ur corners of the mo wer de ck to the desired c ut height will p r e[...]

26 F . Dec k le veli ng Pr ocedure 1. P ark the mo w er on a fla t pa ve d s urf ace, engage the parking br ake , shut off the engine , remo v e the k ey from the ignition s witc h, disconne ct the spark plug wires and us ing the trans por t le ve r , lo w er the m o wing dec k into t he 4" hei gh t of cut posi tion. ( The 4" hei ght of c[...]

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MANUF A CTURE R’ S LIMIT ED W ARRA NTY - T URF EQUIPMENT This warranty is specific to the produc t manu a l to which i t is attac hed. For a complete list of product s and wa rrant i es contact y our authorized Cub Cadet Commer c ial dealer . Pr op er m a i nte nan ce of the pu rch ased C ub Cad et Comm erc ial eq uipme nt is t he o wner’ s res[...]