Cub Cadet 526 WE manual

CUB CADET LLC, P .O. BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Print ed In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Ope ration Practices • Set- Up • Operation • M aintenance • Ser vice • T rou bleshooting • Warranty W ARNING READ AND FOL LOW A LL SA FET Y RULES A ND I NSTR UC TIONS IN THIS MANU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO OPERA [...]

T o The Owne r 1 2 Record Product Infor mation Befo re set ting up and o perating yo ur new equip ment, pl ease loc ate the model p late on the equ ipment and re cord the infor mation in the pr ovided are a to the right. Y ou c an locate th e mode l plate by sta nding at the op erator ’ s p osition and l ooki ng at the lower, rear sec tion of the[...]

Im por tant Safe Op erat ion Pr ac tic es 2 3 T raining Read, u nders tand, an d follow all ins truc tions on the machine an d in the manual(s) before at tempting to assemb le and op erate. Keep this manu al in a safe p lace for futur e and regula r referen ce and for orde ring rep lacement par ts . Be fam iliar with all contro ls and their p roper[...]

4 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r actices Safe Handling of Gasoline T o avoid per sonal injur y or p roper t y damage us e ex treme ca re in handli ng gasolin e. Gasolin e is ex tremel y flam mable and th e vapo rs are ex plosive. Se rious pe rsona l injur y can occur wh en gasol ine is spille d on yours elf or you r clothes whi[...]

5 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r actices Maintenance & S torage Never tam per with s afet y devices . Check their p roper ope ration re gularly. Refer to the mainten ance and adjust ment sec tions of this m anual. Befo re cleaning , repairin g, or inspe ctin g machine diseng age all control l evers and s top the engin e. W [...]

Assembly Handle Place the shif t lever in t he For ward- 6 p osition Obse rve the l ower rear area of th e snow thrower to be sur e both ca bles are ali gned with r oller gui des befo re pivoting the handl e upward. S ee Fig. 3- 1. NOTE: M ake cert ain the upp er ends of each c able are seated p roperl y in its br acket. Secu re the handle by ti gh[...]

Finish sec uring chute contro l assembly to chute sup por t bracket w ith wing nut an d hex screw re moved earlie r . See S ee Fig. 3- 4. Check that al l cables ar e prope rly routed th rough the c able guide o n top of the engi ne. See Fig. 3 -5. 3. 4. Figur e 3- 4 Set -Up Shear Pins A pair of re placeme nt auger shear p ins and bow tie cot ter pi[...]

Tire Pressure Befo re oper ating, check t ire pressure an d reduce pressu re in both tire s to bet ween 1 5 psi and 20 psi. NOTE: I f the tire pressu re is not equal i n both tires, th e machine may not travel in a st raight path and th e shave plate may wear unevenl y . Gas & Oil Fill-Up W AR NIN G! Use ex treme c are when ha ndling gasol ine.[...]

Auger C ontrol W AR NIN G! Prior to op erating you r snow thrower , caref ully read a nd follow all i nstruc tions b elow. Per form all adj ustment s to verif y your snow throwe r is ope rating saf ely and pro perl y . Check the a djustment o f the auger contro l as follows: When th e auger contro l is release d and in the dise ngaged “up” posi[...]

Snow thrower contro ls and feature s are describ ed be low and illust rated in Fig. 4 - 1 . NOTE: Fo r detaile d inform ation on all en gine controls , refer to the sep arate T ecumse h Engine Op erator ’ s Manua l. Shif t Le ver The shi f t lever is locate d in the right sid e of the handl e panel and is us ed to determ ine ground spe ed and dir[...]

Throttle Control The thr ottle contr ol is locate d on the rear of th e engin e. It regulates th e spee d of the engin e and will shut o ff th e engine wh en moved into the STOP pos ition. Primer Pressing the p rimer fo rces fuel dire ctl y into the engi ne’ s c arbureto r to aid in cold- weather sta rtin g. Oil Fill Engine oi l level can be ch e[...]

Chute Direc tional Con tr ol The chute di rec tional contro l is located o n the lef t side o f the dash pan el. T o change the d irec tion in which s now is thrown, squ eeze the but ton on the j oy-sti ck and pivot the joy -stick to the right or to th e lef t. T o change the a ngle/distance whi ch snow is thrown, pi vot the joy- stick for war d or[...]

Starting The Engine Atta ch spark plu g wire to spark p lug. Make cer tain th e meta l loop on th e end of the sp ark plug wi re (inside the rubb er boot) is f astened s ecurel y over the metal ti p on the spark p lug. Make cer tain b oth the auger contro l and drive contro l are in the dise ngaged (rele ased) posi tion. Move throt tle control up t[...]

T o Engage Driv e With the th rottl e control in the Fast (rabbit) positi on, move shif t lever into on e of the six fo rwar d (F) positio ns or two revers e (R) positions. S elec t a spe ed appr opriate for th e snow conditi ons and a pace you ’ re comf ort able wi th. Sque eze the dri ve control against t he handle the s now thrower wil l move.[...]

Maintenance Engine Refe r to the T ecumseh Eng ine manual pa cked with your machine fo r all engin e maintenance. Sha ve Plate an d Skid Shoes The shave plate an d skid sh oes on the b ottom o f the snow thrower are su bjec t to wear . They s hould be ch ecked pe riodic ally and rep laced when n ecessar y. T o remove sk id shoes: Remove the fo ur c[...]

Auger Sh af t At least on ce a season, rem ove the shear pins f rom the auge r shaf t. Sp ray lubrica nt inside the shaf t and a round the sp acers and the f lang e bearings f ound at eithe r end of the sha ft . See Fig . 6-3. Adjustments Shif t Cable If the f ull range o f speed s ( f orw ard and rever se ) c annot be achieved , refer to the f igu[...]

Drive Control When th e drive control is re leased an d in the disen gaged “up” positi on, the cab le shoul d have v e ry li ttle s lack. It s hould NOT be tight. NOTE: I f excessive slack is pr esent in the dri ve cable or i f the snow thrower ’ s d rive is disenga ging intermit tently dur ing ope ration, the c able may be in n eed of a djus[...]

Belt Replacement Auger Belt T o remove and re place your snow throwe r’s auger be lt, proce ed as foll ows: T o prevent spil lage, place a pi ece of plast ic wrap und er the gas cap an d tighten secu rely . Remove the p lastic b elt cover on the fro nt of the engin e by removin g the two s elf-ta pping scr ews. See Fig . 7 - 1 . Roll th e auger b[...]

Remove the b elt fro m around the au ger pull ey , and slip th e bel t bet ween the sup por t bracket a nd the auger p ulley . See Fig . 7 -5. Reassem ble auge r belt by fo llowing ins truc tions in revers e orde r . NOTE: D o not forge t to reinsta ll the shoul der screw and re connec t the sprin g to the frame a fter i nstallin g a repla cement a[...]

Slip the dr ive belt of f the p ulley and b etwe en fric tion whee l and fri ctio n wheel dis c. Se e Fig. 7 - 7 . Remove and re place be lt in the revers e order. NOTE: En gaging the dr ive control will eas e reassembl y of the be lt. 6. 7. F ric tion Wheel Removal If the sn ow thrower fails to dr ive with the drive contr ol engage d, and pe rf or[...]

Caref ully remove the h ex nut which s ecures the h ex shaf t to the snow thrower f rame and l ightly tap the s haf t ’ s end to dislod ge the ball b earing f rom the right si de of the fram e. See Fig. 7-9. NOTE: B e caref ul not to damage the t hreads on the sh aft . Caref ully posi tion the he x shaf t downward and to th e lef t bef ore caref [...]

T ro ublesh ooti ng 7 22 Pr oblem Cause Remedy Engi ne fails to start Chok e not in ON position. Spark plug wir e disc onnec ted. F uel tank empt y or stale fuel. Engi ne not primed. F aulty spark plug. Blocked fuel line . Safety ke y not in ignit ion on en gine. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Mov e choke to ON position. Conn e ct wi re to spark plug. Fil l [...]

C omponent Pa r t Number a nd Descrip tion 9 29 - 007 1 Ex tention Cord, 1 1 0V 954- 0 4050 Auger Drive Belt 7 54 - 036 7 Wheel D rive Belt 68 4- 0 4 1 53 Friction Whee l Assembly 93 5- 0 4054 F r iction Whe el Rubber 9 25 - 042 1 3 Lamp, 1 2. 5V , 3 7 . 5W 738- 04 1 2 4A Shear Pin, 1 .50 7 1 4 - 04 040 Bow- tie C ot ter Pin 790 - 00 1 4 1 Stainles[...]

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