Cub Cadet 728 TDE manual

CUB CADET LLC, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CL EVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Printed In U SA O p era t Or ’ s M a nu a l Safe Operation Practices • Se t -Up • Op eration • Maintenanc e • Ser vice • T roubleshooting • Warran ty WA R N I N G RE AD AND FOLLOW ALL SAF ET Y RU LES AND IN STRUC TION S IN THI S MANUAL BE FORE A T TEM PTI NG TO O[...]

Thank you fo r purchasing a Cub Cadet Snow T hrower . It w as caref ully engine ered to provide e xcellent per forman ce when properly operated and maintai ned. Please read this entire m anual prior to op erating the equi pment. It instru cts you h ow to safely and easily s et up, operate an d maintain your ma chine. Please be sure that you, an d a[...]

Impor tant S afe Operation Prac tices 2 3 T raining 1. Read, un derst and, and follow all ins truc tions on the machine and i n the manual(s ) b efore at tempting to assembl e and operate. Kee p this manual in a safe place fo r future and r egular referenc e and for ordering replacement par ts. 2. Be fami liar with all controls and thei r proper op[...]

4 S ectio n 2 — i mpor t an t S afe o per a tion p rac ticeS Safe Handling of Gasolin e T o avoid pe rsonal injur y or prop er ty damag e use ex treme care in handling gas oline. Gaso line is ex tremely f lammabl e and the vapo rs are exp losive. Serious p ersonal injur y can occur w hen gasolin e is spilled on yours elf or your cloth es which ca[...]

5 S ectio n 2 — i mpor t an t S afe o per a tion p rac ticeS Clearing a Clogged Di scharge Chute Hand contac t with the ro tating impell er inside the discharge chute is the most com mon cause of injur y associated w ith snow throwers. N ever use your hand to clean out th e discharge chute. T o cle ar the chute: 1. SHUT TH E ENGINE OFF! 2. Wait 1[...]

6 S ectio n 2 — i mpor t an t S afe o per a tion p rac ticeS Safet y S ymbols This pag e depic ts and descr ibes safe ty s ymbols that may app ear on this produc t. Rea d, unders tand, and fo llow all instruc tions on the machine b efore at tempting to assemble a nd operate. Sy m bo l Descrip tion READ T HE OPERA TOR’S MANUAL(S ) Read, un derst[...]

Ass embly & Set -Up 3 7 Cont ents of Crate • One Snow Thrower • T wo Rep lacement Auger She ar Pins • One Chute A ssembly • One Snow T hrower Oper ator’s Manual • One Pro duct Re gistration Car d • One Chute Control R od • One Engin e Manual Assembly Handle 1. Place the shif t lever in the For ward- 6 p osition 2. Remove the low[...]

8 S ectio n 2— A SSembl y & S et - U p 2. Inser t chute control rod into chute control h ead. Push rod as far into chute control he ad as possible, keep ing the holes i n the rod pointin g upward. See Figure 3 - 4. Figure 3-4 3. Place chute onto chute base and e nsure chute control rod is posi tioned und er the handle pan el. Install h ex bol[...]

9 S ectio n 2 — A SSembl y & S et -U p 8. Finish securin g chute control head to chute suppo rt bracket wi th wing nut, clevis p in, and bow-t ie cotter pin removed in s tep 1 . Se e Figure 3-3. 9. Che ck that all cables are p roperly ro uted through the c able guide on top of t he engine. Se e Figure 3- 10. NOT E: For smoothe st oper ation, [...]

10 S ectio n 2— A SSembl y & S et - U p Chute Clean-Out T ool The chute cl ean- out tool is fas tened to the top of th e auger housing wi th a mounting clip and a cab le tie at the fac tor y . Cut the cab le tie befo re operating t he snow thrower . See Figure 3 - 1 2. Chute C lean- Out T o ol Figure 3- 1 2 Adjustments Skid Shoes The snow thr[...]

11 S ectio n 2 — A SSembl y & S et -U p Auger Con trol WA R NI N G ! Prior to op erating your snow thrower, caref ully read and foll ow all the instruc tions be low . Perf orm all adjustme nts to verif y your snow thrower is operati ng safely and pr operly . Check the a djustment of the aug er control as follows: 1. When th e auger control is[...]

Con trols and F eatures 4 12 WA R NI N G ! Rea d, unders tand, and fo llow all instruc tions and w arnings on the machin e and in this manual be fore oper ating. Shif t Lever The shif t lever is lo cated in the right si de of the handle p anel and is used to deter mine both the g round spee d and direc tion of travel. It can b e moved into any of e[...]

13 S ectio n 4 — c ontrolS an d F ea ture S Skid Shoe The sp ace bet ween the shave plate and the grou nd can be adjusted by p ositioning the sk id shoes . Refer to Ski d Shoe Adjustment o n page 1 0. T rack Drive Control / Auger Clut ch Lock The tr ack drive control is loc ated on the right handl e. Squeeze the control gri p against the handl e [...]

14 S ectio n 4 — c ontrolS and F eatureS T rack Lock Lev er The tr ack lock lever is lo cated on the right sid e of the snow thrower an d is used to selec t the positio n of the auger housin g and the metho d of track op eration. M ove the lever to the right, then for ward o r backw ard to one of the three positions . T ranspor t Raises the f ron[...]

Operation 5 15 Starting and S topping the Engin e Refe r to the Engine Ope rator’s Manual packed wi th your snow thro wer for in structions on starting and stoppi ng the engi ne. T o Eng age Dri v e 1. With the thr ottle control in t he F ast (rabbit) positio n, move the shif t lever into one of th e six for ward (F) positio ns or two rever se (R[...]

Maint enance & Adjustments 6 16 Maintenance Engin e Refe r to the Engine Ope rator’s Manual. Sha ve Pla te and Skid S hoes The shave plate and sk id shoes on th e bot tom of the snow thrower are subjec t to wear . They sho uld be checke d perio dically and repla ced when ne cessar y . NOT E: Delu xe skid shoes have t wo wear edges. W hen one [...]

17 S ectio n 6 — M aintenan ce & a djuStMentS Auger Shaft At least once a seas on, remove the shear p ins from the auger shaf t. Spray lubric ant inside the shaf t and around th e spacers and the f lange bea rings found at eith er end of the shaf t. Se e Figure 6-4 . Shear Pin Bow- Tie Cot ter Pin Figure 6- 4 Adjustments Shif t Cable If the f[...]

18 S ectio n 6 — M aintenance & a dj uStMentS Drive Con trol When th e drive control is release d and in the diseng aged “up” positio n, the cable sh ould have very lit tle slack . It should NOT b e tight . NOT E: If excessive slack is prese nt in the drive cabl e or if the snow throw er’s driv e is d isengaging in termittently du ring [...]

Se r vi ce 7 19 Belt Replac ement Auger Belt NOT E: It is not necess ary to rem ove both belt s in order to change either o ne. If changing jus t one belt , be cer tain to check the condition o f the other be lt. 1. Allow the eng ine to run until it is out of fu el. Do not attem pt to pour fue l from the engi ne. Remove the key to av oid unint ende[...]

20 S ectio n 7 — S ervice 6. Unhook t he idler sprin g from the he x bolt on the au ger housing. See F igure 7 - 4. Stop Bolt Hex Bolt Idler Spring Figure 7 - 4 7. Lif t the auger b elt from th e auger pulley, and slip belt bet ween th e suppor t bracket and th e auger pulley. See Figur e 7 -5. Auge r Belt Auger P ulley Support Bra cket Figure 7 [...]

21 S ectio n 7 — S ervice 7. Slip the drive b elt of f the pulley and b et ween fric tion whe el and drive pulley. See Figure 7- 7 . Dr ive B elt Drive P ulley Sprocket Figure 7 - 7 8. Remove and rep lace belt in the rever se order. NOT E: Engaging the dr ive control will ease re -assembl y of the belt. 9. Rei nstall the stop b olt. F ric tion Wh[...]

22 S ectio n 7 — S ervice 6. If repla cing the entire assemb ly , p ut the new fri ction w heel assembl y in place and follow th e steps in reverse to re - assembl e. Repeat the dr ive control test on pag e 1 8. If you only w ant to replace the fric tion wh eel rubb er , continue with s tep 7 . NOT E: Make sure to install the g ear shaf t through[...]

T roub leshooting 8 23 Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to s tart 1. Fuel tank empt y , or st ale fuel. 2. Blocke d fuel line. 3. Choke not in th e RUN position . 4. F ault y spark plug . 5. Key not in ig nition switch on en gine. 6. Spark plu g wire disconnec ted. 7. Primer button not being u sed properly . 1. Fill tank with cl ean, fresh gasolin[...]

Repla cement P ar t s 9 24 Component P ar t Number and Description 954- 0 4 1 95 Auger Drive Belt 954- 0 4 20 1 A Wheel D rive Belt 684 - 04 1 5 9 F riction W heel Assembly 93 5 - 04054 F ric tion Wheel Rubber 725- 1 6 29 Lamp, 1 2 V olt 738- 04 1 24A Shear Pin, 1 . 50 7 1 4 - 040 40 Bow-tie Cotter Pin 73 1 - 069 3 1 Skid Shoe, Deluxe 93 1 -2 643 C[...]

At tac hment s & Ac ces sor ies 10 25 The fo llowing at tachments an d accessories are availabl e for your Cub Cadet snow thrower. Contact your Cub Cade t dealer for informati on regarding comp atibilit y , pr ice and availabilit y (have y our full m odel numb er and serial numb er ready). Model Nu mber Description 929 - 0 071 A Ex tension Cord[...]

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