Cub Cadet 945 SWE manual

Printed In USA Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubleshoot ing • W arranty WA R N I N G RE AD AND FO LLOW ALL S AFET Y RU LES AN D INS TRUC TI ON S IN TH IS M ANUAL BE FOR E A T TEM P TIN G TO OPE R A TE THI S MACHIN E . F AI LURE TO COMPL Y WITH THESE I NSTR UC TI ONS M A Y RESU L T IN PER SO[...]

T o The O wner 1 2 Record Product Information Befo re set ting up a nd op erating your n ew equip ment, p lease loc ate the mod el plate on th e equipm ent and re cord the informati on in the prov ided a rea to the right. You can locate the mode l plate by st anding at the o per ator’s positio n and loo kin g at the lower, rear sect ion of the f [...]

Impor t ant Safe O peration Prac tices 2 3 T raining 1. Read, un ders tand , and foll ow all instruc ti ons on the machine and i n the manual(s ) bef ore at tempting to assembl e and op erate. Keep this manua l in a safe p lace for future and r egular referenc e and for or dering replac ement par t s. 2. Be fami liar with all controls an d their pr[...]

4 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS Safe Handling of Gasolin e T o avoid pe rsona l injur y or prop er t y dam age use e x treme c are in handling gas oline. G asoline is e x trem ely f lamm able and th e vapo rs are e xplosi ve. Serious p ers onal injur y c an occur whe n gasolin e is spilled o n yourse lf or your clo thes w[...]

5 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS Clearing a Clogged Di scharge Chute Hand contac t w ith the rot ating impe ller inside th e discharge chute is the most com mon caus e of injur y associate d with snow throwers. N ever use your hand to cl ean out the dis charge chute. T o clear th e chute: 1. SHUT TH E ENGIN E OFF! 2. Wait [...]

6 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS Safet y S ymbols This pag e depic t s and des cribe s safe t y sym bols that may app ear on this pr oduc t. R ead, und ers tand, a nd foll ow all instruc tio ns on the machine b efore at temp ting to assemb le and op erate. Sy m b o l Description READ TH E OPERA TOR ’S MANUAL( S) Read, un[...]

Figure 3- 2 4. Lo ok ing be neath the han dle pan el, che ck that all of the cables ( steering, auger , and drive ) are properly routed and not pinch ed or k inked. M ake cer tain the sp rings at the l ower end of the au ger and dr ive cabl es are se curely ho oked into their respe c tive ac tuator bracket. Se e Figure 3- 1 1 . 5. Se cure the up pe[...]

3. Sec ure f lange kee per re moved earlie r with lo ck nuts an d screws. T ighten dow n nuts s ecurin g the other t wo f lan ge keepe rs. S ee Figure 3 -5. 4. Check that th e chute cable s are prop erly ro uted throu gh the cab le guide at t ached to th e lower handle ass embl y . See Figure 3- 6. Figure 3- 6 S e t- U p Shear Pins A pair of rep la[...]

C AU T I O N : Op erating a sn ow thrower equip ped with ste el sk id shoes m ay result in damage to natural sto ne paver sur faces (e.g. sands tone, blues tone, limes tone). Refer to the Rep lacement Par ts or At tachm ents & Accessorie s sec tio ns for informati on on availabl e po lym er skid sh oes . T o adjust the skid shoes: 1. Adjust ski[...]

Rea rwa rd mos t hole of the ac tuator b racke ts Figure 3- 1 1 Figure 3- 1 2 Adjust the lo ck nut as foll ows: 1. If adjustin g the drive c able, threa d the lock nu t out ward (down the coupler) to length en the ca ble and a llow the unit to move free ly whe n the control is rel eased . Thread the lo ck nut inward (up the coupler) to shor ten the[...]

NOTE: For d etail ed info rmation o n all engine contro ls, refe r to the sep arate Engine O per ator’s Manual suppli ed with this uni t. Speed Selec tor Shift Lever The sp ee d sele c tor shif t lever is l ocated i n the right sid e of the handl e panel a nd is used to de termine g round sp eed a nd direc tion o f travel. For w ar d Ther e are s[...]

T wo- W a y Chute C ontrol™ The t wo - way chute control is loc ated on the l ef t side o f the dash pane l and is used to control th e distan ce of snow discharge f rom the chute. • T o chang e the upp er chute angl e to control the dist ance that snow is thrown, pivot th e lever for w ard or back w ard. • Move the lever for w ard to pivot t[...]

Chute Directional Control The chute dire c tional contro l is locate d on the le f t side of th e snow thrower . • T o chang e the dire cti on in which snow is throw n, crank clock w ise to discharge to the le f t and counterclo ck wise to discharge to the r ight. Wheel S teering C ontrols The l ef t and r ight whe el ste ering contro ls are loc [...]

Starting and S topping the E ngine Refe r to the Engine Op erator ’s Manual packed w ith your snow thro wer for i nstructions on starting and stopping the engine. T o Engag e Dr ive 1. With the thr ott le control in the Fast (rabbit) positio n, move shif t lever into one o f the six fo r ward (F) po sitions or t wo reverse (R) posi tions. Se lec [...]

Wheels At least once a seas on, rem ove both whe els. Clea n and coat the axl es with a multip urp ose automoti ve grease be fore reins talling wheels. Chute Direc tional Control Once a seas on, lubric ate the eye bo lt bushing and t he spiral w ith 3-i n- 1 oil. Auger Shaft At least once a seas on, on e at a time, remove all of the sh ear pins fro[...]

Sha ve P late a nd Skid Shoes The shave plate and sk id sho es on the b ot tom of the snow thrower are subjec t to wear. They should b e che cked per iodic ally and repla ced whe n necess ar y . Skid Shoes NOT E: The sk id shoes o n this machine have t wo wear edg es. When o ne side wear s out, th ey can b e rotated 180° to use the other e dge. Re[...]

Wheel drive con trol Refe r to the Adjustment s ec tion o f the Ass embly & S et-Up sec tio n earlier in this ma nual for inst ruc tions on h ow to adjust the whe el dri ve control. T o f ur ther ch eck the a djustme nt, procee d as foll ows: 1. With the sn ow thrower tippe d for w ard (be cer t ain to run the fu el tank dr y bef ore tippin g t[...]

Se r v ice 7 18 Belt Rep lacement Belt Removal P reparation 1. Disconne c t the chute crank ass embly at th e discharge chute end by remov ing the hair pin clip and th e f lat washer. Refe r to Figure 7 - 1 . Figure 7 - 1 2. Remove the h ex screws an d lock nu ts se curing th e for ward end of the sup por t t ubes to the b ack of the aug er housing[...]

19 S ectio n 7 — S erv ice 2. Slip the auge r control be lt (the front b elt) of f the e ngine pulley. 3. Pull the brake brac ket a ssembly towards the cab le guide roller an d unhoo k the auge r cabl e “Z” f it ting . Refe r to Figur e 7-5. Figure 7 -5 4. From both sides of th e fram e assembl y , use a 1 /2 " wrench to rem ove the thre[...]

20 S ectio n 7 — S erv ice 11 . If also rep lacing the d rive be lt, pro ceed to the “ Dri ve Belt ” instruc ti on. If n ot, rep osition th e transmission f rame b ack onto the auger h ousing. Ins tall the dr ive bel t on the eng ine pulley, re- connec t th e auger c able “Z ” f it ting and au ger idler ro d ferr ule to the br ake bracket[...]

21 S ectio n 7 — S ervi ce 9. Reposi tion the f ric tion w hee l assembl y in the snow thrower fram e. Inser t the p in from th e shif t arm ass embl y into the fric tio n whe el assemb ly and ho ld assemb ly in p osition. Refe r to Figure 7 - 1 2. Figure 7 - 1 2 1 0. Slide th e hex shaf t through th e right side of th e fram e toward the lef t s[...]

T r ouble shooting 8 22 Problem Cause Remedy Excessive v ibrati on 1. Loose p ar ts or d amage d auger. 1. Stop engine immediately and disconnec t spark plu g wire. T ighten all bo lts an d nuts . If vibrati on continues, have unit se r viced by an authorized Service Cent er . Loss of power 1. Spark plu g wire lo ose. 2. Gas cap vent ho le plug ged[...]

Component P art Number and Des cription 9 29- 007 1 A Ex tension Cord, 1 1 0V 954- 04 1 9 4A Auger Drive Belt 954- 042 0 2 Wheel D rive Belt 9 1 8- 04 1 78 F riction W heel A ssembly 7 1 8 - 0 4034 Friction Whee l w/Bonded Rubber 725- 053 26 Lamp 738- 0 4 1 5 5 Shear Pin 7 1 4 - 0 40 40 B ow-tie Cotter Pin 73 1 - 07 03 2 Slide Shoe, Deluxe 93 1- 26[...]

The fo llowing at t achment s and accessori es are available f or your Cub Cadet 9 45 series sn ow thrower . See your Cub Cade t deale r or the ret ailer fro m which you purchas ed your sn ow thrower for infor mation re garding p rice and availabilit y. Model Nu mber Description 4 9 0 - 2 41 - 0 0 13 Auge r and Chute anti -stick sp ray O E M - 3 9 [...]

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( 6 ) The ow ner must not be c harge d for diagnos tic la bor that lead s to the determin ation that a warranted par t i s in fact d efective, provided t hat such d iagnost ic work is p er formed at a warrant y stati on. (7) The e ngine ma nufacturer is li able for da mages to other en gine c ompo nents proximately c aused by a failure under warr a[...]

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