Cub Cadet E977C manual

21” Self-Pr opelled Mo wer Models 977A & E977C Oper ator’ s Man ual PRIN TED IN U .S .A. 769-0048 3.fm (11/2002 ) Form No. IMPOR T ANT : Read saf ety r ules and i nstructions carefu lly Warning: This unit is equipped wit h an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covered, brush-covered or grass-c[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Important Safe O peratio n Prac tices ................. ............. ............. ................... ........ 3 Slope G auge ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ............. .............. 6 Assemb ling Yo ur Lawn M ower .................. ............. ............[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES General Ope ration 1. Read this operator ’ s m anual car efully i n its entir ety before at temptin g to assem ble this machine. R ead, unders tand, and foll ow all instr uctions on the machine and in th e manual( s) before ope ration. B e complet ely familiar w ith th e contr ols and the p roper u[...]

4 imme diately an d the blade w ill stop rotati ng within thre e seconds. 9. Mow in da ylight or good artifici al light; walk , not run. 10. Stop the bla de when cr ossing gra vel drives , walkways or ro ads. 11. If the equipm ent should s tart to vibrat e abnormally , stop the engi ne and chec k immedia tely fo r the cause. V ibration is generally[...]

5 10. Never over fill fuel tank. Fill ta nk to no more th an ½ inch below bottom of filler neck to pr ovide sp ace for fuel expan sion. 11. Replace gasoline c ap and tighten securely. 12. If gaso line is sp illed, wip e it off the eng ine and equipm ent. Move un it to anoth er area. Wait 5 minutes before starti ng the engine. 13. Never stor e the [...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine s lopes where y ou may no t operate sa fely. Do not operate you r lawn mower on such sl opes. 15° SIGHT AND HO LD THIS LEVE L WITH A VERTICA L TREE A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUI LDING OR A FENCE POST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E WAR NI[...]

7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER Removing Unit From Carton • Remove s taples, break glue on top flap s, or cut tape at cart on end and pe el along top fl ap to open carton. • Remove loo se parts, if in clude d with unit (i.e., grass bag e tc.), a nd sa ve i t appro pria tely. • Cut along c orners, lay the car ton down flat, and remove [...]

8 • Fasten the c able to the lowe r handle with the two cable ties found on the low er hand le. Pull the c able ties tight an d trim off the ex cess. See F igure 5. Figure 5 Attaching St arter Rope NOTE: Make certai n the dri ve cable is rout ed around the outsi de and abov e the lower handle s o it d oes not interfer e with attach ing the gras s[...]

9 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER Read this ope rator ’ s man ual and safety rules before operatin g yo ur lawn m ower. Compare the il lustrati on in Fig ure 10 w ith you r lawn mower t o fami liariz e your self with the lo cation of variou s controls and adjustme nts. Save this manual fo r fu ture refer ence. Blade Control Handle The blade contr[...]

10 SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR LA WN MOWER NOTE: For shipping pur poses you r mower is se t with the wheels in a low cutting heigh t position. For best results , raise th e cuttin g posit ion unti l it is deter mined whic h hei ght is best fo r your lawn. S ee the Adjus tment Section for details. Gas & Oil F ill-Up • Check oi l leve l and add o[...]

11 • Push p rimer once. Do not pr ime to restart a warm engin e after a short sh utdown. • Standin g behind the mower, depre ss the blade control handle and hol d it agai nst the upper hand le. • Electr ic Start : Tu rn the ignit ion key to the right to start the en gine. Releas e the key afte r the engine starts. • Recoil Star t : Grasp s [...]

12 • Press out on the legs of the lower han dle and remove lower handle fro m the mower. • Turn lower han dle aroun d so the notch on the bottom of the lower hand le is facing for ward. See Figu re 12. Fig ure 1 2 • Reasse mble the handl es, placi ng the bottom ho les in the han dle over the wel d pins in the han dle mounting br acket. • Pl[...]

13 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER Cleaning M ower The unders ide of the mower deck shou ld be clean ed after each use to preve nt any bui ld-up of de bris. If allowed to ac cumulat e, it will cau se rust and corrosion. NOTE: We do n ot recom mend t he use of pressu re washers o r ga rden ho se to clean your u nit. Th ese m ay cause da mage [...]

14 SECTION 8: SERVICING THE MOWER Blade Care Periodic ally ins pect the blad e adapter for cr acks, especia lly i f you strike a fore ign o bject . Repl ace when necessar y. Removing the Blade • Discon nect spar k plug wire fr om spark plug . • Turn mower on its side making sure that the air filter and the ca rburetor are up . • Remove the bo[...]

15 • Remove the hex bolt from the r ear of unit ho lding the tran smiss ion to t he mo wer hous ing. See Figu re 18. Fig ure 1 8 • Tilt the transmis sion for ward and loo sen the id ler pulley bo lt and loc k nut half a turn. S ee Figure 19. Fig ure 1 9 • Using a pai r of pliers, pull back an d rotate be lt keepe r bracket from th e slot on t[...]

16 Fig ure 2 3 • Make s ure the bel t is rout ed inside the p ulley ha lves and the belt gua rd pin. • Reinsta ll the bolt se curing tr ansm ission to rear mower h ousin g. • Pivot th e baffle back to its origina l position and secu re with three hex screws r emoved earlie r. • Lightly lubrica te the inside of t he bla de adapter and reinst[...]

17 SECTION 10: TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cau se Rem edy Engine fails to start 1. Blade control handle dis engaged. 2. Spark plug wire disconnected. 3. Fuel tank empty or s tale fuel. 4. Blocked fuel line. 5. Faulty spark plug. 6. Engine flooded 1. Engage blade control handle. 2. Connect wire to spark plug. 3. Fill tank with clean, fr esh gasoline. 4.[...]

18 SECTION 11: PARTS LIST FOR MO DELS 977 & E977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 27 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 45 51 50 52 53 54 56 55 57 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 33 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 68 28 29 88 89 90 91 92 30 94 IMPORTANT: For a proper work ing [...]

19 Ref. No. Part No. Description 1. 647-04008 Contro l Handle 2. 731-0904A Upper Contr ol Handle 3. 16864 6 Spd. R ack Cable Bracket 4. 7 31- 0620 Cont rol Le ver 5. 713-0397 Gear In sert 6. 732-0627 Shift Lever Spri ng 7. 731-0924 6 Spe ed Shift Leve r 8. 731-0905A Lower Contr ol Housing 9. 710-1667A C Sunk Ta p Screw #10 x .75 Lg 10. 731-0906 Cab[...]

20 Models 977 & E977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 7 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 63 62 61[...]

21 Models 977 & E977 Ref . No. P ar t No. P ar t Descr iption 1. 720-0223 Grip 2. 732-0803 A Spring Lever 3. 738-0529 Shoulder Nut .825 x .1 65 Lg. 4. 710-0751 Cap Screw 1 /4-20 x .620 5. 736-0270 Bell Was her .285 I D x .75 OD 6. 748-0318 Wheel R achet 7. 736-0369 Flat Was her .508 I D x 1.0 OD 8. 682-0531 Pivot Arm Assembly 9. 750-0515 Spacer[...]

22 Model E977 2 3 4 7 8 5 6 9 20 17 16 13 12 10 11 18 15 9 14 19 1 Ref. No. Part No. Description 1 725- 020 1 Ign iti on Ke y 2 725- 0873 K ey Swit ch 3 731-08 91A Battery T ra y 4 725- 072 7 Bat ter y Charg er 5 725- 029 8 Fus e 7. 5 Amp 6 725- 142 8 Fus e Ho lder 7 725- 127 6 Bat ter y 12V 8 710-05 01 H ex Scre w:1/4-20:2.0 9 736-02 70 Bell W ash[...]

23 Engine Manual for Kaw asaki Engine SAFETY AWARENESS FORWARD We wish to thank yo u for purchasin g this Kawa saki engi ne. Pleas e read this Owner' s manual c arefully bef ore startin g your new eng ine so th at you will be thoroughly familiar wit h the proper operation of your engi ne's control , its featur es, capabi lities an d limit[...]

24 READ THIS FIRST Emission Control Information Fuel Inform ation THIS ENGINE IS CERTIFIED TO OPERATE ON UNLEADED REGULAR GRADE GASOLINE ONLY. A minimum of 87 octane of the antikno ck index is recomm ended. The an tikno ck index is posted on ser vice stat ion pumps in th e U.S.A. To protect the environ ment in which we all live, Kawasak i has inco [...]

25 gasse s are led to a br eather chamber th rough th e crankc ase and from the re to the air cleaner. Engine Emis sions Compliance Period California Model Year - 2006 and later Vertical Crank shaft Durability Per iod - 500 ho urs All Othe r States Model Year - 2003 and la ter (new) 2007 and late r (carry over) Durability Period - 500 ho urs (Cate [...]

26 General Information Location of S afety Related Labels Figure 1 a. Warn ing (Refe r to ) b. E ngine Mai ntenance ( Refer to )) Engine S erial Nu mber The en gine serial n umber is y our on ly mean s of identify ing you r part icular e ngine fr om o thers o f the same mo del type.Thi s engi ne serial num ber is need ed by your deal er when orderi[...]

27 Fuel And Oil Recommend ations Fuel Use only clean , fresh, unlead ed regular grade gasolin e. Octane Ratin g The octan e rating of a gas oline is a measure of its resis tance to "knock ing".Use a mi nimum o f 87 o ctane of the a ntiknock index is rec ommen ded. Th e antik nock index is posted on service st ation pum ps in the U.S.A . N[...]

28 • Remove the oil gauge to ch eck the oil level. Level should be be tween "A DD" and "FU LL" marks. Do not o verfill. • Install and ti ghten the oil gauge. Engine Oil Capacity , 0.65 L (0.69 us.qt) CAUTION: The engine is shipped without engine oil. Figure 7 Startin g Band P ad Sy stem Upon relea sing the brak e control lev[...]

29 A. Brake C ontrol Lever B. Handle Fig ure 1 0 Adjustment Engine S peed Adju stment NOTE: Do not tampe r with the go vernor settin g or the carbur etor setti ng to increa se the eng ine spe ed. Each carbureto r is adjus ted at th e factory wi th either a cap or stop p late ins talled on the mixt ure sc rew. Any adjustme nts must be pe rformed an [...]

30 • Remo ve the oil dr ain plu g (A) on si de of the eng ine or on bottom of the engine to drain oil into suitable containe r (B) while the eng ine is warm . Fig ure 1 1 A. Oi l Drai n Plug ( On si de of en gine) B. Container Fig ure 1 2 A. Oi l Drai n Plug (On b ottom of engi ne) • Reinsta ll the oil drai n plug. • Remove oil gaug e and ref[...]

31 CAUTION: Do not oil foam element. Paper Elem ent • Clean the pa per elemen t ever y 100 hours. • Clean t he eleme nt by t apping gently to rem ove dust. If very dir ty, replace the elemen t with a new one. • Replace with a new paper -element yearly or 300 hours. CAUTION: Do not wash pa per-element.Do not use pressur ized air to clean or dr[...]

32 • Remove the spark plug and pour appro x. 1-2 mL (0.06-0. 1 cu.in) of new engine oil through the pl ug hole (A), slowly pu ll the rec oil sta rter gri p seve ral times and r einstall the spark plu g. Fig ure 1 8 A. Spark Plu g Hole • Slowly pull the recoil starter grip until you feel compres sion and l eave it ther e. • Clean eve ry part o[...]

33 T roubleshoot ing Guide If the engine ma lfunc tions, carefu lly exam ine the s ymptoms an d the operating c onditions , and use the table abov e as a g uide to troub leshooti ng. ‡ Hav e an authori zed Kawasa ki dea ler perfo rm these se rvice Enviro nmental Protec tion To pro tect our environm ent, pr operly discard used bat teries, engine o[...]

34 KAWASAKI LIM ITED WARRANTY CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL EMISSI ON CONTROL SYST EMS SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINES The Califo rnia Air Res ources Boa rd, the En vironm ental Protect ion Age ncy (EPA) , and Kawasa ki Moto rs Corp., U.S.A. (he reinafter "K awasa ki") are pleas ed to explai n the Emissio n Control Sy stem s Warranty on your Kawa saki sm[...]

35 2. LIMITAT IONS. Th is Emis sion Contr ol System s Warra nty sh all not cove r any of the fol lowin g: (a) Repair or repla cemen t required as a result of (i) m isuse or negl ect, (ii) lac k of required m aintena nce. (iii) repairs i mproperl y perfor med or rep lacement s imp roperly i nstalled , (iv) us e of repl acement p arts or access ories[...]

MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The lim ited warranty s et forth belo w is give n by Cub Cadet LLC with respect to new mercha ndise purch ased and us ed in the Uni ted States, i ts possess ions and te rritories. Cub Cad et LLC warrant s this produ ct again st defects f or a period of two (2) yea rs comm encing on t he date o f original [...]