Cub Cadet LTX1050VT manual

CUB CADET LLC, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVE LAND, OHIO 4 4 1 36 - 0 0 1 9 Print ed In US A O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Ope ration Practices • S et-Up • Ope ration • Maintenan ce • Ser vice • T rouble shootin g • W arranty WA R N I N G READ AND F OLL OW A LL S AF ET Y RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THI S MANU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTIN[...]

Record Product Information Befo re set ting up a nd ope rating your new e quipm ent, ple ase loc ate the mode l plate on the e quipm ent and record t he informati on in the prov ided ar ea to the right. Y ou can l ocate the mode l plate by loo kin g beneath th e seat. T his infor mation will be ne cessar y, should you see k technical sup por t v ia[...]

Im por tan t Safe Ope ra ti on Pr ac ti ces 2 3 General Operation Read, un ders tan d, and foll ow all instru cti ons on the   machine an d in the manual(s ) be fore at tempting to assembl e and op erate. Keep this manu al in a safe p lace for future an d regular re feren ce and for ord ering re placeme nt par ts . Be famili ar with all co[...]

4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s A missing or damag ed discha rge cover can cause b lade   contac t or thrown o bjec t injuries . Stop the blade (s ) w hen crossing gr avel drives, walk s , or   roads an d while not cu ttin g grass. Watch for traf f ic whe n ope rating near [...]

5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Children T ra gic accident s can occur i f the ope rator is not al er t to the   presen ce of children. Chil dren are of ten at tr ac ted to the machine an d the mowing a cti vit y. They do not und ers tand the dange rs. N ever assume that childre n will re[...]

6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s      complete s top within ap proximately (5) five s econds af ter oper ating the bl ade dise ngagem ent[...]

7 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safet y Symbols This pa ge depi ct s and des cribe s safet y s ymb ols that may app ear on this pro duc t. Re ad, und ers tand, an d follow all ins truc tio ns on the machine b efore at tempt ing to assembl e and op erate. Sy m b o l Description  ?[...]

8 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) 15° Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely . WA R N I N G ! ?[...]

T rac tor Set -Up Moving Th e T rac tor Manually        relief v alve for occ asions whe n it is necess ar y to move the    ?[...]

Connecting the Batter y Cables CALIFOR NIA PROPOSITI ON 65 WARNING : Bat ter y pos ts , terminals, an d related accesso ries contain lea d and lead comp ounds , chemic als know n to the State of Califo rnia to cause c ancer and repro duc tive harm. Wash hands af te r handling. CAUTION: W hen at tach ing bat ter y ca bles, al ways [...]

Adjusting th e Seat T o adjus t the posi tion of the s eat, pull up an d hold th e seat adjustm ent lever . Slide th e seat for w ard or rear wa rd to the desired p osition; the n release t he adjustm ent lever. Make sure seat is locke d into position b efo re ope rating the tr ac tor . See  W ARNI NG! B efore o per ating[...]

       describ ed o n the foll owing pag es. W ARNI NG! R ead and fo llow all saf et y rule s and instru cti ons in this manual, inclu ding the entir e [...]

Deck Lif t Lev er      the de ck lif t lever is use d to change the heig ht of the cut ting de ck . T o use, move the lever to the l ef t, th en place in the no tch best suite d for your applicati on. Ignition S witch Module W ARNI NG! [...]

F uel Lev el Indicator The Fuel Level In dicator is lo cated on th e lef t si de of the      tank . PTO /Blade Enga ge Knob  [...]

Safet y Interlock S witches This tra ctor is e quipp ed wit h a safet y i nterlock s ystem f or the protec tion o f the op erator. If the interlock s ystem sh ould ever malfun ct ion, do n ot oper ate the trac tor. Contact your Cub Cad et dealer . The s afet y interl ock s ystem prevent s the eng ine from  crank ing or st ar ting unl ess the [...]

Driving The T rac tor W ARNI NG! Avoid sudde n star t s, e xcessive speed and sudde n stops . Lightly press th e brake pe dal to rel ease the pa rkin g brake.   Move the throt tle lever into the FAST (rabbit) positio n.   ?[...]

Driving On Slopes        where you m ay operate the tr ac tor saf ely. W ARNI NG! D o not mow on in clines with a sl ope in  [...]

Engaging the PT O             ?[...]

Maintenance W ARNI NG! B efore p er fo rming any maintenance or        engine an d remove key to prevent unintende d star ting . Engi ne  ?[...]

              Remove the oil f ill c ap/ [...]

Atta ch the hose coup ler to the water p or t on yo ur deck s  sur face. Se e Fig. 6 -2. T urn th e water on. 4.          5. the engin e and place th e [...]

Deck Spindle Grease f it tin gs can be f ound on ea ch deck spin dle. Se e Fig. 6 - 4.        purp ose lithium greas e. Using a grease gun, ap ply t wo stro kes (minimum ) o[...]

St eering Adjustment If the tra cto r turns tighter in on e direc tion t han the other, or if the ball jo ints are b eing rep laced due to dama ge or wear, the steer ing drag link s may need to b e adjuste d. Adjust the dr ag link s so that e qual leng ths of each are threa ded into the ball joint o n the lef t side and th e ball joint o n the righ[...]

Cutting Deck Remo val T o rem ove the cut ting de ck, p rocee d as follows:        positio n and enga ge the par king b rake. Lower the de ck by moving the d eck lif t l eve[...]

        5.      ?[...]

T o pro perl y sharp en the cut ting b lades , remove equal 4. amount s of met al from b oth ends of th e blad es along th e       angle. Always gr ind each cut [...]

Changing the Deck Belt W ARNI NG! Shu t the engin e of f and re move ignition key b efore re moving th e cut ting blad e(s ) for      using heav y gloves wh en graspin g blades a nd pulleys . W ARNI NG! [...]

T o pla ce the new be lt be gin by routing th e belt aro und the 5. two o uter spindl e pulleys , then aroun d the fro nt spindle pulley as show n in Fig. 7 - 8. Then r oute the be lt around th e t wo deck idl er pulley s as 6. shown in Fig. 7-8. Retighten th e belt ke eper ro d lo osene d earlier. 7 . Remou nt the bel t guards removed ea rlier 8 .[...]

Problem Cause Remedy Engi ne fai ls t o sta r t            2. Spark plug wire( s) disc onnected.  Throttle con trol leve r not in correct sta r ting 4. position [...]

Component P ar t Numbe r and Des cri pti on                       ?[...]

            ?[...]

                ?[...]

No te s 11 33[...]

FEDERAL and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS MTD Co nsum er Gro up Inc, t he Uni ted St ates Environ ment al Protec ti on Agen cy ( EP A) , and, for t hos e prod uc ts cer t ifie d for sal e in th e state of Cal iforn ia, t he Califo rnia A ir Reso urc es Boar d ( CARB ) are pl ease d to e[...]

GDOC-100223 W ARRANTED P AR TS: The re pair or r epl acem ent of any warr anted p ar t other w ise e ligi ble for war rant y c overage may be exc lude d from s uch war rant y c overage if M TD Co nsum er Grou p Inc de mon strate s that th e outd oor eq uip ment en gin e has be en abu sed, n egl ecte d, or im pro perl y maint aine d, and t hat su ch[...]

IMPORT ANT: T o o bt a in w arr a n t y c ove ra ge o wn er mu st pr e se nt a n or igi na l pro of o f pur ch as e an d ap pli c abl e ma in te na nc e r ec or ds to t he ser v ic ing d e al er . Pl ea s e se e th e op er a tor ’s man ua l for i nfo rm at io n on re quir ed m ai nt en an ce a nd s er vi ce i nt er va ls . Th e lim it ed w ar r a[...]