MTD 7304 manual

S ERIES 7000 CUB CADET LLC P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-0019 [ www .cubcadet .com ] IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY RULE S AND INSTRUCTIONS CARE FULLY Warning : This unit is equipped wit h a n i nternal com bustion eng ine and should not be used on or nea r an y unimproved forest-c overed, brush-cov ered or grass- covered land un less the eng i[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TO THE OWNE R .................. ............. ............. ............. ............ .................... ............. ............ .. 2 CALLING SER VICE INFORM ATION ....... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ........ 2 RECORDING MODEL A ND SERIAL NUMBER INFORMATIO N ......... ......[...]

3 RECOR D I NG M ODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER INF ORMA TION Produc t ide nti ficati on plat es are pro vide d for maj or co mpo nent s of you r trac tor. T he n umb er s on these plates are i mportant if you r tractor should require dealer service, or if yo u need addition al informati on on your trac tor. Prior to using y our tractor for the firs t time[...]

4 IMPOR T A NT SAFE OPERA TION PRA CTICES W ARNING: THIS SYMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY INS TRUCTIONS WHICH, IF NOT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE PERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROPERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPE RATE YOUR UNIT. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RE SULT IN[...]

5 • Maintain the weight balan ce of the trac tor. Install fron t end weigh ts to cou nterba lance heavy i mpleme nts attach ed to the t hree p oint hitch. Do n ot operate the tra ctor with a light front end. • Any towed v ehi cl e wit h a tota l wei ght exceed in g that of the tractor shou ld be equ ipped its ow n brakin g syste m that is oper [...]

6 • To prevent i njury, do no t adjust, unc log, clean , or service PT O driven equi pment whi le the tractor en gine i s running. • Make cer tain all PTO sh ields are always instal led. 5. SAFETY FRAME (ROPS) Your tracto r is equipp ed with a rollo ver protecti ve str uctur e (ROPS) which must be ma intai ned in a fully functi onal co ndition.[...]

7 SAFETY LABELS STARTING INSTRUCTIONS 1. KNOW THE OPER ATING AND SA FETY INSTRUC TIONS IN THE OPER ATO R S'S MA NU AL AN D ON THE TRA CT OR . 2. MOVE THR OTTLE TO MID POSITION A ND DEPRESS B RAKE PEDAL. 3. TURN KEY TO THE START POSITION. 1. DISE NGAG E PTO AND SET PARKI NG BRAK E. 2. MOV E T HROTTLE CO NTROL TO MID POS ITION A ND TU RN K EY OF[...]

8 SAFETY LABELS (Cont.) WARNING FAILURE TO FOLLOW ANY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE OPERATOR, OR OTHER PERSONS. To avoid personal injury, keep PTO shield in place. Disengage PTO an d stop engine befo r e servicing tractor, or implemen ts, or at tachin g or d etac hing im plem ents. Pull only from draw b ar. p ullin g fro[...]

9 SECTION 1: CONTR OLS AND FEA TURES FLOORBOARD AND DASH PANEL MOUNTED CONTROLS Figure 1 B C D E F G H J K L M A A B C D E F G H J K L M Steerin g Whee l PTO S wit ch Throttle H andle Ignition Swi tch Brake Ped al Forward/R ever se Pedal Seat Adj ustment L ever Differen tia l Lock Peda l Parking Br ak e Leve r Hazard Light Switch Headlight Switch I[...]

10 NOTE: Referenc es to LEFT and RIGH T indicat e that side o f the tractor when facin g forward wh ile seated i n the drivers seat. Refere nce to F RONT indica tes the gri lle end of the tracto r; to REAR, th e drawbar en d. A. Steering Wheel The steerin g wheel is center ed on the dash pane l. It is used to change t he direc tion ( left or righ t[...]

11 H. Differential Lo ck P eda l Figure 6 Located at the rear of the left flo or board, the differen tial lo ck peda l engage s the tra nsmis sio n differen tial l ock. The diffe rential loc k is used to gain addit ional trac - tion when operatin g the tracto r on wet o r loose so il. When the ped al is dep r ess ed the rear wh eel s o f th e tract[...]

12 M. Instrument Panel Figure 10 1. Fuel Gauge The fuel gau ge, loca ted on the left side of the inst rument pa nel, mo nitors th e fuel level in the fuel tank. T he n eed le poi nting t o th e rig ht indi ca tes a f ull tank. The ign ition switch mus t be in the ON position to read t he fuel gau ge. 2. T achomet er The tac hometer, l ocated on the[...]

13 FENDER MOUNTED CONRTOLS AND FEATURES Figure 11 A B N DE F G H K J H J K L G C M A. Fuel Fill Cap The fuel fill cap is located on the le ft fender besid e the oper ator’s sea t. W ARN ING: Never fill the fuel tank to the top of the filler ne ck. Ex pansion could result in overflow, allowing highly flammable fu el to come in contact with t he op[...]

14 E. T ransmission Hi/Lo Range Shift Lever The Hi/Lo rang e shift l ever is lo cated on the right fender. The lever has two spe ed range s ettings an d a neutral po sitio n. The lever must be shifte d into either th e high or lo w range p rior to depr essing th e for war d/ revers e pedal to drive th e tracto r. • P ush t he l ever forward to sh[...]

15 SECTION 2: OPERA TION ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE (ROPS) This tractor is equ ipped with a fold able Roll over Protec tion Struc ture (RO PS) and se at belts. Whe n used toge ther they a r e effe ctive in red ucing injuries to the oper ator in the e vent of a n accide ntal tractor rollover . The safety provid ed by the ROPS is minimiz ed if the[...]

16 SAFETY INTERLOCK S Y STEM This trac tor is equi pped with a sa fety in terlock system for th e prote ction o f the oper ator. If the interlo ck sys tem should ever ma lfunc tion, do no t operate t he tracto r. Contac t your author ized Cu b Cadet Deale r. The safety i nterlock syst em prevents the engine fr om crank ing or st arting unl ess the [...]

17 STARTING THE ENGINE W ARNING: Always sit in the operator’s seat when st arting the t ractor, Never attempt to s tart the engin e while standing beside the tra ctor. W ARNING: N ever use star ting fluids, such as ether, as a starting aid. Se vere engine damage or fire could result. • Operato r must b e sitting in the tractor seat. • Move th[...]

18 DRIVING THE TRACTOR W A RNING: Avoid s u dden st arts, exces- sive speed and sudden sto ps. W ARNING: Do not leave the seat of the tractor with out dise ngaging the PTO and engaging the parking brake. If leaving the tractor unattended, turn the ignition key off and remove key. • Adjust th e operator’ s seat to th e most c omfort- able pos it[...]

19 Figure 15 W ARNING: The forward/rever se pedal will not oper ate w hen th e parki ng brak e is engaged. Do not att e mpt to force the pedal when the parking brake is engaged; this could c ause premature wear or damage to t he drive linkage . USING THE HI/LO RANGE SHIFT LEVER W A RNING: The tractor must be stopped bef ore engaging o r disengag- i[...]

20 USING THE HYDRAULIC LIFT LEVER The hy draulic l ift sys tem pr ovides power for ra ising and posit ioning three poi nt hitch and belly mounted equip ment. Th e syste m’s position cont rol feat ure maintain s the selec ted he ight o r dep th of th e equip men t. Wh en th e hy draul ic lift l ev er is mov ed to a hig her o r lo wer set tin g, t [...]

21 Figure 20 • P ush t he bottom of th e swit ch down ward t o disengag e the P TO. IMPORTANT : Normally the PTO w ill not operate w hen the trac tor is d riven in th e rev ers e direct ion. The PTO re verse ove rride sw itch must be a ctivated t o oper ate the P TO while traveling in reve rse. USING THE PTO REVERSE OVERRIDE SWITCH The PTO rever [...]

22 USING THE THREE POINT HITCH W ARN ING: Always disengage the PTO, stop th e engin e, and set th e parki ng brake before dismounting the tractor to connect, disconnect , or adjust three point hitch mounted implements. Use the re ar three point hi tch system to atta ch three point mount ed impleme nts, whi ch are norma lly driven by the rea r PTO. [...]

23 Figure 24 ON DEMAND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE The On Dem and Four Wheel Drive s ystem automa tically deliver s power to the fro nt axl e whenever the need for additiona l traction is sense d by the transmi ssion. No action from the ope rator is required f or engage ment. TRACTOR WEIGHTING When im plem ents ar e instal led o n eithe r the fr ont or rear o[...]

24 SECTION 3: ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTING THE SEAT For the com fort of the operato r, a sing le lever adjustab le seat is provide d to set the fore to aft positio n of the seat. Adju st the seat t o the m ost comfo rtable posi tion that allows yo u to oper ate all control s and ped als. W ARNING: Do not adjust the seat when the tracto r is moving, as thi[...]

25 • The leng th of the upp er hitch link is norm ally determi ned by the de sign of each imple ment. To adjust the u pper hitc h link, loo sen the lock - ing lev er and turn the adjus tment t ube as shown in Figu re 28. Af ter the ap propr i ate le ngt h is attaine d, tighten the lock ing le ver. If correct ly adjusted , the upper hitc h link wi[...]

26 ADJUSTING THE BRAKES The tract or brakes are adj usted at the fac tory an d should ex perienc e minim al wear if the tractor is operated normall y. Howev er, all br ake pads are subjec t to wear and at some p oint th e b ra ke link ag e may hav e to be a djust ed. Check the brake lin kage a s follows: • Place th e tracto r on a level surfac e.[...]

27 SECTION 4: MAINTENANCE The ser vice li fe and rel iabilit y of any ma ch ine depend s upo n the ca re i t is gi ven. P roper lubric a- tion and mainten ance is a vital part of that care. Using the L ubricat ion and M aintenanc e Chart as a guide, moni tor the hour meter on the ins trument panel to ens ure the r equired m aintena nce proce- dures[...]

28 LUBRICA TION AND MAINTENANCE CHART (ILLUSTRATION) 11 19 1 2 5 3 4 5 5 8 6 6 7 9 10 14 14 17 12 18 16 13 16 16 16 15 18 21 20 9[...]

29 LUBRICA TION AND MAINTENANCE CHART † More often when operating under dusty co nditions Ref. No. Operation to be P erf ormed Service Interv als Before each u se Ever y 10 Hours Ever y 25 Hours Ever y 50 Hours Every 100 Hours Every 150 Hours Every 200 Hours Every 300 Hours Every 600 Hours Before Storage 1 Check Engine Oil Le vel • 2 Check Air [...]

30 ACCESSING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT W ARN ING: If the tractor has been recently opera ted, engine surfaces (including the radiator ) will be HOT. Allow the engine to cool before open- ing the hood, or us e extreme caution to avoid burns when the hood is open. To raise t he hood, locat e the lat ch relea se lever in the hood n otch at the front of t[...]

31 • Bec ause batt ery acid i s corrosi ve, do not pour it into any si nk or drai n. Before d iscardi ng an empty ele ctroly te contain er, rins e it tho roughly with a neutrali zi ng sol uti on . • NEVER co nne ct (or di scon nec t) ba tter y cha rger clips t o the bat tery w hile th e charge r is tur ned on, as it can c ause spa rks. • Keep[...]

32 HEAD LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT The tra ctor is equ ipped w ith four headlig ht bulb s. If one of th e bul bs shou ld bu rn out, repla ce the b ulb as follo ws: • Fully r aise the hood so th at the hood p rop cylind ers hol d the ho od in the r aised p osition. • Pul l both lockin g tabs of the wir e harness plug away from the bulb /socket a sse[...]

33 INSTRUMENT PANEL BU LB REPLACEMENT Referring to the inst rumen t panel i nformatio n pro- vided in the CONTROL AND FE ATURES section of this manu al, reg ularly check to ensu re that the instrum ent pan el li ght bulbs are fu nctionin g. To chan ge a burn ed out i nstrume nt pane l bulb : • Raise the tractor hood to view th e back s ide of the[...]

34 Main Fuse The main fuse in the tractor wir e harness protects the tract or’s entire el ectric al system. A blown mai n fuse will pr event batt ery curre nt fr om passi ng though the harne ss. To replac e the mai n fuse: • Raise the tra ctor hood and remove the r ight side pan el. • Locate the mai n fuse under the dash p anel, along the tra[...]

35 • If the oil leve l is l ow, add Cub Cad et hydr aulic oil. Loos ely po sition a fu nnel in the fill hol e so that there is enough c learance a round the fun- nel to allow th e transmis sion to ve nt while the oil is poured into the tr ansmiss ion. Fill ONLY t o the full m ark, neve r overfi ll the tr ansmiss ion. NOTE: Always use Cub C adet h[...]

36 CHANGING HYDROSTATIC TRANSMIS SION AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OIL FILTERS NOTE: With the excepti on of the fi rst oil fil ter change aft er the 2 5 hour br eak-in per iod, th e hydrostati c transm iss ion and hydr aulic s ystem oil filters sho uld be changed al ong with the hydrosta tic transmiss ion / hydrauli c syste m oil after every 20 0 hours of [...]

37 CHECKING OIL LEVEL IN FRONT AXLE AND FINAL REDUCTION GEAR CASES. Check the front ax le and final re ductio n gear c ase oil leve ls after every 50 hours of ope ratio n. Check the oil leve l only whil e the engine i s stopp ed and the trac tor is stan ding o n a lev el surfac e. Check Front Axle Oil The oi l fill pl ug / dips tick is l ocated on [...]

38 • Place a suitabl e con tainer be neath t he fro nt of the axle housi ng. • Remov e the oil fill pl ug/dipstick t o help vent th e axle, th en r emove the dr ain p lug and allow the oil to drain int o the c onta ine r. Rein sta ll the dr ain plug after draining the oil . See Fi gure 49. • Fill th e axle wi th Cub Ca det Ge ar Lube u ntil t[...]

39 TIRE MAINTENANCE Check the tire air pressu re after every 5 0 hours o f operatio n or weekly . Keep the ti res infla ted to the recomm ended pres sures . Improper inflati on will shorten the se rvice life o f a tire. See th e tire s ide wall, or the T ire Infl ation cha rt, for pr oper in flatio n pressu res. O bserve the followi ng gui delines [...]

40 3. Clean t he engine a nd the e ntire trac tor thor oughl y. 4. Fill the fu el tank wi th FRESH h igh grad e Number Tw o diese l fuel. 5. Remove the glow p lugs a nd pour a small amount of engine oil i nto ea ch cyl inder. Reinstal l the glow pl ugs an d slowly crank th e engin e to distr ibute the oil. 6. Fully cha rge the batte ry, then dis co[...]

41 SECTION 5: ENGINE INFORMA TION AND MAINTENANCE Daihatsu L.L.C., the Ca lifornia Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Unite d States Environmental Prote ction Agency (U.S. EPA) Emission Control Syste m Warranty Stateme nt (Owner’s Defe ct Warranty Rights and Oblig ations) EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY COVERAGE IS APPLICABLE TO CERTIFIED MODEL YEAR 20[...]

42 Daihatsu Em ission Control Def ects Warranty Provisi ons The follo w i ng are specific pro visions relative to y our Emission Control De fects Warranty Cov erage. It is in additio n to the Daihat su engine warranty for non -regulated engines. 1. Warranted Parts — Coverage under this warranty extends only t o the parts listed be low (the emissi[...]

43 ENGINE MAINTENANCE W ARNING: Use ca re when servicing any component in the engine area. If the engine has recently be en operated, components will be hot and could cause burns. Allow the e ngine to cool before servicing. W A RNING: Before se rvicing the engine, place the tra ctor on a leve l surf ace, stop the e ngine, engage t he parking brake,[...]

44 ADDING ENGINE OIL W ARNING: Never over fill the engine crankc ase. The engine may o verheat and/or damage may result if the oil in the crankcase is below the “ADD” mar k or over the “FULL” mar k on the dipstick. For best results, fill to the “FULL” mark on the dipstick as opposed to adding a given quantity of oil. Always check the le[...]

45 • Place a suitabl e container belo w the drain plug to co lle ct t he o ld o il. Turn t he drain pl ug counter - clock wise to r emove from the e ngine. • Allow the o ld oil to co mplete ly drain from th e engin e crankca se in to the conta iner bel ow. • Remov e the filter by turni ng it counter clockwise using an auto mot ive type fil te[...]

46 • Wait a fe w minutes to allow a s much ai r as possible to es cape thro ugh the fille r neck, the n reinsta ll the radiator c ap. • Fill th e overflow rese rvoir to th e "FULL" mark. • Start the engin e and a llow it t o run for a shor t period. Stop th e engine. • Reche ck the coola nt level in the ov erflow reservo ir and re[...]

47 • Pull the air cl eaner elemen t from the hous ing. See Fi gure 59. Figure 59 • Lightly bl ow or b rush l oose debris from th e air cleaner elemen t. Clean any debr is from the housing. • Inspect th e paper pleat s of the cleaner element for damage and di rt. Ins pec t the s ealin g su rf ac e on the inner end of the elem ent fo r deter io[...]

48 Changing The Fuel Filter Replace the fuel filter cartrid ge after every 600 hours of operation. NOTE: There is no shut o ff va lve in t he fue l sys tem . To st op the fl ow of fu el while replacin g the fil ter, it will be neces sary to care full y clamp the fuel li ne between the fuel ta nk and the filter. • Place a s uitable co ntaine r ben[...]

49 SEC T IO N 6: SP E C I F IC A TIO N S En gine Manufact urer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diahats u Horsepower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Cylinde rs . . . . . [...]

50 SPECIFICATIONS Hydraulic Lift Syst em Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auxiliar y Pu m p-Gear Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Position Con tr ol Lever Pump Capa city . . . . . . . . . .[...]

51 SECTION 7: OPTIONAL EQUIP MENT AND ACCESSORIES When p urchasing your tr actor, y ou probab ly had it equipp ed for you r partic ular ne eds at t hat time. You may late r wish to obtain add itional equ ipment or accessorie s to perform other tasks. Ref er to the chart bel ow for a list of op tional equipm ent and acc essorie s curren tly avail ab[...]

Proper main tenance of your Cub Cade t equipment is the owner’ s responsi bility. Follow the instructio ns in your owner’s manual for co rrect lubricants and mainten ance schedule. Your Cub C adet dealer carri es a com plete line of genuine Cu b Cadet p arts and q uality lubrican ts and fil ters for your equ ipment’s engin e, trans missio n, [...]