Cub Cadet 10M manual

CUB CADET LLC, P .O. BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Print ed In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Ope ra t ion Practices • Set- Up • Operation • Maintenance • S ervice • T roubles hooting • W arrant y W ARNING READ AND FOL LOW A LL SA FET Y RUL ES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUA L BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO OPERA [...]

Customer Support If y ou h ave diff ic ulty as sembli ng th is pr oduct or ha ve a ny questi ons r egard ing t he c ontr ols, operati on, or main ten ance of th is ma chine , y ou can seek h elp fr om th e experts. C hoose from the op tion s belo w: Visi t us on t he we b at w ww .cubca det.c om Loca te your near est C ub C adet De aler at ( 87 7) [...]

Im por tant Saf e Operat ion Pr ac tic es 2 3 General Operation Read this o perator ’ s manu al carefu lly in its e ntirety b efore atte mpting to assemb le this machine. R ead, unde rstan d, and fol low all instru ctions o n the machine and i n the manuals) befo re operati on. Keep this ma nual in a safe place fo r future and re gular refe rence[...]

4 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r a c tices A missing or d amaged dis charge cover can caus e blade contac t or thrown obj ect i njuries. Many injurie s occur as a result of the m ower being p ulled over the foot du ring a fall c aused by slipp ing or trip ping. Do not ho ld on to the mower i f you are fallin g; release the hand[...]

5 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r a c tices Ser vice Safe Handling Of Gasoline : T o avoid per sonal injur y or p roper t y damage use e xtre me care in ha ndling gaso line. Gasol ine is ex tremel y flam mable and the v apors are e xplosi ve. Serious p ersona l injur y can occur whe n gasoline is s pilled o n yoursel f or your c[...]

6 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r a c tices Spark Arrestor W AR NING : This machin e is equipp ed with an internal com bustion en gine and sho uld not be us ed on or ne ar any unimproved fores t-covered, br ush covered or grass -covered la nd unless the e ngine’s exhau st system i s equipp ed with a spar k arrester mee ting ap[...]

7 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r a c tices 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 to determine slopes where you may no t op erat e s afely . W A RNING: Do not ope rate y our la wn mow er on suc [...]

Assembl y & Set -Up 3 8 Cont ent s of Carton One L awn Mower • One L awn Mower Oper ator’s M anual • One B ottle of O il • One Sid e Discharge Chute • Assembly NOTE: T his unit is ship ped with out gasolin e or oil in the en gine. Fill up gaso line and oil as ins truc ted in the accompa n y ing engin e manual B EFORE oper ating your m[...]

9 s ecti On 3 — a sseMbl y & s e t - u p Side Discharge Chute Y our mower is s hippe d as a mulcher. T o conver t to side discharg e: Lif t the mulchi ng plug. S ee Figure 3-5. Slide t wo hoo ks of sid e discharge chute un der hinge p in on mulchin g plug assemb ly . Lower th e mulching plu g. 1. 2. The ro pe guide is at tache d to the right [...]

1 0 s ec tiOn 3 — a sseM bl y & s et - u p Adjustments Cutting Height Each wh eel has a hei ght adjustme nt lever to change the cut ting height o f the mower . Dep ress height adjus tment lever towards wh eel. Slide l ever to desired posi tion for a chan ge in cut ting height . See Fig. 3 -6 . Rel ease lever towards de ck. IM PORTANT : All wh[...]

C ontrol s and F eat ures 4 1 1 Blade Control The b lade control is at tache d to the upper h andle of the mowe r . Dep ress and sque eze it agains t the uppe r handle to op erate the unit. R elease it to sto p engine and b lade. W AR NING : This bla de control is a safe ty dev ice. Never at tempt to bypass it s oper ations. Cutting Height Adjustme[...]

Opera tion 5 1 2 1 3 4 2 Figur e 5- 1 Starting Engine W AR NING : Be sure no on e other than the op erator is sta nding near the l awn mower while s tar ting engin e or oper ating mower . N ever run engi ne indo ors or in en closed, p oorly ve ntilated areas. Engine e xhaust contai ns carbon m onoxide, an odo rless and dea dly gas. Kee p hands, fee[...]

Ma int ena nce & A djustm ents 6 1 3 Maintenance General Recomm endations Always obse rve s afet y rules whe n per formin g any maintenan ce. The wa rrant y on this lawn mower d oes not cover items that have been su bjec ted to oper ator abuse or ne gligence. T o receive f ull value fro m warrant y , o perator mus t maintain the lawn mowe r as [...]

Ser vic e 7 1 4 W AR NING : An unbalan ced blade w ill cause excessive vib ration whe n rotating at high sp eeds . It may cause dama ge to mower and coul d break causing p erso nal injur y . 5. Lubric ate the engine cr anksh aft a nd the inner sur fa ce of the bla de adapter wi th light oil. Slid e the blade a dapter onto the eng ine crank shaf t. [...]

T roubles hoot ing 8 1 5 Pr oblem Caus e Remedy Engin e F ails t o start Blade control disengaged. Spark plug boot disconnected. F uel tank empt y or stale fuel . Engin e not primed (if equipped wit h primer ). F aulty spark plug. Blocked fuel line . Engin e floo ded. F uel valve (if eq uipped) closed. Engin e not choked ( if equipped w ith chok e)[...]

E ngine Ope rati on 9 1 6 -30º -20º 10w 20w 20 30 40 20w40, 20w50 15w40, 15w50 10w40 10w30 -10º 0º 0º 20º 40º 60º 80º 100º 10º 20º 30º 40º -20º (ºC) (ºF) 1 2 Figur e 1 0 - 1 F uel Cap Air Cleaner Spark Plug Oil Drain Oil Fill Cap Starter Grip Pre- Operation Check Oil Recommenda tions NOTE: T his engine i s shippe d without gaso lin[...]

1 7 s ecti On 9 — O per a tiOn Check Fuel L evel Clean aro und fuel f ill be fore removi ng cap to fuel . Fill tank to ap proximately 1-inch b elow lowest p or tion of neck to all ow for fuel e xpansion . Be caref ul not to over fill . NOTE: B efore ref ueling , allow engine to coo l 2 minutes. Starting The Engine W AR NING : Always keep han ds a[...]

E ngine M ain ten ance 1 0 1 8 W AR NING : Shut of f the engin e before p er forming any maintenance. T o prevent a ccidental st art-u p, disconne ct the s park plug b oot. IM PORTANT : If engi ne must be ti pped to tra nspor t equipm ent or to inspe ct or re move grass, keep sp ark plug si de of engin e up. T ransp orti ng or tippin g engine sp ar[...]

1 9 s ecti On 1 0 — e ng ine M aint enance Oil Ser vice Check oi l level regula rly . Be sure corr ect oi l level is maintain ed. Check eve ry f ive hour s or daily b efore st artin g engine. Se e oil check ing proce dure in the Op eration se ctio n. Oil Change IM PORTANT : Be sure to check e ngine on a l evel surf ace with the engin e stoppe d. [...]

20 s ecti On 1 0 — e ng ine M ainte nance El ect rode 0.030 i n. Figur e 1 0 - 4 3. Measure the p lug gap with a f eeler gau ge. Correc t as necess ary by b ending si de elec trode. S ee Fig. 1 0 - 4. Th e gap sho uld be set to 0.030 in . 4. Check that th e spark plu g washer is in go od conditio n and threa d the spark pl ug in by hand to preven[...]

2 1 s ecti On 1 0 — e ng ine M ain tenance F uel Filter Ser vice The f uel f ilter cannot b e cleane d and must be re placed on ce a year or ever y 1 0 0 oper ating hour s; more of ten if run with o ld gasoli ne. Remove all f uel from t ank by running e ngine until it s tops from la ck of fuel. Remove c-clamp f rom fuel li ne and remove fue l lin[...]

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GDO C-10016 5 Rev. B The SureStart Guarantee™ Pro visions of Y our Limited Warranty In add iti on to t he ot her te rms a nd con dit ion s of th e Limi ted Wa rr ant y app lic abl e to your n ew mow er , Cub C ade t LLC ( “ Cub Ca det ” ) h ereb y wa rr ant s th at your m ower ’s engin e will s t ar t on t he fir s t or se cond at t empt b [...]

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25 Ref No. Part N umber Desc riptio n 1 7 4 7- 1 1 6 1 A Blad e Control 2 73 1 - 1 9 49 A Front Cov e r 3 736 -0524B Blad e Bell Supp ort 4 71 0 - 1 04 4 Hex B olt 5 7 4 7-071 0 Hinge Pin 6 7 49- 109 2 A Uppe r Handle 7 71 0 - 1 205 Rop e Guide 8 71 0 - 1 1 7 4 Carri age Bolt 9 7 49- 0928A Lower Handle 1 0 720 -027 9 Wing N ut 1 1 720 - 04 0 72 Sta[...]

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27 Engi ne Model - 1 P65 Ref No. Par t Number Desc riptio n 1 . 95 1- 1 03 37 Fuel T ank 2. 95 1- 1 03 36 Fly wheel Sh roud 3. 95 1- 1 03 35 Rubb er Fuel T ank Mountin g W ash er 4. 95 1- 1 03 3 4 Oil Fill er T ube Ass embly 5. 95 1- 1 03 33 Dips tick Assem bly 6. 95 1- 1 04 06 C ylin der Head Comp lete 7 . 951 - 1 0 407 Sho rt B lock Asse mbly 8. [...]

Cub Cadet LLC (Cub Cadet), The United States En vironment Pr otection Ag ency (U . S. EP A) Emission Control System W arranty Statement (Owner’ s Defect W arranty Rights and Obligations) The U. S. EP A a nd Cub Cadet are please d to e x plain the emi ssions co ntrol system warranty on your mo del year 200 5 and later small of f-road engine. New s[...]

(7) The eng ine manufacturer i s liable for damag es to other engin e compone nts proximately caused by a failure un der warranty of any warranted par t. ( 8) T hroughout th e engine’ s warrant y perio d defined in Sub sectio n (a) ( 2), Cu b Cadet will maintai n a supply of warranted par ts suf fici ent to meet the expec ted demand for su ch par[...]

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IM POR T A NT: T o obt ain w arr an t y cov era ge ow ner mus t pre sen t an or igin al pro of of p urch as e and a ppli cab le ma int ena nce r eco rds t o the ser vi cing d eal er . P lea se s ee th e oper at or ’ s m anua l for in for mat ion o n re quire d mai nte nan ce an d ser v ic e int er val s. Th e limi ted w arr an t y se t for t h be[...]