Cub Cadet 1170 manual

O PERA T OR’S M ANU AL IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y PRINTED IN U .S.A. FORM NO. 770-10249B Warning: This unit is equipped with an in ternal combustion engine and s hould not be used on or near any unimprov ed forest- covered, brush-covered or grass -covered land unless the engine’s exhaust sy stem is equipped with [...]

2 SECT ION 1: TABLE OF CONTEN TS PAGE FINDING Y OUR MODEL NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CALLING WARRANTY S ERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IMPORTANT SAFE O PERATION PRACTIC[...]

3 SECTION 4: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARN ING: THI S SYMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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 OP E RATE YOUR LAWN MOWER. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS M[...]

4 • Disen gage all attachment clutche s , thor oughly depress the brake pedal, and shi ft into neutra l before attemptin g to start engi ne. • Your mow er is designed to c ut normal r esidentia l grass o f a height no mo re than 10" . Do n ot attempt to mow t hrough unu sually tall, dry grass (e.g., pasture) or p iles of dry leave s. Debri[...]

5 • Keep a ll nuts, bo lts and screws ti ght to b e sure the equipme nt is in safe work ing condition. • Never tamper with sa fety dev ices. Check their proper opera tion regularly. Us e all guards as instructe d in this manu al. • After st riking a foreign obj ect, stop the engin e, remove the wire from the spark plug an d thoroughly inspect[...]

6 Slope Gauge 15° SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEV EL W ITH A VERTI CAL TREE A POWER PO LE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FE NCE 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 USE THIS PAGE AS A GUIDE TO DETERMINE SLOPES WHERE YOU MAY NOT OPERATE SAFELY. Do not m ow on incline s with a slop e in exc ess of 15 de grees (a ris[...]

7 SECTION 5: ATTACHMENTS & ACCESSORIES NOTE: Your tractor is NOT design ed for use with any typ e of gro und-enga ging att achments (e.g. till er, plow). Use of this type of eq uipme nt WILL vo id the tractor’s warrant y. SECTION 6: TRACTOR SET-UP A TT A CHING THE B A TTER Y CABLES NOTE: The posi tive b attery termi nal is m arked Pos. ( +). [...]

8 SECTI ON 7: CONT ROLS Figure 3 A Ign ition Swi tch H Bra ke Peda l B Throttl e Control Lever I Parking B rake Butto n C Choke C ontrol ( if so equ ipped) J Shift Lev er D Indica tor M onitor/Hou r Meter K Seat A djust ment Leve r E Lift Lev er L Cup Holder F PTO (Pow er Take-off) Knob M Cruise Cont rol Butto n G Drive Peda l A C F M I J L E G H K[...]

9 IGNITION SWITCH To start the engine , insert key into the ignition switch and turn clockw ise to th e START po sition. Re leas e key to t h e ON position o nce en gine ha s fired. See Figure 4. Refer to STA R TING THE ENGI NE in the OPERA TION sec tion of this manu al for detaile d startin g instr uctions . The ig nition sw itch is also use d to [...]

10 LIFT LEVER The lift lever is used to change th e operating posi tion (height ) of the cutting deck . To operate, move the lever to the left, then place in the notch best suite d for you r applic ation . ELECT RIC PTO (PO WER T AKE-OFF) KNOB T o en gage the power to th e cutting deck o r oth er attac hments o n unit s equipped with an ele ctri c [...]

11 CR UISE CONTROL B UT T ON The crui se c ontrol b utton is l ocated o n the trac tor dash panel to the le ft of the ignitio n switc h. Push the cruis e control button whi le trave ling forwar d at a desire d spe ed. Wh ile hold ing th e button in , rele ase press ure fro m the drive ped al. T his will engage th e crui se contro l and allo w the t[...]

12 SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT Select the he ight posi tion of the cu tting deck by placin g the d eck li ft lever in any of the six di fferent cutting hei ght notches on the right side of the fender. Then adj ust the deck wheels so that they are at le ast 1/4 inc h to 1/2 i nch abov e the ground when th e tractor i s on a s mooth, flat surfac e suc[...]

13 • While co ntinui ng to hold the cruis e button in , lift yo ur foot fro m the dri ve pedal ( you sho uld feel the crui se latch engage). • If properly engaged, the cruise contr ol button and the dr ive pedal should loc k in th e down positi on, and th e tra ctor will mainta in the s ame forwar d speed. • Disengag e the cruise cont rol usi[...]

14 • The operat or mus t remain in the t ractor sea t at all times . If th e operato r shoul d lea ve the seat wi thout pus hing th e PTO knob inward into the disen gaged (O FF) posit ion, th e tractor ’ s engi ne will shut off. IMPORTANT: The PTO knob cannot be in th e engaged ( ON) positio n when the tract or is drivi ng in the rev erse di re[...]

15 Side to Side If the cutti ng deck a ppears t o be mowi ng uneven ly, a si de to side adjus tment can b e perfor med. Ad just if nece ssary as follo ws: WARN ING: Turn the tr actor ’ s engine off , rem ove the k ey fro m the ig nition switch a nd app ly the tractor ’ s pa rking b rake be fore mak ing any a djustm ents t o the cutti ng dec k. [...]

16 Adjust the dr ag links so that equal len gths ar e threaded into t he ball j oint on the le ft side an d the ball jo int on t he ri ght side: • Loosen th e jam n ut found on the dr ag link a t the rear o f the ba ll joint. See Fig ure 1 0. • Remove t he hex nut a nd lock wash er on th e top of ball joi nt. See Figure 10 . • Thread the b al[...]

17 SECTION 10: MAINTENANCE WARN ING: Discon nect the sp ark p lug wire(s) and ground ag ainst the engine before per forming an y adjustme nts, repair s or main tenance. ENGI NE Refer to the separate engine manual for engine maintenance instructions. Check engine oil level before ea ch use as inst ructed in the separ ate engine manual packe d with y[...]

18 • Grasp the PT O idl er pu lley b racket and pivot it toward the di scharg e chute to reli eve tensio n on the b elt. Re move the deck belt fr om aroun d the elec tric PTO cl utch an d the PTO idl er pul ley. NOTE: On un its equip ped with a 46- inch dec k, the bottommos t belt o n the deck do es NOT need to be remove d in orde r to rem ove th[...]

19 • Route th e new belt a s sh own in Figur e 14, around the deck pu lley s, idler pu lley and elec tric PTO c lutch . • Remount the belt g uards remo ved e arlier. Figure 15 46-inch decks • Lower the deck by moving the lif t leve r into the bottom notch on th e right f ender. • Remove th e belt g uards by r emoving the self -tapping screw[...]

20 Figure 16 Upper Drive Belt • Locate the tr ansmiss ion idler pulley on the upper driv e belt by look ing throug h the battery tr ay opening . See Figure 16. • Grasp the br acket a nd pivot the tr ansmiss ion idler pulley tow ard the r ear of the tractor to releas e tension on the upper dr ive belt . • Remove th e belt f rom aro und the tra[...]

21 • Slide the belt of f of the var iable -speed p ulley as you li ft the pulley up and out throu gh the battery tr ay openi ng. NOTE: Jack ing the rear of th e tractor up off the ground a nd se curing it wi th jacksta nds a t this po int i n the proc edure wi ll eas e the f ollowing steps, b ut is not necessar y. • Remove the re ar idler pulle[...]

22 CUTTING BLADES WARN ING: Cutting b lades ar e sharp. Always protect han ds by wearin g heavy leather wor k gloves to grasp bla des. The blad es may be remo ved for sharpe ning or replaceme nt as follows. • Remove th e deck fr om ben eath the tr actor, (refer to DE CK REMOVA L earlier in this sectio n for det ailed ins truction s) the n gently [...]

23 Charging If the unit has not bee n put into use for an extended period of time, ch arge the b attery wi th an automotiv e-type 12-volt char ger for a mini mum of one ho ur at si x amps. WARN ING: Batteries give off a n explos ive gas during and for som e time after chargi ng. Charge ba ttery in a well ventila ted area an d do no t allow a spark [...]

24 SECTI ON 12: TROUBLESHOOT ING GUID E T rouble P o ssible Cau se( s) Co rrectiv e Action Engine will not cran k Saf ety switc h butto n not depresse d. Battery installed incorrec tly . Battery is dead or weak. Blow n fuse There a re two safe ty swi tches in the star ting circ uit of you r unit: the br ake ped al s witch and the s eat s witch. Mak[...]

25 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 625-0051 Bulb/Soc ket Headlig ht Assemb ly 2 629-0939 Wiring Harness w /o Ref . 14 3 629-0126 Harness Adapter , #18 x 5 4 710-0599 Self T apping Scre w , 1/4-20 x .5 5 712-3006 He x Nut, 1/4-20 6 725- 1426 Sole noi d, 12- volt, 100 Am p 7 725-1657A Sn ap Mount Sa fety Inte r lock Swit ch (Brak e) 8 725-1741 I[...]

26 Models 1170 & 1180 37 38 21 17 12 19 6 2 10 15 14 12 26 31 33 27 16 35 9 23 23 5 32 28 30 29 4 43 12 3 5 7 23 11 13 24 36 25 40 41 42 44 34 20 45 46 47[...]

27 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 683-0195 Bra cket As sembly (8 -style) 2 710-0599 Self-t apping Screw , 1/4-20 x .5 3 710-0751 He x Cap Scre w , 1/4-20 x .6 2 4 710-0924 Phill ips P an Scre w , 1/4-20 x .7 5 5 710-1017 T r uss Phill ips Screw , 1/4-20 x .62 5 6 710-1268 Scre w , #10-16 x .375 7 710-3008 He x Cap Scre w , 5/16-18 x .75 8 712[...]

28 Models 1170 & 1180 49 39 46 6 40 45 41 37 43 42 36 47 48 44 16 30 28 35 32 38 33 27 31 34 50 51 11 28 29 14 8 13 52 17 21 10 20 12 23 21 22 24 6 2 8 14 18 25 19 6 5 3 4 1 16 9 7 17 15 5 19 8 14 6 6 26 53 53 28 54[...]

29 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 747-1130 Dec k Stabiliz er Rod 2 683-0197 Lift Shaf t Assemb ly 3 711-0332 Cle vis Pin, .5 x .78 4 712-0206 He x Nut, 1/2-13 5 712-0431 Flan ge Lock Nut, 3/8-16 6 712-3004A F lange Lock Nut, 5/16-18 7 712-3083 He x Nut, 1/2-13 8 714-0104 Internal Cotte r Pin 9 714-0145 Internal Cotte r Pin 10 716-0106 E-ring [...]

30 Models 1170 & 1180 1 2 2 2 5 3 9 6 38 8 10 12 13 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 20 22 20 24 23 25 26 27 28 37 33 3 1 31 3 0 29 32 34 30 32 36 33 37 39 40 11 41 42 13 7 43 42 22 4 32 35 29 35[...]

31 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 683-0304 Lo wer F rame Asse mbly 2 710-0604A Se lf-tapping Scr ew , 16-18 x .625 3 783-0726A RH Piv ot Suppor t Brac ket 4 783-0727 LH Piv ot Support Brack et 5 783-0728 Piv ot Bar Brac ket 6 710-0514 He x Cap Scre w , 3/8-16 x 1 (Grade 5) 7 711-1409 LH D rag L ink 8 711-1408 RH Dr ag Link 9 712-0240 J am Nut[...]

32 Models 1170 & 1180 2 21 2 21 13 19 13 18 36 11 28 31 7 38 46 47 40 8 44 12 37 47 15 17 1 19 50 26 27 24 10 49 1 9 23 30 32 20 42 14 39 16 61 3 9 13 76 62 13 69 53 54 25 41 57 58 19 23 64 68 73 71 70 58 65 56 56 58 33 77 72 58 63 55 69 60 66 59 21 75 33 52 31 68 64 23 23 35 78 79 34 91 81 83 82 6 45 12 43 84 85 87 86 88 89 35 21 90 80 4 22 13[...]

33 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 783-1015 Shift Le ver Supp or t 2 17840 T ransaxle Mou nting Brac ket 3 618-0307C Single-s peed T ransmission As sembly 4 631-0009 Shifter Kno b 5 647-0045 Shift Le ver 6 656-0048 V ariable-s peed Pulley Assembl y 7 656-0051A T ransmission Pul l ey , 8.5 x .5-36 8 683-0251 Doub le-idler Bra ck et 9 710-0189 H[...]

34 Units with 618-0307C T ransmission ONL Y 31 12* 20 40 29 21 22 25 19 26 31 30 28 27 18 39 38 38 39 3 13 12c 15 8 17 24 23 2 1 16 7 12c 14 12c 9 10 12* 4 11 37 3 13 36 32 37 12* 34 12* 14 14 6 21 Models 1170 & 1180[...]

35 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 618-0318 Clutc h Collar † 2 710-0788 Self-t apping Screw , 1/4-20 x 1.0 3 711-1274 Driv e Shaft 4 711-1280 Count er Shaft 5 713-0474 22-l ink Chain, #420 6 713-0478 14-tooth Sprock et 7 717-1422 Sproc ket Be vel Gear , 42/1 0 8 717-1565 29-to oth Spur Gear 9 717-1569 20-to oth Spur Gear 10 718-065 2 Count e[...]

36 Models 1170 & 1180 6 7 8 9 6 20 27 5 23 24 25 1 29 30 37 36 38 35 34 1 21 39 40 33 32 31 28 22 28 4 1 2 3 13 41 14 15 16 18 11 5 12 5 17 10 26 2 19[...]

37 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 712-0431 Flan ge Lock Nut, 3/8-16 2 732-0735 Comp ression Spring, 1. 318 x 2.3 7 3 783-0733 Spacer C up , 1.5 OD 4 732-0956 Comp ression Sp r ing, .66 O D x 1.5 5 710-0604A Self T apping Scre w , 5/16-18 x .625 6 710-0751 He x Cap Scre w , 1/4-20 x .6 2 7 712-0271 He x Sems Nut, 1 /4-20 8 712-3044 Wing Nut, 1[...]

38 Models 1170 & 1180 42-inch Deck 46-inch Deck 5 1 1 17 13 17 11 30 37 30 31 8 6 19 12 26 25 29 22 36 19 26 25 29 23 32 20 23 32 21 27 9 18 7 35 28 26 15 24 16 14 2 34 18 3 33 38 10 3 10 10 10 17 40 11 13 42 17 19 26 25 44 29 23 32 20 4 23 21 9 27 32 52 53 54 51 19 48 48 12 45 26 25 29 44 43 47 41 22 49 49 18 50 55 39 56 12[...]

39 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 17982 Reinf orcement Spindle Pl ate 2 618-0430 Spind le Assem bly w/ Fi tting, 5 D ia. 3 618-0431 Doub le Pulle y Spin dle Assem bly w/ Fitti ng 4 683-0254 Dec k Adjustmen t Brac ket w/ W eld Nut 5 683-0265B 46-inch Dec k Shell 6 710-0167 Carriage Sc rew , 1/4-20 x .5 7 710-0347 He x Cap Scre w , 3/8-16 x 1 .[...]

40 Models 1170 & 1180 Briggs & Stra tton Intek T win 9 7 11 (for choke ) 13 4 12 (for throttle) 6 9 22 18 19 20 8 10 14 10 5 10 5 16 15 1 (deflec tor must face forward) 17 5 24 3 2 21 23 Briggs & Stra tton Intek Si ngle 18 19 20 27 31 4 25 6 29 3 2 1 4 1 (defl ect or mus t face forward) 1 0 5 28 30 26 21 9 13 9 23[...]

41 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710-0148 Self-ta pping Scre w , #8-32 x .375 2 710-0599 Self-ta pping Scre w , 1/4-20 x .5 3 710-0604A Self-tapping Screw , 5/16-18 x .625 4 710-1237 Scre w , #10-32 x .625 5 710-1314 Sock et Cap Sc rew , 5/16-18 x .625 6 710-1315 Self-ta pping Scre w , 3/8-16 x 1.25 7 712-3017 He x Nut, 3/8-16 8 721-0460 Exh[...]

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