Cub Cadet 1525 manual

FORM NO. 769-00580 A 1/03 IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTR UCT IONS CAREFULL Y PRINTED IN U .S.A. 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-covered land unles s the engine’s exhaust system is equipped with a spark arres ter me[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Important Safe O peratio n Prac tices ................. ............. ............ .................... ............. .... 3 Slope G auge ................... ............. ............. .................... ............ .................... ............. .... 7 Tractor Set- up ................. ............. .......[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES WARNING: This symbol poi nts out i mportant s afety in structi ons whic h, if not fol lowed, co uld endan ger the pe rsonal sa fety a nd/or prope rty of y oursel f and othe rs. Read and fo llow all instruct ions in this manual before att empting to operate this mac hine. Failu re to comp ly with the [...]

4 23. Muffler and engin e become hot an d can ca use a burn. Do not to uch. 24. Check ov erhead clea rances carefully before dr iving under low h anging tree branc hes, wi res, do or openings etc., where the ope rator may be struck or pulled fr om the unit, whi ch could res ult in seriou s inju ry. 25. Disenga ge all atta chment cl utches, de press[...]

5 e. Use extr eme ca re when appr oaching b lind corner s, doorway s, shru bs, trees or other objects that may bloc k your vis ion of a child who may run i nto the machine. f. Diseng age the cu tting blade (s) before traveling in reve rse. The “ No-Cut-In Re verse ” feature i s a remind er not to c ut in reverse and to help avoi d back over acc[...]

6 8. Never tam per with the safet y interlo ck system or other s afety d evices. Check th eir prop er operat ion regular ly. 9. After stri king a fore ign obj ect, stop the en gine, discon nect the spa rk plug wire( s) and groun d again st the engine . Thoroug hly insp ect the mac hine for an y damage. Repair th e damage before st arting and operat[...]

7 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGH T AND HOLD T HIS LEVE L WITH A VE RTICAL TR EE A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUI LDING OR A FENC E 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 Do not mo w on i nclines with a sl ope in e xcess of 15 de grees (a rise of approxim ately 2 -1/2 feet every 10 feet) . A ri ding mowe r [...]

8 SECTION 3: TRACTOR SET-UP Attaching th e Battery Cables The posi tive batter y termin al is marked Pos. (+). T he negative battery terminal i s mar ked Neg. ( – ). • The posit ive ca ble (h eavy r ed wi re) i s sec ured to the positi ve batte ry terminal (+) with a hex bo lt and hex nut at the fac tory. Make c ertain that the ru bber boot cov[...]

9 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN TRACTOR Figure 3 NOTE: Any refer ence in this ma nual to th e RIGHT or LE FT side of the tractor is ob served from operator ’s position. A Systems Ind icator Mo nitor/Hour Me ter H Ignition S witch B Throttle Con trol Le ver I Br ake Peda l C Choke Control J Drive Pe dal D Parkin g Brake Le ver K Cruise Control L ever [...]

10 Thr ottle Control Lev er The throttle con trol lever is located on the lef t side of the tractor ’ s das h panel. Th is lever co ntrols the speed of the engine . When set i n a given position , the throttl e will maintain a uniform engi ne speed. S ee Figur e 4. Figure 4 IMPORT ANT: When oper ating the tractor with the cutti ng deck e ngaged ,[...]

11 Hour Meter Located in the center of the tractor ’ s con sole, the hour meter operate s whenever the engine is r unning and recor ds the actual h ours o f tract or o peration . See Figure 6. Figure 6 System Indicator Light s Your tra ctor is equip ped with four indicator lights in the center of i ts dash panel. If the Brake light or PTO light i[...]

12 Seat Adjustment Lever To adjust the s eat forward or backwa rd, slide the se at adjustme nt leve r to the left and r epositio n the seat to the desir ed positio n. Onc e a comforta ble positi on is found, rel ease the sea t adjust ment lev er to lock the seat in place. Refer to Se at A djus tment on page 17 of this manual for more detail ed inst[...]

13 Figure 7 • If the gauge whe els have ex cessive clearance with the surface be low, lowe r the wheels to the i ndex hole tha t provi des the approx imate 1/2" c learance as des cribed ab ove. Refer to Leve ling the D eck on pa ge 17 of this manual for more detai led instr uctions regardi ng variou s deck adjustme nts. Starting t he Engine [...]

14 • Briefly depress the br ake pedal to release the parking br ake. Mov e the thrott le lever into the F AST (rabbit) p osition. • To travel FORWAR D, slowly depr ess the uppe r portion of the drive pedal forward unti l the desired speed is ac hieved. See F igure 8. Figure 8 • To travel in REVERSE , check tha t the area behi nd is clear then[...]

15 Moving T h e T r actor Manually Your t ractor ’ s tr ansmis sion i s equi pped w ith a hydrostati c rel ief valve for o ccasions when i t is necessa ry to move t he tractor man ually. Openi ng this valve per mits the fl uid in the tra nsmiss ion to bypas s its normal r oute, allowi ng the rear tir es to "free wheel." To engage th e h[...]

16 Mulching Model 1525 & 1527 lawn tractor s come equ ipped with a mulch ki t which inco rporates s pecial bl ades, alr eady standa rd on your tra ctor, in a proc ess of rec irculati ng grass cli ppings repea tedly bene ath the cut ting deck. The ultra- fine clip pings are then blown back into the lawn where th ey act as a natur al fertilize r.[...]

17 Leveling the Deck NOTE: Check th e tractor’s tire pres sure befo re perform ing any dec k leveli ng adjustm ents. Ref er to Tires on page 24 for informati on regard ing tire pres sure. Front T o Rear The front o f the c utting dec k is sup ported by a stabi lizer bar that can ad juste d to leve l the deck fr om front t o rea r. The front of t [...]

18 • Lookin g at the transm ission from the rig ht side of the trac tor, loc ate the c ompres sion sprin g and brake disc . See Figu re 14. Fig ure 1 4 • Careful ly remov e the c otter p in from t he cro wn nut on t he ri ght si de o f the brak e asse mbly . • Using a fee ler gauge, chec k the gap betwe en the brake d isc and the brake puck. [...]

19 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN TRACTOR NOTE: Refer to Mainte nance Ch art o n page 29 for a referen ce of r ecommen ded m aintenanc e inter vals. WARNING: Bef ore pe rfo rmin g a ny maintenan ce or repa irs, disengage PTO, se t parki ng bra ke, st op en gin e an d r emove key to prevent unintend ed star ting. Engine Maintenan ce, repai r, or r[...]

20 • Fill the crankc ase until the oil le vel reac hes the full (F) mark on the dipstick. Refe r to Figure 16. Refer to the visc osity oi l chart earli er in this section for informat ion regar ding the pro per type of oil to ad d to th e cran kcase. IMPORT ANT: The oil c apaci ty (wi th oi l fil ter) is 1. 8 U.S . quarts ( 57.6 oz.). Never overf[...]

21 • Before removing the old oil filter , clean ar ound its base to pre vent debris from enter ing the crank case. • Grasp th e oil fil ter and remove it from th e engine by turning it countercloc kwise. Us e an oil filter wre nch, if nece ssary . • Place a new replacement fil ter in a shall ow pan with the open en d up and pour new o il of t[...]

22 Service the Foam Precleaner • Clean the pr ecleane r after every 25 hours of operatio n. Mo re often if operat ing u nder ex tremely dust y or di rty condi tions. • Wash the pre cleaner i n detergen t and water. • Rinse the pre cleaner t horoughl y until all t races of detergen t are e liminate d. Sq ueeze out excess water — DO NOT WRING[...]

23 Fuel Filt er and Pump WARNING: Do not repl ace th e fue l fi lt er or pump when engi ne is hot. The engin e is equipp ed with an in line fuel fi lter and fuel pump lo cated on the righ t side of the engi ne. Visual ly ins pect the filt er perio dically for a bui ld-up o f residu e inside the filter body, and for a dirty elem ent whic h can be in[...]

24 SECTION 8: SERVICE Head Lamp WARNING: If the en gine has been recent ly run, the engine, mu ffler and surround ing metal sur faces wil l be hot and can cause burns to the s kin. Allow the t ractor to cool and use cauti on when ch anging t he lamp bulbs . Replace hea dlight bul bs as follows (Refer to Figu re 23): NOTE: Pay atte ntion to whi ch w[...]

25 If the c utting e dge o f the blade h as alr eady be en sharpen ed to within 5/8" of the wind wing rad ius, or if any metal separation i s present, repl ace the bla des with new o nes. See Figure 25. Fig ure 2 5 It is import ant that each cuttin g blade edge be grou nd equally to maintai n proper blade ba lance. A poor ly bal- anced b lade [...]

26 • Lookin g at the cutting deck from th e left side of the tractor, loc ate the de ck support pi n on the rear left side of the dec k. Refer to Fig ure 26. Fig ure 2 6 • Pull the deck sup port pin outward t o release the left side of th e de ck f rom t he de ck l ift ar m. S ee F igur e 26. • From the righ t side of the tra ctor release the[...]

27 Fig ure 2 8 Model 1527 • Pull the PTO idle r bracket,loc ated und er the center frame of the tr actor, aga inst its ten sioner spring to loosen the tension on the PTO belt an d allow the belt to be rem oved from the PT O clutch. • Slide th e PTO belt out fr om around bo th the v-idler pulley an d the flat id ler pulle y on the PT O idler bra[...]

28 • Pivot th e double-idl er bracket to relieve as mu ch spring tension as possi ble, t hen unhoo k th e idle r extension s pring from the s crew and the idler bracke t itself. Do not misplace the s pring. • Slide th e drive belt out an d off of the pulle ys on the double- idler brac ket. • Caref ully un plug th e tract or ’ s wire harness[...]

29 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE Clean an d lubricate th e tractor as instru cted in Section 7: MAINTAI NING YO UR L AWN TRA CTOR bef ore stor ing for an extended pe riod. Engine If the engine wi ll be out of servic e for 30 days or mo re, the fuel sys tem must be c ompletel y emptied, or the gasolin e must b e tre ated with a fuel s tabiliz er to [...]

30 SECTION 11: TROUBLESHOOTING T rouble P oss ible Cause(s) Correcti ve Action Engine f ails to star t PT O knob e ngaged. P arking bra ke not eng aged. Spark plu g wire(s) disconn ected. Throttle c ontrol le ver no t in correct starting posit ion. Choke no t ac tivate d Fuel t ank empty , or s ta le fu el. Blocked fu el li ne. F aulty s par k plug[...]

31 SECTION 12: SPECIFICATIONS 1525 1527 Capaci ties Fuel Ta nk 3 gallo ns (11.4 liters ) 3 gallon s (11.4 liters ) Crankca se ( appr oxim ately) 1.8 quarts / 57.6 oz. (1 .7 liters) 1.8 quar ts / 57.6 oz. (1.7 l iters) Transm ission Case (ap proxima tely) 4.9 pints / 78.8 oz. (2.3 liters) 4.9 pints / 78.8 oz. (2.3 liters ) Hydrostatic T ransmission [...]

32 SECTION 13: ATTACHMENTS & ACCESSORIES The follo wing atta chmen ts and acce ssorie s are comp atible for Model 152 5 & Model 152 7 . See your Cub Cadet dealer or the retailer from which you pu rchase d your tra ctor for infor matio n regarding pri ce and avai lability. NOTE: Cub Cadet lawn t ractor mo dels 152 5 and 1 527 are NOT designe[...]

33 KAWASAKI LIMITED WARRANTY CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINES The Califor nia Air Resources Board, the Environmen tal Protection Agency (EPA) , an d Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (hereina fter “ Ka wasaki ” ) are pleas ed to explain th e Emissio n Control Systems Warranty on you r Kawasaki small o ff-road [...]

34 3. LIMITED LIABILI TY. (a) The liability of Kaw asaki under this Emi s sion Co ntrol System s Warranty is limi ted solely to the remedyin g of def ects in material s or workmans hip by any authorized Ka wasaki small o ff-road engi ne dealer at it s place o f business during custom ary busines s hours. Thi s warran ty does not cover inco nvenienc[...]

CUB CAD ET LLC MANUFACTURER’S ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY (COMMERCIAL USE) The lim ited warr anty set f or th belo w is give n by CUB C ADET LLC ( “ CUB CADET ” ) with respe ct to new merc handise pur- chased and used in the United States , its posses sions and territories. CUB CAD ET warrants th is product agai nst def ects in mate- rial and w[...]

36 CUB CAD ET LLC MANUFACTURER ’S LIMITED WARRANTY (RESIDENTIAL USE) The li mit ed warr ant y set for th b elow is given by CU B CA DET LLC ( “ CUB CADET ” ) with r espect to ne w merchand ise pur- chased and used in the Uni ted States, its possess ions and territories. CUB CADE T warr an ts this pro duct again st de f ects in material and w [...]