Cub Cadet 3654, 3660 manual

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2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS F oreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Saf ety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A. Gener al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 FOR W ARD The Hydrostatic Zero-T urn Commercial Riding Mow ers were de v eloped to provide superb man euv erability , mid-mount cutting cap ability fo r prof essional landscapers, comm ercial lawn service companies , profe ssional tur f managers and golf course superintendents. The machine incorporates man y saf ety f eatures that shou l d be stu[...]

4 SAFETY PRECA UTIONS A. General 1. Read this Ope rator’ s Manual before star ting the mower . Study the controls and lear n the proper sequenc e of operati on. 2. Do not allow any one to operate or mainta in this mach ine who has not read thi s manual. Ne v e r per mi t c hildr en to ope rate this machine. 3. Ne ver carr y passengers. 4. Do not [...]

5 7. When filling the fuel tank, stop when the fuel reaches one inch from the top . This space is necessary for tank e xpansion. Do no t o v er fill . 8. Wipe up any spilled fuel. C. When Mo wing 1. K eep ad ults, children and pets aw a y fro m the ar ea t o be mowed. 2. When operating this mower in the f orward direction, DO NO T allow the stee ri[...]

6 brak e; shutt ing off the engi ne and tak i ng th e key from the igniti on s witch. 14. Ne ver walk or stand on the disc harge side of a mower with the engine r unning. T ur n off the blade clutch s witch if anoth er perso n approach es whil e you are o perating th e mower . 15. Ne v er at tempt to operate the tractio n unit wit hout the mowing d[...]

7 OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS A. Controls 1. Engine Ignition and Star t Switch: (See Figure 1. ) Loca ted on th e instr ument housing below th e r ig ht side of the operator’ s seat. When the key is inser t ed and tur ned clo ckwise, 45 degrees, the ignitio n circu it is cl osed. T ur ning th e s wit ch fu r th er agains t spr ing pressure star ts t[...]

8 Note: The Stee ring Leve r will ret urn toward neutr al when release d, but they should be pla ced in neutra l by the driver . If th e Drive Handl es are not place d in neutr al, the tr actor ma y creep. 4. Elect ric Bla de Clutch Swit ch: (See F igure 1.) Located on the rig ht side of t he mower behind the ignition switch. This is an “on/ off?[...]

9 to the left th en pu sh t he s eat forw ard or back t o the desir ed posi- tion. Releas e the lev er so the s eat will lock in place. 9. Digital T ac hometer and Hour Meter: (See Figur e 1) Locat ed on the r i ght side of the mower of the ignit ion switch. When the machine is r unnin g the tac hometer d isplays engine r pm. When the machin e is o[...]

10 Note: New tires ar e overinfl ated i n order to properly seat the b ead to the r im. The normal working press ure for the t raction tires i s 8-10 psi. Th e front cas ter whe els should be infla ted to 2 5-30 ps i. 2. Che ck that all Nuts, Bolts and Screws are Tight. 3. Check the tension of the deck drive bel ts. a. Remove the dec k cov er b . T[...]

11 c. If the dime nsion at the f ront of the mowing de ck is 1/8"-3/ 8" lower than the dimensi on at the rea r of the de ck on each si de of th e mower , do not adjus t. If not, you will need to adjus t the ferrule dis - tance on the Deck Lift S pri ng Assist (Se e Figure 5 ). Y ou may also need to a dju st the Eyebolt Deck Links (S ee Fi[...]

12 the left hand sid e. (NO TE: Be sure the blades are parallel to the frame rails of the un it when taking paved surf ace to blade edge meas urements.) b . If the left h and si de is wi thin 1/ 4" of th e ri ght han d side no more adj ustment i s neces sar y . c. If the le ft ha nd side is higher t han th e r ight ha nd side by 1/4", inc[...]

13 Note: Do n ot hold the key in the “St art” posi tion for mor e th an 10 seconds or y ou may damag e the st art er . If the engin e doe s not s tart in thi s time , wait abou t 30 sec onds and try agai n. i. Gasoli ne Eng ine: O nce t he engi ne sta r ts, pu sh the choke on half wa y and as the eng ine war ms, pus h the ch oke off all the wa [...]

14 k. Practice mowing in straight passes. Whe n you f ee l conf i- dent, slowly prac tice mowing ar ound obstacle s such as trees. 3. Parking the Mower: a. Pu sh off the ele ctr ic blade clutc h switch. b . Use the Deck Lift Handl e to raise t he mowing deck to the transpor t pos ition. c. Dri ve the mower to the cleanup or s torage are a. d. Mov e[...]

15 e. Re mo v e six li nchp ins (See F ig. 6) (4 ) fr om t he dec k and (2 ) from the fro nt of the mower . Rem ov e th e linchpins on the left and r i ght rear side of t he cut ter deck (2); rem ov e th e linchpi ns on the left an d r ight fro nt side o f the cu tter deck (2); and r emove the linchpins on the fr ont of th e mower (2). f . T ur n f[...]

16 a. Se t the par king brake . b . Clean any debr is from the blades. K eep blades shar p and free of build u p at all ti mes. c. Shar pen blades ev enly at the o rig inal 30 ° angle to ma intain balanced cutting blades. Do n ot sha r pen t he unde rside of the blades. Use a elec tric blade shar pener , a conv entional electr ic gr inder or a han[...]

17 5. Changing the Spindle Assembly a. Remove the dec k cover . b . Remove the dr ive belts . (See 4. Ch ang- ing Bl ade Dr ive Belt s.) c. Remov e the cutter blade . (See 2. Changing a Blad e.) d. Using a wren ch or sock et rachet remov e from the cov er plate a ll six he x nuts, the three car riage bo lts and the three he x head cap screws. F o r[...]

18 e. P our h ydraulic oil in to the r eser voir up to the l owest hole in the oil ta nk fil l neck, if nec essa r y . 2. Dra ining Hydraulic Oil Used h ydraulic oil must be disposed of properly . Do not pour it down a drain or sew er , or dump it on open land, this creates an environm ental hazard. Please be aw are of the environment when dispos i[...]

19 and water and ri nse with cl ean water . K eep the c onta cts an d cable ends clea n with a wire brus h and make sure the conn ecti ons are tight. Coa t the ter min als with pe troleu m jelly to prev ent corro sion. 2. Battery Storage: When st or ing t he mower f or long per iod s of t ime the follo wing guidelines s hou ld be taken. a. Disc onn[...]

20 b . Attach th e Negati ve (b lack) ca ble . c. Attach th e r ubber batte r y s trap . 5. Jump Star t ing W arn ing: Failure to u se thi s star t ing proced ure c an cau se spa rkin g, and th e gase s in the b atter y to e xplode. a. Att ach the end of the r ed jumper cable to the P os itive term i- nal (+) o f the char ged ba tter y . b . Attach[...]

21 blade clutch switch “off”, re lease the par ki ng brake and tr y to star t the e ngine. The en gine s hould not star t. If it do es, the par king b rak e s witc h must be r eposi tioned or perhaps replaced. If the en gine do es not star t, en gage the par king brake and star t the e ngine. Swing o ne stee rin g lev er u p to the operatin g p[...]

22 e. Electric PT O Clut ch: This clutch o perates when the engin e is run ning, the op erator is in the ope rator’ s se at and the blade clutch switch is tur ne d on.This electr ic clutch is a f ai rly trou ble free de v ice. If a p roblem de v elops and the blades do no t tur n, fi rst ch eck the 7. 5 amp f use in the yel- low , 16-gauge wire b[...]

23 ground. Loos en and remove the locknut from the ax le asse mbly and pull t he axle a ssembly from the caste r yok e. The wheel and two spacer slee v es will drop free. Slip the axle assembly through one side of t he cas ter yoke , thro ugh a sp acer sl eev e, a spar e wheel, the other sp acer sleev e a nd fin ally throu gh the ot her sid e of th[...]

24 Note: If you wish to move the mower by pushin g, you must release the dynamic br ak- ing . Loca te th e l ever s at th e rear of th e mo wer . Pull bo th levers ou t and lo ck in posit ion. A fter pushin g the mower to the desir ed locat ion, return b oth levers to the operat ing pos ition (See ph oto at right ). Whe n the mo wer is park ed with[...]

25 rest of the h ydraulic system. Fill the replacement filter with a goo d grade of 20W -50 oil and lub ricate the sealing surf ace. Screw the filte r onto the filter base un til it se ats an d th en an other one-h alf tur n to seal . Note: Alwa ys wipe off the hydraulic tank fill ca p and the area around it be fore removing th e cap to preven t di[...]

26 opened out to the neutral posit ion. If the mower begins to cree p , adjust t he Stee ring Le vers . If the mo wer c reeps, first d eter min e whether it creeps to the r ight o r left si de and whi ch dir ection the mower mov es — to the front o r the rear . T o make the adjustmen t, pla ce the steer ing lev ers in t he opened-out neutral pos [...]

27 G. Stora ge 1. Gene ra l: If y our mo wer will not be in ser vice for a f ew months , it should be s tored in a dr y location that is not su bject to drastic changes in temperatu re. Bef ore stor ing, the following maintenan ce procedure s sho uld be perfor med. a. Cle an the m ower . The entire t ractor and cu tting d eck should b e washed and [...]

28 e. Pu sh the mower outdo ors and star t the engine. Let t he engin e idle until it has warm ed u p complet ely ( 4 to 5 m in- utes). MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE A. Da il y Chec ks 1. Before star ting engine: a. Che c k the fue l le v el. b . Check the engin e oil lev el . c. Check the hydraulic oil lev el. d. Che ck the h ydraulic ho ses for leaks, abr[...]

29 1. Change the eng ine oil. (Ever y 25 hours under heavy duty opera- tion. ) 2. Clean or replace the engine’ s pap er air clea ner element . * 3. Check the batter y’ s electr olyte lev e l. 4. Clean the engin e co oling fin s and e xter nal s urfaces.* 5. After th e first 50 hou rs, change th e hydraulic oil and the hydr aulic oil filter . Ch[...]

30 LUBRI CA TION CHART Use a grease- gun fill ed with NO. 2 Multipur po se Lithium Base Greas e Number of Grease Fittings Description EVER Y 25 HOURS 3 WEEKL Y 2 2 4 2 1 4 1 1 2 Blade Spindle Bea rings F ront Caster W heels F ront Caster Wheel Spindles Mowing Deck Piv o ts Deck T ake-Up Idler Piv ots Axle Pivot Ste er i n g Lev er Pivot s Hydro T a[...]

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EQUIPMENT TWO-Y EAR LIMITED WARR ANTY This wa rranty is specif ic to the pr oduct m anual i t is at tached to. For a com plete lis t of pr oduc ts an d warr antie s contact y our C ub Cade t dea ler . Proper maintenance of your Cub Cadet equipment is the owner’s re sponsibility. Follow the instruc- tions in your owne r’s manual for corre c t lu[...]