Cub Cadet 48-inch Fabricated Deck manual

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    Hydr ostatic Zer o-T urn Co mmer cial Riding M o wer Professio nal Turf Equip men t OPERATOR’S AND SERVICE MANUAL 48” Fa brica ted Dec k 54” Fa brica ted Dec k 60” Fa brica ted Dec k W/O R. O.P .S. 72” Fa brica ted Dec k[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CO NTENTS F orew ord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gener al Saf ety O peration s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A.Dang er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 FOR W ARD The T a nk H ydros tat ic Zero-T ur n Co mmercial R idi ng Mow er provide s super b maneuv erab ility , mid-mount c utt ing cap ab ility f or prof e ssi onal la nds c aper s, c ommercia l l awn ser vice compa - nies, prof essi onal t urf man agers a nd gol f cou rse su peri ntend ents. The machine i ncor po r ates many safety f e atu re[...]

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    4 GENERAL SAFET Y OPERA TIONS A. D ANGER 1. Do not op erate m ac hine in con fin ed areas wher e e xh aus t gas es can accum ulate . 2. Do n ot op er ate m ac h ine witho ut m o wer c hute de f l ect o r in place an d opera tio nal. 3. Do not c a rry passe ngers . B. W AR NING 1. Do no t oper ate machi n es under th e influen ce of alc ohol or drug[...]

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    5 11. When look ing for oil l e aks , ne ve r r un your hand ov er h ydr aulic hoses , l in es or f ittings . Ne ve r tighten or adjust h ydra ulic hose s , lin es or fit tings wh il e th e sy st em is und er pres su re . If h igh-pre ss ure oil penet ra tes the s kin , t h e oil m us t be rem o ved wit hin a f e w hou rs b y a do c - tor fa milia [...]

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    6 SAFETY DECALS AND L ABELS WAR NING SHIELD MISSING DO NOT OPERATE ! WARNING Serious bodily injury may r esult from failure to follow safe operating pr ocedures. Read the Operator's Manual before operating t his machine. Clear area of debris and other objects befor e mowing. Do n ot operate the m achine when c hildren and others are around. Do[...]

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    7 SPECIF ICA TI ONS Engi n e: 19HP Ka wasaki, 2 0 & 24H P Honda , 23 & 25HP Ka wasaki, 25 & 27HP K ohler , 28HP K ohler E .F .I., 28 & 33HP Gene rac Ty p e : V e r t ic al a i r co ol ed V -T wi n Air Clean er: P aper Ele ment Lu be Sy st em : Pressurized with oil fi lter Sta r te r: 1 2 - vo l t el ec t r ic T r action Drive: Engin[...]

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    8 O PE RA T IN G IN ST R U CT IO N S A.General 1. Wh en M o wing: a. K eep adults, children, and pets a way f rom the area to be mowed. b. W hen opera ti ng this mower , in the f orw ard direction, do not allow the s teer ing lev ers to return to Neutral on their own. Alw a ys main tain a f irm grip on the lev ers, operate them smoothly and av o id[...]

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    9 b . A v oid tur ning downhill if poss ib le, if not use e xt ra care a nd go s lowly . c. Av oid tur ning wh en going downhill, traction is at a m ini mum go ing down hill. d. Do not operate with discharge side of the mo we r towa rd s t re ets, bu i l d in g s , p l ay- grounds, park ing lots, other machines, ani- mals, and other people. e. A vo[...]

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    10 4. El ectri c Blade Clutc h S witc h: (See F igur e 1.) Loc ated on the righ t si de of t he m o wer bes i de t he i gnit ion sw itch. This is an “on/of f ” push p ull s w itch that con trols the electric b l ade c lutch whic h su pp l ies po wer t o the cu t - ting bla des thr oug h the P T O . T h e sw itch m ust be tu r ned off to st art [...]

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    11 C.Initia l Ad justm ents 1. Ch ec k the f lui d le v els and ti re s: Note: These chec ks s hould be made dai ly , bef ore starti ng the engine. a. Fue l: Using a good grade of unleaded, regular gasoline (f or a g asoline engine), fill the fuel tank (bes ide t he engin e on the left or right side of t he mower). When the fuel reaches o ne i nch [...]

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    12 cl ock w is e a few tur n s. A d ju st b o th fr o n t and rear Deck l inks as necessar y . Retighten nuts. f . Rai s e the mowing dec k to the transpor t positio n using the transpor t le v er . g. Use the transpor t lev er to low er the m ow- ing d eck to the c utting position and repea t step “b . ” above to m ake sure t hat the desired c[...]

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    13 r un. T ur n of f the P T O by pushing the control s witch do wn . h. T o dri v e in the FORW ARD direction: 1. Set the engine spe ed to 2000 to 2500 r pm (ref er to tachom eter on right control panel). This must be increased to full spe ed (3525-3675 r pm ) after becoming f a mi lia r wit h the ma ch ine. 2. Release the par k b rake . 3. Mov e [...]

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    14 e. Push the throttle control to a position a third of the wa y between slo w and f ast. f . I nser t the ke y in the ignition and star t s wi tc h an d turn the s w it ch to “On”. g. Gas oline Engi ne: I f the eng ine is cold, push the choke to the on position. Note: E.F.I . Tan ks do not ha ve a choke con - trol . h. T ur n the ignition ke [...]

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    15 d. Detach the mower driv e belt. e. Remov e six linchpin s (See Fig. 6) (4) from the deck and (2) from the front of the mower . Remov e the linchpins on the left and right rear side of the cutter deck (2); remove the linc hpins on the left an d r ight front s ide of t he cutter deck (2); an d remove the linc hpins on the front of the m ow e r (2[...]

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    16 e. Pull the tensio ner pulley aw a y from the belt and remov e the PT O belt then remove t he blade driv e belt. f . Revers e the process to install t he belt. Note: When rep l acing bel ts do not ove r- tigh t en. Adjus t the idle r pul le y so t hat a ten- pound p ull with a spring scale bet ween tw o pull e ys deflect s t he belt about 1/2 &q[...]

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    17 caps a nd d rain oil from both left and r ight pumps. Replace and retighten nuts. j. Coat new filter sea l with oil before installa- tion . Ins ta ll new hydrau lic oil fil ter f illed with ne w oil. k. A dd p roper amoun t of hydr aulic oil to res- er voir . l. Run and purge gearbo x es. Check o il le v el . m. A dd p roper am ount of hydraulic[...]

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    18 c. Attach t he end of the black jumper cabl e to the Negativ e ter minal of the charged bat- ter y . d. A ttach the other en d o f the black jum per cabl e to the frame of the unit with the lo w charge batter y . 6. Fuses: T here is on e fu se l ocat ed i n th e wi ring bet ween the ignit ion and start sw it ch an d ot he r el ec tr i c al co m [...]

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    19 par king brake engaged and the b la de clutch s w itch in the “off” position, star t the engine. Now release the parking brak e, hold down on the back o f the operator’ s seat against spring pres sure, and s wi ng one of the steering lev ers up to the operat- ing posit ion. Release th e op erator’ s seat and the engine should stop . If t[...]

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    20 open ed-out po sition. I f y our mo w er creep s do the f ollowing. a. Jack up rear of unit. b . Place L apbars in n eutral open ed-out posi - tion. c. Locate jam nuts. (Ref erence control assem bl y in par ts list). d. Loosen jam nuts on both ends of rod con- nectors. See Co ntrol As sembly in the Illus- trat ed P ar ts Book (ONL Y if mower cre[...]

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    21 necessar y until the oil le ve l is up to the s econd hole in the f ill tube . Note: Af ter unit is up to operati ng temper a- ture, turn off engi ne and re- chec k h ydraulic oil . If oil appear s foam y o r cont ains exce ssi ve air b ubb le s, DO NO T OPERA TE UNIT . Contact servic e technic i an. 3. Hydr osta tic Pumps a nd Motor s : Th e p [...]

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    22 spra y paint. Brus h a r ust prev e ntiv e oil on any unpainted surf aces includ ing the pul- le ys and blades . (Be careful not to get an y oil on the dr ive belts.) d. Lubr icat e the mower . e. Drain the engine oil. The engine sho uld be warm s o that all the oil drai ns. Replace the engine oil fil ter and ref ill the cr ankcase with fresh oi[...]

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    23 . OIL CH ART Apply a few drops o f SAE 20 W - 50 en gine oi l or u se a spray lub ri can t. A pply the oil to bo th side s of pi v ot point s. Wipe off an y e x c ess . Star t eng i ne an d oper ate mo w er br ie fly to insu re t hat oil sprea ds e v enl y . Number of O il P oints Descr iption DA I L Y 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 WEEK L Y 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 [...]

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    24 P erf orm anc e Adj ustme nts A. High Speed T r acking Ad justment If m ower tracks to one s i de w ith b oth la p ba rs in f ull y f orwa rd posit i on : 1. Chec k ai r pr essure i n al l f ou r tir es: a. Pressure s hould be wi thin specified ranges and balanced side-t o-side. b. Rear t ires 8-10 ps i. r ecommende d (20 psi MAX. ) c. Fr o nt t[...]

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    25 f . Repeat as required to obtain proper throt- tle ad justment. g. V eri fy proper throt tle adjustment by check- ing RPM readings as outlined abov e . C. De ck Corn e r Bal l Whe el Ro l l e r Set t in gs 1. Matchin g t h e se t he ights of the ba l l rol l er s on the fo ur corners of the mo wer de ck to the desired c ut height will p r ev ent[...]

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    26 F . Deck leveli ng Pr ocedure 1. P ark the mo w er on a fla t pa ve d s urf ace, engage the parking br ake , shut off the engine , remo v e the k ey from the ignition s witc h, disconne ct the spark plug wires and us ing the trans por t le v e r , lo w er the m o wing dec k into t he 4" heigh t of cut posi tion. ( The 4" hei ght of cut[...]

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    27 WIRI NG DI A GRAM GD: 0200 0591[...]

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    MANUF A CTURER’ S LIM ITE D W ARRA NTY - TURF EQ UI PMENT This warranty is specific to the produc t manu al to which it is attac hed. For a complete list of product s and wa rrant i es contact y our authorized Cub Cadet Commer c ial dealer . Pr op er m a inte nance of the pu rc h ased C ub Cad et Comm erc ial eq uipme n t i s the o wner’ s resp[...]