Cub Cadet FT 24 manual

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    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 ration Practices • Set- Up • Operation • M aintenance • Ser vice • T rou bleshooting • Warranty W ARNING READ AND FOL LOW A LL SA FET Y RULES A ND I NSTR UC TIONS IN THIS MANU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO OPERA [...]

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    Customer Support If y ou h av e diff ic ulty as sembli ng th is p roduct or ha ve a ny questi ons r egard ing t he c ontr ols, ope ratio n, or main tena nce of th is ma chin e, y ou ca n seek help f rom t he 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 Cal l a C ust omer S upport Rep resen tativ e a t ([...]

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    Im por tant Safe Op erat ion Pr ac tic es 2 3 T raining Read, u nders tand, an d follow all ins truc tions on the machine an d in the manual(s) before at tempting to assemb le and op erate. Keep this manu al in a safe p lace for futur e and regula r referen ce and for orde ring rep lacement par ts . Be fam iliar with all contro ls and their p roper[...]

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    4 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r actices Af ter strik ing a fore ign obje ct, s top the engi ne, disconne ct the spar k plug wire a nd ground ag ainst the en gine. Tho roughly ins pec t the machine f or any damage. Rep air the damag e befor e star ting and o peratin g. Disen gage all clutch lever s (if f itte d) and stop en gin[...]

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    5 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r actices If the f uel tank ha s to be draine d, do this outdo ors . Obse rve pr oper disp osal laws and r egulatio ns for gas, oil , etc. to prote ct the e nvironment . Notice R egar ding Emissions Engines w hich are cer tif ied to compl y with Calif ornia and fe deral EP A emissio n regulatio ns[...]

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    Assembly Refe rences to the right an d lef t side of til ler are dete rmined f rom beh ind the equi pment in the op erating p osition. Handle Identi f y the for ward clutch cab le and rever se clutch cabl es. Fig. 3– 1. NOTE: B e sure not to kin k cables w hile at taching. 1. Hoo k the “Z” end o f the for ward clutch ca ble (A) into the for w[...]

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    Remove the he x bolt a nd cuppe d washer f rom the right side of th e frame. H old the cab le guide b racket on the l ef t side of f rame as it wi ll fall whe n the bolt is re moved. Step 1 in Fig. 3 –3. Inser t the han dle into tiller f rame as show n. Step 2 in Fig. 3–3. Inser t the b olt throug h the cuppe d washer, frame, hand le and into t[...]

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    Inser t the de pth stake into the d epth gage br acket assemb ly as seen i n Fig. 3– 7 . Secu re the pin with th e clip removed ear lier . T he depth sta ke can be place d at various p ositions . For setup purp oses it is sugg ested that the d epth stake b e assembl ed with the s take just ab ove or level with the g round sur face. For fur ther i[...]

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    Engine Controls See th e separate Engi ne Oper ator’s Manual for a dditiona l infor mation and f uncti ons of the engi ne controls. Forward Tine Engagement Lev er The fo rw ard tine control l ever is locate d beneath the u pper sec tion of th e handle. Sq ueezin g the lever agains t the handl e engag es the tine dri ve. Release th e lever to stop[...]

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    Starting the Engine W AR NIN G! Read, u nders tand, an d follow all th e instru ctio ns and warnin gs posted o n the machine and in this man ual befo re oper ating. W AR NIN G! Be sure n o one is sta nding in fro nt of the tille r while the en gine is runni ng or bei ng sta rted . Atta ch the spark p lug wire to the spa rk plug. M ake sure the meta[...]

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    Depth S t ak e The de pth stake ac ts as a b rake for the till er and controls th e depth an d spee d at which the machin e will ope rate. Remove the clevis pi n and hairpi n clip to raise or lowe r depth st ake. See Fig. 5-3. Handle Press ure Furthe r control of the til ling depth an d travel spee d can be obta ined by variati on of pressur e on t[...]

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    Cultiva ting Procedures For cultiv ating, a t wo to three inch de pth is desirab le. The tin e width c an be redu ced to 1 3 inches by removin g the outer tine s comple tely fro m the tiller. See the Mainten ance & Adjustment s Sec tion fo r instruc tions o n removing th e tines. When l aying out pla nt rows, be sure to all ow enough w idth to [...]

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    W AR NIN G! Disconn ect t he spark pl ug wire and groun d it against th e engine b efore pe rf orming any repai rs. Maintenance Engine Refe r to the seper ate Engine Op erator ’ s Manua l for engin e maintenance ins truc tions. Air Cleaner Ser vice the a ir cleaner ever y 10 hours unde r normal o peratin g conditio ns. Clean it ever y ho ur under[...]

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    T urn the ca ble collar s ecti on one or t wo turns to ad d or lesso n tension on the c able. Se e Fig. 6 -3. Retighte n the lock nut ag ainst the ca ble collar. See Fig. 6 - 4. With the f or ward and rever se tine enga gement han dles in neutr al — release d — positio n, pull the s tar ter rope s everal times . The tines sh ould not tur n. If [...]

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    Of f- Se ason S torage If the til ler will not b e used fo r a perio d longe r than 30 days, the foll owing steps sh ould be t aken to prepar e the tiller fo r storage . Clean the e xte rior of the e ngine and the e ntire tiller thoro ughly. L u bricate the til ler as descr ibed in th e lubri cation ins truc tions. The us e of pressure was hers is [...]

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    Belt Replacement Rev er se Drive Belt Y our till er has bee n engine ered wit h a belt mad e of specia l material (Kevlar T e nsile) for longe r life and b etter p er forman ce. It shoul d not be rep laced with an o ff- the- shelf b elt. O rder all b elts throug h you authoriz ed ser vice dea ler . Disconn ect a nd ground th e spark plu g wire agai[...]

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    Forward Drive Belt Remove the rever se drive b elt as instr ucte d in the previo us sec tion . Remove the re turn sprin g. See Fig . 7 –3. Remove the id ler pull ey bolt and m ove the belt fr om under the idl er pulley kee per . S ee Fig. 7–4. 1. 2. 3. The fo rw ard idler b elt will n ot clear the be lt keepe rs near the engi ne pulley. Y ou mu[...]

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    Pr oblem Cause Remedy Engi ne fails to start F uel tank empt y , or stale fuel Throttle control lever not in correct starting positi on (if equipped) Blocked fuel line Dirt y a ir clean er Chok e not in ON pos ition Spark plug wir e disc onnec ted F aulty spark plug Engi ne flooded 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Fil l tank w ith clea n, fresh gasoline Mov[...]

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    C omponent Pa r t Number a nd Descrip tion 7 4 2-0530 Tine 7 1 4 - 0 1 49B Cotter Pin 7 1 1-0 4 1 5 Clevis Pin 7 54 - 0 4 28 Forw ard V - Belt, 7 54 - 0 4 29 Reverse V-Be lt 7 46 - 09 1 8 Forw ard Cable 7 4 9 - 095 3 Reverse Cable 734- 1 2 6 8 Whee ls, 8” x 1 .7 5” 9807 9 -5684 6 Spark Plug (BP RG ES) 1 72 1 1 -ZL8- 02 3 Air Filter R epla ceme [...]

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    Th e limi te d war ra nt y s et f or th b elo w is gi ven by Cu b Cad et L LC wi th re spe ct t o new m erc han dise p urc has ed a nd us ed in th e Uni ted S t at es, it s po ss ess ions a nd te rr ito rie s, an d by M TD Pr odu ct s Li mit ed wi th re spe ct t o new m erc han dise p urc has ed a nd us ed in C ana da an d / or it s ter ri tor ie s[...]

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    CUB CADET LLC, P .O. BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 C ultiva dora de Dien tes F ron tales — Modelo FT 2 4 Impreso e n E stados Un idos de América M a nu a l d el Op era dO r Medidas i mportantes de s eguridad • Conguración • Funcionamiento • Mantenimiento • Ser vicio • Solución d e problemas • Garantía AD VE [...]

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    Al p ropietari o 1 2 Asis tencia al Client e Por favor , NO devuel v a la u nidad al mino rista o distribuidor sin p onerse e n cont a cto primero con el D epar tamento de Asistencia a l Cliente. En caso de t ener p roblem as pa ra mon tar e ste producto o de ten er dud as c on r especto a los con trole s, func ionam ient o o man ten imien to del m[...]

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    Med idas i mpor tant es de seg urida d 2 3 Capacitación Lea, entie nda y cumpl a todas las instr ucciones incl uidas en la máquin a y en el(los) manual(es ) antes de i ntentar realiz ar el mont aje de la unida d y utiliz arla. Gua rde este manua l en un lug ar seguro p ara consultas f uturas y pe riódi cas, así como par a solicit ar repues tos.[...]

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    4 s ecti On 2 — M edi das iMpOr t antes de seg uridad Desp ués de golp ear con algún o bjeto ex traño, d etenga el motor, desconec te el cabl e de la bujía y cone cte el m otor a masa . Inspeccio ne minucios amente la máquina p ara ver si est á dañada. R epare el da ño antes de arran car y utiliz ar la máquina . Dese nganche to das las p[...]

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    5 s ecti On 2 — M edi das iMpOr t antes de seg uridad Si deb e vaciar el ta nque de combus tible, hág alo al aire libre. Resp ete las normas re ferentes a la disp osición cor rect a de residuo s y las reglame ntacione s sobre gas olina, acei te, etc. para p roteger el m edio amb iente. A v iso referido a emisiones Los motores qu e están cer ti[...]

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    Montaje Las re ferencias a l lado dere cho o izquie rdo de la culti vadora s e determ inan desde la p ar te posterio r de la unida d en la posició n de op eración . Manija Identi fiq ue el cabl e del emb rague de march a hacia adel ante y los cable s del embr ague de marcha atr ás. Fig. 3- 1 . NOT A : Asegú rese de no torcer l os cables m ientr[...]

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    Retire e l perno h exago nal y la arande la cónica de l lado dere cho del bas tidor. Sostenga la mé nsula de la guía de l cabl e del lado i zquierdo d el basti dor ya que s e caerá al quita r el pern o. Paso 1 en la Fig. 3-3. Inser te la manija e n el basti dor de la culti vadora s egún se muest ra. Paso 2 en la Fig . 3-3. Inser te el p erno a[...]

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    Inser te la est aca de pro fundid ad en el conjunto de la ménsula d e medició n de prof undidad t al como se mues tra en la Fig. 3 - 7 . Ajust e el pa sador con la abrazadera que se quitó ant eriormente . La estaca de profund idad se p uede colocar en d iversas pos iciones. A los efectos de la configuración se sugier e que l a estaca d e profun[...]

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    Controles del motor Consulte e l Manual de l ope rador d el motor, por se parad o, para obten er infor mación a dicio nal y deta lles so bre las fu ncione s de los control es del m otor . Palanca de enganche de marcha hacia adelante de los dientes La p alanca d e control de l os dientes ha cia adel ante está u bicad a deb ajo de la par te sup eri[...]

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    Encendido del motor ADVERTE NCIA! Lea , comprenda y s iga todas las instru cciones y adve rten cias que se encu entran en la máquin a y en este manual a ntes de oper arla. ADVERTE NCIA! A segúre se de que nadi e se encue ntre delante de la cu ltivado ra mientras e l motor es tá funci onando o en p roceso de ar ranque. Conec te el cab le de[...]

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    Estaca de pr ofundidad La es taca de p rofundi dad funci ona como un f reno de la cultiva dora y contro la la profu ndidad y la vel ocidad a la c ual funci ona la máquina . Retire la chavet a de horquill a y el broch e de horqu illa para sub ir o bajar la est aca de pr ofundid ad. Vea la Fig. 5-3. Presión de las ma nijas Se pue de obtene r un may[...]

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    Procedimiento s para realizar tareas de labranza Es des eable una p rofundi dad de dos a tres p ulgadas p ara realiz ar la labr anza de l terreno. El anch o de labran za se pu ede red ucir a 1 3 pulgad as ex trayendo los di entes ex teriore s complet amente de la culti vadora . Consulte la secció n Mantenimiento y ajus tes para l eer las ins trucc[...]

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    ADVERTE NCIA! D esconec te el cab le de la bujía y pón galo hacie ndo masa contra e l motor antes de realiz ar cualqu ier repar ación. Mantenimiento Motor Consulte las inst rucciones p ara el mantenimi ento del motor en e l Manual d el propi etario/operad or del moto r que se entre ga por sepa rado. Depurador de aire Limpie e l depur ador de [...]

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    Gire la p arte de l collarín de l cable u na o dos vuel tas para aument ar o af lojar la tensió n sobre el c able. Vea la Fig. 6 -3. Vuelva a ajus tar la tuerc a de segu ridad contra e l collarín de l cabl e. V ea la Fig . 6- 4. Con las manijas d e enganche d e dientes marcha ad elante o marcha atrás e n posición n eutral (suelt as ), jale d e[...]

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    Almacenamiento fuera de temporada Si la cultiv adora no s e usa por u n perío do de más de 30 días , se deb en realiz ar los sigui entes pasos par a prepara r la cultivad ora para e l almacenamie nto. Limpie e l ex terior d el motor y la culti vador a en su totalida d a fond o. Lubrique la cul tivador a según se d escrib e en las instru cciones[...]

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    Cambio de correa Correa de la transmis ión de marcha atrás El diseño d e la cultivad ora inclu ye una correa de mater ial espe cial (Kevlar T racción) que le pr oporcio na mayor duració n y mejor r endimie nto . N o se la deb e cambiar p or una correa cualqu iera. Pida to das las correas a tr av és d e su distrib uidor de ser vici o autoriz a[...]

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    Correa de transmisión de m archa direc ta Retire la co rrea de transmis ión de marcha atr ás tal como se exp lica en la s ección anterio r . Retire e l resor te de retor no. V ea la Fig . 7 -3. Retire e l perno d e la pole a loca y muev a la correa desd e debaj o del guarda correas de la p olea lo ca. Vea la Fig. 7 - 4. 1. 2. 3. La cor rea de l[...]

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    Pr oblema Causa Soluc ión El motor n o arranca El tanque de combusti ble está vac ío o el combu stible es viejo La pala nca de c ontrol del regulado r no está en la posici ón de arr anque c orrec ta. La líne a de c ombustible está bloqueada El depurador de aire e stá sucio El cebador no está en la posic ión CHOKE ( cebador ). Se h a(n ) d[...]

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    No tas 1 1 1 9[...]

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    L a sigu ien te ga ra nt ía limi t ada e s oto rga da po r Cub Ca de t LLC c on re spe ct o a nuev os pr oduc to s adquir ido s y ut ili za dos en E st ad os Uni dos, s us pos esi one s ter ri tor ios , y por M TD Pr odu ct s Lim it ed co n re spe ct o a nuev os pr oduc to s adquir ido s y ut ili za dos en C an adá y / o sus t err it ori os y pos[...]