Cub Cadet 1212 manual

O PERA T OR’S M ANU AL IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y CUB CADET CORP . P .O . BO X 368023 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-97 22 PRINTED IN U .S.A. FORM NO. 770-10323 Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-cov - ered, brush-covered or grass-cov er[...]

2 SECT ION 1: TABLE OF CONTEN TS PAGE FINDING Y OUR MODEL NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CALLING CUSTOMER S U PPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IMPORTANT SAFE O PERATION PRACTI[...]

3 SECTION 4: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARN ING: THIS SYMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WHI CH, 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 bra ke pedal , and shift into neutral 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 safety devic es. 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 H OLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE A POW ER PO LE A CORN ER OF A BU ILDING OR A FEN CE POS T 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 O PERATE SAFELY. Do not mow on inclines with a sl ope in exce ss o f 15 d egrees (a r[...]

7 SECTION 5: ATTACHMENTS & ACCESSORIES SECTION 6: TRACTOR SET-UP A TT A CHING THE B A TTER Y CABLES NOTE: The posi tive b attery ter minal i s marke d Pos. ( +). The neg ative battery terminal is mar ked Neg. (–). • The posit i ve cable (h e avy red wire ) is secured to the po sitive battery t erminal (+) with hex bolt a nd hex nut at the f[...]

8 SECTION 7: CONTROLS Figu re 3 A Ignition S wit ch H Drive Pedal B Throttle Co ntrol Le ver I Shift L ever C Choke Control J Cruise Co ntrol Button D Indicator Monitor /Hour Me ter K Seat A djustm ent Lev er E Lift Leve r L Cup H older F PTO (Pow er Take- Off) Knob M Parkin g Brake Button GB r a k e P e d a l A C F J M L E H G K NOTE: Steering Whe[...]

9 IGNITION SWITCH To start the engine , insert k ey into the igniti on switc h and turn clock wise to the START po sitio n. Rele ase key to t h e ON position o nce en gine ha s f ired. Se e Figure 4. Refer to STA R TING THE ENGIN E in the OPERA TION s ection of th is manu al fo r detai led startin g instr ucti ons. The ig nition switch is also used[...]

10 LIFT LEVER The lift lever is used to change the operating pos ition (height ) of the cutting deck . To operate, move the lever to the left, then place in the notch best su ited for you r applic ation . ELECT RIC PT O (PO WER T AKE-OFF) KNOB T o en gage the power to th e cutting deck or other att achme nts, pul l outward on th e PTO knob . Push t[...]

11 CR UISE CONTROL B UT T ON The cruis e control button is loca ted on the tr actor dash pa nel to the left of the ign ition swit ch. Pus h the cruis e control b utton wh ile t raveling forward at a desir ed speed. WHIL E HOLDING THE BUTTON I N, relea se pressur e from the driv e pedal. This will engag e the cruis e control and allow the tr actor t[...]

12 SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT Select the he ight p osition of the cu tting deck by placin g the d eck li ft leve r in a ny of the six differen t cutting hei ght notche s on the right side of the fender . Then adj ust the dec k wheels, o r rollers (o n units equipped with a 50" dec k) so that the y are at least 1/4 inc h to 1/ 2 inch a bove the[...]

13 SETTING THE CR UISE CONTR OL NOTE: The c ruise c ontr ol featu re shoul d only be utilized i n the fo rward di rectio n. • Move the sh ift lever into ei ther the FORWARD — Hi or FORWA RD — Lo position , then sl owly depress the d rive pe dal until the desir ed spe ed is ac hieved. • Ligh tly push the cru ise cont rol button downward. •[...]

14 • Pull the P TO knob outwar d into the eng aged (ON) pos ition. S ee Figur e 7. • Keep the t hrottle lever in the FAS T (rabbit) positi on for the m ost ef ficient us e of th e cutting deck and other atta chmen ts. • The operat or mus t remain in the t racto r seat at all times . If th e oper ator sh ould leave th e seat wi thout pushing t[...]

15 • Loosen th e two ja m nuts on the rear si de of th e deck s tabil izer brac ket. Se e Figu re 8A. • Locate the two lo ck nuts on the opposit e side of the stabil izer bra cket. See F igure 8A. Tighten the lo ck nuts to rai se the fr ont of t he deck; loosen th e lock n uts to lowe r the fro nt of the deck. • Retighten t he two j am nuts l[...]

16 NOTE: Be cer tain that the left roller bra cket and the righ t roller b racket ar e set in th e same po sitio n. SEA T ADJ USTMENT To adjus t the posit ion of the seat, m ove the seat adjustm ent lev er (locate d under the se at) to the le ft and sli de the sea t forwa rd or ba ckwards . See F igure 10. Make s ure sea t is lo cked into on e of t[...]

17 BRAKE ADJUSTMENT If the t ractor doe s not come to a c omplet e stop when the brak e pedal is comp letely d epresse d, or i f the tractor ’ s r ear wheel s can roll with the par king br ake applied , the br ake is in n eed of a djust ment. The brake disc ca n be found on the r ight side of the transm issi on in th e re ar o f the t ractor . Ad[...]

18 CLEANING THE ENGINE AND DECK Any fue l or oil spil led on the machine sho uld be wiped off promptl y. Do NOT allo w grass , lea ves, an d dirt to accumu late ar ound the c ooling f ins of t he engin e or on any ot her part of the mach ine, especi ally the pulle ys an d other m oving parts. Clean the u ndersid e of the deck with a wisk broom , pu[...]

19 • Move the lift lever into the top notc h on th e right fen der to raise th e deck l ift arms ou t of the way. • Gently s lide the cuttin g dec k toward the fron t of the trac tor allow ing the ho oks on the deck to rel ease t hemse lves fr om the deck s tabil izer rod. Do N OT let the deck fal l to the groun d. • Gently slide the cuttin g[...]

20 CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION D RIVE BEL TS Figure 17 All bel ts on yo ur tract or ar e subjec t to we ar and s hould be replac ed if any sig ns of cr acking , shredd ing or rotting are presen t. IMPORTANT: The V- belts foun d on your tr actor a re special ly desig ned to en gage and disengag e safel y. A substit ute (no n-OEM) V -belt can be d ange[...]

21 Upper Drive Belt • Locate the tr ansm ission idler pul ley on th e upper d rive belt by lookin g throu gh the b attery tray o pening. Se e Figur e 17. • Pivot t he tra nsmiss ion idl er pulle y towa rd the rear of th e tractor to re lease tensio n on the upper d rive be lt. • Remove th e belt from ar ound t he trans missio n idler pu lley.[...]

22 The drive ped al is proper ly adjus ted when the hol e found in th e double idle r brack et has approxi mately 1-3/8" of tra vel with ten pounds of pr essure a pplie d to the dr ive pedal . See Figure 19 . Figure 19 Adjust the dr ive pedal afte r replac ing the drive belts on yo ur tractor , if ne cessar y, as fo llows : • Locate the spee[...]

23 TIRES The recomm ended op erating tir e press ure is approx imately 1 0 psi fo r the rear tires an d 10 psi for the fron t tires. Re fer to the tire s idewall for ex act tire manufact urer ’ s re comme nded psi. Do no t ove rinf lat e. Un even tire pressure could cause the cutting deck to mow unev enly. CUTTING BLADES WARN ING: Cuttin g blades[...]

24 SECTION 11: LUBRICATION WARN ING: Alway s stop the e ngine and dis connect the spar k plug wire(s) and g round ag ainst th e engine be fore p erformi ng any ad justm ents, rep airs or main tenanc e. ENGI NE Lubricate the engi ne with motor oi l as instruc ted in the se parate eng ine ma nual p acked wi th you r unit. PIV O T POINTS Lubricate all[...]

25 SECTI ON 12: TROUBLESHOOT ING GUID E T rouble Possible 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 sw itch. Mak e[...]

26 Model 1212 9 3 8 10 1 7 11 2 15 16 17 14 5 5 13 13 6 4 5 18/19 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 625-0051 Bulb /Sock et Headli ght Assem bly 2 629-0939 Wiring Harness w/o Ref . 14 (units w/ B&S Intek T win) 629-0941 Wiring Ha r ness w/o Re f . 14 (unit s w/ K ohler T win) 3 629-0126 Harness Ada pter , #18 x 5 4 710-0599 Self T apping Scre[...]

27 Electrical System A/C RED GREE N WHITE BLAC K WHITE RE LAY:725-1718 C3 0 GR EEN C8 5 YELLOW /BLAC K C8 6 RED C8 7 WHIT E/BLA CK C8 7 WHIT E RED RUN 1 KEY SWITCH 7 25-1741 OFF RUN 2 G+M +A1 B+A1 B+A1 ALTERNATOR AF TER F I R E S OL MAGNETO ALTE RNATOR ST ART E R A1 HEADL IGHTS GROUN D PTO S WITCH KEY S WITCH BRAK E SWITC H SOLEN OID FUS E L+A2 REV[...]

28 Model 1212 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[...]

29 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 683-0195 Brac ket Assem bly (8-s tyle) 2 710-0599 Self-tappin g Screw , 1/4-2 0 x .5 3 710-0751 He x Cap Screw , 1/4-20 x . 62 4 710-0924 Phillip s P an Scre w , 1/4-20 x .7 5 5 710-1017 T russ Phill ips Screw , 1/4-20 x .6 25 6 710-1268 Scre w , #1 0-16 x .375 7 710-3008 Hex Cap Screw , 5/16-18 x .75 8 7 12-[...]

30 Model 1212 49 39 46 6 45 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 9 17 21 22 10 20 12 23 21 22 24 6 2 8 14 18 25 19 4 5 3 16 4 1 16 9 7 17 15 5 19 8 14 6 6 29 52 55 54 53 26[...]

31 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 747-1130 Dec k Stabiliz er Rod 2 683-0197 Lift Shaft Assem b ly 3 711-0332 Cle vis Pin, .5 x .78 4 712-0206 He x Nut, 1/2-13 5 712-0431 Flange Lock Nut, 3/8-16 6 712-3004A Flange Lock Nut, 5/16-18 7 712-3083 He x Nut, 1/2-13 8 714-0104 Internal Cotter Pi n 9 714-0111 Cotter Pin 10 716-0106 E-ring 11 720-0311 [...]

32 Model 1212 23 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[...]

33 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 683-0304 Low er F rame Asse mb ly 2 710-0604A Self-tapp ing Screw , 16-18 x .62 5 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 Bra cket 6 710-0514 He x Cap Scre w , 3/8- 16 x 1 (G rade 5) 7 711-1409 LH Dr ag Link 8 711-1408 RH Dr ag Link 9 712-0240 Ja m N[...]

34 Model 1212 74 60 8 30 24 25 3 21 4 13 18 16 28 32 8 13 13 73 26 9 80 55 52 60 50 66 65 22 59 52 57 70 22 30 20 75 22 57 63 46 64 49 53 61 54 58 52 71 56 67 72 57 68 63 18 51 52 23 37 48 13 47 64 7 40 36 33 18 45 29 19 14 8 0 43 17 31 5 42 6 10 42 34 1 15 20 13 35 20 18 13 11 27 20 2 76 77 78 12 12 81 82 83 35 13 13 20 84 85[...]

35 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 618-0375 V ar iabl e-speed Brac ket Ass embl y 2 618-0376 T wo-speed T ransm ission Assem bly 3 631-0009 Shfter Knob 4 647-0037 Shift Le ver 5 656-0050 V ar iabl e-speed Pulle y Assemb ly 6 656-0051 T ransmiss ion Pulle y , 8.5 x .5 - 36 7 683-0251 Doub le-idler Brac ket 8 710-0189 He x Cap Scre w , 5/1 6-18 [...]

36 Model 1212 49 48 44* 47 11 34 37 43 15 42 41 23 40 13 10 36 8 12 9 18 20 6 36 21 17 27 14 31 31 36 29 7 12 9 18 38 30 5 28 4 35 22 26 2 25 24 16 1 19 4 32 3 33 46 15[...]

37 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 6 18-0 225 Rev e rse Co lla r Asse mbly 2 6 18-0 226 Hi- Lo Co lla r As sembly 3 6 18-0 227 A Shi ft Fork Asse mbly 4 618-0284 Detent Bloc k Assemb ly 5 6 18-0 285 Out put Bear i ng Bl ock As sembly 6 6 18-0 286 Outp ut Se al Bea r ing B lock Asse mbly 7 618-0287 Inboard Sea l ed Axle Bl ock Assemb ly 8 618-0[...]

38 Model 1212 4 1 2 3 13 42 14 15 16 18 19 11 5 12 5 39 28 23 24 25 1 29 30 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 1 21 28 22 41 6 7 8 9 6 1 7 10 43 2 38 26 16 40 27 20[...]

39 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 712-0431 Flange Lock Nut, 3/8-16 2 732-0735 Comp ression Sp r ing, 1.318 x 2.37 3 783-0733 Spacer Cu p, 1.5 O D 4 732-0956 Compres sion Spring, .66 OD x 1.5 5 710-0604A Self-tapp ing Scr ew , 5/16-18 x .6 25 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 N ut, 1/4[...]

40 Model 1212 5 1 1 17 17 11 30 37 30 31 8 6 19 12 26 25 29 22 36 19 26 25 29 23 32 20 23 32 2 1 27 9 18 7 35 28 24 16 14 2 34 18 3 33 38 10 3 10 1 0 10 13 19 26 18 41 40 42 39 18 18 19 15[...]

41 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 17982 Reinf orcement Spindle Pl ate 2 618-0430 Cente r Spindle As sembly , 5 Dia. 3 618-0431 Doub le Pulle y Spin dle Assem bly 4 683-0254 Dec k Adjustment Br ack et w/ W eld Nut 5 683-0199B 46-inch D eck Shell 6 710-0167 Carriage Scre w , 1/4-20 x .5 7 710-0347 He x Cap Scre w , 3/8-16 x 1 .75 8 710-0514 He [...]

42 Briggs & Stra tton Intek T win 9 7 11 (for cho ke) 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 23 3 2 21 Model 1212 24 Engine Accessories REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710- 01 48 S elf T ap pin g Screw , #8-3 2 x .3 75 2 710-0599 Self T apping Scre w , 1/4-20 x .5 3 710-0604A Se[...]

43 Model 1212 Labels[...]

MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRAN TY FOR: The l imit ed war ranty se t for th bel ow is given by Cub Cade t Corp. wi th respect to new mercha ndise purchase d and used in t he United States , its pos sessio ns and territories . Cub Cadet Corp . warr ants this product against def ects in material and w orkmanship f or a period of two (2) y ears c[...]