Cub Cadet 18HP manual

Hydr ostatic Zer o-T urn Riding Mo wer OPERATOR’S AND SERVICE MANUAL MODE L 18HP 48" Stamped D eck[...]

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

3 FOR W ARD The Hydros ta tic Zer o-T ur n Ridi n g Mow e r provi des superb ma neuv erabi lit y . The machin e incor - porates many sa fety features th at shoul d b e st udied b y all operat ors before use. The li s t of saf ety pr eca uti o ns sh oul d rec ei ve par tic ul ar atten ti on . This manua l present s al l of t he operat ing a nd mai n[...]

4 GENERAL SAFET Y OPERA TI ONS A. D ANGER 1. Do not op erate mac hine in con fin ed ar eas wher e e x haus t gas es can accum ulate . 2. Do n ot oper ate mac hi ne wit ho ut m o wer c hute de f l ect o r in plac e and ope rational . 3. Do not carry pas se ngers . B. W AR NING 1. Do no t oper ate m ac hi n es unde r the i nf l uen ce of alc oh ol or[...]

5 11. When lo oking for oi l le aks, ne ve r r un yo ur hand ov er hydr aul ic ho ses , li nes or fitti ngs . Ne ve r tight en or adju st h y dra ulic ho ses , lin es or fit tings wh ile th e system is und er pr es su re . If hig h-pre ssur e oil penet rate s the s kin, th e oil m us t be remo v ed wi t hi n a f ew hou rs b y a doc- tor fa miliar w[...]

6 SAFETY DECALS AND L ABELS WARNING SHIELD MISSING DO NOT OPERATE Part Number : 000306 35 Do not put hands or feet under or into mower when engine is runnin g. ROTATING B LADE DANGER Part Numbe r: 00030 633 P ar t Nu mber: 01003859 P a r t Number: 0100385 8 Part Number : 01003 449 KEEP H ANDS and F EET AWA Y DANGER T O REDUC E THE RIS K OF INJUR Y [...]

7 SPECIF ICA TI ONS Engi n e: 18 HP K ohler E ngine Ty p e : V er tical a ir coole d Air Cleaner : Dual E lement Lu be Sy s t em : Pressurized with oil filter Sta r te r: 12-v olt ele ctric T r action Drive: Engine to tw o v ariab l e-sp eed h ydrauli c pum p/mo tor BDR units to gearbo x on each driv e wheel Hydra ulic T ank: 10 quar t capacity , O[...]

8 O PE RA T IN G IN ST R U CT ION S A.General 1. Wh en M o wing: a. K eep adults, children, and pets a wa y from the area to be mowed. b. W hen operating this mower , in the forw ard direction, do not al lo w the steer ing lev ers to return to N eutral on t he ir own. Alwa ys main tain a fir m gri p on the lev ers, operate them smoothly and av oid [...]

9 c. A v oid tu r ning when goi ng downhill, traction is at a m ini mu m g o ing d own hill. d. Do n ot operate with discharge side of the mo we r t owa rd s t re et s, bu i l d in g s, p l ay- grounds, par k ing lots, other machines, an i- mals, and other people. e. A v oid op eration or use extreme care i f th e tracti o n surf ace is wet, unstab[...]

10 4. El ectri c Bl ade C lutc h Switc h: (Se e Figure 1.) Loc ated on the right s i de of th e mo w er bes ide the i gni t i on sw it ch . Thi s i s an “on/ off ” push pull s witch that controls the electric b l ade c lut ch whic h supp lies po w e r t o th e cu t- ting b l a des t hroug h the PT O . The s wit ch m us t be c ut of f to sta r t[...]

11 is a fla shi ng “OIL” at each r ecommended engine oil and filter change. Reset afte r hour . C.Initia l Adjustmen ts 1. Ch ec k the flui d le v els an d ti res: Note: These chec ks should be made dail y , bef or e starting the engi ne. a. Fue l: Using a good grade of unleaded, regular gasoline (f or a gasoline eng ine), fil l the fuel t a nk[...]

12 cl ock w is e a few tu r n s. A dj us t b o th fro nt and rear Deck links as necessar y . Retighten nuts. f . Rai s e the mowing dec k to the trans por t positio n using the transpor t le v er . g. Use the transpor t le v er to lower the m ow- ing d eck to t he c utting posit ion and repea t step “b . ” abov e to m ake sure t hat the desired[...]

13 ning. Sit d own and the en gine should r un. T urn off the P T O by pushing the control s witch do wn . h. T o dri ve i n the FORW ARD direction: 1. Set the engine spe ed to 2000 to 2500 r pm (ref er to tachometer on right control panel). This must be increased to full spe ed (3525-3675 r pm ) after becoming f a mi lia r wi t h the ma ch in e. 2[...]

14 c. M ov e the left a nd r igh t steer ing lev ers t o the neutral, opened-o ut position. d. Push the electri c blade clu tch swi tch down to the “Off” position. e. Push the throttle control to a position a third of the wa y between s l ow and f as t. f . Inser t the k ey in t he ignition and star t s wi tch an d turn th e s w it ch to “On?[...]

15 Note: There is a cert ain amount of spring tensi on due to the weight of the dec k . When rem o ving the lift l inkage f rom the dec k t he ten- sion of the sprin gs wil l go fr om the dec k to t he lif t hand le . Not capturi ng the lift hand le while rem o ving the li ft li nkage fr om the dec k wil l cause it to snap bac k. d. Detach the mowe[...]

16 blade driv e belt from the pulle y and slide the belt aw ay from the pulley . d. Remov e tensio n of the PT O belt by moving the belt tensioning rod. Loos en the belt retain ing bolt. e. Pull the tensio ner pulley aw a y from the b elt and remov e the PTO bel t then remove t he blade driv e belt. f . Revers e the process to install the belt. Not[...]

17 drain oil from both le ft an d r ight axles. Replace and ret ighten nuts. j. Coat new filter sea l with oil be f ore installa- tion . Ins ta ll new hydra ulic o il filter fille d with ne w oil. k. Add p roper am oun t of hydraulic oil to res - er voir . l. Run and purge gearbox es . Check oil le v el. m. A d d pro per amoun t of hydr aulic oil t[...]

18 ot he r el ec t r i c al co m po n en t s. T hi s i s a s t an - da rd plug -in ty pe au to moti v e f us e r at ed at 7.5 amp. 7. Safety Swit ches: T h er e ar e fi ve sa fety s w itc he s in the el e ctrica l circ ui t whi c h cont ro l the engin e . The y are (1) the b lad e clut ch s w itc h, (2 ) th e park ing br a k e sw itch, (3) th e le [...]

19 the el ectric blade clutch . The n check out the seat s w itch, the blade clutch s w itch and finally the el ectr ic bl ade clutch. I f a prob lem still e xists contac t your cub cadet ser vice dealer . D. T i r e s Th e tw o f ront wheel s a re ca ster whe els t hat a re free to swivel to acco mm oda te t he d ir ec tio n of th e Mower. Th e tw[...]

20 Note: If you wi sh to m ove the m ow er by pushing , you m ust release the d ynamic brak- ing. Locate the le ver s at the rear of the mower . Pull both le ver s out and loc k in posi ti on. After pushing the m ower to t he desi red l ocatio n, retur n both le vers to t he operat ing posit ion (See phot o belo w) . When the mo wer i s pa r k ed w[...]

21 cavi t at ion to develo p whi c h ca n de s t roy the pum ps in a sh or t time . Contam inants or f oreign matter in the oil will al so dama ge t he pum ps . T o pre v ent this , u se a fil te r t hat capt ure s par ticle s as sma ll as 30 microns or 30 millio nths of a meter in diame- ter . Y ou can he lp in th e bat tle aga ins t dirt by bei n[...]

22 i. Inspect the h ydraulic hoses, l ine s and fit- tings. Replace a s nec essar y . j. Jac k the mow er up and store it on b locks to tak e the weight off of the t ires. 2. T o P ut th e Mowe r Ba c k i n Se rv ic e: a. Check the bat ter y . Charge if nec essar y . b. Gas ol ine Engine Onl y: Rem ov e the spar k plugs and wipe t he m o ff. U s i [...]

23 . OIL CH ART Apply a few drop s of SAE 2 0W -50 e ngin e oil or u se a s pray lubr ica nt. A ppl y the oil to bo th side s of piv ot points . Wi pe off an y e xcess . Star t eng ine an d oper ate m o w er brie fly to in su re that oi l sp rea ds e v enly . Number of Oil 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 2 D[...]

24 P erf orm anc e Adj ustme nts A. High Speed T r ac king Adjustment If m ower tr acks to one s ide w ith b oth la p ba rs in f ully f o rw ard po sit ion : 1. Chec k air pr essur e in all f our tir es: a. Pressure s hould be wi thin specified ranges and balanced side-t o-side. b. Rear t ires 8-1 0 psi. recommende d (20 psi MAX. ) c. F ront tires [...]

25 f . Repeat as required to obtain proper throt- tle ad justment. g. V eri fy proper throt tle a djustment by chec k- ing RPM readings as outlined abov e. C. Deck Corn er Bal l Whe el Rol l e r Set ting s 1. Ma tc hi n g the se t he ights of t he ba l l roll er s on the fo ur corners of the mo wer de c k to the desired c ut height w ill pre v ent [...]

26 F . Deck le veling Pro cedure 1. P ark the mo wer on a flat p a ve d surf ac e, en gage 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 er , lo w er the mo wing dec k into the 4" heigh t of cut posi tion. ( The 4" height of cut pos[...]

27 WIRI NG DI A GRAM[...]

EQUIPMENT TWO-YEAR L IMITED WARRANTY This wa rranty is specif ic to the produ ct man ual it is a ttached to . For a c omplete list of pr oduct s and wa rrantie s contac t your C ub C adet de a ler. Proper ma intenan ce o f yo ur Cu b C adet equ ipment is the ow ner ’s resp on sibility. Follow t he i nstructions in your owne r’s m anual f or cor[...]