Cub Cadet 302 manual

PRINTED IN U.S .A. FORM NO. 772-9048B Model Number 302 IMPORTANT: 42" FRONT BLADE READ SAFETY RUL ES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREF ULLY INSTALLATION Operator’s Manual AND For Cub Cadet Series 2000 Tractors ATTACHMENT MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS (12/01) ECO 07686 (Requires 1 90-307 Weight B racket K it) CUB CADET LLC P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAND , OHIO[...]

2 CONTENTS Sectio n Page Safe Ope ration .................. ............. .................... ............ .................... ................... . 2 To The Owner ................... ............. .................... ................... ............. ................... . 4 I Introductio n .......... .................... ................... ...[...]

3 building s, or in an y other s ituation whe re the operator may be str uck or pul led from th e unit, whic h could re sult in ser ious inju ry. 15. Disengage po wer take-of f, thoroug hly depr ess the brake pe dal, and sh ift into neu tral before attempting to start engine. 16. Operate bla de only in da ylight or in go od artific ial light. 17. M[...]

4 5. Never allo w childr en to oper ate the ma chine . 6. Use extra care wh en approac hing blind corners, shrubs , trees or ot her objec ts that may obscure vision . IV. S ERVICE 1. Use extra care in handling gasolin e and other fuels. They ar e flammable and vapor s are explosi ve. a. Use only an appro ved cont ainer. b. Never rem ove gas c ap or[...]

5 SECTION I. INT RODUCTION This sec tion will familiari ze you wi th the com ponents o f the Model 190-302 — 42” Bla de Attach ment. Select a fi rm and le vel surf ace that is l arge eno ugh to acco mmodat e both the F ront Blade a ssembly and the tr actor when ins talling the blade . Carefully r emove t he front blade ass embly, sub compone nt[...]

6 SECTION II . ASSEMBLY A. TRACTOR PREPARATION. WARNING Disengag e the PTO, eng age the brak e lock, and stop the trac tor engine before p erforming any pr eparation pr ocedures . Place th e tracto r on a firm and lev el surfa ce before be ginning insta llation pro cedures. WARNING The exh aust system and sur rounding ar eas are HOT. To avoi d pers[...]

7 1. Assemb le the hand le sup port tube (5) to the LH blade hi tch asse mbly us ing the hex cap scre ws (13) an d hex loc k nuts ( 12). Se e Figure 4 . Figure 4 2. Slide the blade pi vot han dle (6) thr ough the ey elet of the h andle s upport tu be (5). A ttach to the blade angle arm of the pivo t plate with the s houlder bo lt (16) and fl anged [...]

8 5. While h oldin g the fla t weld nut (17 ) in po sition, place the c able trigger h ousing und er the blade pivot h andle ( 6) and fasten wi th the ov al hd. cntsk. screw (18 ). See F igure 8 . Figure 8 NOTE When ins talling th e center cable tie , make certain it is pos itioned far enough from the support tube eyelet to pr event the cable fr om[...]

9 SECTIO N III. INSTA LLATION A. BLADE INS TALLATION. WARNING Place t he tract or and f ront blade on a fir m and leve l surface. Disengage the PTO , engage the brake loc k, stop the tractor engine a nd remove the ke y from the sw itch be fore begin ning insta llation pro cedures. WARNING The exh aust system and sur rounding ar eas are HOT. To avoi[...]

10 SECTION IV. REMOVAL AND ATTACHMENT A. BLADE REMO VAL NOTE These rem oval and attach ment i nstruct ions apply to a blade as sembly which has be en origina lly asse mbled and insta lled accord ing to Section s II and III of this ma nual. 1. Drive the t ractor with blad e to the stora ge location. WARNING Disengag e the PTO, eng age the brak e loc[...]

11 B. BLADE REA TTACHMENT WARNING Place t he tract or and f ront blade on a fir m and leve l surface. Disengage the PTO , engage the brake loc k, stop the tractor engine a nd remove the ke y from the sw itch be fore begin ning insta llation pro cedures. WARNING The exh aust system and sur rounding ar eas are HOT. To avoi d person al injury, al low [...]

12 SECTION V. ADJUSTMENT AND OPERATION A. ADJUSTMENTS 1. Blade an gling. Re fer to F igure 17 and proc eed as follows: NOTE The blade has 3 operating positions : 30° to the right, str aight, and 30° to the l eft. a. Blade an gling is achiev ed by first squee zing the trig ger as sembly on the b lade piv ot handl e. b. While th e trigger is bein g[...]

13 B. OPERATION NOTE The blade is des igned for clearing sn ow, leve ling sof t dirt or s and a nd other light du ty dozer jobs. The spr ing trip release protects the blade, tr actor and ope rator from seve re shoc k loads whe n the b lade comes in co ntact with curbs and o ther obstac les. T he blade has a rever sible an d replaceab le cu tting ed[...]

14 SECTION VI. ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY REQUIREMENTS A. WEIGHT KIT This secti on describes the proper config uration of the required w eight kit , Model 307 . WARNING The weigh t kit, Model 30 7, must be instal led on the rear o f the tractor whe never the blade assembl y is installe d on the front of the trac tor. In additi on, the weig ht kit mu st b[...]

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MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The lim ited warranty set forth belo w is given by Cub Cadet LLC wit h respect to new me rchandis e purchased an d used in the Un ited States , its posses sions and territ ories. Cub Cadet LLC warrants thi s product again s t defec ts for a peri od of t wo (2 ) years c omme ncin g on th e date of ori ginal [...]