Cub Cadet 365 manual

Zero T urn Tr actor Models 364, 365 & 365L OPERA T OR’S MANU AL PRINTED IN U.S .A. FORM NO . 770-1009 9E.fm (10/ 00) IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y CUB CADET CORP . P .O . BO X 368023 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe Ope ration Practice s ........... ................... ............. ................... ..... 3 Slope G auge .................... ............. ................... ................... ............. .................. 6 Know Your Z-Se ries ............... ............. .................... ..........[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This symb ol points ou t impor tant safety instructio ns which, if not followed, c ould endanger the p ersonal s afety a nd/or pr operty o f yoursel f and o thers. Read and follow all ins tructions in this man ual before at tempting to operate this machine. F ailure to com ply with thes e ins[...]

4 23. Muffler and engine bec ome hot an d can cause a burn. Do not to uch. 24. Check ov erhead clear ances care fully before dr iving under low hangi ng tree branc hes, wire s, door openings etc., where the ope rator may be s truck or pulled fr om the unit, whi ch could res ult in seriou s inju ry. 25. Your mac hine is desi gned to cu t normal re s[...]

5 Ser vice Safe Handling Of G asoline: 1. To avoid per sonal in jury or pro perty damage us e extrem e care in han dling gasoli ne. Gas oline is extrem ely flammabl e and the v apors are e xplosive . Seriou s person al injury can occu r when gasol ine is spille d on yours elf or your cl othes wh ich can ig nite. Wash yo ur skin an d change cl othes[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine slop es where y ou may not oper ate safel y. Do not operat e your lawn mower on such sl opes. KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY FROM ROTATI NG PARTS. REMOVE OBJECTS T HAT CAN BE THROW N BY THE BLADE IN ANY DIRECTION. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES. DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR OTHERS ARE AROUND. NEVER CAR[...]

7 SECTION 3: KNOW YOUR Z-SERIES NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower is observed from the oper ating posi tion. Figure 1 Read this ope rator ’ s man ual and safe ty rules befor e operatin g your Z-S eries. Compar e the illus trations in this manua l with your uni t to familiar ize yourse lf with the loca tion of vari ous contro[...]

8 Electric PTO (Power Take-Off) Switch The PTO s witch is lo cated on the ri ght contr ol panel and it is use d to control the en gageme nt of the cutting blades. W hen the switc h is up, the cut ting blades are engaged. Wh en the swi tch is down, the cutting bl ades are dise ngaged. See Fig ure 1 and Figur e 2. NOTE: The P TO swi tch m ust be i n [...]

9 • Battery: Th e BATTERY indicator ligh t will illumin ate any time th e ignition k ey is in the ON position and the engine is not running. If i t ill umina tes w hile the en gine is runn ing, then the batt ery is in ne ed of a char ge. Refer t o the MAINTENANCE section of this manual for th e proper batter y chargin g procedure . • Temperatur[...]

10 SECTION 4: OPERATING YOUR Z-SERIES Gas and Oil Fill-Up Servi ce the engine with gasoli ne and oil as inst ructed in the separ ate engine man ual packe d with your m ower. Read ins truc tions ca refull y. IMPORT ANT: Your u nit is s hipped with oil; however , you MUST che ck the oil lev el before ope rating. Be careful not to overf ill. Overfi ll[...]

11 • If safe for op eration, walk the slope and look for hazards su ch as roc ks, mounds, r uts, stumps , or other i rregulariti es. • After remo ving de bris and ident ifying ir regulari ties of the slope, back the Z-Ser ies up the steepes t slope you intend to work. If it c annot negoti ate the slope in r everse, the s lope is too s teep. Use[...]

12 Fig ure 1 0 SECTION 5: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the Mower Deck Height • To push or pull the li ft leve r, depress an d hold the button. Refer to Figure 5. • Move the ha ndle up/down to the desired loc ation. • Rele ase button at t he de sired posit ion. Adjusting the Seat Position • Lift the sea t adjustment lev er. Refer to Figure 4[...]

13 Checking the Brake Adjustment • Position th e Z-Series on a level surface an d move the throttl e lever to the slo west posit ion (turtle). • Stop the eng ine, remov e the key from the ignition, and enga ge the parking brake. • Relea se both hydrau lic rel ief levers. • From th e rear push on the frame and tr y to move the Z-Se ries. If [...]

14 • Remove bo lts that sec ure linkage to upper cont rol handles an d lower con trol arms. T he shock absorbe rs should r emain conn ected to linkag e. See Figu re 12. Fig ure 1 2 • Inse rt quarter in ch by se ven inch pi n or equiv alent through the top and b ottom al ignment h oles o f the control arms to secure ar ms at posi tive neutral . [...]

15 Fig ure 1 4 Engine Refer to the se parate engi ne manual for engine maintenan ce i nstruc tions. Service ai r cleaner ever y 25 hours und er normal conditio ns. Clean ev ery few hour s under extr emely dusty conditio ns. To serv ice the air cle aner, refe r to t he separat e engine manu al. The spark plug(s) sho uld be cleaned and the gap res et[...]

16 Checking Hydraulic Oil Check the oi l leve l of hydrauli c units onl y when the engine is OF F. During in itial bre ak-in (f irst fiv e hours of ope ration), check oi l before eac h use and afte r every hour of operatio n. During norma l operati on, check oil after 50 hours of operatio n. • Flip seat up and clean the area around the hydraulic [...]

17 • Slide the boot cover all the way up (towa rd the drive handles) to acces s the drive hand le bolt s. • Remove dr ive handle bo lts, driv e handles, and rubber boot. • Remove the four bolts secur ing the retaini ng plate to the contr ol tower cov er. • Pull up on the control tower cove r and slid e up and over the contr ol tower. • Lo[...]

18 • Caref ully pull t he be lt up and o ver th e ri ght hydrostati c coolin g fan and then li ft up and over th e left hydr ostatic cool ing fan. • Pull the dr ive bel t out of the un it. Installing Drive Belt • Set the par king bra ke and inse rt drive belt up and over the le ft and right hydo static cooling fans. Do not plac e the bel t in[...]

19 Fig ure 2 1 Removing Th e Mower Deck WARNING: Do not remove deck immedi- ately afte r operating the tractor. Allow the engine and other moving parts ample time to cool down. • Posit ion t he Z- Series on a hard f lat surfac e and engage the par king brak e. • Move the li ft handle to the L position. • Remove be lt covers by removing the he[...]

20 Fig ure 2 5 Installing Mower Deck Belt • Remove the mower deck and the old mowe r deck drive be lt from the mowe r deck. • Install and route the ne w belt according to the routing diagr am. See F igure 26 or Fi gure 27. • Install the mo wer deck. Refer to Installing The Mower De ck. Fig ure 2 6 Figu re 2 7 Installing The Mow er Deck • Sl[...]

21 Mower Blades WARNING: The mower blade s are shar p and can caus e severe injur y. Always protect hands by wearing hea vy leather work gloves to grasp blades. Fig ure 2 9 • Secur e the mo wer bl ade by p utting a piec e of wood between the blade and the housing. Se e Figure 29. • Remove the hex flange nut that secures the bl ade to the spindl[...]

22 Models 364, 365, & 365L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 6 22 6 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 6 6 24 25 39 28[...]

23 Models 364, 365, & 365L REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 731-3263 Contro l Handle 2. 712-3004 A Flange Lock Nut 5/16-18 3. 710-0451 Carriage Bolt 5 /16-18 4. 731-3185 Bello w 5. 735-0251 F oot P ad 6. 710-0642 He x W asher Scre w 1/4-20 x .75 7. 703-2648 Bello w Retain er Brac ket 8. 712-0431 Flan ge Loc k Nut 3/8-16 9. 703-2807 B F oot[...]

24 Models 364, 365, & 365L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 21 7 22 23 24 25 7[...]

25 Models 364, 365, & 365L REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 603-0649 P ar king Br ake Shift As s ’ y 2. 714-3004 Cotter Pin 3. 710-317 8 Carria ge Bolt 3/8 -16 x .75 4. 741-032 4 He x Flange Be aring .506 ID x .590 5. 703-340 0 Brak e Mo unting Brack et 6. 747-340 4 Conn ecting Brak e Rod 7. 714-0104 Cotter Pin 8. 710-0134 Carriage Scre [...]

26 Models 364, 365, & 365L 9 21 15 15 21 9 17 20 24 12 9 21 17 14 23 17 7 6 20 23 24 12 9 21 15 17 14 11 28 11 29 30 10 10 15 10 15 14 15 27 25 33 9 9 33 4 33 26 33 3 15 18 34 13 22 32 22 19 13 35 18 21 15 19 33 19 1 31 2 19 33 33 26 33 8 9 25 27 5 16 21 36 36 37[...]

27 Models 364, 365, & 365L REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 603-0340 Bellcr a nk Ass ’ y Up per LH 2. 603-0341 Bellcr a nk Ass ’ y Up per RH 3. 603-0342 Bellcr a nk Ass ’ y Lowe r LH 4. 603-0343 Bellcr a nk Ass ’ y L owe r RH 5. 603-0647 Support Ass ’ y T ower 6. 603-0410 Rod Ass ’ y Control RH 7. 603-0411 Rod Ass ’ y Control[...]

28 Models 364, 365, & 365L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 37 42 43 44 42 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 44 61 62 62 63 63 64 65 66 29 27 28 30 31 32 33 36 35 34 37 67 38 39 40 41 68[...]

29 Models 364, 365, & 365L REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 737-3069 Pipe Plug 2. 737-3070A Pip e Dips tick 3. 603-0639 Hydr aulic T ank Assemb ly 4. 727-3116 Connec tion Fitti ng 5. 721-022 3 Sea l 6. 738-0940 Drain Plug 7. 727-3120 Inlet T ube LH 8. 727-3155 T ee Fitting 9. 727-3154 Outlet Ho se RH 10. 727-3121 In let T ube RH 11. 727-31[...]

30 Models 364, 365, & 365L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 REF . NO . PA R T NO . D ESCRIPTION 1. 618-3110A Dr iv e Ass ’ y Comp lete 2. 712-3004A Hex Fla nge Lock Nu t 5/16-18 3. 715-0136 Spiral Pin 3/16 x 1.25 4. 717-3396 Spur Gear 14 T 5. 717-3455 Hydro T ransmis sion 6. 718-3053 P ar king Brak e Le ver 7. 721-0343 O-Ring 2 .0 Dia. 8. 727-3125 Cap Nut 3[...]

31 Models 364, 365, & 365L 1 16 7 15 22 11 12 2 13 10 19 14 24 9 23 21 5 18 18 5 8 5 17 7 6 5 20 4 3 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCR IPTION 618-3110 A Drive Ass ’ y Complet e 1. 611-3012 Axle Assemb ly 710-0852 Ribbed Nec k Stud 2. 618-3106 Carrier Assemb ly , Output 3. 618-3107 Gear Assemb ly , 51T Internal & 20T 4. 618-3109 Housing Ass ’[...]

32 Model 364 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 24 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47[...]

33 Model 364 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 751-3141 Oil Drain Ex tension Hose 2. 751-3142 Oil Drain C ap 3. 751-3140 Oil Drain 4. 710-3009 T ap Screw #10-24 x .75 5. 746-3070 Throttle Cab le 6. 746-3069 Choke Cab le 7. 712-0161 Hex Lo ck Nut #10 - 24 8. 710-0751 Hex Cap Scre w 1/4-20 x .620 9. 736-3006 Lock W asher 1/4 x 3 /4 10. 736-0270 B[...]

34 Model 365 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 15 21 22 23 25 8 26 27 29 31 28 30 33 32 34 35 37 36 40 38 39 19 20 24[...]

35 Model 365 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 751-3141 Oil Dra in Ho se 2. 751-3142 Oil Dra in Cap 3. 751-3140 Oil Dra in 4. 710-3009 Screw #10 -24 x .750 5. 746-3070 Throttle Co ntrol Cable 40 .5 ” 6. 746-3066 Chok e Control Cab le 38.0 ” 7. 710-3008 Hex Cap Scre w 5/16-18 x .75 8. 726-3008 Cable Clip Hea t Shield 9. 712-3004A He x Loc k [...]

36 Model 365L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 19 16 17 13 20 18 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 28[...]

37 Model 365L REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 751-314 1 Oil Dr ain Hose 2. 712-3004A Flange Lo ck Nut 5/16-1 8 3. 703-3023 Mo unting Muffler Br acke t 4. 710-3008 H ex Cap Scre w 5/16-18 x . 75 5. 726- 0205 H ose Cl amp 6. 751- 0535 F uel Li ne Ho se 7. 710- 0216 H ex Cap Scr ew 3/8-16 x .75 8. 710-3009 Scre w #10-24 x .7 50 9. 746- 3071 T hr[...]

38 Models 364 & 365 2 4 6 5 3 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 21 22 8 23 24 25 9 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34[...]

39 Model 364 & 365 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 629-3070 Wire Harness, Main - Not Sho w n 2. 723-0455 Foa m Protector , Indicator Light 3. 710-3013 He x Cap Scre w 1/4-20 x .50 4. 703-2809 Brac ket, Indicator Bulb Mtg. 5. 712-3027 Nut, He x Flange Lo ck, 1/4-20 6. 725-1718 Rela y 7. 703-2836 Brac ket, Head light Mtg . 8. 710-0134 Carri[...]

40 Model 365L 2 4 6 5 3 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 21 22 8 23 24 25 30 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35[...]

41 Model 365L REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 629-3071 Wire Ha r n ess, Main - N ot Sho wn 2. 723-0455 F oam Protector , Indicat or Light 3. 710-3013 He x Cap Scre w 1/4-20 x .50 4. 703-2809 Brac ket, Indi cator Bulb Mtg. 5. 712-3027 Nut, H ex Flange L ock , 1/4-20 6. 725-1718 Rela y 7. 703-2836 Brac ket, He adlight M tg. 8. 710-0134 Carriage[...]

42 Models 364, 365, & 365L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 8 14 15 16 17 18[...]

43 Models 364, 365, & 365L REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCR IPTION 1. 757-0375B Seat Ass ’ y 2. 757-3009 Seat Arm Ass ’ y (If Equ ipped) 3. 731-3154 Seat Slide 4. 710-1260A He x W asher Scre w 5/16-18 x .75 0 5. 738-0372 Shoulder Sp acer 6. 720-0190 Height Adju st er Knob 7. 732-3098 Spring Inde x 8. 712-3004A Flang e Loc k Nut 5/ 16-18 9. 603-[...]

44 Models 364, 365, & 365L 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 25 40[...]

45 Models 364, 365, & 365L REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 711-0642A Hand le Butto n 2. 731-3158 Hand le D ec k Lift Grip 3. 732-3097 Com pression Spring 4. 7 47-3 405 Front Lif t Rod 5. 738-0507B Should er Screw .500 D ia x .43 4 6. 7 10-0 216 Hex Cap Sc rew 3/8 -16 x . 7 5 7. 603-0422 Shaft M ounting Br acke t - LH 8. 6 03-0 370 Pivot L[...]

46 Models 364, 365, & 365L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 12 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 17 20 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 712-3075 He x Lock Nut, 1.0 -14 2. 736-0274 Flat W asher 3. 603-0389A Pin Ass ’ y , Piv o t 4. 737-3090 Adapter , 1/8 NPTF x 1 /8 NPTF 5. 737-3072 Grea se Fitting , 65 ° w/Extension 6. 712-0431 He x Flange Loc k Nut,[...]

47 Model 364 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 3 2 4 5 6 4 7 8 9 7 10 11 12 13 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 712-0251 Retaine r Nut 3/8-16 2. 603-0720B F rame Ass em b ly 3. 712-0455 Retaine r Nut 3/8-16 4. 712-0431 Fla nge Loc k Nut 3/8-16 5. 7 10-0 216 Hex Cap Sc rew 3/8 -16 x . 75 6. 7 10-3 144 Hex Cap Sc rew 3/8 -16 x 2 .0 7. 712-3004A Fla nge Loc[...]

48 Models 365 & 365L 1 3 2 4 5 6 4 7 8 9 7 10 11 12 13 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 712-025 1 Retainer Nut 3/ 8-16 2. 603-072 0B F rame As sembly 3. 712-045 5 Retainer Nut 3/ 8-16 4. 712-043 1 Flange Loc k Nut 3/8-16 5. 710-021 6 Hex C ap Scre w 3/8-16 x .75 6. 710-314 4 Hex C ap Scre w 3/8-16 x 2.0 7. 712-300 4A Flange Loc k Nut 5/16-[...]

49 Models 364, 365, & 365L 8 8 9 10 9 10 11 11 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 722-026 5 Foam 2 .04 x 3.50 x .62 2. 710-1260A He x W asher Scre w 5/16-18 x .7 5 3. 736-0231 Flat W asher .34 4 ID x 1.125 OD 4. 651-3004 T ank Ass emb ly 4.0 G allon 5. 703-3490 Fuel T ank Mounting Brac ket 6. 712-0431 Flange L ock Nut 3/8- 16 7. 710-0216 He [...]

50 Model 364 1 2 3 28 29 30 31 27 32 33 34 35 36 19 37 38 39 23 41 42 43 44 45 47 48 24 49 50 46 51 52 42 53 54 55 19 56 57 24 58 59 2 61 62 63 64 60 65 66 67 68 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 26 69 70[...]

51 Model 364 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 732-0556 Extensio n Spring .94 O D x 7.57 2. 712-3006 He x Nut 1/4-20 3. 710-0597 He x Cap Scre w 1/4-20 x 1.0 4. 710-3151 He x Cap Scre w 5/8-18 x 4.25 5. 736-0290 Flat W asher 5/8 ID x 1.0 OD 6. 741-0524 Bearing .6 25 ID x 1 .574 OD 7. 754-3091 Belt 8. 716-3020 Snap Ri ng 9. 750-3164 Spacer .635 [...]

52 Model 365 & 365L 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 15 11 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 7 7 7 7 21 22 23 24 25 20 26 27 28 29 30 9 28 31 32 10 35 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 22 44 45 46 47 48 31 45 72 49 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 44 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 70 68 22 71 9[...]

53 Model 365 & 365L REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 720-0241 Wing N ut Knob 2. 703-2817 Belt Co v er LH 3. 703-2816 Belt Co v er RH 4. 747-3306 Idle r Spring Mo unting R od 5. 738-0380 Shou lder Scr ew 3/8-16 6. 756-310 6 Pull ey 7. 712-0431 Flan ge Loc k Nut 3/8-16 8. 710-0521 He x Cap Scre w 3/8-16 x 3.0 9. 736- 0258 Fla t Washer .3 85 [...]

54 Model 365 & 365L 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 3 6 6 7 7 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 732-077 2 Extension Spring 1.25 OD x 1 1.5 Lg 2. 711- 0509 Spring 3. 712-300 7 Hex Jam Nut 5/16-18 4. 712-011 6 Jam Loc k Nut 3/8-24 5. 711- 1059 F errule 6. 736-015 9 W asher 5/16 7. 710-1207 He x Cap Scre w 5/16-1 8 x 3.50[...]

55 629-3070 6 29-3071 Models 364, 365, & 365L[...]

MANUF A CTUR ER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: TWO-YEAR RESIDENTIAL ONE-YEAR COMMERCIAL Prope r mainte nan ce of your Cub Cad et equipm ent is the own er ’ s respon sibility . Follow t he ins tructions in yo ur operator ’ s manual for corr ect lub ricants a nd mainte nance s chedule. Your Cu b Cadet de aler c arries a comple te line of qual ity l[...]