Cub Cadet 60-inch & 72-inch Fabricated Deck manual

Hydr ostatic Zer o-T urn Co mmer cial Riding M o wer Professio nal Turf Equip men t OPERATOR’S AND SERVICE MANUAL 60” & 72” Fab ricate d Deck Digital Fuel Injec t ion, Liquid Cooled[...]

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

3 FOR W ARD Th e T an k H ydros tat ic Zero- T u r n Com m ercial Rid in g M o w er pro vides super b m a neu v era bility , mid-mou nt cutt ing capab ili ty f o r professional lands capers, commerc ial lawn ser vice compa - nie s , professi onal tu rf manage rs and golf course s uperi nten dents. Th e machine i ncor po r a tes many saf ety f eat u[...]

4 GENERAL SAFET Y OPERA TIONS A. D ANGER 1. Do not op erate m ac hine in con fin ed areas wher e e xh aus t g as es c an acc um ulate . 2. Do n ot op er ate m ac h ine witho ut m o wer c hute de f l ect o r in place an d opera tio nal. 3. Do not c a rr y passe ngers . B. W AR NI NG 1. Do no t op er at e mac hines unde r t h e influen ce of alc ohol[...]

5 tur e . K eep spa rks and f l am es a wa y at all time s . 11. When look ing for oil l e aks , ne ve r r un your hand ov er h ydr aulic hoses , l in es or f ittings . Ne ve r tighten or adjust h ydra ulic hose s , lin es or fit tings wh il e t h e sy st em is und er pres su re . If h igh- pre ssure oi l pen etra tes t he skin , the oil m us t be [...]

6 SAFETY DECALS AND L ABELS WAR NING SHIELD MISSING DO NOT OPERATE ! WARNING Serious bodily injury may r es ult from failur e to follow safe operating pr oc edures. Read the Operator's Manual before operating this machi n e. Clear area of debris and other objects before mowing. Do n ot operate the m achine when c hildren and others are around.[...]

7 SPECIF ICA TI ONS Engi ne: 29HP , Di g ital Fue l Injection, Liqui d-C ooled, OHV , K a w asaki Ty p e : Horizontal Cr ankshaft, V -T win Air Clean er: Dual El emen t, Caniste r T ype Lu be Sys tem : Pressurized with oil fi lter Sta rt er: 1 2-vo l t el ec tr ic T raction Drive: V ariab le-speed h ydr ostatic pumps a nd h ydra ulic wheel m otors [...]

8 O PE RA TIN G IN ST R U CT ION S A.General 1. Wh en M o wing: a. K eep adults, chil dren, and pets a wa y from the area to be mowed. b. W hen operating t his mower , in the forw ard direction, do not al lo w the steer ing le v ers to return to N eutral on t heir own. Alwa ys main t ain a f irm grip on t he lev ers, operate them smoothly and av o [...]

9 b . A v oid tur ning downhill if possible, if not use e xt r a care a nd go slowly . c. Av oid tur ning when goi ng downhill, tr action is at a mini mum go ing downh ill. d. Do not operate with discharge side of the mo we r t owa rd st re e t s, bu i ld in g s, p l ay- grounds, park ing lots, other machines, ani- mals, and other people. e. A void[...]

10 4. El ectri c Blade Clutc h S witc h: (See F igur e 1.) Loc ated on the righ t si de of t h e m o wer bes i d e t he i gnit ion s w it ch . This is an “ on/ off” push p ull s w itch that con trols the electric b l a de c lutch whic h s u pp l ie s po w er to th e cu t - ting bla des thr oug h the P T O . T h e sw itch m ust be tu r ned of f [...]

11 C.Initia l Ad justm ents 1. Ch ec k the f lui d le v els and ti re s: Note: These chec ks s hould be made dai ly , bef ore starti ng the engine. a. Fue l: Using a good grade of unleaded, regular gasoline (f or a g asoline engine), fill the fuel tank (besid e the engine on the left or right side of t he mower). When the fuel reaches o ne inch f r[...]

12 tur n th e top bolt clockwise or counter cl ockw is e a f e w tur ns. Ad jus t bo th fro n t and rear Deck l inks as necessar y . Retighten nut s. f . Rai s e the mowing dec k to the transpor t positio n using the transpor t le ver . g. Use t he transpor t lev er to low e r the m ow- ing d eck to the cutting position and repeat step “b .” ab[...]

13 panel). This must be increased to full spe ed (3525-3675 r pm ) after becoming f a mi lia r wit h the ma ch in e. 2. Release the par k brake . 3. Mov e both lap bars out of the n eutral/ star t position to the neutral position (toward c ente r of machine). Slowly , mov e both lap bars tow ard the front of t he machin e until the machine begin s [...]

14 g. T ur n the ignition ke y in a clockwise direc- tion to the “Star t” position until the engine star t s . Note: Do not hold the key i n the “Start” posit i on f or m or e t han 10 seconds o r y ou may dama ge the st ar t er . If the e ngin e do es not start in thi s ti m e, wait abou t 30 second s and try aga in . 4. O perat ing th e M[...]

15 d. Detach the mower driv e belt. e. Remov e six linchpin s (See Fig. 6) (4) from the deck and (2) from the front of the mower . Remov e the linchpins on the left and right rear side of the cutter deck (2); remove the linc hpins on the left an d r ight front s ide of the cutter dec k (2); and remove the linc hpins on the front of the m ow e r (2 [...]

16 e. Pull the tensio ner pulley awa y from the belt and remov e the PT O belt then remove t he blade driv e belt. f . Revers e the process to install the belt. Note: When rep l ac ing belts do not ove r - tigh t en. Adjus t the idler pull e y so that a ten- pound p ull with a spring scale bet ween tw o pull e ys deflect s t he bel t about 1/2 &quo[...]

17 caps a nd drain oil from bot h left and r ight pumps. Replace and retighten nuts. j. Coat new filter sea l with oil be f ore i nstalla- tion . Inst all new hydra ulic oil filter f illed with ne w oil. k. A dd p r oper amoun t of hydraulic oil to res- er v oir . l. Run and purge pumps and motors. Check oil level. m. A dd p roper amoun t of hydrau[...]

18 6. Fuses: T here are two fuses lo cate d in the wir - in g bet w ee n t h e ignit ion and sta r t s w itch and ot he r el ec tr ic al co mpo n en t s. T hi s is a st an - dard plug -in t ype auto moti v e fuse rated at 20 am p f or the ma i n harnes s an d 10 amp f or the dig it al fu el i nj e ct or an d fu el pum p. 7. Safety Switches: Th ere [...]

19 one of the steering lev ers up to the operat- ing posit ion. Release the op er ator’ s seat and the engine should stop . If the engine does not stop , the seat s wi tch must be replaced. With both s t eering le vers fol ded out in the neutral position, the park ing brak e engag ed an d the blade clutch s witch in th e “off” position, sit i[...]

20 c. Locate jam nuts. (Ref erence control assem bl y in par ts list ). d. Loosen jam nuts on both ends of rod con- nectors. See Co ntrol Assembly in t he Illus- trat ed P ar ts Book (ONL Y if mower creeps.) e. Star t unit and push throttle all t he wa y on. f . I f unit creeps f orw ard rotate rear rod c on - nectors counter-clockwise . And if uni[...]

21 tim e t he en gi ne is runni n g. Bec ause of e xtrem el y clo se tole ra nces, w ear is an imp or- tant f actor i n the ir l ife . Co ntam i nant s in the h ydrau lic oil an d cavi tat io n doe s th e gr eat est ha r m t o the pum ps. Ca vitat ion is a b loc kage in the sup pl y li ne s that pro duc es a par ti al v ac- uum ca using vio lent bu[...]

22 Replace the fuel l ine on the carburetor . Star t the engine an d allow it to run out of fuel. This wi ll pre vent g um and v arnish deposits f rom f or ming. Replac e the fu el fil- ter. g. Gas ol ine Engine Onl y: Rem ov e the spar k plugs and pour approximately one ounce of oil into each cylinder . Crank the engine one or two tur ns to spread[...]

23 . OIL CHART Apply a few drops o f SAE 1 0W - 30 en gine o il or u se a s pray lubr ican t. Appl y the oil to bo th side s of pi v ot point s. Wipe off an y e xce ss . Star t eng ine and oper ate mo w er br ie f ly to insu re that oil sp reads e ven ly . Number of O il 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 De c k Su[...]

24 P erf orm anc e Adj ustme nts A. High Speed T rackin g Adjustment If m ower tracks to one side with bo th la p bars in f ully f orwa rd posit i on : 1. Chec k ai r pr es s ur e in all f our tir es : a. Pressure s hould be within spec ified ranges and balanced side-t o-side. b. Rear t ires 8-10 psi. recommende d (20 ps i MAX. ) c. Fr o nt tires 2[...]

25 C. Deck Cor ner Ba ll Whee l Rol ler Set t in gs 1. Ma tc hi n g t h e se t he i ght s of t he ball roller s on the f o ur corners of the mo wer de ck to the desired c ut height will p r ev ent edge scalping and m i ni m i z e an y side- to-si de v ariance in cut hei ght . 2. Th ere are thr ee he ight adju s tm en t ho les in the br ack et that [...]

26 F . Deck leveli ng Pr ocedure 1. P ark the mo w er on a fla t pa ve d s urf ace, engage 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 m o wing dec k into t he 4" heigh t of cut posi tion. ( The 4" hei ght of cut [...]

27 WIRI NG DIA GRAM GD: 02 0005 87[...]

MANUF A CTURE R’ S LIMIT ED W ARRA NTY - T URF EQ U IPMEN T This warranty is specific to the produc t manu a l to which i t is attac hed. For a complete list of product s and wa rrant i es contact y our authorized Cub Cadet Commer cial dealer . Pr op er m a i nte nan ce of the pu rc h ased C ub Cad et Co mmer cial eq uip me nt is t he o w ner’ [...]