Cub Cadet 945 SWE manual

CUB CADET LLC, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVE LAND, OHIO 4 4 1 36 - 0 0 1 9 Print ed In US A O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Ope ration Practices • S et-Up • Ope ration • Maintenan ce • Ser vice • T rouble shootin g • W arranty WA R N I N G READ AND F OLL OW A LL S AF ET Y RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THI S MANU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTIN[...]

T o The Own er 1 2 Record Product Information Befo re set ting up a nd ope rating your new e quipm ent, ple ase loc ate the mode l plate on the e quipm ent and record t he informati on in the prov ided ar ea to the right. Y ou can l ocate the mode l plate by st anding at the o perato r’s position an d loo king at the lower, rear sect ion of the f[...]

Im por tan t Safe Ope ra ti on Pr ac ti ces 2 3 T raining Read, un ders tan d, and foll ow all instru cti ons on the 1 . machine an d in the manual(s ) be fore at tempting to assembl e and op erate. Keep this manu al in a safe p lace for future an d regular re feren ce and for ord ering re placeme nt par ts . Be famili ar with all controls an d the[...]

4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safe Handling of G asoline T o avoid pe rsona l injur y or prop er t y dama ge use ex t reme car e in handling gas oline. Gas oline is e x treme ly f lammab le and the vapo rs are e xplosi ve. Serious p ers onal injur y can o ccur when gasolin e is spilled o n yours[...]

5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Maintena nce & St orage Never tamp er with s afet y d evices. Che ck their p roper 1 . oper ation re gularly. Refer to the maintenan ce and adjustm ent sec tio ns of this manual. Befo re cleaning , repairin g, or inspe c ting machin e 2. disenga ge all control l[...]

6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safet y Symbols This pa ge depi ct s and des cribe s safet y s ymb ols that may app ear on this pro duc t. Re ad, und ers tand, an d follow all ins truc tio ns on the machine b efore at tempt ing to assembl e and op erate. Sy m b o l Description READ T HE OPER A TOR[...]

Secure the upp er handle and lower handl e with the two wing 4. nuts an d carria ge bol ts rem oved earlier. Tighten the t wo wing nut s already i nstall ed in the up per ho les to f irml y secure th e uppe r handle an d suppo r t tubes . See Figure 3 - 2. Align the uppe r and lower shif t rods , then slide the shif t ro d 5. connec tor dow n over [...]

Place chute assembl y onto chute base as show n in Figure 3-5. Make sure that the chute notches e ngage w ith the spir al end of chute direc tio nal control, and th e t wo f lange kee per s are bene ath the f lange o n the chute bas e. Secure f l ange keep er rem oved earlier w ith lock nu ts and sc rews. Tighten d own nuts s ecurin g the other t w[...]

Auger and Driv e Control Cables W ARNI NG! Pri or to ope rating your snow thrower, caref ully read an d follow all ins truc tio ns below. Perf orm all adjus tment s to verif y you r snow thrower is oper ating saf ely and p roper ly . T esting Auger Drive C ontrol When th e auger contro l is releas ed and in th e disenga ged “up” positio n, the [...]

W ARNI NG! D o not over-tighten the cabl e. Over- tightening may prevent the aug er fro m disenga ging and comprom ise the sa fet y of the sn ow thrower . If adjus ting the auge r cabl e, thread the lo ck nut down to 4 . length en the c able as ne cessar y to s top the auge r from turning w hen the contro l is release d. Secure ly hook the cable’[...]

Snow thrower controls and f eatures are des cribe d bel ow and illustrate d in Fig. 4 - 1. NOTE: For de taile d inform ation on all en gine controls , refer to the sep arate Briggs & Strat ton Engin e Op erator ’s Manual. Shif t Lev er The shi f t lever is lo cated in the r ight side of th e handle p anel and is us ed to de termine grou nd sp[...]

Primer Bulb Pressing the pr imer bulb f orces fue l direc tly into the e ngine’s carbur etor to aid in st ar ting a “Cold ” engin e. NOTE: D o not use the p rimer b ulb to restar t a warm eng ine af ter a shor t shutdow n. Oil Fil l Engine oil leve l can be ch ecked and o il adde d through th e oil f ill. Skid Shoes Position the sk id sho es [...]

T wo- W ay Chut e Control™ The t wo -w ay chute control is loc ated on the l ef t side o f the dash pane l and is used to contro l the dist ance of snow dischar ge from the chute. T o chang e the upp er chute angle to contro l the dist ance • that snow is thrown, pi vot the lever for w ard or back w ard. Move the lever for ward to pivot the up [...]

Starting The Engine Atta ch spark plu g wire to spark p lug. Make cer t ain the 1 . met al loop o n the end o f the spark p lug wire (inside t he rubb er bo ot) is fastene d se curely over the m etal tip o n the spark plu g. Make cer tain b oth the auge r control and dri ve control are 2. in the disen gage d (released) p osition. Inser t igni tion [...]

Operating Tips NOTE : Allow the en gine to warm up f or a few minutes . The engine w ill not develo p full p ower until it reaches o peratin g temperature. W ARNI NG! T he temp erature of th e muf f le r and the surroun ding areas may excee d 1 50 ° F . A void these areas . If possib le, remove snow imme diately af te r it falls. 1 . Discharge sn [...]

With the m ounting ho les toward the b ack , slide th e new 4. shave plate into position and s ecure wi th the fas tener s removed prev iously. Lubric ation Gear Shaft The g ear (hex) s haf t shoul d be lubri cated at leas t once a seas on or af ter ever y t went y -f ive (25) hours of op eration . Caref ully pivot th e snow thrower up and fo r war[...]

Figur e 6 -5 Auger S haf t At least once a seas on, on e at a time, remove the she ar pins from the auge r shaf t. Spr ay lubricant insid e the hub of each au ger spiral asse mbly an d around the sp acers o n the auger sh af t. Grease f it tin gs can also b e found at each e nd of the au ger shaf t . Lubricate f lan ge bear ings found at ea ch end [...]

Refe r to “ Auger and D ri ve Cont ro l Cab les ” of the A ssembl y & Set-Up - Sec tio n 3 for instr uc tions to adjus t the drive control . T o f ur ther check th e adjustm ent, pro ceed as fo llows: With the sn ow thrower tippe d for wa rd (be cer ta in to drain 1. gasolin e or place plas tic f ilm und er the gas ca p if the snow thrower [...]

Belt Replac ement Belt Remo val Preparat ion Disconnect the chute crank assembly at the discharge 1 . chute end by remo ving the hairpin clip and the flat washer . Re fer to Figure 7 - 1 . Remove the h ex s crews and lo ck nuts securing the for ward 2. end of the suppor t tubes to the back of the auger housing, and pivot the tubes upward. Remove th[...]

Slip the auger con trol belt (the front belt) off the en gine 2. pulley . Pull the 3. brake bracket assembly t owards the cable guide roller and unhook the auger cable “Z” f it ting. Ref er to Figure 7 -5. F rom both sides of the frame assembly , use a 1 /2" wrench 4. to remov e the three hex tap screws se curing the transmiss ion frame to[...]

If also replacing the drive belt, proceed to the “ Drive Belt ” 1 1 . instruction . If not, reposition the transmission frame back onto the auger housing. In stall the drive belt on the engine pulley , re - connec t the auger cable “Z” f itting and auger idler ro d ferrule to the brake bracket. Reposition and secure the engine pulley belt g[...]

Slide the bearing onto the left e nd of the hex shaf t and 1 4. press int o the hole on the lef t side the frame. Plac e the belleville washer (rounded side to ward head) 1 5. onto the hex screw remov ed earlier , and insert the screw int o the threaded hole of the he x shaf t. Gradually tighten the hex screw t o fully seat the 1 6. bearings in eac[...]

Of f - Season Storag e If the snow throw er will not be used for 30 days or longer , the equipment needs to be stored prop erly . Follow storage instructions be low to ens ure top per formance from the snow thro wer for many more years. NOTE: Ref er to the engine manual for more detailed information on preparing the snow thro wer engine for storage[...]

24 Problem Cause Remedy Engine fa ils to star t Choke control not in O N positio n. 1. Spark plu g wire disconn ec ted. 2. Fuel tank empt y o r stal e fue l. 3. Engine not p rimed . 4. F ault y spark p lug. 5. Safet y key not i nser ted . 6. Move choke control to ON p osition . 1. Connec t wire to sp ark plug . 2. Fill tank with cl ean, fres h gaso[...]

R epl ac em en t P ar ts 9 25 Component Description P art Number Ex tension Cord, 1 1 0V 929 - 0 0 71 Auger Drive Belt 9 5 4 - 0 4131 Wheel D rive Belt 95 4 - 0 3 67 F ric tion Wheel A ssembly 9 1 8 - 0 417 8 F ric tion Wheel w/Bonde d Rubber 718 - 0 4 0 3 4 Halogen L amp, 1 2V , ( #890) 7 2 5 -16 5 8 Shear Pin, 1 .50 Bow-tie Cotter Pin 7 3 8 - 0 4[...]

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