Cub Cadet CC 550 SP manual

CUB CADET LLC, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CL EVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Printed In U SA O p era t Or ’ s M a nu a l Safe Operation Practices • Se t -Up • Op eration • Maintenanc e • Ser vice • T roubleshooting • Warran ty WA R N I N G RE AD AND FOLLOW ALL SAF ET Y RU LES AND IN STRUC TION S IN THI S MANUAL BE FORE A T TEM PTI NG TO O[...]

Thank you fo r purchasing a Lawn Mow er manufac tured by Cub Cadet. It w as carefully e ngineere d to provide excellent per formance when properly operated and main tained. Please read this entire m anual prior to op erating the equi pment. It instru cts you h ow to safely and easily s et up, operate an d maintain your ma chine. Please be sure that[...]

Impor tant S afe Operation Prac tices 2 3 General Operation 1. Read this op erator’s manual caref ully in its entire ty b efore attem pting to assemble this machi ne. Read, unde rstand , and foll ow all instruc tions on the machin e and in the manual(s ) befo re operatio n. Keep this manual in a sa fe place for f uture and regular re ference and [...]

4 S ectio n 2 — i mpor t an t S afe o per a tion p rac ticeS 12 . A missing o r damaged disch arge cov er can c ause blade contac t or thrown obje ct injuries . 13 . Many injuries occur as a result o f the mower bein g pulled over the foot dur ing a fall cause d by slipping or trip ping. Do not ho ld on to the mower if you are f alling; release t[...]

5 S ectio n 2 — i mpor t an t S afe o per a tion p rac ticeS Ser vic e Safe Handling Of Gasoline : 1. T o avoid pe rsonal injur y or prop er ty damag e use ex treme care in handli ng gasoline. Gas oline is ex tremel y flamma ble and the vap ors are e xplosive. Seri ous perso nal injury c an occur whe n gasoline is spille d on yoursel f or your cl[...]

6 S ectio n 2 — i mpor t an t S afe o per a tion p rac ticeS Notice Regarding Emissions Engines which a re certif ied to comp ly with Califor nia and feder al EP A emissio n regulations for SO RE (Small Of f Road Equipm ent) are cer tifi ed to operate on re gular unlead ed gasoline, and may include the f ollowing emission contro l systems: Engine[...]

7 S ectio n 2 — i mpor t an t S afe o per a tion p rac ticeS W ARN ING: Y our Resp onsibilit y—R estric t the use of this power machi ne to perso ns who read, unde rstand an d follow the w arnings and instr uctions in this ma nual and on the machin e. SAVE THESE INSTRUC TIONS! Safet y S ymbols This pag e depic ts and descr ibes safe ty s ymbols[...]

8 S ectio n 2 — i mpor t an t S afe o per a tion p rac ticeS (OK) ( T OO STEEP) USE THIS SL OPE GAUGE TO DETERMINE IF A SL OPE IS TOO STEEP FOR SAFE OPERA TION! T o check the slope, proceed as f ollows: 1. Remove this page and fold along the dashed line. 2. Locate a vertical object on or behind the slope (e.g. a pole, building , fence , tree, et [...]

Ass embly & Set -Up 3 9 Cont ents of Car ton • One L awn Mower • One G rass Catcher • One Side D ischarge Chute • One L awn Mower Ope rator’s Manual • One Engin e Operator ’ s Manual • One B ottle of O il Assembly NOT E: This unit is shipp ed without g asoline or oil in th e engine. Fill up gasoline an d oil as instruc ted in th[...]

10 S ectio n 3 — A SSembl y & S et -U p 3. Follow steps b elow to att ach grass catcher: a. Lif t rear discharge door . b. Place grass c atcher on the pivot ro d. Let go of discharge do or so that it rest s on the grass catche r . See Fig. 3 - 6. T o rem ove grass catcher , lif t rear discharge doo r on the mower. Lif t grass catcher up an d [...]

11 S ectio n 3 — A SSembl y & S et -U p Adjustments Cutting Height 1. The cut ting he ight adjustment lever is lo cated above the rear lef t whe el. See Fig . 3-8 . a. Pull the lever ou t and away from the mower. b. M ov e the lever fo rward o r back for desire d cuttin g hei ght. c. Release l ever towards mower deck . S e t- Up Gas and Oil F[...]

Con trols and F eatures 4 12 Figure 4- 1 Blade C ontrol The b lade control is att ached to the upp er handle of th e mower . Depre ss and squee ze it against the upp er handle to op erate the unit. Re lease it to stop eng ine and blade. W ARN ING: This blade control is a s afet y device. Never at tempt to bypass its o perations . Drive Cont rol The[...]

Operation 5 13 1 2 Figure 5- 1 Starting Engine W ARN ING: Be sure no one othe r than the oper ator is stan ding near the lawn mower w hile star ting engine or operating mower . Never run engine indoo rs or in enclos ed, po orly ventilated areas. Engine ex haust contains carb on monoxid e, an odor less and deadly g as. Keep hands, fe et, hair and lo[...]

Maint enance & Adjustments 6 14 Maintenance General Recommendations • Always obse rve safe ty rul es when pe rfo rming any maintenance. • The wa rranty o n this lawn mower does not cover items that have been subje cted to op erator abuse o r negligen ce. T o receive full v alue from war ranty, operator must m aintain the lawn mower as ins t[...]

15 S ectio n 6 — M aintenan ce & a djuStMentS Replacing Rear Fl ap 1. T o rem ove rear flap, lif t rear doo r , an d remove screw on either si de to remove from hol e. See Fig. 6 - 2. 2. Remove screw an d flap f rom opposite ho le and replace with new f lap in the op posite order an d manner of rem oval. 2 1 Figure 6-2 Adjustments Drive Cabl [...]

Se r vi ce 7 16 5. Lubricate the e ngine crank shaf t and the inner sur face of the blad e adapter with light oil. S lide the blade a dapter onto the engin e crank shaft . Place the blade on the a dapter such that the side of t he blade marke d “Bot tom” ( or with par t number) faces th e ground when th e mower is in the ope rating position . M[...]

17 S ectio n 7 — S ervice c. Working fro m the rear of the mower, carefully remove bel t from transmission pu lley . S ee Fig. 7 -3. d. O nce belt is of f transmission pull ey , push d own on deck b aff le to access engine p ulley and slide b elt of f this pulley and o ut from unde r the deck . See Fig. 7- 3. 5. Repla ce with new belt , working i[...]

T roub leshooting 8 18 Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t 1. Blade con trol disengaged. 2. Spark plu g boot disconne cted . 3. Fuel tank emp ty or s tale fue l. 4. Engine not p rimed (if equi pped with p rimer). 5. Faulty sp ark plug. 6. Blocke d fuel line. 7. Engine flooded. 8. Fuel valve (if equip ped) close d. 9. Engine n ot choked (if [...]

19 S ectio n 8 — t roub leShootin g Problem Cause Remedy Uneven cut 1. Whe els not positione d correctl y . 2. Dull bla de. 1. Place all four whe els in same he ight position (if equipp ed with ind ividual height a djusters) . 2. Sharpe n or replace blad e. Mower will not s elf prop el 1. Belt no t installed p roperly. 2. Debris clogging driv e o[...]

Replace ment Par t s & Acces sor ies 9 20 Phone (877) 28 2-86 84 for your n earest Cub Cadet D ealer to order rep lacement par ts or a comp lete Part s Manual (have your full mo del number a nd serial numb er ready). P ar ts Manual dow nloads are also availab le free of charg e at ww w .cubc adet.com. Component P ar t Number and Description 95 [...]

21 S ectio n 9 — R eplacem ent p aR tS & a c ceSSoRi eS Phone (877) 28 2-86 84 for your n earest Cub Cadet D ealer to order rep lacement par ts or a comp lete Part s Manual (have your full mo del number a nd serial numb er ready). P ar ts Manual dow nloads are also availab le free of charg e at ww w .cubc adet.com. Component P ar t Number and[...]

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