Cub Cadet Zero-Turn Commercial Riding Mower manual

Hydr ostatic Zer o-T urn Comm er cial Riding Mo wer Profe ssio nal Tur f Equip men t OPERATOR’S AND SERVICE MANUAL 60” Fa brica ted Dec k W/ R.O. P .S.[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS F o re w ord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gener al Saf ety Oper ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A.Dang er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 FO R W ARD The T ank Hydros ta ti c Zero-T u r n Comme rcia l Rid i ng Mow er pr ovides sup erb maneuverabil it y , mid-mount c utt ing cap ab ility f or pr o f es si onal la ndscape rs, commerc i al la wn ser v i ce compa- nies, profess i onal tur f ma nager s and golf cours e super i nt en dents. Th e machine in cor po rates many safety feature[...]

4 GENERAL SAFET Y OPERA TI ONS A. D ANGER 1. Do not operate machin e in co n fined ar eas wher e ex haust gase s can accum ulat e. 2. Do n ot oper ate mac hine wi tho ut mo wer c hute def lec to r in place and o peratio nal. 3. Do n ot carry passenger s . B. W ARNING 1. Do n ot operate machines unde r the in flue n ce o f alcoh ol or dru gs. 2. Do [...]

5 11. When look ing for oil l eaks, n ever r un your hand ov er h ydr aulic hoses , lines or fitt ings . Ne v er tigh ten o r adju st hyd rauli c h oses, li nes o r f itt ings wh il e the sys tem is under pressu re. If high-pressure oil penetrates the skin, the oil must be r e m oved wi th i n a few hour s b y a d oc- tor f amiliar with this f or m[...]

6 D . Oper ator Pr otectio n Sys tem 1. Th is mac hin e is equi pped wit h a Roll O ver Pr otectiv e Structur e (RO P S) and s eat belt . 2. Th e ROPS and seat be lt are int egral parts of this mac hine and s hould not be tamp ered with , mod if ie d i n an y manner, o r remov ed . 3. The se at be l t m us t b e fas t en e d s ec ur e l y at al l t[...]

7 SAFETY DECALS AND LABELS WAR NING SHIELD MISSING DO NOT OPERATE P ar t Num ber: 000 30635 Do not put hands or feet under or into mower when engine is r unning. RO TAT ING BL ADE DANGER P a rt Num ber: 000 30633 KE E P H A ND S an d FE E T A W A Y DANG ER T O REDU CE THE RISK OF I NJUR Y , DO NOT OPERA TE M OWER UNLE S S DI SCHAR GE CHUT E CO VER [...]

8 SPECIFI CA T IONS Engi n e: 25HP Ka wasaki, & 27HP K ohler Ty p e : V er tical air cooled V -T win Air Clean er: P aper El ement Lu be Sy s t em : Pressurize d with oil filter Sta r ter : 12-v olt electric T raction Dr ive: Engine to two v ariab le-sp eed hy draulic wheel motors on each dr iv e wheel Hy dr au l ic T a nk : 10 qua rt c apacity[...]

9 O PE RA T ING INS TR U CTIO NS A.General 1. Wh en Mo wing: a. K e ep a dults, c hildren, and pets aw ay fro m the area to be mowed. b. W hen oper a ti ng t hi s mowe r, in the forward direc tion, do not all o w th e s te e ring le vers to return to Ne utral on t hei r own. Alwa ys main tain a firm grip on the lev e rs, operate them sm oothly and [...]

10 b . A void tur ning d ownhill i f possible, if n ot use extra ca r e and g o sl o w ly . c. A void turning w hen going downhill, traction is at a minimum going downhil l. d. Do not operate with discharge side of the mower toward street s, buildings, pl a y- grounds, parking lots, other machines, ani- mals, and other people. e. A void opera tio n[...]

11 4. El ectric Bl ade Cl utc h Switc h: (S ee Fig ure 1. ) Lo ca te d on t he ri gh t si d e o f the mo we r bes i de t he ignition s wi t ch. Thi s is an “on/ off” pus h pu ll s w it ch tha t con tr o l s the ele ct r i c bl ade c lutch w hich su pplie s pow er to the c ut- ting bl ades through the P T O. T he sw itch m ust be t ur ned off to[...]

12 C.Initia l Adjustments 1. Ch eck the fl uid le vel s and tire s: Note: These checks should be made d a ily, bef ore st arting the engine. a. Fue l: Using a g ood grade of unl eaded , regular gasoline (f or a gas oline en gine), fill t he f ue l t ank ( be si de t he en gine on th e le ft or r ight si de o f th e mower). When the fuel reaches o n[...]

13 clockwise a f ew tur ns. Adj ust both f ront and rear Deck links as necessar y . Retighten nuts. f. Raise t he mowing deck to the transpor t positio n using t he transpor t lev er. g. Use the transpor t lev e r to lower the mow- ing d eck to t he cutting posi tion and repe at step “b .” above to make sure that t he desired c utting he ight h[...]

14 r un. T ur n off th e PTO by pushing the con trol s w itch down. h. T o drive in t he F ORW A RD direction: 1. Set the engine speed to 2000 to 2500 r pm (ref er to tachom eter on right c ontrol panel). T his must be increased to full spe ed (35 25-3675 r pm) a fter be coming familia r w ith the m ac hine. 2. Release the park b rak e. 3. Move bot[...]

15 e. Pus h the t hrot tle c ontr ol to a position a third of th e w a y between slow and fa st. f. Ins er t the key in t he igniti on and st a rt switch and turn the switch to “On”. g. G a solin e E ngi ne : If th e e n gine i s c old, push the choke to the on position . h. T ur n the ignition key in a clockwise direc- tion to the “Star t”[...]

16 d. Detach the m ower driv e belt. e. Remov e six l inchpins (S ee Fig. 6) (4) fro m the de ck and (2) from the front of the mower . Remove the linchpi ns on the left and r ight rear side of the cutter de ck (2) ; remov e the linchpi ns on the l eft and right front s ide of the cutter d eck (2); and remov e the l inchpins on the f ront of the mow[...]

17 e. Pull the tension er pulley away f rom the belt and rem ov e the PT O be lt then remove the blade drive belt. f . Re ve rs e t he pr oce ss to in sta l l the be lt. Note: When rep l acing be l ts do n ot over- tigh t en. Adj ust th e id ler pull ey so th at a ten- pound p ull wi th a spring s cale be tween two pull eys de flect s the belt abou[...]

18 caps a nd d rain oi l from bo th left and r ight pumps. Re place and retighten nu ts. j. Coat new filter seal with oil before install a- tion . Ins ta ll new h y dr aulic oi l fil ter f ille d w ith ne w oil. k. Add p roper am oun t of hydraulic oil to res- er voir . l. Run and purge gearbo x e s . Ch ec k o il l e vel . m. A d d p roper am oun [...]

19 ot he r e lec t r i c al co m pon en t s. Thi s i s a st an- da rd pl ug-in type au tomot ive fuse rat ed at 7.5 amp. 7. Safety Swit ches: There are f i ve safety s witche s in the elec trical circui t wh ich con tro l the engin e. The y are (1) the b lade c lutch swi t c h , (2 ) t h e pa r ki n g b r ake s w i t c h , ( 3 ) the le f t and ( 4)[...]

20 does not stop , the se at sw itch must be replaced. With b oth steeri ng l ev e rs f ol ded out in the neut ral positi on, t he pa rk in g brak e enga ged an d the blade clutch switch in the “off” pos ition, sit in the ope rator’ s seat and star t the engi ne . Tu r n t he bl ade clutch switc h to the “on” pos ition and the bl ad es sh[...]

21 d. Loos en jam nuts o n b oth ends of rod con- nectors. See C ontrol Assem bly in t he Illus- trated P ar ts Book (ONL Y if mo wer cree ps. ) e. S tar t unit and push throttle all th e w ay on. f . I f u nit creeps forward rot ate rear rod con- nectors counter- c lockwise. And if unit creeps in rev erse, rotate clock w ise. Adju st the appropr i[...]

22 3. Hydr ostatic Pumps and Mot ors: The pump s are t he hard e st -working c omponent s in the h ydr aulic s ys tem. They are i n oper ation all the tim e the engine is runni ng. Bec ause o f e xtrem ely cl ose tol erance s, we ar is a n impor - ta nt fac t or in th e i r li fe. Cont a minants in the h ydr aulic o il an d cavita tion does the g r[...]

23 into a n appro ved f uel co ntain er . Open the fuel tank sh utoff valve and drai n t he f uel tank and line into the appro ved contain e r. Replace the fuel line on the carburetor . St a r t t h e e n g in e and a l l o w i t t o run out of fuel. This wil l pre vent gum an d var nish deposits from for ming. Replace the fuel fil - ter. g. Gasoli[...]

24 . OIL CH ART Ap ply a f e w drops of SAE 20W -50 eng ine oil or use a sp ra y lubr ican t. Apply th e oi l t o both s i de s o f p ivot po i nts. Wi pe o f f any excess. St a rt e ngine a n d o pera te mo we r briefl y to i nsure t hat oil spre ads e v enly . Nu mber of O il P oints Des criptio n DA I L Y 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 W EEKL Y 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 4[...]

25 P e rfor man ce A dj u st ment s A. H igh Speed Tracking Adjustment If mo we r tra ck s to o ne sid e w ith both lap bar s in fully f o rwar d position: 1. Chec k ai r pressur e in al l fou r tires: a. Press ure should be wi thin specif ied ranges and balanced side-to -sid e. b . Re ar ti re s 8 -10 p si . reco m mended (20 psi MAX. ) c. Front t[...]

26 g. V er ify proper throttle a dj ustment by check - ing RPM readin gs as outlined above . C. D eck Corner Ball Wheel R oll er Setti ngs 1. Ma t chin g the set he ights of t he b all rollers on th e four co r ne r s of the mower deck t o the desired cut height will p re vent edge scalping and m inimiz e an y side-to -side v ariance in c ut hei g [...]

27 F . Deck leveling Procedure 1. P ar k the mower on a flat pa ve d surf ace, engage the parking br ake, s hut off t h e engine , r e move the k ey from t he ignition s witch, disconnec t the spark plug w ires and us ing the tr anspor t l e ver , lo wer the mo wing de ck into the 4" height of c u t pos it io n. (Th e 4 " h ei ght of cut [...]

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