Husqvarna LT18542 manual

L T18542 02494 Owner's Manual[...]

2 • A void starting or stopping on a slope. If tires lose tr ac- tion, disengage the blades and proceed slo wly straight down the slope . DO NO T : • Do not turn on slopes unless necessar y , and then, turn slowly and gradually downhill, if possib le. • Do not mow near drop-offs , ditches, or embankments. The mower could suddenly turn ov er i[...]

3 W ARNING: In order to prevent ac- ci den tal starting when setting up, trans por t ing, ad just ing or making re- pairs, al ways dis con nect spark plug wire and place wire where it can not contact spark plug. W ARNING: Do not coast do wn a hill in neutral, you ma y lose control of the tractor . W ARNING: T ow onl y the attachments that are rec o[...]

4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY RULES ......................................................... 2-3 PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS ....................................... 4 CUST OMER RESPONSIBILITIES ................................. 4 ASSEMBL Y ................................................................. 6-8 OPERA TION ..................................[...]

5 CONTENTS OF HARD W ARE P A CK Steering Wheel Seat Keys Slope Sheet (1) Oil Drain Tube (1) Bolt (1) Washer 17/32 x 1-3/16 x 12 Gauge (1) Lock Washer 1/2 (1) Large Flat Washer (1) Hex Bolt 1/4-28 x 1-1/4 (1) Locknut 1/4-28 (1) Locknut 1/2-20 (2) Keys Steering Wheel Adapter Steering Wheel Insert Steering Boot Steering Extension Shaft[...]

6 ASSEMBL Y T OOLS REQ UIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y A sock et wrench set will make assemb ly easier . Stan dard wrench sizes are listed. (2) 7/16" wrenches Utility knif e (2) 3/4" wrench Tire pres sure gauge Pliers When right or left hand is mentioned in this man ual, it means when you are in the oper ating po si tion (seated be hind the steer ing[...]

7 ASSEMBL Y FIG. 2 T O R OLL TRA CT OR OFF SKID (See Op- er a tion section for location and func tion of con trols) • Press lift lev er plunger and raise attachment lift le ver to its highest po si tion. • Release parking br ake b y depressing clutch/brak e ped al. • Place gearshift le ver in neutral (N) po si tion. • Roll tractor f orward [...]

8 ASSEMBL Y ✓ CHECKLIST BEFORE Y OU OPERA TE AND ENJO Y Y OUR NEW TRA C- T OR, WE WISH TO ASSURE THA T Y OU RECEIVE THE BEST PER FOR MANCE AND SA TISF ACTION FR OM THIS QU ALITY PR OD UCT . PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLO WING CHECKLIST: ✓ All assembly instructions hav e been completed. ✓ No remaining loose par ts in car ton. ✓ Batter y is properly[...]

9 OPERA TION These symbols ma y appear on your tractor or in literature supplied with the product. Lear n and understand their mean- ing. DANGER, KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY FREE WHEEL (Automatic Models only) OVER TEMP LIGHT KEEP AREA CLEAR SLOPE HAZARDS 15 15 (SEE SAFETY RULES SECTION) BATTERY REVERSE FORWARD FAST SLOW ENGINE ON ENGINE OFF OIL PRESSU[...]

10 OPERA TION KNO W Y OUR TRA CT OR READ THIS O WNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR TRA CT OR Compare the illustrations with y our tractor to f amiliar ize y ourself with the locations of v ar ious controls and ad just ments. Sav e this manual f or future ref erence. A TT ACHMENT CLUTCH LEVER - Used to engage the mower b la[...]

11 01844 NO TE: Under cer tain conditions when tractor is standing idle with the engine running, hot engine exhaust gases ma y cause “brown ing” of g rass. T o eliminate this possibility , al- wa ys stop engine when stopping tractor on g rass areas. CA UTION: Alwa ys stop tractor com- plete ly , as described abo ve, before lea v- ing the operat[...]

12 T O OPERA TE ON HILLS W ARNING: Do not drive up or do wn hills with slopes great er than 15° and do not drive across an y slope. • Choose the slo west speed bef ore star ting up or down hills. • A void stopping or changing speed on hills . • If slowing is necessary , mov e throttle control le ver to slower position. • If stopping is abs[...]

13 ADD GASOLINE • Fill fuel tank to bottom of fi ller neck. Do not overfi ll. Use fresh, clean, regular un lead ed gasoline with a minimum of 87 octane. (Use of leaded gasoline will increase carbon and lead o xide deposits and reduce valv e lif e). Do not mix oil with gasoline. Purchase fuel in quan ti ties that can be used within 30 days to as[...]

14 MAINTENANCE BEFORE EACH USE T R A C T 0 R Inspect Muffler/Spark Arrester Lubrication Chart Check Brake Operation Clean Air Filter Change Engine Oil (with oil filter) Replace Air Filter Paper Cartridge Replace Spark Plug Check Battery Level Check Tire Pressure Clean Battery and Terminals FILL IN DATES AS YOU COMPLETE REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE S[...]

15 MAINTENANCE FIG. 10 FIG. 9 B A TTER Y Y our tractor has a batter y charging system which is suf fi cient f or nor mal use. Howe v er , periodic charging of the batter y with an automotive charger will e xtend its lif e. • K eep batter y and terminals clean. • K eep batter y bolts tight. • K eep small vent holes open. • Recharge at 6-10 [...]

16 MAINTENANCE V- B E LT S Check V -belts for deterioration and wear after 100 hours and replace if necessar y . The belts are not adjustable. Re place belts if they begin to slip from w ear . TRANSAXLE COOLING K eep transaxle free from b uild-up of dir t and chaff which can restrict cooling. FIG. 12 FIG. 11 T O CLEAN BA TTER Y AND TERMINALS Corros[...]

17 MAINTENANCE CLEANING • Clean engine, batter y , seat, fi nish, etc. of all foreign matter . • Keep fi nished surfaces and wheels free of all gasoline , oil, etc. • Protect painted surf aces with automotive type w ax. W e do not recommend using a garden hose or pressure washer to clean y our tractor unless the engine and trans- mission ar[...]

18 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS W ARNING: T O A V OID SE RI OUS IN JU R Y , BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER VICE OR ADJUST - MENTS: • Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake. • Place g earshift le ver in neutral (N) position. • Place attachment clutch in “DISENGA GED” position. • T urn ignition key to “ST OP” and remove ke y . [...]

19 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FRONT -T O-BACK ADJUSTMENT (See Figs . 19 and 20) IMPORT ANT: DECK MUST BE LEVEL SIDE-T O-SIDE. IF THE FOLLO WING FRONT -TO-BA CK ADJUSTMENT IS NECESSAR Y , BE SURE T O AD JUST BOTH FR ONT LINKS EQU AL LY S O MO WER WILL ST A Y LEVEL SIDE-T O-SIDE. T o obtain the best cutting results, the mo wer housing should be adjuste[...]

20 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FIG. 21 T O REPLA CE MO TION DRIVE BEL T (See Fig. 23) P ark the tractor on lev el surf ace. En gage par king brak e. Fo r a s sis tance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom side of left f ootrest. BEL T REMO V AL - • Remov e mow er (See “T O RE MO VE MO WER” in this section of manual). NO TE: Obser [...]

21 FIG. 23 00811 TRANSAXLE PULLEY ST A TION AR Y IDLER CLUTCHING IDLER ENGINE PULLEY CENTER SP AN KEEPER TRANSAXLE GEAR SHIFT LEVER NEU TRAL- ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 24) The transaxle should be in neutral when the gear shift le ver is in neutral (N) (loc k gate) position. The adjustment is preset at the f actor y; how ev er , if adjustment is needed, [...]

22 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS T O ST ART ENGINE WITH A WEAK B A TTER Y (See Fig. 26) WA R N I N G : Lead-acid batteries gen- er ate ex plo sive gases. K eep sparks, fl ame and smoking ma te ri als away fr om bat ter ies. Al ways wear e ye pro tec tion when around batteries. If your battery is too weak to star t the engine, it should be recharged. (S[...]

23 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS 02495 T O REPLA CE HEADLIGHT B ULB • Raise hood. • Pull bulb holder out of the hole in the backside of the grill. • Replace bulb in holder and push b ulb holder securely back into the hole in the bac kside of the grill. • Close hood. INTERLOCKS AND RELA YS Loose or damaged wiring may cause y our tractor to run po[...]

24 ST ORA GE Immediately prepare your tr actor for stor age at the end of the season or if the tractor will not be used f or 30 days or more. W ARNING: Ne ver store the trac tor with gas o line in the tank inside a building where fumes may reac h an open fl ame or spark. Allow the engine to cool bef ore storing in any en c lo sure . TRA CT OR Remo[...]

25 TR OUBLESHOO TING POINTS Will not start 1. Out of fuel. 1. Fill fuel tank. 2. Engine not “CHOKED” properly . 2. See “T O ST AR T ENGINE” in Oper ation section. 3. Engine fl ooded. 3. Wait se ver al minutes before attempting to start. 4. Bad spar k plug. 4. Replace spark plug. 5. Dir ty air fi lter . 5. Clean/replace air fi lter . 6. D[...]

26 TR OUBLESHOO TING POINTS PROBLEM CA USE CORRECTION Engine continues to run 1. F aulty operator-safety presence control system. 1. Check wiring, s witches and connections. If not when operator leaves seat corrected, contact an author ized service center/ with attachment clutc h depar tment. engaged P oor cut - uneven 1. Worn, bent or loose blade.[...]

27 TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 SCHEMA TIC BATTERY FUSE IGNITION SWITCH RED RED RED BLACK IGNITION UNIT HEADLIGHTS REMOVABLE CONNECTIONS BLACK BLACK BLACK WHITE WHITE WHITE RED BLACK ORANGE BLACK BROWN BLACK BLACK BLACK STARTER M SEAT SWITCH (NOT OCCUPIED) GROUNDING CONNECTOR ATT'MENT CLUTCH (CLUTCH[...]

28 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 ELECTRICAL 28 29 26 24 42 43 27 27 25 41 27 27 40 33 90 30 8 2 1 27 52 16 D . C . A M P E R E S 45 22 21 16[...]

29 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 ELECTRICAL KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 532 16 34-65 Batter y 2 874 76 04-12 Bolt Hex Hd 1/4-20 unc x 3/4 8 532 17 66-89 Box Battery 16 532 17 61-38 Switch Inter loc k 21 532 17 56-88 Har ness Asm Light W/4152j 22 532 00 41-52 Bulb Light #1156 24 532 [...]

30 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 CHASSIS AND ENCLOSURES 17 64 74 10 30 208 13 208 11 209 31 1 209 2 9 208 209 209 5 5 207 144 26 26 60 26 144 26 10 209 142 209 142 143 60 145 37 37 18 206 14 14 38 38 166 39 261 28 259 260 258 212 chassis-husqy .stlt_22[...]

31 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 CHASSIS AND ENCLOSURES KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NO TE: All component dimensions given in U .S. inches 1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 532 17 46-19 Chassis Stamping 2 532 17 65-54 Drawbar 5 532 15 52-72 Bumper 9 532 17 17-08 Dash 10 872 14 06-08 Bolt Rdhd Sqnk 3/[...]

32 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 DRIVE 66 29 28 112 13 14 41 38 39 57 120 74 75 78 76 77 1 25 19 24 2 53 35 34 37 36 35 62 36 64 65 59 56 55 63 77 61 22 27 26 6 113 18 51 5 18 6 85 52 30 32 32 30 52 11 85 80 4 3 81 84 82 15 79 16 96 26 26 26 89 90 27 51 48 150 151 202 49 47 50 120 21 8 10 [...]

33 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 DRIVE KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NO TE: All component dimensions giv e in U .S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm. 1 - - - - - - - - - T ransaxle, P eerless 206-545C (Order P ar ts F rom T ransaxle Manuf actuer) 2 532 14 66-82 [...]

34 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 STEERING ASSEMBL Y 44 51 54 5 9 5 7 7 9 4 3 32 43 95 43 8 10 40 11 8 6 9 46 46 8 6 9 2 47 47 26 30 28 1 41 42 37 36 37 38 12 39 68 67 67 67 13 65 85 85 68 15 15 15 29 29 82 88 71 17 29 43 91 steering_pl.lt_42[...]

35 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 STEERING ASSEMBL Y KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 532 18 54-37 Wheel Steer ing 2 532 17 51-31 Axle Asm 3 532 16 98-40 Spindle Asm LH 4 532 16 98-39 Spindle Asm RH 5 532 12 49-31 Bear ing Race Thr ust Harden 6 532 12 17-48 W asher 25/32 x 1-5/8 x 16 Ga. [...]

36 KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 532 18 49-91 Seat 2 532 14 05-51 Brack et Pivot Seat 8 720 3 871 11 06-16 Bolt Fin Hex 3/8-16 unc x 1 4 819 13 16-10 W asher 13/32 x 1 x 10 Ga. 5 532 14 50-06 Clip Push-In 6 873 80 06-00 Nut Hex w/Ins . 3/8-16 unc 7 532 12 41-81 Spr ing Seat Cprsn 2 250 Blk Zi 8 817 00 06-16 Scr[...]

37 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 DECALS KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 532 05 91-92 Cap V alve Tire 2 532 06 51-39 Stem V alve 3 532 10 62-22 Tire F Ts 15 x 6 0 - 6 Ser vice 4 532 05 99-04 T ube F ront (Ser vice Item Only) 5 532 13 83-36 Rim Asm 6"front Silver Service 6 532 12 49-[...]

38 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 ENGINE NO TE: All component dimensions given in U .S. inches 1 inch = 25.4 mm 2 1 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Spark Arrester 29 44 46 32 31 33 37 33 40 13 4 72 78 81 3 78 23 45 14 38 engine-bs.1cyl_49 1 532 17 05-51 Control Th/ch Flag 2 817 72 04-08 Screw He x Thd C[...]

39 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 MO WER LIFT 15 20 16 17 18 20 20 15 20 4 5 6 2 3 1 6 5 4 7 8 12 11 31 32 31 32 19 19 13 13 13 13 lift-rh.1piece_3 1 532 15 94-60 Wire Asm Inner W/plunger L T 2 532 15 94-71 Shaft Asm Lift 3 532 10 57-67 Pin Groov e 4 812 00 00-02 E Ring #5133-62 5 819 21 16[...]

40 15 14 13 11 10 9 8 16 68 184 30 31 32 33 146 148 145 150 45 144 147 147 142 149 54 52 53 55 56 34 1 46 44 21 24 25 26 27 2 28 29 23 21 21 21 18 18 20 2 48 59 19 4 3 129 92 131 130 92 5 6 21 40 143 36 40 40 159 42_D_man-t-path_stlt_3 142 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 MO WER DECK 185 67 1[...]

41 REP AIR P AR TS TRA CT OR - - MODEL NO . L T18542 (L T18542A), PR ODUCT NO . 954 57 17-48 MO WER DECK 1 532 16 58-92 Deck Asm MWR 42"weldment 2 872 14 05-06 Bolt Rdhd Sqnk 5/16-18 unc x 3/4 3 532 13 80-17 Brack et Asm F r Swa y Bar 38/42 4 532 16 54-60 Brack et Asm Deck 42"s wa y Bar 5 532 12 46-70 Retainer Spr ing 6 532 17 80-24 Deck [...]

42 S E C T I ON 1: L I MIT E D W A R R A N T Y Husqvarna Forest & Garden Company (“Husqvarna”) warrants Husqv arna product to the or iginal pur- chaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase f or the “W arranty P eriod” of the product as set f or th below: Lifetime W arranty: All tiller tines again[...]

43 15 DEGREES MAX. F O L D A L O N G D O T T E D L IN E T H IS IS A 15 D E G R E E S L O P E ONLY RIDE UP AND DOWN HILL, NOT ACROSS HILL SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION WARNING: To avoid serious injury, operate your tractor up and down the face of slopes, never across the face. Do not mow slopes greater than 15 degrees. Make [...]

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