Chapter 8: Cutting Decks And Lift Shaft; Cutting Decks; Deck Removal - Cub Cadet 900 Series Professional Shop Manual

CHAPTER 8: CUTTING DECKS AND LIFT SHAFT

Cutting decks

The 900 series comes with a variety of deck options.
The procedure to remove the deck is the same for all.
The eight digit of the model number will identify which
deck is on the tractor.
Table 1:
Letter
F 38" Twin blade deck
G 42" Twin blade deck
R 42" Timed twin blade deck
H 46" Triple blade deck
T 46" Twin blade deck
P 50" Triple blade deck
K 54" Triple blade deck
Deck
Cutting Decks And Lift Shaft

Deck removal

1. Place the tractor on firm level ground and set the
parking brake.
2. Lower the deck to the lowest cutting height.
3. Remove the PTO belt:
Electric PTO
A. Slip the PTO belt off of the PTO clutch .
B. Slide the belt out, between the PTO clutch
and the belt guard.
Manual PTO
A. Loosen the bolt that fastens the belt guard
to the frame using a 1/2" wrench.
See Figure 8.1.
Loosen this screw
Figure 8.1
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