Mowing - International CUB CADET 86 Operator's Manual

ADJUSTING AND OPERATING
GENERAL — Continued
After the first 10 hours of operation check and
retighten, if necessary, all nuts and bolts on the
machine, paying particular attention to the hex.
nuts, securing blades to the spindles and the cap
screws or hex. nuts at the top of the spindle. These
nuts and bolts should be tightened securely. Check
and retighten if necessary, all nuts and bolts at
least once a year thereafter.
Attaching and Detaching the Mower
1. Spring loaded support pins
2. Support clevises
50-inch mower shown.
38 and 44-inch mowers are the same.
To facilitate changing of the blades, sharpening of
the blades, cleaning, etc., the mower may be
detached from the tractor in the following manner:
Pull out the left and right spring loaded support
pins and turn them until the end of the "U"
shaped handles rest against side of the brackets.
Move mower forward so left and right support
clevises are free of the front pivot links and lower
the mower to the ground. Remove the V-belt from
the center pulley.
Raise the lift linkage for clearance and slide the
mower out from under the tractor on the right
side. To aid in removing the mower, turn the
tractor front wheels to the right.
A block of wood may be placed between housing
and cutting edge of blade to assist in removal of
hex. nuts securing blades or pulleys.
To attach the mower to the tractor, reverse the
above procedure.
Install the belt before attaching mower to tractor.
Readjust the tension of the main drive belt as
previously described under V-Belt (depending on
the size mower on the tractor).
MOWING
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For best results it is recommended that the first
two laps should be cut with the discharge being
thrown towards the center. After the first two laps,
reverse the direction to throw the discharge to the
outside for the balance of cutting. This will give a
better appearance to the lawn.
Do not cut the grass too short, as it will give a
scalping effect and invite weak growth,