The list of safety precautions should receive particular attention. This manual presents the operating and maintenance instructions necessary to keep your Cub Cadet Commercial mower at peak efficiency. If properly operated and maintained, your Cub Cadet Commercial mower will give dependable and trouble-free service.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS A. General: Watch for holes, sprinkler heads and other hidden hazards. Read this Operator’s Manual completely before starting the mower. Study the controls and learn the proper Reduce speed when making sharp turns. sequence of operation. Retain Operator’s Manual in a Always have proper footing on slopes and hill sides and safe place for future reference.
SAFETY DECALS Keep safety decals clean. Replace any safety decal that is damaged, destroyed, missing, painted over or can no longer be read. Replacement safety decals are available through your dealer. (Left and right sides are determined standing behind the unit in the operating position.) WARNING OPEN BELT DRIVE STOP ENGINE BEFORE...
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SAFETY DECALS DANGER CAUTION To Avoid Injury: • Always connect the “ground” Serious bodily injury may result from failure (Black) cable last a remove it first whenever to follow safe operating procedures. performing any battery 1. Read the Operators Manual before maintenance.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Releasing the operator presence levers with either the transmission shift lever in gear or the blade clutch engaged will shut off the engine. B. Initial Adjustments Disconnect the spark plug wire. Check the tire pressure. Drive Wheels should be inflated to 25 psi.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Move the mower outdoors. Check the engine gasoline Push the blade clutch lever forward until it engages and level. When filling the tank, stop when the gasoline the cutter blades start rotating. reaches one inch from the top. This space must be left Shift the transmission into first gear.
CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT TABLE Note: The front edge of the cutting deck should be 1/8” - 1/4” below the rear edge of the deck so that the blades are cutting grass in only the front half of their circular path. This decreases friction and reduces the drive power required. 1/4: Blade Spacers 1/2”...
MAINTENANCE Figure 6 Figure 7 d. Slip the long blade drive belt off of the pulleys. e. (48" ONLY) Loosen the idler pull rod which holds the idler pulley tight against the short blade drive belt. (Item K, Figure 8.) f.
MAINTENANCE dowel on top of the spindle and tap it with a hammer to drive the spindle out of the bearings and the spindle housing. e. Pull the seal spacer out of the top seal. f. Using a large screwdriver, pry the seals out of each end of the spindle housing.
MAINTENANCE There is a Repair Kit available for the Part No. 00057412 Spindle. SPINDLE REPAIR KIT - PART NO. 00054433 - INCLUDES: Ref. # Description # Incl. Tab Lockwasher Top and Bottom Seal Bearing SPINDLE - PART No. 00057412 - REPLACEMENT PARTS Ref.
MAINTENANCE RECORD DATE WORK PERFORMED DATE WORK PERFORME...
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Cadet Commercial dealer subject to the above time and coverage limitations. Upon completion of your purchase, the Serial Number/s of the unit will be registered with the Cub Cadet. This will initiate and validate your limited warranty and the applicable Warranty Period.