Mating The Deck To The Tractor - Cub Cadet Domestic Series 5000 Service Manual

Series 5000 deck adapter kit 190-830-100
3.4. Install the clevis end of the adjustable lift link
between the inner and outer brackets welded
near the back of the deck, on the left side.
See Figure 3.4.
Spacer tube
Adjustable link
Figure 3.4
NOTE: The spacer tube is outboard of the lift
link, on the bolt. Tighten the bolt to a torque of
70-80 ft.-lbs. using a pair of 3/4" wrenches.
3.5. Connect the deck lift links (flat links with fixed
spherical bearing ends) to the inner brackets
near the back of the frame (left and right) using
clevis pins and hairpin clips.
3.6. Connect the deck side braces (flat links with
plain ends) to the outer-most location on the
brackets (left and right) at the rear of the deck
using shoulder bolts. They should be oriented to
angle inward from the mounting point on the
deck. Tighten the bolts to a torque of 70-80 ft.-
lbs. using a 15/16" wrench and a 3/4" wrench.
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4.
4.1.
4.2.
4.3.
4.4.
4.5.
4.6.
4.7.
4.8.
4.9.
4.10. Engage the forward end of each lift link to the pin
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MATING THE DECK TO THE TRACTOR

Remove the hairpin clips and clevis pins that
prevent the rear deck caster wheels from swivel-
ing.
Install the retaining ring on the input shaft of teh
gearbox on the cutting deck. It acts as a stop for
the driveshaft.
Connect the drive shaft to the deck, and secure
it with the socket head cap screw as a through-
bolt. Tighten the nut to 12 ft.-lbs. using a 1/2"
wrench and a 1/4" allen wrench.
Fold the lift links and side braces to the rear.
Fold the fixed link and adjustable link to the front
and slide the deck under the tractor from the
right side.
Figure 4.5
NOTE: After initial installation of the deck lift kit,
it is not neccessary to remove the rear wheel to
install the deck.
Hook the front hanger rod into the bracket at the
front of the deck.
Slide the collar on the rear drive shaft yoke to
connect it to the 2000 R.P.M. P.T.O. output shaft
on the front of the transmission.
Connect the adjustable link to the lift arm on the
left side of the frame using a clevis pin and hair-
pin clip.
Connect the fixed link to the lift arm on the right
side of the tractor using a clevis pin and hairpin
clip.
on the front hanger bracket.
See Figure 4.5.