User Manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1: important safe operation practices
- SECTION 2: slope gauge
- SECTION 3: tractor set-up
- Gas and Oil Fill-up
- Setting the Gauge Wheels and Roller
- SECTION 4: know your lawn tractor
- Throttle Control Lever
- Choke Control
- Brake Pedal
- Seat Adjustment Lever
- Ignition Switch Module
- Drive Pedal
- Systems Indicator Monitor / Hour Meter
- Deck Lift Lever
- Electric PTO / Blade Engage Knob
- Cruise Control Lever
- Parking Brake Lever
- SECTION 5: operating your lawn tractor
- Safety Interlock Switches
- Reverse Caution Mode
- Starting the Engine
- Stopping the Engine
- Engaging the Parking Brake
- Driving The Tractor
- Driving On Slopes
- Setting The Cruise Control
- Using the Deck Lift Lever
- Operating the Headlights
- Moving The Tractor Manually
- Engaging the PTO
- Mowing
- SECTION 6: making adjustments
- Leveling the Deck
- Parking Brake Adjustment
- Seat Adjustment
- Steering Adjustment
- SECTION 7: maintaining your lawn tractor
- Engine
- Changing the Engine OIl
- Air Filter
- Cleaning the Engine And Deck
- Lubrication
- Carburetor
- SECTION 8: service
- Tires
- Fuse
- Cutting Blades
- Battery
- Cutting Deck Removal
- Changing the Deck Belt
- Changing The Transmission Drive Belt
- Hydrostatic Transmission
- SECTION 9: off-season storage
- Engine
- SECTION 10: maintenance chart
- SECTION 11: maintenance log
- SECTION 12: troubleshooting
- SECTION 13: attachments & accessories
- SECTION 14: Replacement Parts
- SECTION 15: specifications*
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Parking Brake Adjustment
If the tractor does not come to a complete stop when
the brake pedal is completely depressed, or if the
tractor’s rear wheels can roll with the parking brake
applied (and the hydrostatic relief valve open), the
brake is in need of adjustment. See your Cub Cadet
dealer to have the brake properly adjusted.
Seat Adjustment
WARNING: Before operating this machine,
make sure the seat is engaged in the seat
stop. Stand behind the machine and pull back
on seat until fully engaged into stop.
To adjust the position of the seat, move the lever to the
left and slide the seat forward or rearward. Make sure
seat is locked into position before operating the tractor.
Steering Adjustment
If the tractor turns tighter in one direction than the other,
or if the ball joints are being replaced due to damage or
wear, the steering drag links may need to be adjusted.
Adjust the drag links so that equal lengths are threaded
into the ball joint on the left side and the ball joint on the
right side:
• Loosen the jam nut found on the drag link at the
rear of the ball joint. See Figure 10.
Figure 10
• Remove the hex nut on the top of ball joint.
• Thread the ball joint toward the jam nut to shorten
the drag link. Thread the ball joint away from the
jam nut to lengthen the drag link.
• Replace hex nut and retighten the jam nut after
proper adjustment is achieved.
NOTE: Threading the ball joints too far onto the drag
links will cause the front tires to "toe-in" too far. Proper
toe-in is between 1/16" and 5/16".
Front tire toe-in can be measured as follows:
• Place the steering wheel in position for straight
ahead travel.
• In front of the axle, measure the distance
horizontally from the inside of the left rim to the
inside of the right rim. Note the distance.
• Behind the axle, measure the distance horizontally
from the inside of the left rim to the inside of the
right rim. Note the distance.
• The measurement taken in front of the axle should
be between 1/16" and 5/16" less than the
measurement taken behind the axle.
• Adjust if necessary.
Hex Nut
Jam
Nut
Ball
Joint
Drag Link