Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 521E Cub Cadet
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Single Stage Snow Thrower Model 521E Oper ator’ s Man ual PRINTED IN U .S.A. FORM NO . 770-10050 B.fm (5/2000 ) IMPOR T ANT : Read saf ety rules and in structions carefully CUB CADET CORP .
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Important Safe Ope ration Practi ces ................. ............. ............ .................... .... 3 Assemb ling Your Snow Thro wer ............... ............. ................... ............. ........... 5 Know Yo ur Sno w Thrower .
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: Th is sym bol point s out im portant sa fety inst ructions which, if n ot fol lowed, cou ld endang er the personal safety an d/or prop erty of yo urself and others. Rea d and foll ow all i nstructio ns in this manual before attemptin g to operat e this machi ne.
4 6. Do not operate m achine wh ile under the influ ence of alcohol or dru gs. 7. Muffler and engine beco me hot and can cause a burn. Do not touc h. 8. Exercise extreme ca ution when operat ing on or crossin g grav el su rfac es. St ay al ert f or hi dden ha zar ds or t raffi c.
5 SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR SNOW THROWER Unpacking Fr om Carton • Cut along c orners of the c arton and lay it do wn flat. See Figu re 1. Remove packing ma terial. • Remove an y loose par ts included with unit (i.e ., operator ’ s manual, etc.) .
6 • Lift the con trol handl e up, and hook th e “ Z ” end of the c ontr ol ca ble i nto t he bottom hole in the co ntrol handle, fro m the outside to the inside . If neces sary, pull up on th e end of the cable with a pair of pli ers to obta in slac k in orde r to hoo k it into the cont rol handle.
7 SECTION 3: KNOW YOUR SNOW THROWER Be famil iar with all the c ontrols and the ir prope r operation. K now how to stop the m achin e and diseng age them qu ickly. Figure 9 • Compare Figure 9 with the co ntrols on you r snow thrower befor e startin g the machin e or trying to operate it .
8 SECTION 4: OPERATING YOUR SNOW THROWER Before Starting WARN ING: Read, understan d, and follow all inst ructions and warni ngs on the ma chine and in this m anual befor e operatin g. • The s park pl ug wire was discon nected f or safe ty purpose s during as sembly .
9 • Wipe al l snow and mo isture from the unit . Move the choke lev er back and fo rth sever al times and leave it in the ON pos ition . Operat ing Tips • Discha rge snow dow nwind whenev er possibl e. Slightl y overla p each previo usly cl eared path.
10 If addit ional adj ustmen t is requir ed, foll ow steps be low. • Remove the bel t cover by removi ng five hex scre ws that hold it in place. For loca tion of the be lt cover , see Figu re 16. • There are three ad justment ho les prov ided in the idler br acket as sembly.
11 WARNING: B efore s ervicing , repairi ng, or inspec ting, diseng age al l clutch levers and stop engi ne. Wait unt il all moving par ts have come to a co mplete s top. Disconn ect spar k plug wir e and ground it against the engine to preve nt unintende d starting .
12 SECTION 8: TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE NOTE: For rep airs beyon d the minor adjustmen ts listed above, call the Custom er Dealer Line at 1-80 0-528-1009 for the dealer nearest you. Ref er to separ ate engine ma nual, pack ed with your sno w throwe r, for engine info rmation.
13 SECTION 9: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL 521E Ref. No. P art No. Descriptio n 1. 710-0487 Carria ge Screw 2. 710-1270 Oval C-Sunk Machine Scre w 3. 712-0324 Hex Loc k Nut 4. 720-0284 Wing Nut 5. 720-0295 Foam G rip: Ha ndle 6. 725-0157 Cable Tie 7. 736-0451 Saddle Was her 8.
14 Model 521E 7 22 10 46 37 31 34 13 21 38 3 30 35 6 27 39 40 1 20 14 6 35 30 6 5 28 25 45 42 13 44 7 22 33 9 17 18 15 4 2 11 26 19 26 16 32 23 12 36 41 8.
15 Model 521E Ref. No. P art No. P art De scription 1. 710-0167 Carriage Bo lt 2. 710-0276 Carriage Bo lt 3. 710-0323 Pan Head Sc rew 4. 710-0451 Carriage Bo lt 5. 710-0642 Hex Wash er Screw 6. 710-1005 Hex Wash er Screw 7. 710-0773 Hex Wash er Screw 8.
16 Model 521E 5 3 5 20 29 22 16 7 4 6 23 8 9 27 2 10 28 26 21 7 25 7 13 15 14 19 18 24 11 17.
17 Model 521E Ref. No. P art N o. Pa rt Description 1. 684-0054A Dash Assemb ly 2. 684-0126 Chute Crank Assembl y 3. 710-1003 Special Screw: 310-16 x 0.375 ” 4. 710-1090 Hex Flange Screw 5/16-18 x 1.25 ” 5. 710-1268 Special sc rew 6. 710-1652 Self-Tapping Screw 1/4 -20 x .
18 Model 521E NOTE: For painted pa rts , please ref er to the list of c olor codes b elow. Plea se add th e applica ble color c ode, wherever needed , to the part number to order a replace ment part. For in stance, if a part, numbered 70 0- xxxx, is p ainted C ub Yellow, the part number to order would be 700-xx xx-0716.
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MANUF A C TURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRAN TY FOR: TWO-YEAR RESIDENTIAL ONE-YEAR COMMERCIAL Prope r maintenance of your Cub Cadet equi pment is the own er ’ s res ponsibi lity. Fol low t he instr uctions in yo ur operator ’ s manual for cor rect lub ricants a nd mainte nance schedul e.
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