Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1525 Cub Cadet
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FORM NO. 769-00580 A 1/03 IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTR UCT IONS CAREFULL Y PRINTED IN U .S.A. Warning: This unit is equipped wit h an internal combustion engine and should not be used on .
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Important Safe O peratio n Prac tices ................. ............. ............ .................... ............. .... 3 Slope G auge ................... ............. ............. .................... ...........
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES WARNING: This symbol poi nts out i mportant s afety in structi ons whic h, if not fol lowed, co uld endan ger the pe rsonal sa fety a nd/or prope rty of y oursel f and othe rs. Read and fo llow all instruct ions in this manual before att empting to operate this mac hine.
4 23. Muffler and engin e become hot an d can ca use a burn. Do not to uch. 24. Check ov erhead clea rances carefully before dr iving under low h anging tree branc hes, wi res, do or openings etc., where the ope rator may be struck or pulled fr om the unit, whi ch could res ult in seriou s inju ry.
5 e. Use extr eme ca re when appr oaching b lind corner s, doorway s, shru bs, trees or other objects that may bloc k your vis ion of a child who may run i nto the machine.
6 8. Never tam per with the safet y interlo ck system or other s afety d evices. Check th eir prop er operat ion regular ly. 9. After stri king a fore ign obj ect, stop the en gine, discon nect the spa rk plug wire( s) and groun d again st the engine .
7 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGH T AND HOLD T HIS LEVE L WITH A VE RTICAL TR EE A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUI LDING OR A FENC E POST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E Do not mo w on i nclines with a sl ope in e xcess of 15 de grees (a rise of approxim ately 2 -1/2 feet every 10 feet) .
8 SECTION 3: TRACTOR SET-UP Attaching th e Battery Cables The posi tive batter y termin al is marked Pos. (+). T he negative battery terminal i s mar ked Neg. ( – ). • The posit ive ca ble (h eavy r ed wi re) i s sec ured to the positi ve batte ry terminal (+) with a hex bo lt and hex nut at the fac tory.
9 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN TRACTOR Figure 3 NOTE: Any refer ence in this ma nual to th e RIGHT or LE FT side of the tractor is ob served from operator ’s position.
10 Thr ottle Control Lev er The throttle con trol lever is located on the lef t side of the tractor ’ s das h panel. Th is lever co ntrols the speed of the engine . When set i n a given position , the throttl e will maintain a uniform engi ne speed.
11 Hour Meter Located in the center of the tractor ’ s con sole, the hour meter operate s whenever the engine is r unning and recor ds the actual h ours o f tract or o peration . See Figure 6. Figure 6 System Indicator Light s Your tra ctor is equip ped with four indicator lights in the center of i ts dash panel.
12 Seat Adjustment Lever To adjust the s eat forward or backwa rd, slide the se at adjustme nt leve r to the left and r epositio n the seat to the desir ed positio n. Onc e a comforta ble positi on is found, rel ease the sea t adjust ment lev er to lock the seat in place.
13 Figure 7 • If the gauge whe els have ex cessive clearance with the surface be low, lowe r the wheels to the i ndex hole tha t provi des the approx imate 1/2" c learance as des cribed ab ove. Refer to Leve ling the D eck on pa ge 17 of this manual for more detai led instr uctions regardi ng variou s deck adjustme nts.
14 • Briefly depress the br ake pedal to release the parking br ake. Mov e the thrott le lever into the F AST (rabbit) p osition. • To travel FORWAR D, slowly depr ess the uppe r portion of the drive pedal forward unti l the desired speed is ac hieved.
15 Moving T h e T r actor Manually Your t ractor ’ s tr ansmis sion i s equi pped w ith a hydrostati c rel ief valve for o ccasions when i t is necessa ry to move t he tractor man ually. Openi ng this valve per mits the fl uid in the tra nsmiss ion to bypas s its normal r oute, allowi ng the rear tir es to "free wheel.
16 Mulching Model 1525 & 1527 lawn tractor s come equ ipped with a mulch ki t which inco rporates s pecial bl ades, alr eady standa rd on your tra ctor, in a proc ess of rec irculati ng grass cli ppings repea tedly bene ath the cut ting deck. The ultra- fine clip pings are then blown back into the lawn where th ey act as a natur al fertilize r.
17 Leveling the Deck NOTE: Check th e tractor’s tire pres sure befo re perform ing any dec k leveli ng adjustm ents. Ref er to Tires on page 24 for informati on regard ing tire pres sure. Front T o Rear The front o f the c utting dec k is sup ported by a stabi lizer bar that can ad juste d to leve l the deck fr om front t o rea r.
18 • Lookin g at the transm ission from the rig ht side of the trac tor, loc ate the c ompres sion sprin g and brake disc . See Figu re 14. Fig ure 1 4 • Careful ly remov e the c otter p in from t he cro wn nut on t he ri ght si de o f the brak e asse mbly .
19 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN TRACTOR NOTE: Refer to Mainte nance Ch art o n page 29 for a referen ce of r ecommen ded m aintenanc e inter vals. WARNING: Bef ore pe rfo rmin g a ny maintenan ce or repa irs, disengage PTO, se t parki ng bra ke, st op en gin e an d r emove key to prevent unintend ed star ting.
20 • Fill the crankc ase until the oil le vel reac hes the full (F) mark on the dipstick. Refe r to Figure 16. Refer to the visc osity oi l chart earli er in this section for informat ion regar ding the pro per type of oil to ad d to th e cran kcase.
21 • Before removing the old oil filter , clean ar ound its base to pre vent debris from enter ing the crank case. • Grasp th e oil fil ter and remove it from th e engine by turning it countercloc kwise. Us e an oil filter wre nch, if nece ssary .
22 Service the Foam Precleaner • Clean the pr ecleane r after every 25 hours of operatio n. Mo re often if operat ing u nder ex tremely dust y or di rty condi tions. • Wash the pre cleaner i n detergen t and water. • Rinse the pre cleaner t horoughl y until all t races of detergen t are e liminate d.
23 Fuel Filt er and Pump WARNING: Do not repl ace th e fue l fi lt er or pump when engi ne is hot. The engin e is equipp ed with an in line fuel fi lter and fuel pump lo cated on the righ t side of the engi ne.
24 SECTION 8: SERVICE Head Lamp WARNING: If the en gine has been recent ly run, the engine, mu ffler and surround ing metal sur faces wil l be hot and can cause burns to the s kin. Allow the t ractor to cool and use cauti on when ch anging t he lamp bulbs .
25 If the c utting e dge o f the blade h as alr eady be en sharpen ed to within 5/8" of the wind wing rad ius, or if any metal separation i s present, repl ace the bla des with new o nes. See Figure 25. Fig ure 2 5 It is import ant that each cuttin g blade edge be grou nd equally to maintai n proper blade ba lance.
26 • Lookin g at the cutting deck from th e left side of the tractor, loc ate the de ck support pi n on the rear left side of the dec k. Refer to Fig ure 26. Fig ure 2 6 • Pull the deck sup port pin outward t o release the left side of th e de ck f rom t he de ck l ift ar m.
27 Fig ure 2 8 Model 1527 • Pull the PTO idle r bracket,loc ated und er the center frame of the tr actor, aga inst its ten sioner spring to loosen the tension on the PTO belt an d allow the belt to be rem oved from the PT O clutch.
28 • Pivot th e double-idl er bracket to relieve as mu ch spring tension as possi ble, t hen unhoo k th e idle r extension s pring from the s crew and the idler bracke t itself. Do not misplace the s pring. • Slide th e drive belt out an d off of the pulle ys on the double- idler brac ket.
29 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE Clean an d lubricate th e tractor as instru cted in Section 7: MAINTAI NING YO UR L AWN TRA CTOR bef ore stor ing for an extended pe riod.
30 SECTION 11: TROUBLESHOOTING T rouble P oss ible Cause(s) Correcti ve Action Engine f ails to star t PT O knob e ngaged. P arking bra ke not eng aged. Spark plu g wire(s) disconn ected. Throttle c ontrol le ver no t in correct starting posit ion. Choke no t ac tivate d Fuel t ank empty , or s ta le fu el.
31 SECTION 12: SPECIFICATIONS 1525 1527 Capaci ties Fuel Ta nk 3 gallo ns (11.4 liters ) 3 gallon s (11.4 liters ) Crankca se ( appr oxim ately) 1.8 quarts / 57.6 oz. (1 .7 liters) 1.8 quar ts / 57.6 oz. (1.7 l iters) Transm ission Case (ap proxima tely) 4.
32 SECTION 13: ATTACHMENTS & ACCESSORIES The follo wing atta chmen ts and acce ssorie s are comp atible for Model 152 5 & Model 152 7 . See your Cub Cadet dealer or the retailer from which you pu rchase d your tra ctor for infor matio n regarding pri ce and avai lability.
33 KAWASAKI LIMITED WARRANTY CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINES The Califor nia Air Resources Board, the Environmen tal Protection Agency (EPA) , an d Kawasaki Motors Corp.
34 3. LIMITED LIABILI TY. (a) The liability of Kaw asaki under this Emi s sion Co ntrol System s Warranty is limi ted solely to the remedyin g of def ects in material s or workmans hip by any authorized Ka wasaki small o ff-road engi ne dealer at it s place o f business during custom ary busines s hours.
CUB CAD ET LLC MANUFACTURER’S ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY (COMMERCIAL USE) The lim ited warr anty set f or th belo w is give n by CUB C ADET LLC ( “ CUB CADET ” ) with respe ct to new merc handise pur- chased and used in the United States , its posses sions and territories.
36 CUB CAD ET LLC MANUFACTURER ’S LIMITED WARRANTY (RESIDENTIAL USE) The li mit ed warr ant y set for th b elow is given by CU B CA DET LLC ( “ CUB CADET ” ) with r espect to ne w merchand ise pur- chased and used in the Uni ted States, its possess ions and territories.
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