Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 18M Cub Cadet
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Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Tips & T echniques • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty Warning : This un it is equi pped wi th an internal c ombu stion en gi.
2 Slope Gauge........................................................ 3 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Setup and Adjustment ....................................... 6 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer .........................
3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on inclines with a slope in e xcess of 1 5 degre es (a rise of appro ximat ely 2- 1/ 2 fee t ev er y 1 0 feet). Ope rat e W AL K -BE HIN D mow ers across th e face o f slopes, ne ver up and dow n slopes.
4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices Children T ragic accidents can occur if operator is not aler t to presence of children. Children are often attracted to mow er and mowing activity . They do not understand the dangers . Nev er assume that children will remain where you last sa w them.
5 1 9. Shu t the en gine o ff a nd wait un til th e blad e com es to a com plete s top be fore rem oving t he gra ss cat cher or u nc log - ging t he c hute. The c ut ting b lade c ont inues t o rotate for a few s eco nds af ter the e ngin e is shu t off.
6 3 Setup and Adjustment IM PORT AN T: This unit is ship ped w ithou t gasolin e or oil in th e engin e. Fill up ga soline a nd oil as inst ruct ed in the a ccomp anying engin e manu al BEFOR E ope rat- ing your mower. 1 . Remove any packing materi al whic h may be between upper an d lower handle s.
7 c. Attac h center top of bag from i nside of bag. 6. Before att achin g the gras s catcher, the mulchi ng baffl e must be rem oved. See Figure 3 -5. a. Lif t rear dis charg e door . b. Remove mulc hing baf fle. 7 . Follow steps b elow to att ach gra ss catc her: a.
8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Now that you have setup your lawn mower for operation, it ’ s imp or tant to bec ome famili ar with it s control s. Blade Control The blad e control i s att ached to th e upper ha ndle. Depres s and squeeze it again st the up per hand le to operate th e unit.
9 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING The operation of any lawn mo wer can re - sult in f oreign objects being throw n into the ey es, which can damage you r ey es sev erely . Alwa ys wear safety glasses while operating the mower , or while performing any ad justments or repairs on it.
10 5 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING Alwa ys stop engi ne, disconnect spark plug, and grou nd against eng ine before per formi ng any type of maint enance on yo ur machine. IMPORT ANT : Do not use a pr essure w asher or garden h ose to clean y our unit.
11 5 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING When remov ing the cutting blade for sharpenin g or replacement , protect yo ur hands with a pair of heavy glo ves or use a heavy rag to hold the blade. An unbalanced blade will ca use ex ce ssiv e vibration when ro tat- ing at hi gh spee ds.
12 5 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer NOTE: Make cer ta in that belt is s eated cor- rect ly and that i t is ridi ng smooth ly on the en gine pulley and is n ot pinch ed betwee n the lower and upper p ulley halves. Figure 5-5: Remove belt from tr ansmission and engine pulley .
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14 For repairs bey ond the minor adj ust- ments listed here, contact an authori zed service de aler . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remedy En gine fails t o star t 1 . Blade c ontrol d isengag ed. 2. Spark pl ug boot di sconn ected. 3. Fuel tank empt y or stal e fuel.
15 7 Safety Labels W ARNING DO NOT remov e safet y (or any) labels from mower f or any reason. Read and follow Operating Instructions before running engine. Gasoline is flammable. Allow engine to cool at least 2 minutes before refueling. Engines emit carbon monoxide.
16 8 Engine Safe Operat ion Practices Gasoline and its v apors ar e extremely flammable and ex plosiv e. Fire or ex plosion can cause se vere burns or death. If gasoline i s spilled on y ourself or yo ur clothes, wash y our skin and change clothes immediatel y .
17 Runn ing engine produces heat. Engine parts, especially muffler , become extremely hot . Sev ere thermal burns can occu r on contact. Combustible debris, such as lea ves, grass, brush, et c., can catch fi re. • Allow muf fler, engine cylind er , and f ins to coo l before touchi ng.
18 9 Operating Y our Engine Pre-Operation Check Oil Recommendations IMPORT ANT : This engin e is shipp ed wi thout g aso - line or o il in the e ngine. R unning th e engin e with insuf fici ent oil ca n cause s erious e ngine d amag e and void th e engin e warrant y.
19 Check Oil Le vel IM PORT AN T: Be sure to che ck the e ngine o n a level sur face wi th th e engin e stopp ed. 1 . Remove the oil fill er cap and w ipe the d ipsti ck cl ean. See Figure 9 -2. 2. Inser t the di psti ck into the o il filler ne ck, but d o not screw it in.
20 Oil Change IM PORT AN T : Be sure to ch eck eng ine on a level sur face with t he engine s toppe d. Drain the o il while t he engin e is still warm to as sure rapi d and com plete drain ing.
21 Spark Plug Service W ARN IN G : D O NOT ch eck for s park with sp ark plug re moved. DO N OT crank engin e with sp ark plug r emoved. T o ensure proper e ngine o peration, t he spark p lug must be prop erly gap ped and fre e of depos its. 1 . Remove the spark p lug boot an d use a spark p lug wrench to re move the plug.
22 3. Measure t he plug ga p with a feeler g auge. Correc t as nec essar y by bend ing sid e elec trode. See Fi gure 1 0 - 4. The gap sho uld be set to 0.03 0 in. 4. Check t hat the spar k plug washer is i n goo d cond i- tion an d thread the s park plug in by han d to prevent cross -threadin g.
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24 Model 18M 17 14 18 16 19 20 15 A Wheel T read A B B 5 36 38 27 59 58 44 25 24 49 35 4 6 55 22 3 53 3 31 30 70 68 61 52 11 20 67 73 10 9 37 42 60 27 38 1 56 26 8 28 34 71 7 13 21 48 3 47 54 69 66 64.
25 8 P ar ts List T o ord er replacement parts , call the Cust omer Dealer Referral Line at 1 - 87 7 -282- 868 4, or visit ww w.c ubcadet .com to find the nearest Cub Cadet ser vice dealer in yo ur area. G E N U I N E F A C T O R Y P A R T S Ref. No. Par t No.
26 7 6 11 10 8 12 5 4 14 21 29 1 3 2 9 20 27 13 26 25 24 22 23 16 28 17 17 15 18 19 Engine 1P70FU A.
27 11 Illustrated P ar ts List Ref. No. Par t No. De scripti on 1 . 95 1- 1 036 8 Fuel T a nk 2. 95 1- 1 036 9 Fly wheel Shro ud 3. 95 1- 1 033 5 Rubber Fuel T ank Mo unting Washer 4. 95 1- 1 0 334 O il Filler T ube As sembl y 5. 95 1- 1 0 33 3 Dipsti ck Ass embly 6.
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Cub Cadet LLC (Cub Cadet), The United States Envir onment Protection Agency (U . S. EP A) Emission Control System W arranty Statement (Owner’ s Defect W arranty Rights and Obligations) The U. S. EP A and Cub Cadet are plea sed to explain t he emiss ions co ntrol system warrant y on your mode l year 2005 a nd later small of f-road engine.
(7) T he engin e manufacturer i s liabl e for damages to ot her engine c omp onents proximately c aused by a failure und er warrant y of any warranted par t.
The limi ted warranty s et fort h below is gi ven by Cub Cadet LLC with respe ct to new merch andise p urchase d and used i n the United S tates, its posse ssion s and territor ies.
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