Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 23HP Cub Cadet
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Hydr ostatic Zer o-T urn Riding Mo wer OPERATOR’S AND SERVICE MANUAL MODE L 23HP 53AB 5BBP750 2 50" Stamped D eck.
2 T ABLE OF CO NTENTS F orew ord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gener al Saf ety Oper ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 FOR W ARD The Hydros ta tic Zer o-T ur n Ridi ng Mow er provi des super b maneuverabi lit y . The machine in cor - porates many sa fety features th at s houl d b e studi ed b y al l operat ors before use. The lis t of saf ety pr eca uti o ns sh oul d rec eive par tic ul ar atten ti on .
4 GENERAL SAFET Y OPERA TI ONS A. D ANGER 1. Do not op erate mac hine in con fin ed ar eas wher e e x haus t gas es can acc um ulate. 2. Do n ot oper ate mac hi ne wit ho ut m o wer c hute de f l ect o r in plac e and ope rational . 3. Do not carry pas se ngers .
5 11. When lo oking for oi l le aks, ne ve r r un yo ur hand ov er hydr aul ic ho ses , li nes or fitti ngs . Ne ve r tight en or adju st h y dra ulic ho ses , lin es or fit tings wh ile th e system is und er pres sure .
6 SAFETY DECALS AND L ABELS WARNING SHIELD MISSING DO NOT OPERATE ! WARNING En gage par ki ng b ra ke w hen lea vi ng t he ma chin e. Do no t a dd fu el wh il e t he en gine i s hot or ru nn ing . Stop en gin e, di sco nnec t spa rk plug b efo re ad just ing or ser vic ing.
7 SPECIF ICA TI ONS Engi n e: 23 HP K ohler Engi ne Ty p e : V er tical a ir coole d Air Cleaner : Dual E lement Lu be Sy st em : Pressurized with oil filter Sta r te r: 12-v olt electric T r action D.
8 O PE RA T IN G IN ST R U CT ION S A.General 1. Wh en M o wing: a. K eep adults, children, and pets a wa y from the area to be mowed. b. W hen opera ting this mower , in the f orw ard direction, do not allow the s teer ing lev ers to return to N eutral on their own.
9 b . A v oid tur ning downhill if poss ib le, if not use e x tra care a nd g o slowly . c. Av oi d tur ning when goi ng downhill, traction is at a m ini mum go in g down hill. d. Do n ot operate with discharge side of the mo we r t owa rd st re e t s, bu i l d in g s, p l ay- grounds, par k ing lots, other machines, an i- mals, and other people.
10 4. El ectri c Bl ade C lutc h Switc h: (Se e Figure 1.) Loc ated on the right s i de of th e mo w er bes ide the i gni t i on sw it ch . Thi s i s an “on/ off ” push pull s witch that controls the electric b l ade c lut ch whic h supp lies po w e r t o th e cut- ting b l a des t hroug h the PT O .
11 C.Initia l Adjustmen ts 1. Ch ec k the flui d le v els an d ti res: Note: These chec ks should be made dail y , bef or e starting the engi ne. a. Fue l: Using a good grade of unleaded, regular gasoline (f or a gasoline eng ine), fill the fuel t a nk .
12 cl ock w is e a few tur ns. A dj us t bo th fr o n t and rear Deck links as necessar y . Retighten nuts. f . Rai s e the mowing dec k to the trans por t positio n using the transpor t le ver . g. Use the transpor t lev er to lower t he mow- ing d eck to the c utting position and repea t step “b .
13 ning. Sit d own and the en gine should r un. T urn off the PTO by push ing the control s witch do wn . h. T o dri ve i n the FORW ARD direction: 1. Set the engine spe ed to 2000 to 2500 r pm (ref er to tachometer on right control panel). This must be increased to full spe ed (3525-3675 r pm ) after becoming f a mi lia r w it h the ma ch ine.
14 c. M ov e the left a nd r ight steering lev ers to the neutral, opened-o ut position. d. Push the elect ric bl ade clu tch switch down to the “Off” position. e. Push the throttle control to a position a third of the wa y between s l ow and f as t.
15 Note: There is a cert ain am ount of spri ng tensi on due to the weight of the dec k . When rem o ving the lift l inkage f rom the dec k t he ten- sion of the sprin gs wil l go fr om the dec k to t he lif t hand le . Not capt uri ng the lift hand le while rem o ving the li ft li nkage fr om the dec k w il l cause it to snap bac k.
16 blade driv e belt from the pulle y and slide the belt aw ay from the pulley . d. Remov e tensio n of the PT O belt by moving the belt tensioning rod. Loos en the belt retain ing bolt. e. Pull the tensio ner pulley aw a y from the belt and remov e the PTO bel t then remove t he blade driv e belt.
17 drain oil from both le ft and r igh t axles. Replace and retighten nuts. j. Coat new filter sea l with oil before installa- tion . Ins ta ll new hydrau lic oil fil ter f illed w ith ne w oil. k. Add p roper am ount of hydraulic oil to res- er voir .
18 ot he r el ec t r i c al co m po n en t s. T hi s is a s t an - da rd plug -in ty pe au to moti v e f us e r at ed at 7.5 amp. 7. Safety Swit ches: T h er e ar e f iv e s a fety s w itc he s in the el e ctrica l circ ui t whi c h cont rol the engin e .
19 the el ectric blade clutch. Then c heck out the seat s w itch, the blade clutch switch and finally the el ectr ic bl ade clutch. If a prob lem still e xists contac t your cub cadet ser vice dealer . D. T i r e s Th e tw o f ront wheel s a re ca ster whe els t hat a re free to swivel to acco mmo date t he d ir ecti on of th e M ower .
20 Note: If you wi sh to m ov e th e m owe r by pushing , you m ust release the d ynamic brak- ing. Locate the le ver s at the rear of the mower . Pull both le ver s out and loc k in posi tion. Afte r pushing the m ower to t he desi red l ocatio n, retur n both le vers to t he o perat ing posit i on (See phot o belo w) .
21 cavi t at ion t o develo p whi c h ca n de st ro y the pum ps in a sh or t time . Contam inants or f oreign matter in the oil will al so dama ge t he pum ps . T o pre v ent this , u se a fil te r t hat capt ure s par ticle s as sma ll as 30 microns or 30 millio nths of a meter in diame- ter .
22 i. Inspect the h ydraulic hoses, l ine s and fit- tings. Replace a s nec essar y . j. Jac k the mow er up and store it on b locks to tak e the weight off of the t ires. 2. T o P ut th e Mowe r Ba c k i n Se rv ic e: a. Check the bat ter y . Charge if n ecessar y .
23 . OIL CH ART Apply a few drops o f SAE 20 W - 50 e ngin e o il o r use a s pray lub rica nt. A pp ly the oil to bo th side s of piv ot points . Wi pe off an y e xcess . Star t eng ine an d oper ate m o w er b riefly to in su re that oi l sp rea ds e ven ly .
24 P erf orm anc e Adj ustme nts A. High Speed T r ac king Adjustment If m ower tr acks to one si de w ith bo th l ap bars in f ully f o rw ard po sit ion : 1. Chec k air pr essur e in all f our tir es: a. Pressure s hould be wi thin specified ranges and balanced side-t o-side.
25 C. Deck Corn er Ba l l Wheel Ro l l er Set tin g s 1. Ma tc hi n g the se t he ights of t he ba l l roll er s on the fo ur corners of the mo wer de c k to the desired c ut height w ill pre v ent edge scalping and m i ni m i z e any side- to-s ide v arian ce in cut hei g ht .
26 F . Deck le veling Pro cedure 1. P ark the mo wer on a flat p a ve d surf ac e, en gage the parking br ake , shut off the engine , remo v e the k ey from the ignition s witc h, disconne ct the spark plug wires and us ing the trans por t le v er , lo w er the mo wing dec k into the 4" heigh t of cut posi tion.
27 WIRI NG DI A GRAM GD: 020001 67.
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