Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 524 SWE Cub Cadet
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CUB CADET LLC, P .O. BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Print ed In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Ope ration Practices • Set- Up • Operation • M aintenance • Ser vi.
Customer Support If y ou h av e diff ic ulty as sembli ng th is p roduct or ha ve a ny questi ons r egard ing t he c ontr ols, ope ratio n, or main tena nce of th is ma chin e, y ou ca n seek help f rom t he experts. C hoose from the op tion s belo w: Visi t us on t he we b at w ww .
Im por tant Safe Op erat ion Pr ac tic es 2 3 T raining Read, u nders tand, an d follow all ins truc tions on the machine an d in the manual(s) before at tempting to assemb le and op erate. Keep this manu al in a safe p lace for futur e and regula r referen ce and for orde ring rep lacement par ts .
4 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r actices Safe Handling of Gasoline T o avoid per sonal injur y or p roper t y damage us e ex treme ca re in handli ng gasolin e.
5 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O per a tiOn p r actices Maintenance & S torage Never tam per with s afet y devices . Check their p roper ope ration re gularly. Refer to the mainten ance and adjust ment sec tions of this m anual. Befo re cleaning , repairin g, or inspe ctin g machine diseng age all control l evers and s top the engin e.
Assembly Handle Place the shif t lever in t he For ward- 6 p osition Obse rve the l ower rear area of th e snow thrower to be sur e both ca bles are ali gned with r oller gui des befo re pivoting the handl e upward. S ee Fig. 3- 1. NOTE: M ake cert ain the upp er ends of each c able are seated p roperl y in its br acket.
Finish sec uring chute contro l assembly to chute sup por t bracket w ith wing nut an d hex screw re moved earlie r . See S ee Fig. 3- 4. Check that al l cables ar e prope rly routed th rough the c able guide o n top of the engi ne. See Fig. 3 -5. 3. 4.
Tire Pressure Befo re oper ating, check t ire pressure an d reduce pressu re in both tire s to bet ween 1 5 psi and 20 psi. NOTE: I f the tire pressu re is not equal i n both tires, th e machine may not travel in a st raight path and th e shave plate may wear unevenl y .
Adjustments Skid Shoes The sn ow thrower ski d shoes are a djusted upwa rd at the fac tor y for ship ping pur poses . Adjust them downwa rd, if desir ed, prio r to oper ating the snow throwe r .
Snow thrower contro ls and feature s are describ ed be low and illust rated in Fig. 4 - 1 . Shif t Le ver The shi f t lever is locate d in the right sid e of the handl e panel and is us ed to determ ine ground spe ed and dire ctio n of travel. Forward The re are six for ward (F ) spee ds.
Throttle Control The thr ottle contr ol is locate d on the rear of th e engine. It regul ates the spee d of the engi ne and will shu t of f the engine when m oved into the STOP positi on. Primer Pressing the p rimer fo rces fuel dire ctl y into the engi ne’ s c arburetor to ai d in cold- weather s tar ting.
Chute Direc tional Con tr ol The chute di rec tional contro l is located o n the lef t side o f the dash pan el. T o change the d irec tion in which s now is thrown, squ eeze the but ton on the j oy-sti ck and pivot the joy -stick to the right or to th e lef t.
Starting the Engine W AR NIN G! Always keep ha nds and fee t clear of moving p art s. Do no t use a pressuriz ed star tin g f luid. Vapor s are f lammable. NOTE: All ow the engine to w arm up for a few mi nutes af ter sta rtin g. The en gine will not deve lop full p ower until it reach es ope rating temp eratures .
Recoil S tar ter CAUTION ! Do not pu ll the star ter han dle while th e engin e running. W AR NIN G: T o avoid unsuper vis ed engin e ope ration, never l eave the engine unat tende d while runnin g. T urn the eng ine of f af ter use and re move igniti on key Inser t igni tion key fully i nto slot, Figure 5 -5.
Maintenance Engine Refe r to the Engine Maintena nce sec tion. Sha ve Plate an d Skid Shoes The shave plate an d skid sh oes on the b ottom o f the snow thrower are su bjec t to wear . They s hould be ch ecked pe riodic ally and rep laced when n ecessar y.
Auger Sh af t At least on ce a season, rem ove the shear pins f rom the auge r shaf t. Sp ray lubrica nt inside the shaf t and a round the sp acers alon g the shaf t. Using a gre ase gun, app ly two s trokes of gre ase (Par t Number 737 - 0 168A) to the fit ting fo und at each end of shaf t.
Drive Control When th e drive control is re leased an d in the disen gaged “up” positi on, the cab le shoul d have v e ry li ttle s lack. It s hould NOT be tight.
W AR NIN G! T o prevent accide ntal sta rt-up, shu t of f the engi ne and remove the i gnition key be fore per for ming any t ype of en gine maintenan ce. Periodi c inspec tion an d adjustme nt of the engin e is essential if high l evel per form ance is to be maintai ned.
Check that th e spark plu g washer is in go od conditi on and threa d the spark p lug in by hand to prevent cross - threadi ng. Af ter the spark p lug is seated , tighten with a spa rk plug wrench to com press the wash er . NOTE: W hen inst alling a new sp ark plug, ti ghten ⁄ -turn af ter the spar k plug seat s to compress the was her .
Belt Replacement Auger Belt T o remove and re place your snow throwe r’s auger be lt, proce ed as foll ows: T o prevent spil lage, place a pi ece of plast ic wrap und er the gas cap an d tighten secu rely . Remove the p lastic b elt cover on the fro nt of the engin e by removin g the two s elf-ta pping scr ews.
Remove the b elt fro m around the au ger pull ey , and slip th e bel t bet ween the sup por t bracket a nd the auger p ulley . See Fig . 8-5. Reassem ble auge r belt by fo llowing ins truc tions in revers e orde r .
Slip the dr ive belt of f the p ulley and b etwe en fric tion whee l and fri ctio n wheel dis c. Se e Fig. 8-7 . Remove and re place be lt in the revers e order.
Pr oblem Cause Remedy Engi ne fails to start Chok e cont rol not in ON p os ition. Spark plug wir e disc onnec ted. F uel tank empt y or stale fuel. Engi ne not primed. F aulty spark plug. Safety ke y not inserted . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Mov e choke cont rol to ON positi on.
C omponent Pa r t Number a nd Descrip tion 9 29 - 007 1 Ex tention Cord, 1 1 0V 954- 0 4050 Auger Drive Belt 7 54 - 036 7 Wheel D rive Belt 68 4- 0 4 1 59 F r iction Whe el Assembly 93 5- 0 4054 F r iction Whe el Rubber 725- 1 6 29 Lamp, 1 2. 8V 738- 04 1 2 4A Shear Pin, 1 .
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Cub Cadet LLC (Cub Cadet), The United States En vironment Pr otection Ag ency (U . S. EP A) Emission Control System W arranty Statement (Owner’ s Defect W arranty Rights and Obligations) The U. S. EP A an d Cub Cadet are please d to explain the emi ssions co ntrol system warranty o n your model year 200 5 and later small of f-road engine.
(7) The eng ine manufact urer is liable for da mages to other eng ine comp onents proximately c aused by a failure under warrant y of any warranted par t.
Th e limi te d war ra nt y s et f or th b elo w is gi ven by Cu b Cad et L LC wi th re spe ct t o new m erc han dise p urc has ed a nd us ed in th e Uni ted S t at es, it s po ss ess ions a nd te rr i.
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