Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product I1042 Cub Cadet
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CUB CADET LLC, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVE LAND, OHIO 4 4 1 36 - 0 0 1 9 Print ed In US A O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Ope ration Practices • S et-Up • Ope ration • Maintenan ce • S.
Customer S uppor t If you ha ve d iff icul ty as sem blin g t hi s pr oduct or h a ve an y q uest ion s r ega rdi ng t he co ntr ols , ope rat ion, or ma in ten anc e o f this machine , you can seek help f rom the exper t s. Choose from the options be low: Visit us on the web at ww w.
Im por tan t Safe Ope ra ti on Pr ac ti ces 2 3 General Operation Read, un ders tan d, and foll ow all instru cti ons on the 1 . machine an d in the manual(s ) be fore at tempting to assembl e and op erate. Keep this manu al in a safe p lace for future an d regular re feren ce and for ord ering re placeme nt par ts .
4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s A missing or damag ed discha rge cover can cause b lade 1 2. contac t or thrown o bjec t injuries . Stop the blade (s ) w hen crossing gr avel drives, walk s , or 1 3.
5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Children T ra gic accident s can occur i f the ope rator is not al er t to the 1 . presen ce of children. Chil dren are of ten at tr ac ted to the machine an d the mowing a cti vit y.
6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Periodic ally che ck to make sure the blad es come to 3. complete s top within ap proximately (5) five s econds af ter oper ating the bl ade dise ngagem ent control.
7 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safet y Symbols This pa ge depi ct s and des cribe s safet y s ymb ols that may app ear on this pro duc t. Re ad, und ers tand, an d follow all ins truc tio ns on the machine b efore at tempt ing to assembl e and op erate.
8 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s 15° Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (representing a 15° slope) Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely .
Assem bly & Set -U p 3 9 Moving th e T rac tor Manually If for any reaso n the trac tor w ill not drive or you w ish to move the trac tor, engage the t wo hydro transmission by pass rods to manually move the tr ac tor shor t dis tances . NOTE: Never tow or dr ag the tra c tor with the rea r whee ls on the ground .
10 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Position the re d rubbe r boo t over the positive b atter y 3. terminal to he lp protec t it f rom corrosio n.
C on trol s & Fe a tures 4 11 Hoo d Lif t N otc h Key Switch M odu le PTO (Bl ade E nga ge) Contr ol Swi tch For war d Contr ol Ped al Revers e Cont rol Pe dal Park ing B rake Lever Dec k Lif t L .
12 s e c t i O n 4 — c O n t r O l s & f e a t u r e s Bat te r y Ind icat or Lig ht Illuminates whe n the ignitio n switch it tur ned to an O N positio n and the en gine is not s tar ted . Illuminates to indicate th e bat ter y volta ge has drop ped b elow 1 1.
13 s e c t i O n 4 — c O n t r O l s & f e a t u r e s Forward Control Pedal The fo r ward control p edal is l ocate d on the right si de of the trac tor , at the f ront of the rig ht running bo ard. D epress the for ward contro l pe dal to cause the t rac tor to travel in the fo r ward direc tion .
Operation 5 14 W ARNI NG! T o Avoid serious injur y o r death: Go up and d own slop es, not a cross. • Av oid sud den turns . • Do not op erate the t rac tor whe re it could slip or tip. • If the mach ine stops g oing uphill, s top bla de(s ) • and back d ownhill slowl y .
15 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n The R everse Cau tion Mo de will rem ain ac tivated until: 7 . The key is pla ced in eithe r the Nor mal Mowin g a. positio n or ST OP p osition. The o perator l eaves the seat. Foll ow the previo us b. instru cti ons to re -ac tivate.
16 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n Increasing th e turn of the s teer ing whe el (beyo nd 1 0°- • 1 5º) results in increasingl y tighter turns.
Ma in t en anc e & Adj ustm en ts 6 17 Maintena nce Schedule Before Each u se Ever y 10 Hours Ever y 25 Hour s Ever y 50 Hour s Ever y 100 Hour s Prior to Storing Clean H ood /Dash Lo uver s P P P.
18 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s T urn th e oil drain va lve a. ⁄-tur n, then p ull out ward to beg in draining oil .
19 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s Using Deck W ash System ™ Use the De ck Wash S ystem™ to rinse grass clippings f rom the deck ’s undersi de and prevent th e buildup of cor rosive chemic als. Y our t rac tor ’s deck is equipp ed with a w ater noz zle on th e lef t end of the d eck .
20 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s Lower Front of De ck Rai se Front of De ck Figur e 6 - 6 Side to S ide Lev eling the Deck NOTE: Che ck the trac tor ’s tire pressure be fore pe r formin g any deck leve ling adjustm ents .
21 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s Deck Gauge Wheel A djustment NOTE: T he deck g auge whe els are an anti -sca lp feature of the deck an d are not design ed to supp or t the weig ht of the cut ting deck .
Ser vice 7 22 Pivo t Bar Adjustment If excessive play is ex peri enced in th e steer ing whe el, che ck the pivot bar fo r for ward /rearw ard movement . Raise the f ront of the tr ac tor and se t it on jack s tands , so 1 . the fro nt whee ls are suspen ded ab ove the ground.
23 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Of f - Season Storage If the mach ine is to be inop erati ve for a per iod lo nger than 30 days, the fo llowing pro cedures are re commen ded: W ARNI NG! N ever st.
24 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Cutting Blades W ARNI NG! B e sure to shut the en gine of f, remove ignition key, disconnec t the spar k plug wire (s ) to prevent unintende d sta r ting be fore rem oving the cut ting bla de(s ) for sharp ening o r replacem ent.
25 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Loop th e belt an d push out of th e V- groove of the drive 3. pulley on th e right hand sp indle asse mbly. Lift th e belt over the pulley an d out fro m bene ath the spindl e cover . See Fig. 7-3. Loop th e new PTO be lt and slide b et wee n the top of the 4.
26 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Re -ins tall the i dler br acket back s top compon ents as 1 4. originall y install ed in the d eck hou sing, and p osition so that there is a ⁄ ” gap be twe en the b ack stop an d idler bracket . Tighten th e hex s crew and f lang e lock nut to secure in t he adjuste d positio n.
T roub leshooting 8 27 Problem Cause Remedy Exces siv e vibra tion Cu tting bla de loose or unbala nced. 1. Dama ged or bent cutting blade. 2. Tight en bl ade and spi ndle. 1. Replac e bla de. 2. Mowe r wil l not mul ch g rass Engi ne s peed too low .
R epl ac em en t P ar ts 9 28 Phone (80 0) 800 - 73 1 0 to order re placeme nt par ts o r a complete Par t s Manual (have your full m ode l number an d serial num ber rea dy). Par ts Manual d ownlo ads are also availab le fre e of charge at w w w.mtdprodu ct s.
29 s e c t i O n 9 — r e p l a c e M e n t p a r t s Phone (80 0) 965- 4 CUB to order rep lacement p ar ts or a com plete Par t s Manual (have your full m odel num ber and s erial numb er ready). Part s Manual dow nload s are also availabl e free o f charge at w w w.
A t tach men t s & A c ces sorie s 10 30 The fo llowing at t achment s and accessori es are compatibl e for Cub Cade t i 1 042. See your Cub Cad et deale r or the ret ailer f rom which you purchase d your trac tor fo r inform ation rega rding price and avail abilit y.
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GDOC-100223 Re v . A W ARRANTED P AR TS: The re pair or r epl acem ent of any warr anted p ar t other w ise e ligi ble for war rant y c overage may be exc lude d from s uch war rant y c overage if M T.
IMPORT ANT: T o o bt a in w arr a n t y c ove ra ge o wn er mu st pr e se nt a n or igi na l pro of o f pur ch as e an d ap pli c abl e ma in te na nc e r ec or ds to t he ser v ic ing d e al er . Pl ea s e se e th e op er a tor ’s man ua l for i nfo rm at io n on re quir ed m ai nt en an ce a nd s er vi ce i nt er va ls .
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