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Cub Cadet 18M manual

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  • Page 1

    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 gine and s hould not be u sed on or near any unii proved forest-c overed, brush- covered or grass -c overed land unles s the eng ine’ s exhaus t syste[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Slope Gauge........................................................ 3 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Setup and Adjustment ....................................... 6 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer .............................. 8 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer ......................... 10 T roub le Shooting .............[...]

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    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. 3IGHTANDHOLDTHISLEVELWITHAVERTICALTREE ORACORNEROFABUILDING?[...]

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    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. 1. K eep children out of the mowing area and under watchful care of [...]

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    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. Never pl ace any par t o f the b ody in the b lade are a unti l you are sure t he bla de has s[...]

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    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. a. Pull up and b ack on up per hand le as shown i[...]

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    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. Lif t rear dis charg e door . b. Place gr ass catc her on the p ivot rod. Let go o[...]

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    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. Rel ease it to stop e ngine an d blade. W ARN IN G : T h[...]

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    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. Be sure no one other than the operator is standing near the [...]

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    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. T hese ma y cause dama ge to electric componen ts, spindles, p ulle ys, be ar - ings, o r[...]

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    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. It may cau se damage to mo wer and could break causing per- son[...]

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    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 . Figure 5-4: A. Remove the scre ws that hold the engine baffle onto the dec[...]

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    13 NO TES[...]

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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. 4. CHOKE n ot activated. 5. Faulty spar k plug. 6. Bloc ked fuel line. 7 . [...]

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    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. DO NOT run in enclosed area. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY, DO NOT O P E R A T E UN[...]

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    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 . • When add ing fuel, tur n engine OFF an d let engine cool at l east 2 minutes b efor[...]

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    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. • Keep child ren awa y from hot or ru nning eng ines. They c[...]

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    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. • Before star ti ng engin e, fill with oil. Do n ot over -fill. O il capac it y [...]

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    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. 3. If the level is low, slowly add oil to th e upper li mit on the di pstic [...]

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    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. 1 . Remove oil fill ca p and drain o il by either removin g drain plu g or turning m ower on its side ( air cl eaner sid e up) a nd allowing o il to drain i[...]

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    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. See Fig ure 1 0 -3. W ARN[...]

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    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. 5. After th e spark pl ug is seated, tig hten with a [...]

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    NO TES 23[...]

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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 2 57 50 63 65 62 32 46 12 29 72 23 32 33 20 56 51 20 40 46 45 41 39 36 36 38 74 43[...]

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    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. De scripti on 1 787 - 01 4 71 1 9 ” De ck 2 7 48 - 04 159 T ransmis sion Sup por t Bear[...]

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    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[...]

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    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. 95 1- 1 0 4 1 3 Cylin der Head Co mplete 7 . 9 5 1- 1 0 4 1 4 Sho rt B loc k Assem[...]

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    28 NO TES Use this pag e to make notes and write down important information.[...]

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    29 NO TES Use this pag e to make notes and write down important information.[...]

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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. New sma [...]

  • Page 31

    (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. ( 8 ) T hroughou t the eng ine’ s warrant y period d efined in S ubsec tion ( a) ( 2 ) , Cub Cadet will ma intain a sup ply of warranted par ts s uff icient to m eet the expec ted dema nd fo[...]

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    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. “Cub Cad et ” warrants th is produ ct agai nst defec ts in material a nd workman ship for a peri od of three ( 3 ) years c ommen cing o n the date of origi nal purc[...]