Cub Cadet CC 46 ES manual

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 • Ser vice • T rouble shootin g • W arranty WA R N I N G READ AND F OLL OW A LL S AF ET Y RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THI S MANU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTIN[...]

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.cubcadet.com ◊ Cal l a C ust ome r S upport R epre sen tat iv e[...]

Im por tant Sa fe Oper at ion P ra c ti ces 2 3 General Operation Read this op erator ’s manual caref ully in it s entiret y b efore 1 . attem pting to assemb le this machin e. Read, un ders tand , and foll ow all instruc ti ons on the mach ine and in the manual(s ) bef ore ope ration . Keep this manual in a s afe place for f uture and re gular r[...]

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 . Many injuries occur as a result o f the mower be ing pulle d 1 3. over the foot dur ing a fall c aused by slipp ing or trip ping. Do not ho ld on to the m ower if you[...]

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 Ser vice Safe Handling Of Gasoline : T o avoid pe rsona l injur y or prop er t y dama ge use ex t reme 1 . care in handli ng gasolin e. Gasolin e is ex tre mely f lam mable and the vap or s are exp losive. Ser ious pe rsona l injur y can occur whe n gasoline is sp i[...]

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 Notice R egarding Emissions Engines whi ch are cer tif ie d to comply with C alifor nia and fe deral EP A emissi on regulati ons for SOR E (Small Of f Ro ad Equipme nt) are cer tif ie d to oper ate on regular un leade d gasolin e, and may include the f ollowing e mi[...]

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 W ARNING: Y our Resp onsibilit y— Re stric t th e use of this powe r machine to pe rso ns who read, u nder stan d and follow the w arnings an d instruc ti ons in this manual and o n the machin e. SA VE THE SE I NST RU CTIONS ! Safet y Symbols This pa ge depi ct s [...]

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 Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) 15° Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely . W ARNING: Do not oper at e yo ur la[...]

Assembl y & Set -Up 3 9 Cont ents of Car ton One L awn Mower • One L awn Mower Op erator ’s Manual • One B ott le of Oil • One G rass Catcher • One Sid e Discharge Chute • Assembly NOTE: T his unit is shipp ed with out gaso line or oil in th e engine. Fill up gasoline a nd oil as instr uc ted in the Engi ne Op eration sec tio n BEFO[...]

10 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Slip plasti c channel of gr ass bag over ho ok s on the b. fram e. See Fig. 3 - 4. All th e plastic ch annels except center top of bag at ta ch from ou tside o f fram e. Atta ch center top of bag f rom inside of f rame. c. Follow the s teps bel ow to atta ch the grass c atcher: 2. Lif t rear d[...]

11 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Adjustments Cutting Height Each wh eel has a h eight adjus tment lever to chang e the cut ting height of th e mower . Depre ss height adjus tment lever towar ds whee l. 1 . Slide lever to desir ed posi tion for a cha nge in cut ting 2. height. S ee Fig. 3 - 7 . Releas e lever towards de ck . 3[...]

C ont rols a nd F ea ture s 4 12 Blade C ontrol The b lade control is at t ached to th e uppe r handle of th e mower . Depre ss and sque eze it a gainst the up per han dle to op erate the unit. Re lease it to s top engin e and blad e. W ARNI NG: T his blad e control is a saf et y device. Never at tempt to bypass i ts op eratio ns. Drive Control The[...]

Operation 5 13 Figur e 5 - 1 3 1 3 2 Starting Engine W ARNI NG: B e sure no one oth er than the o perator is stan ding near th e lawn mower whil e star ti ng engine o r oper ating mower. Never run engine indoo rs or in e nclose d, po orly ventilate d areas. Engine ex haust conta ins carbo n monoxi de, an odor less and d eadly gas . Keep hands , fee[...]

Ma in te na nc e & Ad justm en ts 6 14 Figur e 6 - 1 Maintenance General Recomm endations Always obse r ve safet y r ules wh en per f orming any • maintenance. The wa rrant y on this lawn m ower does n ot cover items that • have been subje c ted to ope rator abuse o r negli gence. T o receive fu ll value fro m warra nty, operator mus t main[...]

15 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 Figur e 6 -2 Replacing Rear F lap T o rem ove rear fl ap, lif t rear do or , and press f lap i n on 1 . either si de to remove from h ole. Se e Fig. 6 -2. Remove f lap fro m opp osite hole an d replace wi th new f lap 2. in the opp osite orde r and manne r of removal. Engine C[...]

Se r v ice 7 16 5. Lubricate the e ngine cra nk shaf t and th e inner sur f ace of the blad e adapter w ith light oil. Slid e the bla de adapter onto the engin e crank shaf t. Place the bla de on the a dapter such that the side o f the blad e marked “ Bot tom” (or with par t numb er) faces the groun d when th e mower is in the oper ating posit [...]

17 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Press inward on tab o n the engin e baf f l e to release it f rom 4. the baf f le bracke t. Se e Fig. 7 -3. Slide be lt of f of e ngine pull ey and thread thr ough the 5. open ing in the de ck . See Figure 7-4 . Repla ce with new be lt, mak ing sure b elt is f irml y seated on 6. engine p ulley while p ulling fr[...]

18 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e NOTE: T he bat ter y you have may dif fer sli ghtly from t he one show n in Fig. 7 - 6. R efer to th e Par ts List . IM POR T A NT : When re placing b at ter y pack in han dle pan el, bat ter y pack m ust be p osition ed with th e positi ve terminal to the lef t si de and the n egative ter minal to the right sid[...]

19 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Replacing F use The e lec tric s tar ter circu it and bat ter y are p rotec ted by a 4 0 ampere f use. If th e fuse b urns out, th e ele ct ric st ar ter will not oper ate. If the unit f ails to star t w ith the el ec tric s tar ter, per form the foll owing steps to ch eck the f use inside th e bat ter y housin [...]

T r oubleshooting 8 20 Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t Blade c ontrol d isengaged. 1. Spark plu g boo t disconne cte d. 2. Fuel tank empt y o r stal e fue l. 3. Engine not p rimed (i f equipp ed wi th prime r) . 4. F ault y spark p lug. 5. Blocke d fue l line. 6. Engine f looded. 7. Fuel valve (if equip ped ) close d. 8 . Engine not ch [...]

21 s e c t i O n 8 — t r O u b l e s h O O t i n g Problem Cause Remedy Uneven cut Whe els not p ositione d corre ctl y . 1. Dull bla de. 2. Place all four whe els in sa me height p osition 1. (if equipp ed w ith indiv idual heig ht adjuster s ). Sharpe n or repla ce blade. 2. Mower will no t self pro pel Belt no t install ed pro perl y . 1. Debr[...]

E ngin e Opera tion 9 22 -30º -20º 10w 20w 20 30 40 20w40, 20w50 15w40, 15w50 10w40 10w30 -10º 0º 0º 20º 40º 60º 80º 100º 10º 20º 30º 40º -20º (ºC) (ºF) 1 2 Figur e 9 - 1 F uel Cap Air Cleaner Spark Plug Oil Dr ain Oil Fill Ca p Star ter Grip Primer Pre-Operation Check Oil Recommenda tions NOTE: T his engine is ship pe d withou t g[...]

23 s e c t i O n 9 — O p e r a t i O n Check Fuel L evel Clean around f uel f ill b efo re removin g cap to fue l. 1 . Fill tank to approxim ately 1-inch below l owest po r tion of 2. neck to allow f or fue l exp ansion. B e caref ul not to over f ill. NOTE: Be fore re fue ling, allow eng ine to cool 2 minutes . Starting The Engine W ARNI NG: Alw[...]

E ngin e Ma int ena nc e 10 24 W ARNI NG: Shut o f f the eng ine be fore pe r form ing any maintenance. T o prevent accid ental st ar t-up, disconne ct th e spark p lug bo ot. IM POR T A NT : If engin e must b e tippe d to transpo r t equipm ent or to inspe ct o r remove grass, ke ep spark p lug side of e ngine up. T ransp or ting o r tipping en gi[...]

25 s e c t i O n 1 0 — e n g i n e M a i n t e n a n c e Oil Ser vice Check oil l evel regular ly . • Be sure corre c t oil level is mainta ined. Ch eck ever y f ive • hours o r daily b efore s tar ting e ngine. Se e oil che ckin g procedu re in the Op eratio n sec tion . Oil Change IM POR T A NT : Be sure to check e ngine on a l evel sur fac[...]

26 s e c t i O n 1 0 — e n g i n e M a i n t e n a n c e Elect rode 0.030 in . Figur e 1 0 - 4 3. Measure the p lug gap with a f eel er gauge. Corr ec t as necess ar y by ben ding side el ec trod e. See Fig. 10- 4. The ga p should b e set to 0.030 in. 4. Check that th e spark plu g washer is in g ood con dition and thread th e spark plu g in by h[...]

27 s e c t i O n 10 — e n g i n e M a i n t e n a n c e F uel Filt er Ser vice The f uel f ilter c annot be cl eane d and must b e replace d once a year or ever y 1 0 0 oper ating hour s; more of ten i f run with o ld gasolin e. Remove all fu el fro m tank by runnin g engine until it s tops 1. from lack o f fuel . Remove c - clamp fro m fuel lin [...]

GDO C - 100165 R ev. B The SureStart Guarantee™ Pro visions of Y our Limited W arranty In add it io n to th e ot he r ter ms a nd c ond it io ns o f th e Lim it ed Wa rr a nt y app lic a bl e to yo ur new m owe r , Cub C ade t L LC ( “Cub C a de t ” ) h er eb y wa rr a nt s t ha t your mo wer ’s en gin e wil l st ar t on th e f ir st o r se[...]

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R epla ceme nt P ar ts 12 30 Phone (80 0) 965- 4 CUB or 877 -28 2-86 8 4 for your near est Cub Cade t Deale r to order rep lacement p ar ts or a com plete Par t s Manual (have your full mod el numbe r and ser ial numbe r ready). Part s Manual dow nloads a re also available f ree of ch arge at w w w.cubcade t. com Component P ar t Numbe r and Des cr[...]

31 S e c t i o n 1 2 — R e p l a c e m e n t p a R t S Phone (80 0) 965- 4 CUB or 877 -28 2-86 8 4 for your near est Cub Cade t Deale r to order rep lacement p ar ts or a com plete Par t s Manual (have your full mod el numbe r and ser ial numbe r ready). Part s Manual dow nloads a re also available f ree of ch arge at w w w.cubcade t. com Compone[...]

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FEDERAL and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS MTD Co nsum er Gro up Inc, t he Uni ted St ates Environ ment al Protec ti on Agen cy ( EP A) , and, for t hos e prod uc ts cer t ifie d for sal e in th e state of Cal iforn ia, t he Califo rnia A ir Reso urc es Boar d ( CARB ) are pl ease d to e[...]

GDOC-100223 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 TD Co nsum er Grou p Inc de mon strate s that th e outd oor eq uip ment en gin e has be en abu sed, n egl ecte d, or im pro perl y maint aine d, and t hat su ch[...]

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 . Th[...]