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Operator’s
Manual
60" Mid Mount Mower Deck
Model 59A40009727
Cub Cadet Yanmar LLC
P.O. Box 361052
Cleveland, Ohio 44136-1052
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
769-03187
(7/07)
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Te o lba f con Ten Ts Important Safe Operation Practices ............................................................................................................... 2 To the Dealer and Owner ............................................................................................................................... 4 Safety Labels .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Conte
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5. Never allow children under 14 years old to operate the e posl e po ra Tion machine. Children 14 years and older should only operate 1. Slopes are a major factor related to loss of control and tip-over the machine under close parental supervision and proper accidents, which can result in severe injury or death. All slopes instruction. require extra caution. If you cannot back up the slope or if 6. Use extra care when approaching blind corners, shrubs, trees you feel uneasy on it, do n
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12. If the machine should begin to vibrate abnormally, stop the into drinking from them. Properly dispose of the contain- engine and check immediately for the cause. Abnormal ers immediately following the draining of fluids. vibration is a warning of trouble. c. DO NOT pour oil or other fluids into the ground, down a 13. Observe proper disposal laws and regulations. Improper drain or into a stream, pond, lake, or other body of water. disposal of fluids and materials can harm the environment an
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• KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY FROM ROTATING PARTS. • REMOVE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE THROWN BY THE BLADE IN ANY DIRECTION. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES. • DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR OTHERS ARE AROUND. NEVER CARRY CHILDREN EVEN WITH BLADES OFF. • USE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLOPES. DO NOT MOW SLOPES GREATER THAN 15°. MOW UP AND DOWN, NOT ACROSS. AVOID SUDDEN TURNS, USE LOW SPEED. S30015 READ OPERATOR'S MANUAL. KEEP SAFETY DEVICES IN PLACE AND WORKING. SECTION 4: SAFETY LABELS 777D10728 60 CUT 777D11275 777D11371 777S
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SECTION 5: CONTENTS The mower deck attachment components are listed below along with their part numbers. Assemblies are made up of more than one part and do not have a part number. Before beginning installation, lay all components out on a flat surface to assure everything is present. Throughout the manual the parts in the hardware pack will be identified by name, followed by their callout number in parenthesis, to aid in installation. 3 2 20 If not Factory 19 Installed 18 1 1 3 14 15 13 16
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s ec Tion : ins Tllaa Tion wimo nG an D r emo Vla • insert the hex screw through the ball joint and fasten with the Unpacking the Mower Deck hex lock nut (20). Tighten the hex lock nut until almost snug Move the tractor and mower deck to a firm flat area large enough against the ball joint. Do not overtighten. Refer to Figure 2. to accommodate both. Allow enough room to slide the deck Repeat the above procedure to install the other rear lift rod underneath the tractor from the right side.
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• Locate the three holes in a triangular pattern on the tractor’s p rer ap iG n TH e Trca Tr o clutch housing. Remove the protective plugs from the lower WARNING!: Engage the tractor parking brake, two holes. Refer to Figure 5. stop the tractor engine and remove the key to • Raise the front of the RH subframe assembly and align its two safely install the mower deck. upper holes with the two lower holes of the clutch housing. Insert the two hex cap screws(4) and thread into the clutch Inst
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• Place a 4.95" long spacer (15) between the rear subframe • Evenly tighten all the screws fastening both the front and mtg./link pin support bracket and the transmission housing, rear subframe mounting brackets to secure the RH subframe and align with the holes in both as shown in Figure 6. Insert assembly to the tractor. Re-tighten the four hex screws the long hex screw removed earlier through the bracket and and flange lock nuts to secure the front subframe mounting spacer and thread into
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NOTE: If a lift rod assembly is too short to align the ball joint and Attaching Rear Lift Rod Assembly lift bracket holes, refer to “Adjusting the Rear Lift Rod Assemblies” NOTE: The forward end of the rear lift rod assemblies should below and turn the rod as shown in Figure 11 to lengthen the rod already have been attached to the subframe lift arms. If not yet assembly as needed to connect to the lift bracket. attached, refer to the instructions at the beginning of this section to attach
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• Use a 9/16" open end wrench on the flats of the lift rod to turn • Start the tractor engine and use the 3-point hitch control lever the lift rod in the direction shown in Figure 11 to shorten the (refer to the tractor operator’s manual) to raise the lift arms to lift rod assembly. their highest position. Stop the engine. • While observing the position of the rear lift arm in the lockout • Remove the internal cotter pins and clevis pins and raise bracket, continue to turn the lift rod until
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• Move to the other side of the tractor and repeat the above • Align the locking collar of the drive shaft with the mid - PTO procedure to capture the deck hitch bracket pin in the rear lift shaft and slide the drive shaft fully onto the PTO shaft. If link on the other side of the tractor. Refer to Figure 13. necessary, compress the locking collar of the drive shaft to ease connecting the shaft. • From either side of the tractor, remove internal cotter pin and withdraw the clevis pin from th
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WARNING!: Never position any part of your body usiG n s ubr f mae l k oco u T beneath tractor implements held in the raised Removal of the mower deck is not necessary to utilize implements position only by the tractor’s hydraulic system. A attached to the 3 - point hitch. The subframe lock feature allows sudden loss of pressure could cause the imple- the 3 - point hitch links to be raised and lowered without also ment to fall and could result in severe injury. raising and lowering the mow
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s ec Tion : D a u j s Tmen Ts Adjusting the Rear Gauge Wheels D a jus TinG Dek c G u a Ge wH eels The 60" mower deck is equipped with ground following front The height adjustment handle on the left side of the deck is used caster wheels and is designed to be operated with the front caster to adjust the position of the rear gauge wheels. The rear gauge wheels and rear gauge wheels on the ground. Consequently, the wheel index bracket on the deck also has six index holes, which adjusted pos
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• Measure and record the distance from the level surface to LEVELING THE MOWER DECK the outer-most cutting edge of the right blade. Repeat this Although the mower deck is designed to operate with the front measurement for the left blade. If the two blade heights are caster wheels and rear gauge wheels on the ground, some not within 1/16 inch, the deck must be leveled. Note which mowing conditions may require the mower deck to be operated blade had the larger distance between the cutting e
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• Carefully turn the outer blades of the mower deck so that the • On each side of the tractor, use a 9/16" wrench on the flats ends of the blades point to the front and rear of the deck. See of each rod to turn the rod. Turn each rod as shown in Figure Figure 21. 22 to shorten the rod and raise the front of the deck, or to lengthen the rod and lower the front of the deck. • Adjust both front lift rods in small increments, while continuing to re-measure the front and rear blade heights. When
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s ec Tion : Dek c m ain Tene nca b la De cr a e Nozzle Adapter WARNING!: Stop the tractor engine, disengage all PTO controls, engage the parking brake, and Adapter Pull Lock wait for all movement to stop before adjusting the Lock Collar Collar Back deck wheels. The cutting blades must be kept sharp at all times. Inspect and sharpen, or replace, the cutting blades as follows: IMPORTANT: Sharpen the cutting edges of the blades evenly so that the blades remain balanced and the same angle of
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• Clean away any grass clippings and debris that may have • The deck gear box is lubricated and sealed, and does not collected around spindle pulleys and belt. require additional lubrication. • Align the LH belt cover tabs with the slots in the index bracket • Periodically lubricate the pivot hubs of the rear gauge wheel and push the cover outward so that the tabs are fully engaged adjustment shaft with a good grade of lubricating oil. in the slots and the cover holes align with the speed nuts
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• Lift the gear box, slip the belt off and underneath the drive isp n De b l el T ree clpa men T pulley, and remove the belt from the deck. A worn spindle belt will affect the quality of cut from the mower deck and should be replaced. Referring to Figure 23, replace the Install New Spindle Belt spindle belt as follows: • Lift the gear box assembly to install the belt around the drive pulley. Remove Spindle Belt • Position the gear box to align its four screw holes with the • Remove the two
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