Cub Cadet i1046 User Manual

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IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT: Always
use a fuse with the
same amperage capac-
ity for replacement.
Fuses •
• A 20ampfuseis installedin yourtractor'swiring
harnesstoprotectthe tractor'selectricalsystemfrom
damagecausedby excessiveamperage. •
• If theelectricalsystemdoesnotfunction,oryour
tractor'senginewillnotcrank,firstcheckto be
certainthatthefusehas not blown, •
Thefusecanbefoundinsideof the dash panel
behindthebatterytray.Youmayneedto removethe
batteryto gainaccessto the fuse.
A fiveamp fusecanalso befoundinsidethe dash
panel,Thisfuse is forthe 12voltpoweroutlet,
Alwaysusea fusewiththe sameamperagecapacity
for replacement.
Changing TransmissionDrive Belt
NOTE:Severalcomponentsmustbe removed,includ-
ingtransmissionsteeringlinkagewhichwill haveto be
readjusted,inorderto changethetractor'stransmission
drivebelt,ContactyourCubCadetdealerto haveyour
transmissiondrivebeltreplaced,
Hydrostatic Transmission
Keeptheareaaroundthe transmissioncoolingfan
freeofgrassanddebrisat alltimes,The hydrostatic
transmissionissealedat thefactoryandismaintenance
free,Thefluid levelcannotbecheckedandcannotbe
changed,
Changing the Deck Belt
WARNING: Besureto shutthe engine
off, removeignition key,disconnect
the spark plug wire(s) to prevent
unintended starting before removing
thebelt(s).
WARNING:Avoidthepossibility of
a pinching injury. Donot place your
fingers on theidlerspringor between
thebeltanda pulleywhileremoving
thebelt.
Allbeltson yourtractoraresubjectto wearand should
be replacedif anysignsof weararepresent,
IMPORTANT:Donotusesubstitutebelts.TheV-belt
foundonyourtractoris speciallydesignedfor optimal
performanceandservicelifefor yourdeckapplication.
UseonlyOEMoriginalreplacementbelts.
Tochangeor replacethedeckbelt onyour tractor,
proceedas follows:
• Removethedeckfrombeneaththetractor(referto
CuttingDeckRemovalon page24)
Removethespindlecoversby removingthe self-tap-
pingscrewsthat fastenthemtothedeck,See Figure
26.
46" Mower Deck ONLY- Removethe old beltfrom
thedeck,Installthenewbeltaroundthespindleand
idlerpulleysas shownin Figure27.
50"MowerDeckONLY
1. Loosenthe hex screwfasteningthe idlerpulley
totheidlerarmasnecessaryto slidethe belt
frombetweentheidlerpulleyandidlerarm,See
Figure26.
SpindleCover
dler Pulley
Figure 26
2, Placethe newbelt betweenthe idlerpulleyand
idlerarm,Thebacksideof the 'V' beltshouldbe
againsttheidlerpulley,Tightenthe hexscrewto
securetheidlerpulley,
3, Routethe deckbeltaroundthe spindlepulleys
andidlerpulleysasshownin Figure28,
Reinstallthe spindlecoversonthe deckusingthe
self-tappingscrews.Do not overtightenthe screws.
Reinstalling the Cutting Deck
Therearetwomethodsforreinstallingthe mowerdeckon
thetractor,Onemethodinvolvesrotatingthe deckidler
armto relieveenoughbelttensiontoallowthe belt to be
placedineitherthePTOpulleyora deckpulley,Because
thatmethodisdifficult,werecommendusingthe second
methodofrollingthe belt ontothePTOpulley.
Installthecuttingdeckas follows:
• Fromtherightside of the tractor,slidethedeck under
thetractorandalignthe readdeckhangerbracket
withthedeckliftarms.
Slidethedeckforwardandplacethedeckfront
hangerrodintothe slotsofthedeckfront hanger
bracket.Thenslidethedeckrearwardsothatthe
hangerrodisat the frontof the slots.
Usingthedecklift lever,lowerthedecklift arms.From
eithersideof the tractor,pullthesupportpin inthe
deckrearhangerbracketoutward,alignthe decklift
armholewiththedecksupportpinand releasethepin
sothatitgoesthroughthedeckliftarm.Repeatonthe
othersideof thetractorto securethe deck.
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Cub Cadet i1046 Specifications

General

Brand	Cub Cadet
Model	i1046
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English