Cub Cadet RT65 Serie Manual Del Operador página 6

Control Rod
1. Make sure the handle assembly is in the
highest position. Refer to the Controls &
Operation section.
2. Remove the cotter pins from the control rod,
leave the rubber washers on the control rod.
See Figure 2-9.
Cotter Pin
Rubber
Washers
Cotter Pin
Figure 2-9
3. Insert the shorter (angled) end of the control
rod through the indicator bracket on the shift
cover and secure with the cotter pin that was
previously removed. See Figure 2-10.
Rubber
Washers
Cotter Pin
Indicator Bracket
Figure 2-10
4. Insert the longer end of the control rod
through the hole in the gear selector handle
and secure with the cotter pin. See Figure 2-10.
Set-Up
Tires
The tires on the tiller may be over-inflated for
shipping purposes. Reduce the tire pressure before
operating the tiller. Recommended operating tire
pressure is approximately 20 PSI (check the sidewall
of the tire for the manufacturer's recommended
pressure). Be sure that both tires are inflated equally
or the tiller will pull to one side.
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Gas & Oil Fill-Up
Service the engine with gasoline and oil as instructed
in the separate Engine Operator's Manual packed
with your tiller. Read the instructions carefully.
Adjustments
Clutch Cable
NOTE: Service the engine with oil and gasoline
before checking this adjustment. Refer to the
separate Engine Operator's Manual packed
with your tiller for proper fuel and engine oil
recommendations.
1. Position the tiller so the front counterweight is
against a solid object, such as a wall.
2. With the gear selection lever in NEUTRAL,
start the engine. Refer to the separate Engine
Operator's Manual.
3. Standing on the right side of the tiller, examine
the belt (inside the belt cover). It should not
be turning.
4. If the belt turns without bail engaged, adjust
Gear Selector
it by unthreading the internally threaded tube
Handle
at the end of the cable a few turns clockwise
(when standing in the operator's position) and
then retighten the nut against the tube.
5. Move the shift lever to the FORWARD position.
Cotter Pin
6. Carefully engage the clutch by lifting the
clutch control bail against the handle. The
wheels should spin. If the wheels do not
spin with the tiller in forward, adjust by un-
threading the tube at the end of the cable a
few turns counter-clockwise, when standing in
Rubber
the operator's position. See Figure 2-11.
Washers
Internally
Threaded Tube
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WARNING! Use extreme care when
handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely
flammable and the vapors are explosive.
Never fuel the machine indoors or while
the engine is hot or running.
WARNING! Do not put your fingers
under the belt cover.
Nut
Figure 2-11
7. Retighten the nut against the tube.
8. Recheck both adjustments, and readjust as
necessary.
9. After tilling, if the tines stop moving, re-adjust
the cable.
NOTE: A secondary cable adjustment is
available if you reach the point that additional
adjustment is needed. See the Service section
for secondary adjustment instructions.
Handle
The handle should be adjusted so that when the
tiller is digging 3-4" into the soil, the handle falls to
about waste-high. Rotate the handle adjustment lock
rearward, move the handle to the desired position
and then lock into place by rotating the handle
adjustment lock forward to secure the handle. See
Figure 2-12.
Loosen
Figure 2-12
Handle
Adjustment
Lock
Tighten