Cub Cadet 450 Serie Manual Del Operacion página 6

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 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 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.
Gas & Oil Fill-up
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. Extinguish cigarettes, cigars, pipes and
any other sources of ignition.
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
Service the engine with oil and gasoline before checking this adjustment.
NOTE:
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.
Do not put your fingers under the belt cover.
4. If the belt turns without bail engaged, adjust it by unthreading the internally
threaded tube 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.
ASSEMBLY & SET-UP
Gear Selector
Handle
Rubber
Washers
Cotter Pin
Cotter Pin
Rubber
Washers
Indicator Bracket
Figure 10
WARNING
WARNING
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 unthreading
the tube at the end of
the cable a few turns
counter-clockwise,
when standing in the
operator's position.
See Figure 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.
A secondary cable adjustment is available if you reach the point that
NOTE:
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 waist-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 12.
6
Internally
Threaded Tube
Nut
Figure 11
Loosen
Tighten
Figure 12
Handle
Adjustment
Lock