Cub Cadet RZT54 - Manual (Page 8)

Assembly & Set-Up
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TRACTOR PREPARATION
Remove the upper crating material from the shipping
pallet, and cut any bands or tie straps securing the tractor
to the pallet.
Use the lift handle to raise the deck to its highest position.
Engage the transmission bypass rods on each side of the
tractor; then carefully roll the tractor off the shipping
pallet. Disengage the bypass rods. See Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1
Remove the deck wash system nozzle adapter and oil drain
tube from the manual bag and store for future use.
Install Operator’s Seat
The operator’s seat was partially inserted into the seat
pivot bracket for shipping purposes. To install the seat
proceed as follows:
Cut any straps securing the seat assembly and the 1.
drive control levers to the tractor. Remove any packing
material.
NOTE: The seat is partially inserted into the slots of the seat
pivot bracket. If the seat does not become disengaged from
the pivot bracket when removing the packaging material, the
pivot bracket may be pivoted upward and the seat pushed
into place as described in step 6. If the seat does disengage the
pivot bracket, install the seat as instructed in steps 2 thru 6.
Pivot the seat pivot bracket partially upward. Refer to 2.
Figure 3-2.
Note the grooves in the seat adjust spacers attached 3.
to the bottom of the seat, then lift the seat and
position above and to the rear of the pivot bracket.
Align the grooves in the seat adjust spacers with the
4.
sides of the adjustment slots in the pivot bracket.
Slide the seat adjust spacers into the slots of the pivot
5.
bracket.
Continue to push the seat forward in the pivot bracket
6.
until the front/left shoulder bolt of the seat assembly
passes forward of the stop bracket on the seat pivot
bracket. See Figure 3-2.
Use the seat adjust lever to adjust the seat position. Refer
to “Adjusting the Operator’s Seat” in Section 3 for seat
adjustment instructions.
Figure 3-2
Contents of Crate
One Lawn Tractor • One Oil Drain Tube • One Deck Wash Hose Coupler •
One RZT Tractor Operator’s •
Manual
One Kawasaki Engine Operator’s •
Manual
One Product Registration Card •
RH Transmission
Bypass Rod
Keyhole
Slot
Bypass Rod
Pull Out
Then Lower
In Slot
Seat
Adjust
Spacer
Seat
Front/Left
Shoulder Bolt
Seat
Pivot
Bracket
Seat Adjust
Lever
Stop Bracket
Adjustment
Slots