Cub Cadet ISeries User Manual
Professional shop manual i series riding tractors

Professional Shop Manual
I Series Riding Tractors
MTD Products Inc. - Product Training and Education Department
FORM NUMBER - 769-03231A
08/2009
NOTE: These materials are for use by trained technicians who are experienced in the service and repair of outdoor power
equipment of the kind described in this publication, and are not intended for use by untrained or inexperienced individuals.
These materials are intended to provide supplemental information to assist the trained technician. Untrained or inexperi-
enced individuals should seek the assistance of an experienced and trained professional. Read, understand, and follow all
instructions and use common sense when working on power equipment. This includes the contents of the product’s Oper-
ators Manual, supplied with the equipment. No liability can be accepted for any inaccuracies or omission in this publication,
although care has been taken to make it as complete and accurate as possible at the time of publication. However, due to
the variety of outdoor power equipment and continuing product changes that occur over time, updates will be made to these
instructions from time to time. Therefore, it may be necessary to obtain the latest materials before servicing or repairing a
product. The company reserves the right to make changes at any time to this publication without prior notice and without
incurring an obligation to make such changes to previously published versions. Instructions, photographs and illustrations
used in this publication are for reference use only and may not depict actual model and component parts.
© Copyright 2009 MTD Products Inc. All Rights Reserved
Document Outline
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Engine related parts
- Chapter 3: Brakes
- Chapter 4: Body/chassis
- Chapter 5A: Drive system - HydroGear Transmissions
- Chapter 5B: Drive system - IVT Transmission
- Chapter 6A: Steering - Hydrogear Transmissions
- Chapter 6B: Steering - IVT Transmission
- Chapter 7: electrical system
- Introduction
- Components
- Electrical environment: AC Vs. DC
- Types of circuits
- Series
- Parallel
- Series/parallel
- Shorts
- Opens
- Increased resistance
- The Tools
- Equipment that may be useful:
- Digital Multi-meter
- Wiring diagram or schematic
- Fused jumper wires
- Test lights
- Ammeters and specialized charging system testers
- Batteries
- Battery Testers:
- Testing the battery
- Voltage Drop Test
- Chapter 8: Cutting Decks and lift shaft
- Cutting decks
- Cleaning the deck
- To clean the deck while it is removed:
- Blades
- PTO belt
- Timing belt
- Spindles
- To replace a spindle:
- Leaving the deck
- Side to Side Leveling
- Front To Rear Leveling
- Deck Gauge Wheel Adjustment
- Deck Rear Roller Adjustment
- 46" Deck ONLY
- 50" Deck ONLY
- Deck lift shaft assembly bushings
- Deck lift shaft assembly removal/replacement
- Deck lift links and cables
- Chapter 9: Maintenance intervals