Things Needed
The green goddess - curve blades on a Cub Cadet residential zero turn , or RZT , have a 54 - inch cutting width . The cutting blades can become dull over clip , peculiarly if the area being mowed contains thick plant or weeds . Cub Cadet recommends maintain the blades sharp at all times and sharpen equally to maintain balance . To sharpen the steel , the newspaper clipping deckmust be removed ; this is a moderately simple and straightforward task .
Deck and Pulley Removal
Step 1
Park the lawn mower on a level aerofoil . Disengage the power take - off , or PTO , electric switch located to the right of the seat ; flex the engine off and engage the parking brake .
Step 2
Locate the PTO pulley on the bottom of the engine . erect or lower the deck of cards with the deck height - ascendance lever tumbler to a position where the PTO pulley-block is story with the groundless pulleys on top of the deck of cards .
Step 3
Pull the idler angle bracket , located in the center of the deck of cards , backwards ; this will extend the tension spring and untie the pulley whang . Lift the belt up and over the idler block . Slide the belt off the PTO pulley .
Step 4
turn down the pack of cards to its low-toned mise en scene with the deck height - control lever . turn up the deck of cards reinforcement tholepin to the left over and right sides of the deck of cards . Pull the pins out of the deck lift arms .
Step 5
lift the deck to its high position with the deck height - control lever tumbler to release the deck lift arms from the hanger brackets .
Step 6
slip the deck forward and lift the hanger out of the front deck bracket . slither the pack of cards back , then sideways to the right and out from under the mower .
Blade Removal
Flip the deck of cards over .
Place a block of wood between the deck of cards trapping and the boundary of the sword to prevent the vane from turn over .
Turn the nut in the centre of attention of the blade counterclockwise with a 5/16 - inch open - ended wrench ; lift the nut off and remove the sword from the spindle . echo this subroutine to take away all three brand .
Blade Replacement
set up the new or taper steel onto the spindle assembly .
Replace the retain nut and tighten it to 70 to 90 " ft - lbs " torsion with a torsion wrench . Repeat this function for all three blades .
sky the deck over . Hold the front deck hanger up and slew the deck under the lawn mower from the right side . Slide the pack of cards forward and site the front deck hanger into the front deck hanger bracket .
Slide the deck of cards backward and lower the deck peak - control lever . Align the deck get up blazonry with the rearward deck hanger wall bracket . root for the deck support pins outward ; then campaign the pins into the deck of cards hanger angle bracket on each side of the pack of cards to secure the facelift limb .
Deck and Pulley Replacement
stir the deck to a situation where the PTO pulley-block is level with the deck of cards idler pulleys on top of the deck of cards . instal the belt around the PTO pulley .
Route the belt around the idler block on top of the deck of cards .
Pivot the idler angle bracket in the centre of the deck of cards backward , then slew the belt around the idler bracket . Release the idler square bracket to tension the pulley belt .
