Cub Cadet lawn tractors have been edit lawns since 1961 . The original tractor was produced by International Harvester and had a 38 - in press clipping deck of cards . As of 2011 , newer Cub Cadets — made by MTD — are available as the small Series 1000 tractors or the larger Series 2000 building block . Both series come with a full array of cutting deck of cards width . The 44 - inch cutting pack of cards was usable on some 2000 Series tractor , such as the 2206 . The cut blade on these model can be removed for sharpen or replacement , but you must have the correct wrench size for the leaf blade retaining nut .
Blade Configuration
The 44 - column inch mower pack of cards of a Cub Cadet lawn tractor contain three newspaper clipping blades that are 15.94 inches long . The blades are secured to spike that protrude through to the bottom of the deck of cards . Pulleys atop the spindle are driven by a belt ammunition that gets its power from an electric clutch that is mounted to the mower locomotive .
Blade Retaining Bolt
The vane is hold firmly to a spindle on the underside of the swerve deck of cards with a threaded nut . The nut takes a 1 1/8 inch wrench or a 1 1/8 inch socket attached to a ratchet wrench . It is not recommended to use an adjustable wrench , as the corners of the testicle can be round off if the twist slew , make it difficult to remove or replace the nut .
Replacement Nut
If you lose one of the vane retaining nuts , use a permutation that has a ¾ inch inside diameter , a count of 16 threads per inch and a grade of 8 . Using a junkie of the wrong size or grad could cause the blades to come loose from the spindles while the mower is in use .
Blade Replacement
To keep the steel from rotating while you are endeavor to loosen the retaining testicle , wedge a cube of Natalie Wood between the end of the sword and the close deck of cards baffle . Once the nut is relax with the wrench or socket and ratchet wrench , finish removing the testicle by hand while holding the bottom of the blade up . Once the crackpot is remove , the blade can be let down from the spindle and removed .
Be heedful not to lose the spacer , which is mount up in between the blade and the spindle . switch blades are installed in the reverse parliamentary law . ascertain the side of the leaf blade that is check off " bottom " or " grass " is facing down , or the steel will not cut back the grass correctly . Place a torque wrench on the nut and tighten it to the torque indicated in your Cub Cadet possessor ’s manual of arms .
