SECTION 3: ADJUSTMENTS

ADJUSTING THE OPERATORS SEAT

To adjust the position of the seat, move and hold the seat adjustment lever toward the left. Slide the seat forward or rearward to the desired position; then release the adjustment lever. Make sure seat is locked into position before operating the tractor. See Figure 19.

Seat

Insert the carriage bolt through the pivot bracket and control lever slot. Slide the bell washer onto the bolt and screw on the nut knob, but do not fully tighten now.

If you are going to adjust the control levers forward or rearward, proceed to the next step. If not, fully tighten nut knob.

Carriage Bolt

Pivot Bracket

Control Lever

Bell Washer

Move Lever to Left

Adjustment

Lever

Figure 19

ADJUSTING RH & LH DRIVE CONTROL LEVERS

The RH and LH drive control levers can be adjusted up or down and fore-and-aft for the comfort of the operator. The drive control levers can be placed in either of two height positions, or can be moved forward or rearward within the range of the slot in each control lever mounting bracket.

To adjust the drive control lever height, proceed as follows:

Remove the nut knob, bell washer, and carriage bolt securing the lever to the pivot bracket.

While supporting the control lever to keep it from falling, remove the hex insert flange lock nut and shoulder screw from the bottom of the control lever and pivot bracket. Refer to Figure 20.

Reposition the control lever to align with the other set of holes in the pivot bracket and insert the shoulder screw removed earlier. Fasten with the hex insert flange lock nut and tighten until snug.

Hex Insert

 

Flange

Nut Knob

Lock Nut

 

Slot

Shoulder

Hgt. Adjust Holes

Screw

 

Figure 20

To adjust the drive control levers forward or rearward, proceed as follows:

Loosen the nut knob and rotate the control lever either forward or rearward to the desired position. See Figure 20.

NOTE: If the control lever is too tight to move, slightly loosen the hex insert flange lock nut and shoulder screw at the bottom of the control lever.

Tighten the nut knob to fix the control lever in the adjusted position

Repeat the above procedure to adjust the other control lever into the same position. Adjust so that both levers are even with each other when in the neutral position.

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Cub Cadet RZT 50 manual Adjustments, Adjusting the Operators Seat, Adjusting RH & LH Drive Control Levers

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