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Safe Operation Practices • Set-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Service • Troubleshooting • Warranty
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Lawn Edger — Model 552
WARNING
READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS MACHINE.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
CUB CADET LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019
Printed In USA
Form No. 769-09513
(December 11, 2013)
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- Page 1 READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS MACHINE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY. CUB CADET LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019 Printed In USA Form No. 769-09513...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Choose from the options below: ◊ Visit us on the web at www.cubcadet.com ◊ Locate your nearest Cub Cadet Dealer at (877) 282-8684 ◊ Write us at Cub Cadet LLC • P.O. Box 361131 • Cleveland, OH • 44136-0019... -
Page 3: Important Safe Operation Practices
Important Safe Operation Practices WARNING! This symbol points out important safety instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the personal safety and/or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate this machine. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury. - Page 4 Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a truck Muffler and engine become hot and can cause a burn. or trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always place Do not touch. containers on the ground away from your vehicle Never operate this machine without good visibility or before filling.
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Page 5: Maintenance And Storage
Keep children away from hot or running engines. They can According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission suffer burns from a hot muffler. (CPSC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this product has an Average Useful Life of seven (7) years, Never allow children under 14 years of age to operate this or 70 hours of operation. -
Page 6: Safety Symbols
Safety Symbols This page depicts and describes safety symbols that may appear on this product. Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the machine before attempting to assemble and operate. Symbol Description READ THE OPERATOR’S MANUAL(S) Read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manual(s) before attempting to assemble and operate WARNING—... -
Page 7: Assembly & Set-Up
Assembly & Set-Up Contents of Carton • One Edger • One Edger Operator’s Manual • One Bottle Engine Oil • One Engine Operator’s Manual • One Trenching Blade Kit • One Wing Knob and Rope Guide Control Cable Z-Fitting NOTE: This machine is shipped WITHOUT GASOLINE or OIL. After setting up the edger, service the engine with gasoline and oil as Unwrap the control cable from the engine and route it under the instructed in the separate Engine Operator’s Manual packed with... - Page 8 Securing Control Cable WARNING: The cable must be routed properly to avoid contact with all sharp edges and hot surfaces. Such contacts damage the cable and render the controls inoperative. Press the stud found inside the snap fitting into the hole found on the left side of the upper handle, as shown in Figure 3-3.
- Page 9 Set-Up Stand behind the edger and hold the blade control against the upper handle. Gas & Oil Fill-Up Gently pull the starter rope out of the engine. Service the engine with gas and oil as instructed in the Engine Operator’s Manual packaged separately with your edger. Read WARNING! The edger blade WILL rotate when the Instructions carefully.
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Page 10: Features & Controls
Controls and Features Blade Control Blade Depth Control Lever Recoil Starter Bevel Adjustment Lever Curb Height Adjustment Lever Blade Control WARNING! Be familiar with all the controls and their proper operation. Know how to stop the Located on the upper handle, the blade control must be machine and disengage it quickly. -
Page 11: Operation
Operation Starting the Engine To start the edger’s engine, proceed as follows: Move the blade depth control lever back to the START position in the adjacent (top) notch. Standing behind the edger, depress the blade control and hold it against the upper handle with your left hand. WARNING! This blade control mechanism is a safety device. - Page 12 Edging Along a Curb Trenching The right, rear wheel of the edger can be lowered into one of five You can utilize the edger’s trenching feature in order to create a positions to ease the task of edging along a curb. To adjust the wider cutting path for such things as laying wire for landscape height of curb wheel, proceed as follows: lighting.
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Page 13: Maintenance & Adjustment
Maintenance & Adjustments Maintenance Lubrication Wheels WARNING: Always stop engine, allow engine to cool, disconnect spark plug, and ground against Lubricate the wheels and bearings at least once a season with a engine before performing any type of maintenance light oil. Also if the wheels are removed for any reason, lubricate on your machine. -
Page 14: Service
Service Belt Replacement Drive Belt Flange NOTE: To aid in reassembly, note the orientation of the drive belt Luck Nut on the two idler pulleys and the engine flywheel pulley prior to performing the following steps. Refer to Figure 7-1. The edger drive belt is subject to wear and should be replaced if any signs of cracking, shredding or rotting are present. - Page 15 Off-Season Storage Observe the following when preparing the edger for long-term storage: Clean and lubricate the edger thoroughly as instructed on the previous page. Refer to the Engine Operator’s Manual packed separately with the edger for engine manufacturers’s storage instructions. Coat the edger blade with chassis grease to prevent rusting and corrosion.
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Page 16: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to start 1. Dirty air cleaner. 1. Refer to the Engine Operator’s Manual 2. Engine needs to be primed. (If Equipped) 2. Push primer bulb two or three times. 3. Fuel tank empty. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. 4. -
Page 17: Replacement Parts
Blade 954-04032B Belt Phone 877-282-8684 for your nearest Cub Cadet Dealer to order replacement parts or a complete Parts Manual (have your full model number and serial number ready). Parts Manual downloads are also available free of charge at www.cubcadet.com... -
Page 20: Cub Cadet Llc
MANUFACTURER’S LIMITED WARRANTY FOR EDGERS, STRING TRIMMERS & TILLERS The limited warranty set forth below is given by Cub Cadet LLC Cub Cadet does not extend any warranty for products sold with respect to new merchandise purchased and used in the United...