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Troubleshooting Your Cub Cadet Tractor or Lawn Mower

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If you have a large garden or lawn at your residence, a Cub Cadet tractor is a wonderful piece of equipment for common maintenance jobs. Cub Cadet has different tractor and utility vehicle types, including:

Lawn mowers
Snow throwers
Golf vehicles

With a Cub Cadet tractor or lawn mower, you get a highly versatile and strong vehicle for mowing lawns and performing work around the yard. These tractors stand out for their riding comfort and traction when doing work. When something breaks, however, it can leave you in the lurch, with an unfinished job in front of you. Check the following to quickly troubleshoot and fix your tractor, depending on where the problem is.

Troubleshooting Engine Problems

The first big problem area with a Cub Cadet tractor is the engine. Typically, you become aware something has gone wrong when the engine seizes or sputters and then goes off. Multiple attempts to start the tractor are unsuccessful. If something like this has occurred, chances are, your tractor's battery has gone flat. If this is the case, you can get it up and running again with a simple battery change.

In other cases, something might be clogging your engine. This could happen due to a dirty filter needing replacement. An engine filter replacement might help, along with replacing your Cadet Tractor's engine oil. While you are at it, get the entire engine inspected, to check for other faults with the engine.

Cub Cadet Belt Problems

A second category of common problems that can occur with a Cub Cadet tractor occurs with the tractor's belts. Typically, you will be in the middle of a loan mowing job when one of the tractor's belts breaks. It could be the transmission belt, the deck drive, or sometimes, the belt that drives the blades. Make sure that the tractor is powered off and all parts have cooled down before exploring where the problem is.

Once you identify a broken belt, the only viable solution is really just to have the belt replaced. In this case, you can order a replacement belt and do the replacement yourself. Alternatively, you can call in a repair technician from your local area to do the belt replacement for you.

Cost of Replacement Parts for Your Cub Cadet Tractor

Often, most problems with your tractor can be repaired fast and effectively with a simple part replacement. For little more than the cost of parts and a few hours of installation work, you can have your Cub Cadet tractor running again. Common Cub Cadet part replacement costs are as follows:

Mulching blades - $15 to $20
Fuel pump - $30 to $60
Recoil starter assembly - $50 to $60
Tractor belts - $15 to $70

With any part replacement, however, it's a good idea to verify that there are no underlying problems with your tractor beyond the part your replaced. This will need a qualified eye to ascertain. Problems in one area that keep recurring may sometimes be due to a problem elsewhere on your tractor. For example, some customers have had recurring belt problems which turned out to be caused by improper pulley alignment. A professional can identify such problems and get them fixed for you.

Finding a Parts Dealer

Whether you need new parts for your Cub Cadet tractor, or need to find a qualified repair technician, you can search the Cub Cadet website for a dealer near you. Cub Cadet authorized dealers are the qualified, authoritative source of genuine parts and repairs. If you would rather get the parts through the mail, you can order directly from Cub Cadet's website. For bulk orders, Cub Cadet will even ship your order all the way around the country for free.