46 inch deck with Kohler engine. About a year old. Replaced battery, Since it would not hold charge. Now the oil light is blinking at 51.6 hours. I changed the oil and filter at 25 hours. Manual says then change every 100 hours. Did the battery change cause this blinking light? How do I reset it? Should I ignore it? I could not find any reference to this in the manual. Please help. THANKS.

Dave, grab some gun out or any old carburetor cleaner... remove spark plug, spray a few squirts into the hole then reinstall the plug. Now go to the carburetor, spray some into it as well....

Try starting it , if it starts and runs for a matter of seconds then your carburetor needs to be serviced...and THAT you can do yourself...trust me. If you need help on how to do it, I will send you a link for a you tube video.

You must take the blades and belt off and the well as pulley, the arbor is replaced as a unit and it unbolts with several bolts.

Cub Cadet has five models in their new Series 1000 lawn tractors, all powered by Kohler engines. Cub Cadet models -- as several other lawn equipment brands -- are manufactured by MTD Products.

The Cub Cadet LT 1045 has a 20-hp Kohler single-cylinder engine, with an aluminum block and cast-iron sleeve for longer life. It has a full-pressure lubrication system with spin-on oil filter for easier maintenance. This engine is not as powerful or as long lasting as the Kohler V-Twin OHV, which is available in other models in the line, but the LT 1045's engine is still solid enough to provide years of mowing.

The hydrostatic (automatic) transmission is a good match with the engine and provides sufficient grip to cut grass on moderate inclines. Power is transferred from the engine to the transmission by a heavy-duty Kevlar belt rather than a more expensive shaft drive. A Kevlar belt also drives the three cutting blades.

The mowing deck cuts a swath of grass 46 inches wide at one pass, and is removable for service and cleaning. Four anti-scalping wheels help keep the deck from scalping grass on uneven ground. The cutting height is manually adjusted from 1-1/2 to 4 inches. The turning radius is 18 inches, which standard for lawn tractors. This model is intended for use on 1- to 2-acre lawns without many turns or small obstacles.

sounds like the spindel bearings going bad next time feel spindles for heat ounds like one or more are bad need to be replaced.

readjust the intake and exhaust valves every 300 running hours to elimanate this problem

if engine is briggs use briggs sae 30 oil also change out filter use briggs black std oil filter or yellow filter if els version

if engine is kohler use kohler 10w/ 30 oil and use kohler oil filter

if its honda use 20w/50 oil and use honda oil filter

if its kawasaki use 20w/50 and use kawasaki oil filter


cheers pauly 46

Your owner's manual states: 51 Ounces W/Filter and 35 Ounces of Oil Without Filter. This info can be found under specifications.
http://weborder.husqvarna.com/order_static/doc/HOUS/HOUS2008/HOUS2008_532430577.pdf

u could have a bent pulley ..

Run out the old fuel, change the spark plug, oil, air filter. Then fill with fresh fuel...Good luck...Lee

The oil minder light will blink for 2 hrs and then reset itself, i believe it starts at 49 and ends at 51 and then every 50 hrs it will do the same.