Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 430 Yard Machines
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IMPOR T ANT : Rea d saf ety rule s and in structions caref ully bef or e oper ating e quipment . MTD PR ODUCTS INC. P .O . BO X 36 8022 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-9722 21” Rear & Side Disc har ge Mulc hing Mo wer Model Se r ies 430 PRINTED IN U.S .A.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe O peration Practi ces .... ............. ................... ............. .................. 3 Slope G auge ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. .........
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES This symb ol poin ts out impor tant saf ety instruc tions whic h, if not follo wed, could end anger the person al safety and /or proper ty of your self and oth ers. Read and follow al l instru ctions in this man ual before attempt ing to operat e your lawn mower.
4 • Mow only in daylight or good artificial light. • Stop the blade when cross ing gravel drives, walks or roads. • If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally, stop the engine and check im mediately for the cause. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble.
5 • Never attempt to make a wheel or c utting height adjustment while the engine is running. • Grass catcher components are subject to wear, damage and deterioration, which could expose moving parts or allow objec ts to be thrown.
6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine s lopes where yo u may not oper ate the la wn mower safe ly. 15° SIGHT AND H OLD THIS LEVEL WIT H A VERTICAL TR EE A POWE R POLE A COR.
7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER T o R e m o v e U n i t F r o m C a r t o n • Remove stap les, break glue o n top flaps, or cut tape at cart on end and pee l along top fl ap to open cart on. • Remove lo ose parts if include d with unit (i .
8 • The ro pe guide is attached to the righ t side o f upper handle. Loo sen the wing nu t which s ecures the rope guid e. See Figu re 4. • With spark plug wire disco nnecte d and grounded, hold the blad e control handle ag ainst the upp er handle, and pull the star ter rope out of the en gine.
9 • Secure fr ont of bag to fron t frame by working the five plas tic chann els on bottom , sides and top of bag over fram e. See Figu re 7 inset. • Hold the bag and frame so the bag hangs fr om the frame (is no t bunched ar ound the fram e). • Slide th e handle on the gr ass catche r frame down into the slo t in the hardto p cover .
10 Conve rting T o Side Discharge If your unit is equip ped with a side di scharg e chute, yo u can co nvert to a side di scharge mo wer as follo ws: • Lift the r ear discha rge door a nd instal l the mulch ing baffle . See Figure 11. • On the side of th e mower, lift the mulching plu g.
11 Blade Control Handle WARNING: This control mechanism is a safety dev ice. Never attempt to b ypass its operations. The blade contr ol handle is located on the upp er handle of the mower.Th e blade c ontrol handle must be depress ed in order to op erate the uni t.
12 • Discon nect the spa rk plug wire an d ground it against the engine to prevent acci dental sta rting while equi pment is una ttended. Using Y our Rota ry Mower WARNING: Never operate your unit without either the rear de flecto r or ent ire grass catcher ass embly in place .
13 shown in F igure 15. Rea ssemble , placing th e bottom h oles in th e handle ov er the w eld pins i n the handle m ountin g brac ket. • Reasse mble the upper handle. • Place the hairpin clips i n the inner hole s in t he wel d pins and atta ch the st arter rope as instructed in the Set-Up Ins tructio ns.
14 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER Lubrication (Refer to Lu brication Cha rt in Figure 17.) WARNING: Always stop engine and disconnect spark plug wi re before cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of work on lawn mower.
15 • Before reassembli ng the bla de and the blad e adapter to th e unit, lubric ate the engine crankshaft and the inn er surfa ce of the bl ade adapter with ligh t oil (or en gine oi l). Also l ubrica te the bolt h oles , bolts and inner surface of the nuts .
16 SECTION 9: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE NOTE: For repairs be yond the minor adju stment s above , contact yo ur local authoriz ed service dealer. T rouble P os sible Ca use( s) Cor rec tive Act ion s Engine fails to start 1. Blade c ontrol han dle dise ngaged.
17 SECTION 10: SHROUD CHART Hardwa re: 710-1256 Shr oud Color 751B2814 39 Dark Red 751B2814 40 Black 751B2814 43 Bright Re d Hardw are: 710-1 256 Shr oud Color 731-1395A R ed 731-1396A Bl ack 731-1397.
18 SECTION 11: PARTS LIST FOR MODELS 430 THROUGH 439 1 11 7 25 9 8 9 7 82 16 61 15 70 18 69 3 2 68 19 19 4 6 4 31 50 48 47 44 45 79 64 56 20 55 63 36 34 33 32 40 39 57 59 59 20 46 46 59 45 44 43 41 42.
19 Models 430 through 439 Ref. No. Part No. Descriptio n 1 7 4 7 - 0 8 2 4 C o n t r o l H a n d l e A s s ’ y. (Std.) 647- 0004 Cont rol H andl e As s ’ y. (De luxe) † 2 710- 1205 Rope Gu ide 3 720 -0279 Hand le Kn ob 1/ 4-20 Thd . 4 710-1 174 Curved H d.
MANUF A CTUR ER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The l imit ed warr anty se t for th below is given by MTD PRODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respe ct to ne w mercha ndise purchase d and us ed in the United States , its pos sessio ns and ter r itories .
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