Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 580 Series Yard Machines
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IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRO DUCTS INC. P .O . BO X 368022 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 22” Side Dischar ge High Wheel La wn Mo wer Model Series 580 PRINTED IN U .
2 SECTION 1: FIND ING LAWN M OWER MODEL NUMBER This Operator’s Manual is an important part of y our new lawn mowe r . It will help you assemble, prep are and maintain you r mowe r prope rly.
3 SECTION 3: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING : Thi s symbol p oints out impor tant safet y instr uctions which, if not fol lowed, could endanger the person al safe ty and/or pr operty o f yoursel f and othe rs. Read and follow all in stru ctions in this manual bef ore at tempting to operate y our lawn mower.
4 serious personal i njury. Keep a firm hold on the handle a nd walk, nev er run. If you feel you a re losing your footin g, RELEASE THE BLADE CONTROL HANDLE IMMEDIATELY and the blade will stop rotating within three seconds. • Mow only in daylight or good artifici al light.
5 stopp ed. Disconnect the spark plug wire, and keep the wire a way from the spark plug to prevent acciden tal starting. • Check the bla de and engine m ounting bolts at frequent in tervals for prop er tightness. Als o, visuall y inspect blad e for damage (e .
6 SECTION 4: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTI CAL TR EE A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUI LDING OR A FENCE POS T F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E USE THIS PAGE A S A GU IDE TO DETER MIN E SLOP ES WHERE YOU MAY N O T OPE RAT E SAF ELY.
7 SECTION 5: CON TENTS OF HARDW ARE PACK For identificat ion pur poses, lay out the har dware accordi ng to the i llustration below . P ar t numbe rs are shown in parenth eses. (Har dware pack may contain extra items whic h are no t used on your unit.
8 SECTION 6: UNPACKING Remo ving Unit from Carton • Remo ve staples , break gl ue on top flaps, or c ut tape at car ton end an d peel along top flap to op en carton . Remove lo ose p arts if i ncluded with un it (i.e., o perator 's manu al, etc.
9 Assembling Handle Figure 5 • Raise t he lowe r handle in the directi on sho wn in Fi gure 5 (ste p 1) t ill it snap s into place. • Raise t he uppe r hand le in the direct ion sho wn in Fi gure 5 ( step 2). Tighten the hand knobs wh ich are already on the han dle.
10 • Attach the othe r end of th e struts as foll ows. Plac e one cup ped was her ove r each hex bolt alig ning t he crowned side of the wa sher aga inst t he head of th e bolt . Insert h ex bol ts up thr ough th e middle holes in deck besi de the e ngine and then thr ough the s truts.
11 • Inst all the oth er whe el asse mbly and the othe r end of th e axle s haft in the sa me way. • Remo ve the blo cks fr om the rea r of th e mower a nd place the rear height adjusters in the same relative position as the two front height adj usters.
12 • Push th e hooks on top o f the ba ffle til l these s nap over the hing e on the discha rge chute . Relea se the chute deflec tor . Figure 11 SECTI ON 8: CON TROLS IMPORTANT: Always wear safe ty glasses while ope rating the mower, or while per forming a ny adjustmen ts or repairs o n it.
13 Drive Clutch Control Squeez e the dri ve clutc h con trol aga inst th e upper h andle of the mo wer to eng age the drive m echan ism and move the wh eels. Release t he driv e clutch control to slow do wn the m ower when negotia ting a n obsta cle, making a turn, or stopping the mowe r.
14 Before Star ting • Attach s park plug wire t o spark pl ug. If y our unit is equip ped with a rub ber boot o ver the end of th e spark plug wir e, make c ertain t he meta l cap on t he end o f the spar k plug wi re (insi de the rubber boot) is fastened secu rely ov er th e metal tip on the spar k plug.
15 • Squeez e the d rive clutc h co ntrol aga inst t he uppe r handle of the m ower to eng age the drive m echan ism and move the whee ls. Re lease the drive c lutch contr ol to sl ow down the mowe r when neg otiating a n obstacle, m aking a tu rn, or s topping th e mower.
16 • Turn the lower handl e around s o the notc h on th e bottom of the lowe r hand le is fa cing f orward a s shown in Figu re 14B. R easse mble, placing the botto m hole s in the h andle over the weld pi ns in the handl e mounting b racket . • Reasse mble t he uppe r handle to the l ower hand le.
17 • To adj ust the dr ive clutc h, rotate the adj ustment wh eel wit h your fi ngers. You sh ould rot ate the w heel clockw ise to tighte n the cabl e and cou nter-cl ockwis e to lo osen the c able.
18 Figure 17 SECTION 12: M AINTENANCE WARNING: Alway s stop eng ine an d discon nect s park plug w ire be fore p erfo rmi ng any m ain ten anc e work or ad justmen ts on your lawn mowe r.
19 To Remove B lade • Remo ve the bolt and th e bell washer sec uring th e blad e assemb ly to the cran kshaft. S ee Figur e 18A. • Remo ve the two p airs of hex bo lt and loc k nut holding t he blad e to the bl ade ada pter and th e pull ey assembl y.
20 Replacing Rear Flap The rea r fla p is attach ed to t he back of the mower deck, an d is des igned to mi nimize t he poss ibility of obj ects being th rown from the rear of the mower towards the ope rator . If the rear fla p is dam aged, repl ace as follows.
21 • Lift and s tabiliz e the fron t of the d eck. • Loosen th e cent er hex bo lt and lower the blade and eng ine pul ley until there i s ade quate cle arance t o move the belt past th e belt kee per. • Remove th e belt f rom the en gine p ulley an d arou nd the bla de.
22 SECTI O N 14: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Note: For repair s beyon d the mino r adj ustmen ts liste d abov e, con tact your local authoriz ed se rvice dealer. T r ouble P ossible Cause(s) Corrective Actions Engine f ails to start Blade control handle disenga ged.
23 SEE ENGI NE MANU AL 31 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 15 17 68 13 9 11 10 14 16 20 21 19 18 22 23 24 25 26 28 27 67 66 54 29 30 55 56 61 62 63 64 65 60 59 57 53 52 51 50 44 45 47 48 46 49 41 36 34 36 43 42 33 37.
24 Ref. No. P ar t No. Descrip tion 1 731-1057 Upper Driv e Cov er 2 731-0620 Drive Lev er 3 731-1058 Low er Driv e Cov er 4 731-1059 Mounting Cap 5 710-1667 Screw # 10-16 x .625 6 746-0960 Drive Cable 7 747-0824 Control Le v e r 647-0004 Delux e 8 749-0539C Upper Hand le 9 746-0875 Throttle H ousing † 10 736-0501 Curved W ash er .
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26 Hardw are: 710-1256 (Scre w) Pa r t N o. 751B281 439 751B281 440 751B281 443 Color Dark Red Blac k Bright Red Hardw are: 710-1256 (Scre w) Pa r t N o.
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