Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 11A-589 Series Yard-Man
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21” Rear Discharge Rotary Mower Model Number 11A-589 Se ries PRINTED IN U.S .A. OPERA T OR’S MANU AL FORM NO . 770-1011 1B.fm (3/0 0) IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRO DUCTS INC.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Maintain ing Safe ty ................. ............. ............. ................... ............. .................. 3 Slope G auge ............. .................... ............. ................... ............
3 SECTION 1: MAINTAINING SAFETY This War ning symbol points out im portant sa fety instr uctions whic h, if not follo wed, cou ld endanger the perso nal safe ty and/o r prop erty of y oursel f and o thers. Read a nd follo w all instruc tions i n this manua l before at tempting to ope rate your lawn mower.
4 • Never operat e the mower in wet gra ss. Always be sure of your f ooting. A slip an d fall c an cause serious personal injury. Keep a firm hold on the han dle and walk, nev er run. If yo u feel you are losing y our footing, RELEASE THE BLADE CONT ROL HANDLE IMMEDIATELY an d the blade will s top rotatin g within three sec onds.
5 • Keep all n uts, bolts , and screws ti ght to be s ure the equipme nt is in safe working c ondition. • Never ta mper with safet y devices. Chec k their proper operation regularly . • After str iking a forei gn object, s top the engin e, remove the wire fro m the spark plug, and thoroughl y inspect the mowe r for any damage .
6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine s lopes wher e you may no t operate sa fely. Do not operate your lawn mower on such sl opes.
7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER IMPORT ANT : This unit is s hipped w ithout gaso line or oil in th e engine. Be cer tain to servi ce engin e with gaso line and o il as instru cted in th e separ ate e ngine m anual before ope rating you r mower.
8 Attachin g Starter Rope • 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 5. Figure 5 • With t he spar k plug wire di sconnec ted an d grounded , hold the blade contro l hand le agains t the upper h andle, and pu ll th e star ter rope out of the engine.
9 • To remove the grass catche r, lift the rear dis charge door on the mo wer and lift the grass catc her up. Reinstal l the rear mulc hing baffle and releas e the rear disc harge door . WARNING: Before using your la wn mower, again refer to the Safety Sect ion in this manual.
10 Starting E ngine • Attach spar k plug wire to s park plug. Mak e certain the metal ca p on the end of the spark plug is fastened s ecurely over the me tal tip on the sp ark plug. • Prime engine as in structed in the separ ate engine manual pac ked wit h your unit.
11 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Do not at any time make a ny adjustments without first stopping engine and disconnect ing spark plug wire. Cutting Heig ht Adjustment Fig ure 11 An adju sting plate and spr ing lever at each wheel position provide s cutting he ight adjus tment.
12 Lubrication Always stop engine a nd disconnect spark plug wire befo re cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of service work on the lawn mower. Blade Control: Lub ricate the pivot po ints on the blade control handle at leas t once a season with light oil .
13 Clean the engi ne reg ularly wi th a c loth or brush . Keep the cool ing sy stem ( blower housing area) clean to permit prop er air c ircula tion whic h is esse ntial t o engine perform ance and li fe. Be certa in to remove all grass, dirt, and c ombustibl e debris from muffler area.
14 SECTION 9: TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: Fo r repair s beyond the minor adjustme nts listed above, cont act your neares t author ized s ervice dealer. Problem Cau se Rem edy Eng ine fail s to start 1. Blad e contr ol hand le di senga ged. 2. Spark p lug wir e disc onnected.
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16 Model 11A-589 Series 1 2 11 3 7 13 6 20 23 66 53 58 30 31 73 76 36 32 34 33 70 59 45 44 81 50 55 56 82 40 83 72 71 60 41 16 80 87 22 26 12 61 67 54 65 64 64 39 51 78 90 49 46 5 18 19 9 4 14 79 42 4.
17 Model 11A-589 Series Ref . No. Part No. P ar t Desc ription 1. 747-0824 Control Handle As sembly 2. 710-1205 Rope G uide 3. 720-0279 Handle Knob 4. 710-1174 Carriag e Bolt 5/16 -18 x 2 ” 5. 710-0654A Hex Wash er Screw 3/8-16 x 1.00 ” 6. 720-0314 Hand Kn ob 7.
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MANUF A C TURER ’ 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 Stat es, i ts posse ssions and ter r itories .
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