Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 247.27432 Yard-Man
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O PERA T OR’S M ANU AL IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRO D UCTS INC. P .O. BO X 368022 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-972 2 PRINTED IN U .
2 SE CTION 1: TABL E OF CONTEN TS PAGE F I N D I N GY O U RM O D E LN U M B E R......... ............ ........... ........... ........... . 2 C A L L I N GC U S T O M E RS U P P O R T .. ........... ............ ........ ........... ........... . 2 I M P O R T A N TS A F EO P E R A T I O NP R A C T I C E S .
3 SECTION 4: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES WARN ING: THI S SYMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY INS TRUCTIONS WHICH, IF NOT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE P ERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROPERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OP ERATE YOUR LAWN MOWER.
4 • Disen gage all attachment c lutches, thorou ghly depress the bra ke pedal, and shift into ne utral before atte mpting to start engine. • You r mo wer is d esi gned t o cut n ormal res ident ial grass of a hei ght no more than 10" . Do not attem pt to mow through unu sually tall, dry grass (e.
5 • Kee p all nu ts, bol ts and sc rews tigh t to be sur e the equipme nt is in safe workin g condition. • Never tam per with safety devices. C heck their proper op eration regularl y.
6 Slope Gauge 15° SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE A POWER PO LE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FENCE POST F OL DO ND O T T ED L I N E, R EP R ES EN T I N G A 1 5 ° SL OPE USE THIS PAGE AS A GUIDE TO DETERMINE SLOPES WHERE YO U MAY NOT OPERATE SAFELY.
7 SECTION 5: ATTACHMENT S & ACCESSORIES SECTION 6: TRA CTOR SET-UP A TT ACHING THE B A TTER Y CABLES NOTE: The posit ive batte ry terminal is ma rked Pos.
8 SECTION 7: CONTROLS Figure 3 A Ign ition Swi tch H Bra ke P edal B Throttl e Control Lever I Parking B rake B utton C PTO (Power Tak e-Off) Knob J Shift Lever D Indica tor Moni tor/Hour Meter K Seat.
9 IGNITION SWITCH To start the engi ne, inser t key in to the igniti on switc h a n dt u r n c l o c k w i s et ot h e START positi on. Rel ease key to the ON position o nce engin e has f ired. Se e Figure 4. Refer to STARTING THE ENGINE in the OPERA TION sec tion of th is manu al for de tailed startin g instr ucti ons.
10 LIFT LEVER The lift lever is used to cha nge the operati ng positio n (height ) of the cutting deck . To operate, move th e lev er to the le ft, th en place i n the not ch best s uited for your appl icat ion.
11 CR UISE CONTROL BUTT ON The cruise control button i s located on the trac tor dash pa nel to the le ft of the ignit ion switch . Push the cr uise contro l butt on whil e travel ing for ward at a desire d spe ed. Whil e hold ing th e button in , release press ure from the Auto Drive ™ pedal.
12 SETTING THE CUTTING H EIGHT Select the he ight posi tion of the cu tting dec k by placin g the d eck lift l ever i n any of the six di fferent cutting hei ght notches on the right si de of the fender .
13 • While co ntinui ng to hold t he cruise butt on in, lift your foot fr om the AutoD rive ™ ped al (you should feel the c ruise l atch enga ge). • If properly en gaged, the cr uise control b utton and th e AutoD rive ™ pedal s houl d lock in th e down po sition , and the trac tor will ma intain t he same for ward s peed.
14 • The operat or must r emain in the t ractor sea t at all times. I f the o perato r shoul d leave the seat witho ut pushing th e PT O knob inwa rd into the disen gaged (OFF) posit ion, the tracto r’s engine will shu t off.
15 Side to Si de If the cutting deck ap pears to be mowing uneve nly, a sid e to side adjustme nt can be performed. Adjust if nece ssary as fol lows: WARN ING: Tu rn the tr actor’s engine o ff, remov e the key from the i gnition s witch an d apply th e tractor’s pa rking b rake be fore m aking any adjustm ents t o the cutti ng deck.
16 Adjust the dr ag links so th at equal len gths are threaded in to the ball joint on the left side an d the ball jo int on t he right side: • Loose n the jam n ut found on the dr ag lin k at the re ar of the bal l j oint. S ee Figure 10 . • Remov e the hex nut and lo ck washer on th e top of bal l joint.
17 SECTION 10: MAINTENANCE WARN ING: Di sconnec t th e spark p lug wire(s) a nd ground ag ainst the eng ine before p erforming an y adjustme nts, rep airs or maintena nce. ENGI NE Refer to the separate engine manual for engine maintenance instructions.
18 • Gr asp the PTO idle r pulley bra cket and piv ot it towar d the dis charge ch ute to rel ieve ten sion on the b elt. Rem ove th e deck belt from th e bottom port ion of the engin e pulley and from around the PT O idler pulley .
19 • Re m ov e t h e d e c k b e l t fr o m t h e electr i c PT O clutc h a n d fr o m aro u n d t h e PT O i d le r p ulley. • Ro u t e t h e n e w b e l t a s s h ow n i n Figur e 14 , arou n d th e d e c k p u lley s , idle r p u ll e y an d electri c PT O cl u tc h .
20 Figure 16 Upper Drive Belt • Locate the tr ansmissi on idler pul ley on the upper dr ive belt by look ing throug h the batter y tray opening . S e eF i g u r e1 6 . • Grasp th e bracke t and pivo t the transmi ssion id ler pulle y towar d the rear of the trac tor to rele ase tension on the upp er drive belt .
21 • Slide the belt off of th e varia ble-sp eed pull ey as you lift the p ulley up and o ut throu gh the battery tray op ening. NOTE: Jackin g the rear of th e tractor u p off the ground and se curing it with ja ckstand s at this poin t in the proced ure will ease the fol lowin g steps, but is no t nece ssary .
22 Thread the idler adju stment rod inwa rd or outward to lengthen or s horten the trav el of the double -idler bracket until pro per ad justment is achi eved. • Reassem ble by following t he abov e steps i n reverse ord er. CUTTING BLADES WARN ING: Cu tting b lades are s harp.
23 Charging If the unit has not bee n put into use for an exte nded period of time, char ge the b attery with a n automo tive-ty pe 12-vo lt charge r for a mini mum of one ho ur at six a mps. WARN ING: B atteries gi ve off a n explos ive gas dur ing and for som e time after chargi ng.
24 SECTION 12: TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE T rouble Possible Cau se(s) Corrective Action Engine will not cran k Safety s witch butto n not depresse d. Battery installed incorrec tly . Battery is dead or wea k. Blow n fuse Ther e is one saf ety switch in th e star ti ng circu it of your un it: th e brake pedal switch .
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ÿþ REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 625-0051 B ulb/Soc ket Headl ight Assemb ly 725-1739 Bul b Only 725-1649 Soc ke t Only 2 6 29-0 928 W ir ing H ar n ess ( Inc ludes Ref 1 7) 3 629-0126 Alte r nator Adap ter (for I ntek engines) 4 710-0599 Sel f T apping Scre w , 1/4-20 x .
27 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710-0788 Self T apping S crew , 1/4-20 x 1.0 2 710-0599 Self T apping S crew , 1/4-20 x .5 3 710-0751 He x Cap Scre w , 1/4-20 x .62 4 710-0895 Self T apping S crew , 1/4-15 x .75 5 710-0924 P an Phill ips Scre w , 1/4-20 x .
28 Model 604 49 39 46 6 45 45 41 37 43 42 36 47 48 44 16 30 28 35 32 38 33 27 31 34 50 51 11 28 29 14 8 13 9 17 21 22 10 20 12 23 21 22 24 6 2 8 14 18 25 19 4 5 3 16 4 1 16 9 7 17 15 5 19 8 14 6 6.
29 REF . NO. PA R T NO. DESCRIPTION 1 647-0040 Deck Stabi lizer Rod 2 683-0197 Lift Shaft Assemb ly 3 711-0332 Clev is Pin, .5 x .78 4 712-0206 Hex Nut, 1/ 2-13 5 712-0431 Flange Lock Nut, 3/8 -16 6 7.
30 Model 604 1 2 2 2 5 3 9 6 38 8 10 12 13 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 20 22 20 24 23 4 25 26 27 28 29 3 3 31 31 3 0 29 32 35 34 30 32 35 36 33 39 40 11 41 42 13 7 43 42 44 44 45 37.
31 REF . NO. PA R T NO. DESCRIPTION 1 683-0263 Lower F rame Asse mbly 2 710-0604 Self-tapping S crew , 16-18 x .625 3 783-0726 RH Pivot Support Brack et 4 783-0727 LH Piv ot Suppor t Brac ket 5 783-07.
32 Model 604 4 22 13 5 1 12 2 21 2 21 13 19 13 18 36 11 28 31 7 38 46 47 40 8 44 43 12 43 12 37 47 15 17 1 9 19 50 26 27 24 10 49 1 9 3 3 23 30 32 20 4 2 14 39 16 61 3 9 13 76 62 13 69 53 54 25 41 57 .
33 REF . NO. PA R T NO. DESCRIPTION 1 17839 Shift Le ver Bra ck et 2 17840 T ransaxle Mounti ng Brack et 3 618-0386 Single-spe ed T ransmi ssion As sembly 4 631-0009 Shifter Knob 5 647-0041 Shift Le ver 6 656- 00 48 V a ri able- spee d Pul ley Ass embly 7 656-0051 T ransmi ssion Pulle y , 8.
34 Model 604 4 1 2 3 13 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 6 7 8 9 6 11 5 12 5 20 28 5 23 24 25 1 29 30 37 36 38 35 34 33 32 31 1 27 26 21 22 39 40.
35 NOT E : Fo r pa i nte d part s , p l e a s e r e f e r t o t h e l i s t o f c o l o r c o d e s b e l ow . P l e a s e a d d t he a p pl i c a ble co l or c od e , w h er e ver n ee d e d , t o t h e p a r t numb e r t o o rd e r a r e p l ac e m e n t pa r t .
36 Model 604 42-inch Deck 46-inch Deck 5 1 1 17 13 17 11 30 37 30 31 8 6 19 12 26 25 29 52 22 53 55 50 36 19 26 25 29 23 32 20 23 32 21 27 9 18 7 35 28 26 15 24 16 14 2 34 18 3 33 38 10 3 10 10 10 17 .
37 REF . NO. PA R T NO. DESCRIPTION 1 1798 2 Rei nfo rcem ent S pind le P lat e 2 618-0240 Spindle Assem bly , 5 Dia. 756-0959 Pulle y Only 3 618-0241 Double P ulley Spin dle Assemb ly 756-0603 Doub le Pulle y Only 4 683-0254 Deck Ad justment Br ack et w/ W eld Nut 5 683-0265 46-inch Dec k Shell 6 710-0167 Carriage Scre w , 1/4-20 x .
38 Model 604 Kohler Briggs & Stratton Intek Twin Single-cylin der 9 7 11 (for cho ke) 13 4 9 7 11 (for c hoke) 13 9 12 (for t hrottl e) 6 9 22 18 19 20 8 10 14 10 5 10 5 16 15 1 (defle ctor mus t .
39 Engine Accessories REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 7 10-0 148 S el f T app ing Screw , #8 -32 x .375 2 710-0599 Self T apping Scre w , 1/4-20 x .5 3 710-0604 Self T apping Scre w , 5/16-18 x .625 4 7 10-1 237 S cr ew , # 10-3 2 x .6 25 5 710-1314 Sock et Cap Scre w , 5/16-18 x .
MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR : For TW O YEARS fro m the date of r etail p urchas e within the U nited Stat es of Americ a, its poss essions and territories, MTD PRODUCTS IN C will, at its option, repai r or replac e, for the original purchase r, fr ee of char ge, any par t or part s found to be defective i n material or wor kmanship.
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