Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 979 Yard-Man
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IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RU LES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRODUCTS INC. P .O . BO X 3680 22 CLEV EL AND , OHIO 44136-9722 Warning: This unit is eq uipped with an internal combustion engine and s.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe O peratio n Prac tices ................. ............. ................... ............. ..... 3 Slope G auge ............. ............. .................... ............. ............ ............. ..
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: T his symb ol points ou t impor tant saf ety instruc tions which, if no t followed, c ould endanger the perso nal saf ety and/o r prop erty o f yoursel f and others . Read and fol low all ins tructi ons in this man ual before at temptin g to oper ate this mac hine.
4 unclogg ing th e chute. The cuttin g blade continues to rotate for a few seconds after the en gine is shut off. Never place a ny part of the body in the b lade area until you are sure the blade ha s stoppe d rotating .
5 3. Check the blad e and eng ine moun ting bolt s at frequ ent interval s for proper tigh tness. Also, visu ally inspect bla de for dama ge (e.g., b ent, crack ed, wor n) Replace blade with the orig inal equipmen t manufa cture’ s (O.E.M.) blade only, l isted in this man ual.
6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine s lopes w here you ma y not operat e safel y. Do not operat e your lawn mower on such sl opes.
7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER IMPORT ANT : This unit is shipp ed witho ut gasolin e or oil in th e engine. Be c ertain to se rvice en gine w ith ga soli ne and o il as inst ructed in th e se parate engine manua l before ope rating you r mower.
8 NOTE: Make c ertain t he driv e cable is rout ed around the outsi de and a bove the l ower hand le so it d oes not interfer e with attach ing the gr ass bag. • The rop e guide, whic h is co nnected to the suppor t rod, is lo cated on the right side of l ower handle .
9 SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER WARNING: Keep hands and f eet away from chute area on the cutting deck. The operation o f any lawn mo wer can re sult in foreign obje cts being t hrown into th e eyes, which can r esult in severe eye damage. Alwa ys wear safet y glasses or eye shields.
10 you to sli p and fall. Ne w grass, th ick gra ss, or wet g rass may requir e a narrower cut. For a healthi er lawn, never cut off more th an one-thir d of the total len gth of the gras s. Your la wn shoul d be cut in the fall as long as ther e is growth.
11 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Do not at any time ma ke any adjustments without fir st s t op pi n g e n gi n e and disconnect ing spark plug wire. Cutting Heig ht Adjustment Your mow er is sh ipped wi th the cutt ing heig ht in the lowest p osition .
12 required du e to norma l wear on the c able. Adjus tment is needed i f all six s peeds do not work. The adjus table cable brack et is locat ed on the lef t side of the mower be side the engi ne. See Fi gure 14. • Start eng ine and plac e speed control l ever in the sixth sp eed pos ition.
13 • Period ically check all fasten ers and mak e sur e these are tight. • Follow the mai ntenan ce sc hedule unde r Custom er Responsi bilities to get quality performanc e from your lawn m ower.
14 speed s. It may caus e damag e to the mower, an d could break ca using pe rsonal inj ury. The blade can be tested by balanci ng it on a ro und shaft screwdr iver. Remove metal from the heavy side until it bal ances eve nly. It is rec ommended tha t the blade always be removed from the adapte r when testing for bal ance.
15 Fig ure 20 • Place the new belt over the transm ission pulley. Start the bel t in the pul ley groo ve and rotat e the pulley un til the be lt is se ated in the transmis sion pulley. Re fer to Figu re 20. • Place the belt betw een the idler pulley and the belt keepe r bracket.
16 • Refer to eng ine manu al for correct engine s torage instruc tions . • Coat mower ’ s cuttin g blade wi th chassi s grea se to prevent rusting. • Store mo wer in a dry, clean are a. Do not store next to corrosi ve materi als, such as fertiliz er.
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18 Model 979 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 45 51 50 52 53 54 56 55 57 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 6.
19 Model 979 Ref. No. P ar t No. Part Description 1. 747-0824 Control Ha ndle 2. 731-0904 A Upper Con trol Hand le 3. 16864 6 Spd. Ra ck Cable Bracket 4. 731-0620 Control L ever 5. 713-0 397 Gear I nsert 6. 732-0627 Shift Leve r Spring 7. 731-0924 6 Speed Shi ft Lever 8.
20 Model 979 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 7 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58.
21 Model 979 Ref. No. P a r t No. P ar t Descr iption 1. 720-0223 Grip 2. 732-0803A Spring Le ver 3. 738-0529 Shoul der Nut .82 5 x .165 Lg. 4. 710-0751 Cap Screw 1/4-20 x .6 20 5. 7 36-0 270 B ell Washer .285 ID x .75 OD 6. 7 48- 031 8 Wheel Rac het 7.
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