Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 080 Thru 099 MTD
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22” R otary Mow ers Model Seri es 080 Thr u 099 PRINTED IN U.S .A. OPERA T OR’S MANU AL FORM NO . 770-1034 3A.fm IMPORT A NT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRODUCTS INC.
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: This symb ol poin ts out imp ortan t safety ins tructio ns which, if not follow ed, coul d endanger the perso nal saf ety and/o r prop erty o f you rself and other s. Read and follo w all instruc tions i n this man ual before at temptin g to oper ate this mac hine.
4 comple te stop b efore remo ving the grass ca tcher or unclogg ing th e chute. The cuttin g blade continues to rotate for a few seconds after the engi ne is sh ut off. Neve r 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 equip ment man ufacture ’ s (O.E.M. ) blade only, list ed in this manual.
6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termi ne slopes where you ma y not operat e safel y. Do not operate y our lawn mower on such sl opes.
7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER IMPORT ANT : This unit is s hippe d with out ga soli ne or oil in th e engine. Be c ertain to se rvice engin e with gaso line and o il as inst ructe d in the separate engi ne m anual before ope rating you r mower.
8 Removing Chute Retainer (Models 080 S eries) The chute deflector on yo ur mowe r is held in an upr ight position by a reta iner for sh ipping pur pose s only . Remove the r etaine r by following the steps below, before runni ng the mowe r for the first time .
9 Figure 8 Recoil Starter The recoil starter is attached to the right low er hand le. Stand be hind the unit and pull th e reco il starter to s tart the unit. See Figur e 8. Cutting Height Adjustment Lever These le vers ar e locat ed on each whee l and t hey are used to adju st the cut ting hei ght.
10 Gas and Oil Fill-Up Servi ce the engin e with gaso line and oil as instru cted in the separ ate engin e manual pac ked with your mower. Read ins truc tio ns caref ull y. WARNING: Never fill fuel tank indoors with engine running or until the engine has been all owed to cool for at least two minutes after running.
11 Handle Height Adjustment Fig ure 10 Your mower is shipp ed with the handle i n the higher height pos ition. To lower the heig ht proceed as follows : • Remo ve th e star ter ro pe fr om th e rope guid e. • Discon nect the hand le from the handle bracket assembl ies by remov ing the wing nu ts.
12 Lubrication WARNING: Always stop engine, discon- nect spark plug, and ground a gainst engine before c leaning, lubricating or doing any kind of maintenance on your machine. Fig ure 11 Blade Control Handle: Lu bricate the pivo t points on the blade co ntrol hand le at least onc e a season with light oil.
13 The blade can be tested by balan cing it on a ro und shaft screwdr iver. Remove metal from the heavy side until it bal ances eve nly. It is rec ommend ed that the blade always be removed from the adapte r when testing for bal ance.
14 Models 080 thru 099 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 10 12 13 15 24 27 10 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 11 16 39 37 40 38 41 35 34 14 17 25 18 19 21 22 23 42 43 17 43 42 21 18 19 23 44 44.
15 Models 080 thru 099 Ref. No. P ar t No. P art Descr iption 1. 747-1161A Blade C ontrol Han dle 2. 749-1092A Upper Hand le 3. 720-0279 Wing N ut 4. 710-1205 Eye Bolt 5. 710-1174 Carriage Bo lt 5/ 16-18 x 2.0 6. 720-0284 Wing N ut 7. 736-0451 Shoulder Washer .
MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY The l imit ed wa rrant y set fort h be low is given by MTD PRODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respe ct to ne w mercha ndise purchase d and used in the Uni ted Stat es, i ts posse ssio ns and ter r itories.
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