Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 190-116 MTD
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PRINTED IN U .S.A. FORM NO . 770-10435.fm (8/2000) MTD PR ODUCTS INC. P .O . BO X 36802 2 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 Mulch Kit Operator’s Manual For 600-serie s tractors with a 38-inch or 42-inch D.
2 SECTION 1: TO THE OWNER The Model 116 mulch ki t replaces the Model 112 kit. It i s designed for use with 38-inch or 42-inch cutting decks on 600-series lawn tractors manufactured after 1996 ONLY. It will NOT fit on tractors with decks made in 1996 or prior.
3 SECTION 3: INST ALLING THE MULCH KIT NOTE: Tractors with older-style cutting decks (manufactured between 1997 and 2000) do NOT have holes pre-drilled for mounting the mulch plug and deck skirts. All tractors manufactured in 2001 or later will have pre-drilled holes in the cutting deck.
4 Attaching th e Deck Skirts 38-inch Decks The following instructions are for the instal lation of the mulch kit on tractor’s equi pped with a 38-inch deck only. If your tractor is equipped with a 42-inch deck, dis regard these instructions and skip to the instructions on page 6 under the heading 42-inch Decks .
5 Figure 5 Left-ha nd Skirt Seg ment Right-h and Ski r t S egment Make Sure th at the de ck s egment s butt f lushly up aga inst each othe r . Make Su re t hat the RH skir t segmen t butts f lus hly up agains t t he t oe gua rd. T oe G uar d IMPORT ANT : Li ne up th e deck ski r ts ev enl y alon g the edge of the cu tti ng d eck ’ s front lip .
6 Attaching th e Deck Skirts 42-inch Decks The following instructions are for the installati on of the mulch kit on tractor ’ s equipped with a 42-inch deck only . If your tractor is equipped with a 38-inch deck, dis regard these instructions and refer to the previous instructions on page 4 under the heading 38-inch Decks .
7 Figure 6 SECTION 4: USING THE MULCH KIT This mulch kit incorporates special blades, already standard on your tractor ’ s cutting deck, i n a process of recirculating grass clippings repeatedly beneath the c utting deck. After which, the ultra-fine clippings are forced back into the lawn where they act as a natural fertilizer.
MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY The l imit ed warrant y set for th be low is g iven by MTD PRODUCTS I NC ( “ MTD ” ) with respect t o new merchand ise purchase d and used in the United States , its posses sions and territories .
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