Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 50M9 MTD
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MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND , OH IO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Print ed In US A Safe Ope ration Practices • Set- Up • Operation • Maintena nce • Service • T rou bleshooti ng • W arranty WA R N I N G READ AND F OLL OW A LL SA FETY RULES AND INS TRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NUA L BEFORE A T TEMPTING T O OPERA TE THIS MA CHINE .
Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machine to the retaile r or deale r without fir st c ontacting o ur Customer Suppor t De partme nt. If you ha ve difficulty ass embl ing thi s p rodu ct or ha ve an y qu esti ons reg ard ing the co ntr ols, oper ati on, or m ain ten anc e o f this machine , you can seek he lp from the exper ts.
Im por tan t Safe Ope rat ion P ractice s 2 3 General Operation Read this op erator ’ s manual care fully in it s entiret y before 1 . attem pting to assemble th is machine. Read, un derst and, and foll ow all instruc tions on the ma chine and in the manuals) before op eration.
4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s A missing or damag ed discharge cover can c ause blade 1 2. contac t or thrown obje ct injuries . Many injuries occur as a result o f the mower being p ulled 1 3. over the foot dur ing a fall cause d by slipping or trip ping.
5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Ser vic e Safe Handling Of Gasoline : T o avoid pe rsonal injur y or prop er ty dama ge use ex treme 1 . care in handli ng gasoline. Gas oline is ex treme ly fla mmable and the vap ors are e xplosive.
6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Spark Arrestor W ARN ING: This ma chine is equipp ed with an internal combus tion engine a nd should not b e used on.
7 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) 15° Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely .
Assembl y & Set -U p 3 8 Cont ents of Car ton One L awn Mower • One L awn Mower Oper ator’s Manual • One B ottle of O il • One Mul ching Baf f le (If Equippe d) • Assembly NOTE: T his lawn mower is shippe d without gas oline or oil in the engin e.
9 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p NOTE: Ea ch end of the lower han dle must be p laced in the same p osition on the m ounting bracket s. Remove the s tar kno bs shown in Fig. 3-3 and rem ove a. the lower han dle. Position each handl e bracket stu d into the top hole b.
10 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Mulching Baff le (If E quipped) If your mower is e quipped w ith an optional mul ching 1 . baf f le, install it o n the right side of th e deck . Follow the sequ ence indicated he re. Lif t up and hol d the side -dis charge chute def lec tor a.
C ont rols an d Fe at ures 4 11 Blade Co ntro l Re co il Star te r Cu tting Height Ad justment Lever (on e at each wheel ) Blade C ontrol The b lade control is at tached to th e upper hand le of the mower. Depre ss and squee ze it against the up per handl e to operate the unit.
Operation 5 12 2 1 Figur e 5- 1 Starting Engine W ARN ING: Be sure no o ne other than the o perator is stan ding near the lawn mowe r while star ting engine o r operating m ower . N ever run engine indoo rs or in encl osed, po orly ventilated areas . Engine ex haust contains car bon monoxi de, an odor less and deadl y gas.
Ma int ena nce & A djustm ents 6 13 Maintenance General Recomm endations Always obse rve saf ety r ules when p er forming any • maintenance. The wa rrant y on this lawn mower does n ot cov er items that • have been subje cted to op erator abuse o r neglige nce.
Se r v ice 7 14 W ARN ING: An unba lanced blade w ill cause excessive vibrati on when rotatin g at high spee ds. It may cause damag e to mower and could break causing p ersonal injur y . 5. Lubricate the e ngine crank shaf t and the inn er surf ace of the blad e adapter with light oi l.
T roub leshootin g 8 15 Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t Blade c ontrol di sengaged. 1. Spark plu g boot disconn ecte d. 2. Fuel tank empt y or st ale fue l. 3. Engine not p rimed (if equ ipped wi th primer). 4. F ault y spark plu g. 5. Blocke d fuel line.
E ngin e Opera tio n 9 16 -30º -20º 10w 20w 20 30 40 20w40, 20w50 15w40, 15w50 10w40 10w30 -10º 0º 0º 20º 40º 60º 80º 100º 10º 20º 30º 40º -20º (ºC) (ºF) 1 2 Figur e 9- 1 F uel Cap Ai.
17 s e c t i O n 9 — e n g i n e O p e r a t i O n Check Fuel L evel Clean around f uel f ill befo re removing cap to f uel. 1 . Fill tank to approxim ately 1 -inch b elow lowest p or tion of 2. neck to allow f or fuel e xpansion. B e careful n ot to ov er f ill.
E ngin e Mai nt enan ce 10 18 W ARN ING: Shut of f the en gine befo re per forming any maintenance. T o prevent accid ental star t-up, disconne ct the sp ark plug bo ot. IM PORT ANT: If engine must b e tipped to tr anspor t equipm ent or to inspe ct or rem ove grass, keep spark p lug side of engin e up.
19 s e c t i O n 1 0 — e n g i n e M a i n t e n a n c e Oil Ser vice Check oil l evel regularly. • Be sure corre ct oil l evel is maintained. Ch eck ever y fi ve • hours o r daily bef ore star ting engin e. See oil che cking procedu re in the Oper ation sec tion.
20 s e c t i O n 1 0 — e n g i n e M a i n t e n a n c e Elect rode 0.030 in . Figur e 1 0 - 4 3. Measure the p lug gap with a fe eler gauge. Corr ect as necess ary by b ending side e lec trode. Se e Fig. 1 0 - 4. Th e gap should b e set to 0.030 in.
21 s e c t i O n 1 0 — e n g i n e M a i n t e n a n c e F uel Filt er Ser vice The f uel f ilter cannot be cl eaned and mus t be repla ced once a year or ever y 1 00 op erating hou rs; more of ten if run with o ld gasolin e. Remove all fu el from ta nk by running engine until i t stops 1 .
GDO C-1 0 016 3 Rev. B The EZ Start Promise Pro visions of Y our Limited W arranty In add iti on to th e oth er ter ms an d con dit ions o f the L imi ted War r ant y app lic abl e to your n ew mowe r.
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24 Model 5 0M 5 17 37 38 4 1 30 6 29 31 25 14 15 14 28 6 9 22 21 27 19 20 14 18 31 26 23 16 32 24 14 14 10 8 7 34 33 35 39 36 2 3 11 12 13 40 41.
25 Re f. Par t Numbe r Description 1. 7 10 -12 0 5 Eye Bolt 2. 72 0 - 027 9 Wing Nut 3. 747- 1 161 A Blade Contro l Handle 4. 74 9 -10 9 2 A Upp er Handle 5. 74 6 - 0 4 4 8 6 Control Cab le 6. 74 9 - 0 4 0 3 7 Lower Handl e 7. 7 2 5 - 0 157 C able Ti e 8.
26 Engi ne Model - 5 P6 5 MO 29 29 26 28 14 17 10 11 18 20 15 13 21 9 3 8 7 1 2 19 6 5 4 12 27 22 23 16 25 24.
27 Engi ne Model - 5 P6 5 MO Ref No. Par t Numbe r Description 1. 75 1-1 0 33 7 Fuel T ank 2. 751- 10 875 Fly wheel Shrou d 3. 75 1-1 0 33 5 Rubb er Fuel T ank Mo unting Washer 4. 75 1-1 0 33 4 Oil Filler T ub e Assemb ly 5. 75 1-1 0 33 3 Dips tick Assem bly 6.
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MTD CONSUMER GROUP (MTD) and the United States En vironment Pr otection Agency (U . S. EP A) Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner’ s Defect W arranty Rights and Obligations) The U. S. E P A a nd MTD are pleased to expl ain the emiss ions contro l system wa rrant y on your mod el year 2005 and later sma ll off-road eng ine.
(7) The eng ine manufacturer i s liable for damag es to other engine c omponent s proximately caused by a failure under warr anty of any warranted par t. ( 8) Thr oughout the en gine’ s warrant y period defin ed in Subsec tion (a )( 2) , MTD will mai ntain a suppl y of warranted part s suffic ient to meet the expecte d demand for suc h parts.
MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C-1 0 0 016 RE V . B Th e limi ted w arr an t y se t for t h bel ow is gi ven by M T D LLC w ith re spe ct to n ew me rch andi se pur cha se d and us ed in.
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