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MTD LL C, P .O. BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 3 6 - 001 9 Print ed In US A Safe Ope ration Practices • Set- Up • Operation • M aintenance • Ser vice • T roubl eshooting • Warranty W ARNING READ AND FOL LO W AL L SAF ET Y RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO OP ER A TE THIS MA CHINE .
Customer Support Please do NOT return the machi ne to the retailer or de aler without f irst contac ting our Customer Su ppor t Dep artme nt. If y ou ha ve diff icu lty as semb ling th is p rodu ct or hav e an y qu estio ns rega rdin g t he c on trol s, o perat ion, or m ain ten anc e o f th is m ach ine , y ou ca n see k hel p fr om t he experts.
Im por tant Sa fe Opera tio n Pra c tic es 2 3 General Operation Read this o perator ’s manual caref ully in it s entiret y bef ore atte mpting to assemb le this machin e. Read, un ders tand, and fol low all instru ctio ns on the machin e and in the manuals) befo re oper ation.
4 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices A missing or d amaged d ischarge cover can c ause blad e contac t or thrown o bjec t injuries . Many injurie s occur as a result of the m ower bein g pulle d over the foot du ring a fal l caused by sli pping or t rippin g.
5 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices Ser vice Safe Handling Of Gasoline : T o avoid pers onal injur y or p roper t y damag e use ex treme care in ha ndling gaso line. Gas oline is ex tre mely f lammab le and the v apors a re expl osive.
6 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices Spark Arrestor W ARN ING : This machin e is equipp ed with a n internal com bustion e ngine and s hould not b e used on or ne ar any unimp.
7 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices 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 to determine slopes where you may no t operate safely .
Assembl y & Set -Up 3 8 Cont ents of Ca rton One L awn Mower • One L awn Mower Ope rator’s Manual • One B ottle o f Oil • One Mu lching Baf f le (I f Equippe d) • Assembly NOTE: T his lawn mower is s hippe d without g asoline o r oil in the eng ine.
9 s ecti On 3 — a sseMb l y & s et -u p NOTE: E ach end of th e lower handl e must be p laced in the same p osition o n the mountin g bracket s. Remove the s tar kn obs shown in Fig . 3-3 and remove the lower ha ndle. Position each ha ndle bra cket stud into the top h ole in the lower h andle.
1 0 s ecti On 3 — a sseMb l y & s et - u p Mulching Baf fle (If Equ ipped) If your m ower is equip ped wi th an optiona l mulching baf f le, inst all it on the r ight side of th e deck .
C ont rols an d F eat ures 4 1 1 Blade Control The b lade control is at tach ed to the upp er handl e of the mower. Dep ress and sque eze it aga inst the upp er handl e to operate th e unit. R elease it to s top engin e and blad e. W ARN ING: This bla de control is a saf et y device.
Opera ti on 5 1 2 Figur e 5- 1 Starting Engine W ARN ING: Be sure no one o ther than the o perator is sta nding near th e lawn mower whi le star tin g engin e or ope rating mower. Never run eng ine indo ors or in e nclose d, poo rly ventilated a reas.
Ma int en an ce & A djustm en ts 6 1 3 Maintenance General Recomm endations Always obse r ve safet y rule s when pe rf orming any maintenan ce. The wa rrant y on this lawn m ower does not cover items th at have been su bjec ted to ope rator abuse o r neglig ence.
Ser vic e 7 1 4 W ARN ING: An unbalan ced blade w ill cause excessive vib ration wh en rotating at hi gh spee ds. It may cause dama ge to mower and coul d break causing p erso nal injur y. 5. Lubric ate the engine cr ank shaf t and the in ner sur face of the bla de adapter w ith light oil.
T roubl eshoo tin g 8 1 5 Pr oblem Ca use Remedy Engin e F ail s to start Blade cont rol di sengaged. Spark plug boo t disc onnected. F uel tank empty or stale fuel. Engin e not primed (if eq uipped wit h primer ) . F aulty spa rk plug. Blocked fuel l ine.
E ngin e Opera tio n 9 1 6 -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 1 0 - 1 F uel Ca.
1 7 s ecti On 9 — e ng ine O pe ra tiOn Check Fuel L evel Clean aro und fuel f ill b efore re moving cap to f uel. Fill tank to ap proximately 1-inch b elow lowes t por tio n of neck to all ow for fue l expansi on. Be ca reful not to over f ill. NOTE: B efore re fuelin g, allow en gine to cool 2 minu tes.
E ngin e Ma int en anc e 1 0 1 8 W ARN ING: Shut of f the engi ne befo re per for ming any maintenance. T o prevent accide ntal sta rt-u p, disconne ct th e spark pl ug boot . IM POR T ANT : If engin e must be tip ped to tra nspor t equ ipment or to inspe ct o r remove grass, ke ep spark p lug side of e ngine up.
1 9 s ecti On 1 0 — e ng ine M ainte nance Oil Ser vice Check oi l level regul arly. Be sure corr ect o il level is maint ained. Ch eck ever y f ive hour s or daily b efore s tar ting eng ine. See o il check ing proce dure in the Op eration s ec tion.
20 s ecti On 1 0 — e ng ine M ainte nance El ect rod e 0.030 i n. Figur e 1 0 - 4 3. Measure the p lug gap wi th a feele r gauge. Corre ct as necess ar y by bendin g side ele ct rode.
2 1 s ecti On 1 0 — e ng ine M aint enance F uel Filter Serv ice The f uel f ilter can not be clean ed and mus t be repl aced once a year or ever y 1 0 0 oper ating hour s; more of ten if run w ith old gasoli ne. Remove all f uel fro m tank by runn ing engin e until it stops from la ck of fuel .
GDO C - 10016 3 Rev. B The EZ Start Promise Pro visions of Y our Limited Warranty In add it ion to t he o the r ter ms an d con dit ion s of t he Li mit ed War r ant y app lic ab le to y our new m owe.
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24 Model 5 0M 4 1 30 6 29 31 25 14 15 14 28 6 9 22 21 27 17 5 37 38 19 20 14 18 31 44 43 26 23 16 32 24 14 14 42 10 8 7 34 33 35 39 36 2 3 11 12 13 40 41.
25 Ref. Part N umber Desc ripti on 1 . 71 0 - 1 205 Eye Bolt 2. 720 - 0 279 Wing N ut 3. 7 4 7 - 1 16 1 A Blad e Control Handl e 4. 7 4 9 - 1 092A Uppe r Handle 5. 7 46 - 04300 Control Cab le 6. 7 4 9 - 04 03 7 Lower Handle 7 . 725- 01 57 Cabl e Tie 8.
26 Engi ne Model - 1 P6 5 7 6 11 10 8 12 5 4 14 21 29 1 3 2 9 20 27 13 26 25 24 22 23 16 28 17 17 15 18 19.
27 Engi ne Model - 1 P6 5 Ref No. Par t Numbe r Desc ripti on 1 . 951 - 103 3 7 Fuel T ank 2. 95 1 - 103 36 Fly whee l Shroud 3. 95 1 - 103 35 Rubb er Fuel T ank Mounting Washer 4. 95 1 - 103 34 Oil Fill er T ube Asse mbly 5. 95 1 - 103 33 Dips tick Asse mbly 6.
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MTD CONSUMER GROUP (MTD) and the United States En vironment Protection Agency (U . S. EP A) Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner’ s Defect Warranty Rights and Ob ligations) The U. S. EP A and M TD are pleased to expla in the emis sions cont rol system warranty o n your model year 200 5 and later small of f-road eng ine.
(7) The eng ine manufac turer is liable for d amages to other en gine com ponents proxim ately caused by a failure und er warranty of any warranted par t. ( 8 ) Throughout t he engine’s warranty peri od define d in Subsec tion ( a) (2 ) , MTD will mainta in a supply of warrante d part s suffi cient to meet th e expecte d demand for su ch par ts.
MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C - 100 016 RE V. B Th e limi te d war r ant y se t for th b elo w is gi ven by M T D LLC w it h re spe c t to new m erc ha ndis e pur cha se d and u sed i.
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