Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 560 Series MTD
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Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • T roub leshooting • P arts Lists • Warranty OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE OPERA TING EQ UIPMENT . PRINTED IN U .S.A .
2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was pur chased, without first contacting Customer Support.
3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on incline s with a slope in e x cess of 1 5 degrees (a rise of appro xi mat ely 2- 1/ 2 feet e v ery 1 0 fee t) .
4 2 S a f e O p e r a t i o n P r a c t i c e s General Operation 1 . Read th is oper ator’s manua l carefu lly in it s entiret y befor e atte mpti ng to asse mble t his mac hine. Rea d, under stan d, and fo llow all in stru ctio ns on th e machi ne and in t he manu al (s ) before o perat ion.
5 Do: 1 . Mow ac ross th e face of sl opes ; never up a nd down. Exerc ise ex treme c autio n when ch angin g direc tion o n slo pes. 2. Watch for ho les, ru ts, roc ks, hid den o bjec ts, or bum ps whi ch can c ause you to sl ip or tri p. T al l grass c an hid e obst acle s.
6 3 NOTE : The uni ts illu strated may vary slig htly from your uni t. 1 . Remove loose par ts and any pac king material w hich may be between u pper and lower hand les. a. Pull up and b ack on the up per handl e to raise the handl e from posit ion A into the op erating pos ition B.
7 Figure 5 NOTE : Make cer tain bag is turned right side out before assembling (warning label will be on the outside ). NOTE : Make cer tain cables are routed to the outside of the handle so they are no t in the wa y when attaching t he grass catcher .
8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Blade Control Handle The blad e control han dle is lo cated on the up per handl e of the mower . See Figure 9. The blad e control ha ndle must be d epressed in or der to operate th e unit. Releas e the blad e control ha ndle to stop t he engine an d blade.
9 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING The operation of any lawn mo wer can result in foreign ob jects being throw n into the ey es, which can damage you r ey es sev erely . A lwa ys w ear safety glasses while operating the mower , or while performing any ad justments or repairs on it.
10 5 W ARNING Figure 11 Lubrication 1 . Lubri cate the pivot poi nts on the blad e control ha ndle at least on ce a season wi th light oil. Th e blade contro l must operate freely i n both direc tions.
11 5 W ARNING Figure 12 Figure 14 Figure 13 7 . Ins tall the bl ade adapter on th e crankshaf t with th e “star ” away from the engine. See Fig ure 1 2. Place the blad e with the s ide marked “ botto m” (or wit h part number) faci ng awa y from the ada pter .
12 For r epairs beyond the minor adjust - ments liste d here, contact an autho r ized service deale r . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y Engin e fails to st ar t 1 . Blad e cont rol han dle dis engag ed. 2. Spar k plug wir e disc onne cted.
13 TW O YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY The lim ited warrant y set for th be low is given by MTD LLC wit h respe ct to new merc handi se purch ased and u sed in the U nited States a nd / or its ter ritori es a.
An important point after buying a device MTD 560 Series (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought MTD 560 Series yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data MTD 560 Series - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, MTD 560 Series you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get MTD 560 Series will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of MTD 560 Series, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime MTD 560 Series.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with MTD 560 Series. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device MTD 560 Series along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
