Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 610 MTD
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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 , unders tand, a nd follow al l instruc tions on t he machine a nd in the manua l(s ) before at temptin g to assemb le and op erate. Keep this m anual in a saf e place for future a nd regula r referen ce and for orde ring rep lacement par ts .
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 . Stop the blad e(s ) when crossin g gravel drives , walk s, or roads an d while not cut ting g rass.
5 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices Children T ragic accide nts can o ccur if the ope rator is not ale rt to th e prese nce of children . Children are o fte n attra cted to th e machine a nd the mowing a cti vit y . They do n ot under stand the dang ers.
6 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices Check the b lade(s) and engine m ounting bo lts at fre quent inter vals for p roper ti ghtness. Als o, visually insp ec t blade (s ) for dama ge (e.g., excessive wear, bent, cra cked). Repla ce the bla de(s ) with the o riginal e quipment ma nufac turer ’ s (O .
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 Assembl y & Set -Up 3 8 T ractor Set -Up NOTE: T his Op erators Ma nual covers a rang e of produc t spe cif ications fo r various m odels . Charac teristi cs and featu res discusse d and/or illustrate d in this manual may not b e appli cable to all mod els.
9 s ecti On 2 — a sseMb l y & s et -u p 9 s ectiOn 2 — a sseMbl y & s et -u p Attaching the Hood Scoop (If so equipp ed) If the ho od scoo p was not sec ured to the ho od of your tra ctor at the fac tor y, y ou wi ll fi nd it in a plas tic bag, ha nging fro m the throt tle lever.
1 0 s ecti On 2— a sseMbl y & s et -u p 1 0 s ecti On 2— a sseMbl y & s et -u p Sele ct d esired p osition for th e seat, and s ecure with th e two k nobs re moved earlie r . See Fig. 3 - 6. T o a dj ust t he po sit ion o f th e sea t on mo del s so equ ip ped, loo sen t he two kn ob s on th e bott om of t he se at.
1 1 s ecti On 2 — a sseMb l y & s et - u p 1 1 s ectiO n 2 — a sseMbl y & s et -u p Tire Pressure W ARN ING: Maximu m tire pressure un der any circumst ances is 30 psi. Equal tire p ressure shoul d be maintai ned at all time s. The tire s on your unit may b e over -i nflate d for ship ping purp oses.
Figur e 4 - 1 Cruis e Contr ol Hydr ostat ic Dri ve Peda l Cup Hol der Thro tt le/Choke L ever Dec k Lif t Lever PTO (Bl ade E ngage) Lever Ign iti on Switc h Mod ule Amme ter Seat Adj ust ment Lever .
Throttle Control Lever The throt tle contro l lever is loc ated on the ri ght side of the trac tor ’ s dash pane l. This leve r controls the spe ed of the e ngine and, o n some mo dels, wh en pushe d all the way for ward , the choke control a lso. When se t in a given pos ition, the th rottle w ill maintai n a uniform e ngine sp eed.
Deck Lif t Lev er Found on yo ur trac tor’s right fend er , the deck l if t lever is used to change th e height of the c uttin g deck . T o use, move the lever to the lef t , then pla ce in the notch best su ited for your a pplicati on. Brake P edal The br ake peda l is located o n the right sid e of the lawn tra ctor, along the runn ing boar d.
PTO ( Blade Enga ge ) If the P TO light illuminates wh en atte mpting to sta rt th e trac tor’s engin e, move PTO lever into the disen gaged (OFF) p osition.
Opera ti on 5 1 6 Opera ti on 5 1 6 Safet y Int erlock Switches This tr actor is e quipp ed with a s afet y interlo ck system f or the protec tion of th e oper ator . If the interl ock sys tem shoul d ever malf uncti on, do not o perate the tr acto r .
1 7 s ecti On 5 — O per a tiOn 1 7 s ec tiOn 5 — O pe ra tiO n Dep ress the RE VERSE PUSH BUT TON (Orang e, T r iangular But ton) at the top, right corner of t he key switch mod ule. The re d indicator l ight at the top, lef t corn er of the key switch mo dule will b e ON whil e acti vated.
1 8 s ectiO n 5— O peratiOn 1 8 s ectiO n 5— O peratiOn Dep ress the brake p edal to rel ease the park ing br ake and let the p edal up. Move the throt tle lever into the FAST (rabbit) pos ition. IMP ORT ANT : Do NOT use the dri ve pedal to cha nge the direc tion o f travel when the t rac tor is in motion .
1 9 s ec tiOn 5 — O peratiOn 1 9 s ec tiOn 5 — O pe ra tiOn Mulching (If so equipped) Sele ct m odels com e equipp ed with a mu lch kit wh ich incorp orates sp ecial bla des, alrea dy sta ndard on the t racto r , in a process of re circulating g rass clippin gs repeate dly ben eath the cut ting deck .
Maintenance W ARN ING: Before p er formin g any maintenance or repai rs, dise ngage P TO , move shif t lever into neu tral positi on, set p arkin g brake, stop e ngine and re move key to prevent unintende d star tin g. Engine Refe r to the Engine Op erator/ Ow ner Manual f or engin e maintenan ce instruc tions.
Cleaning the Engine And Deck Any fuel o r oil spill ed on the ma chine shoul d be wip ed of f promptl y . Do NOT allow d ebris to accumul ate around the coo ling f ins of the engi ne or on any othe r par t of the machin e. IMP ORT ANT : The use of a p ressure washer to cl ean your trac tor is NOT recomm ended .
Side to S ide If the cut ting d eck app ears to be m owing unevenl y , a side to side adjust ment can be p er form ed. Adjust i f necessar y as fo llows: With the t racto r parked o n a fir m, level s.
Maintenance Schedule Bef ore Eac h use Ever y 10 Hours Ever y 25 Hour s Ever y 50 Hour s Ever y 100 Hour s Prio r to Storin g Clean H ood/ Dash Louver s P P Chec k Engine O il Level P P Chec k Air Fil.
Ser vic e 7 24 Ser vic e 7 24 Caref ully remove the P TO cable f rom the rear of the cut ting deck by re moving the ha ir pin clip whi ch secures it . Remove the sp ring fro m the deck id ler bra cket. See Fig . 7 -3 Gentl y slide the cut ting d eck (from the lef t side) out from under neath the tra ctor.
25 s ecti On 7 — s ervice 25 s ec tiOn 7 — s ervice Charging W ARN ING ! Batte ries give of f an e xplosi ve gas while cha rging. Charg e the bat ter y in a well ventilated are a and keep away fro m an open f lam e or pil ot light as on a water he ater , space heater, furn ace, clothes dr yer or oth er gas app liances.
26 s ectiO n 7 — s ervice 26 s ectiO n 7 — s ervice Cutting Blades W ARN ING ! Shut the eng ine of f and rem ove ignitio n key before r emoving the c uttin g blade(s) for sharp ening or re placeme nt. Protec t your hands by using heav y gl oves when grasp ing the bla de.
27 s ectiOn 7 — s ervice 27 s ecti On 7 — s ervi ce Changing the Deck Belt W ARN ING ! Be sure to shut the e ngine of f, remove ignitio n key , disconne ct the s park plu g wire(s ) and ground a gainst the e ngine to prevent uni ntended sta rtin g befo re removing th e belt.
28 s ecti On 7 — s ervice 28 s ecti On 7 — s ervi ce Figur e 7 - 7 Figur e 7 - 8 El ect ric P TO Clut ch Idl er Pul leys Be lt Gu ard 46 -inch Deck (El ec tric PTO ) Idl er Pul leys Eng ine Pul le.
Pr oblem Ca use Remedy Engin e fails to start PTO /Blade engaged. Spark plug w ire d isconn ec ted. F uel tank empty , or stale fuel. Chok e not activated. F aulty spa rk plug. Blocked fuel l ine. Engin e flooded. Parking brake not engaged Thro ttle con trol lever not in c orrect starting positi on.
NOTE: T his Op erators Ma nual covers a rang e of produc t sp ecif icatio ns for vario us mode ls. Charac teris tics and f eatures discuss ed and/or illustr ated in this manual m ay not be appl icable to al l models .
The followi ng attac hments and ac cessor ies are comp atible for Mo del Seri es 6 1 0 Lawn T ractors. S ee the retailer fro m which you pur- chase d your tractor , an author ized MTD Serv ice Deal er or phone ( 80 0 ) 80 0-73 1 0 for information reg arding pr ice and availabil ity .
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MTD LLC ( M TD ) , THE U NI TED ST A TES E NVI RONM ENT PROTEC TIO N A GE NCY (U. S. E P A) EM ISS IO N CONT ROL SY STE M W ARRAN T Y ST A TEM ENT ( OWNER’S D EFECT W ARR ANT Y R IGH TS AN D OBLIG A T ION S ) The U.
(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 - 100 015 RE V . B Th e limi te d war r ant y se t for th b elow i s 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 .
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If you have not bought MTD 610 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 610 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, MTD 610 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get MTD 610 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of MTD 610, 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 610.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with MTD 610. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device MTD 610 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
