Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Series 070 MTD
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Model Series 070 Rot ary Mowers PRINTED IN U .S.A. FORM NO. 770-1012 2A (1/01) O PERA T OR’S M ANU AL IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAR EFULL Y MTD PRO DUCTS INC.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important S afe Operation Practices ................. ............. ............. ................... ..... 3 Slope G auge .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... .....
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This s ymbol points out impor tant safety instructio ns which, if not follow ed, could endan ger the person al safety a nd/or pro perty of yo urself an d others. Read an d follo w all instruc tions in th is manual before a ttempti ng to oper ate this m achine.
4 19. Shut the e ngine off and wa it until th e blade comes to a comple te stop b efore remo ving the grass ca tcher or unclogg ing th e chute. The cuttin g blade continues to rotate for a few sec onds afte r the engi ne is sh ut off. Never pla ce any part of the body in the blade area unti l you are sure the b lade has stopped rotating.
5 General Service: 1. Never run an eng ine indoors or in a poorly ventil ated area. Engine ex haust contains carbon mon oxide, an odorless and dea dly gas . 2. Before cl eaning, repairing, o r insp ecting, mak e certain the blad e and al l movin g parts h ave stopped .
6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine slop es where yo u may not oper ate safely . Do not operate your la wn mower on such sl opes.
7 SECTION 3: UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS Remove Unit From Carton IMPORT ANT: This unit is shipped WITHOUT GASOLINE or OIL in the en gine. Be certain to ser vice the engine wi th gasolin e and oil as in structe d in the separat e engine manu al befor e operatin g your mowe r.
8 Figure 4 NOTE: Your mower is ship ped with t he hand le in the higher heigh t position. If you wis h to lower the hei ght of the handle, r efer to the Adj ustment Se ction at this time. • Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hol e in the weld pins on the handle mou nting brack ets.
9 SECTION 5: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER Figure 8 Read this ope rator ’ s man ual and safe ty rules befor e operatin g yo ur lawn m ower. Com pare the il lustration in Figure 8 with your lawn mo wer to familiar ize y ourself with the lo cation of va rious c ontrols and adjustme nts.
10 SECTION 6: OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER WARNING: Keep hands a nd fee t away from the chut e area on cu tting dec k. The o perat ion of any la wn mower can resul t in fore ign objects b eing thrown into the e yes, whic h can result i n sever e eye damage .
11 SECTION 7: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Always stop the engi ne, disconn ect the spark pl ug wire, and gr ound it again st the engin e before per forming adjustme nts. Cutting Heig ht Adjustment Fig ure 10 A height adjustmen t lever at each wheel provi des cutting hei ght adj ustment.
12 Fig ure 12 Lubrication WARNING: Always st op the engine, disco n- nect the s park plug wire, and ground i t agains t the engine bef ore clean ing, lub ricatin g or doing any type of maint enance on the machine . Blade Control Handle: Lubr icate t he pi vot poi nts on the blade co ntrol hand le at least once a s eason with light o il.
13 Sharpeni ng the B lade When shar pening the blade, follo w the orig inal angle of grind as a guide. It is ex tremely impo rtant that eac h cutting edg e receiv es an equal amount of grin ding to prevent an unbalanc ed blade. An unbalan ced blade will cause ex cessiv e vibrat ion when rotating at hi gh speed s.
14 SECTION 10: TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE T rouble P os sible Cause(s) Correcti ve Action Engine f a ils to start Blade con trol handle d isengage d. Spark plug w ire disc onnected. Fuel tank empty , or sta le fuel. Bloc k ed fuel line. F aulty sp ark plug.
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16 SECTION 11: PARTS LIST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 31 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 35 38.
17 †† Whe el As sem bly Char t Siz e Tr e a d Ty p e Wh eels P art No. Bearings Descriptio n 8” x 1 .75” Bar T read 634- 0020 — Disk Hub Gr ey 8” x 1 .75” Bar T read 734-198 7 — Aero Mag G rey 8” x 1 .75” Bar T read 734-178 1 — Slot Hu b Gre y 8” x 1 .
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MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY The limited warranty set f or th belo w is giv en by MTD PR ODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respec t to ne w me rchandis e purchas ed and u sed in the U nited St ates, its pos sessions and territories .
An important point after buying a device MTD Series 070 (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 Series 070 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 Series 070 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, MTD Series 070 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get MTD Series 070 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of MTD Series 070, 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 Series 070.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with MTD Series 070. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device MTD Series 070 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
