Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Series 790 MTD
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MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 001 9 Print ed In US A Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubles hooting • W arranty W ARNING READ AND F OLL OW AL L SA FETY RULES AND INS TRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTING T O OPERA TE THIS MA CHINE .
Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machin e to the retailer or de aler withou t first contacting o ur Customer Supp ort D epar tment . If you ha ve difficul t y ass embl ing thi s prod uct or ha ve a ny que stio ns rega rdi ng t he con tr ols, opera tion, or mai nt enan ce of this mach ine, you can seek help from the e xper ts.
Im por tant Sa fe Oper at ion P rac ti ces 2 3 General Operation Read, un derst and, and fo llow all instruc tions o n the 1 . machine and i n the manual(s ) bef ore attem pting to assembl e and ope rate. Keep this manual in a saf e place for future an d regular ref erence and for o rdering rep lacement par ts .
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 i njuries. Stop the blade(s) when crossing gravel drives , walk s, or 1 3. roads and w hile not cut ting grass .
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 Children T ra gic accidents c an occur if the op erator is not ale rt to th e 1 . presen ce of children. Children a re of ten attr acte d to the machine and th e mowing ac tivit y.
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 Periodic ally check to make sure the b lades come to 3. complete s top within approx imately (5 ) f ive secon ds af ter ope rating the bla de disengag ement control.
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 Safet y S ymbols This pag e depic ts and d escribe s safet y sy mbols that may app ear on this pro duct . Read, und erst and, and fo llow all instruc tions on t he machine b efore at tempting to assem ble and op erate.
8 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 15° Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (representing a 15° slope) Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely .
Assembl y & Set -U p 3 9 T rac tor Set -Up NOTE: T his Operator s Manual covers a ran ge of produc t spe cifi cations for var ious mod els. Charac teristic s and features discussed an d/ or illust rated in this manual may not b e applicab le to all mode ls.
10 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Attaching The Seat If the se at for your trac tor was not at tach ed at the fac tor y , foll ow the appli cable ins truc tions bel ow to attach i t. NOTE: For shipp ing reasons, s ome seat s are not att ached at the fac tor y.
11 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Tire Pressure W ARN ING! Ma ximum tire pre ssure under any circumstan ces is 30 psi. Equal tire pressure should b e maintaine d at all times. N ever exceed th e maximum inf lation pressure show n on the sidewa ll of the tire.
Figure 4 - 1 Park ing Brake Leve r Park ing Brake Ped al Spe ed Contr ol Lever Thro tt le/Choke Lever Dec k Lif t Lever PTO ( Bl ade E ngag e ) Lever Igni tion Swi tch Module C ont rols an d Fe at ures 4 12 Lawn T rac tor controls and fe atures are illustrate d in Fig 4- 1 and de scribe d on the foll owing pag es.
Throttle Control Lev er The throt tle contro l lever is locate d on the right side o f the trac tor’s dash panel . This lever controls the sp eed of th e engine and whe n pushed all th e way for ward, the choke contro l also. When s et in a given posi tion, the throt tle will m aintain a unifor m engine sp eed .
W ARN ING! N ever leave a running machine unat tended. Al ways disengage P TO , move spe ed control lever into neut ral positio n, set par king br ake, stop eng ine and remove key to prevent unintende d star ting.
Operation 5 15 Operation 5 15 Safet y Int erlock Switches This trac tor is equip ped w ith a safet y interlo ck sys tem for the protec tion of th e operator. If the interlo ck system sh ould ever malfun ctio n, do not op erate the trac tor. C ontac t an autho rized MTD ser v ice dealer.
16 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n 16 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n Once ac tivated (ind icator light ON), the trac tor can b e 4. driven in rever se with the cut ting b lades (PTO) engage d. Always loo k down and b ehind be fore and while b acking to 5.
17 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n 17 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n IM PORTANT : Firs t -tim e operator s should use sl ower spe eds. Be come comple tely familiar wi th the trac tor ’ s ope ration and controls b efore op erating th e trac tor in at higher sp eed .
18 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n 18 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n Mulching (if so equipped) Sele ct m odels come e quippe d with a mulch k it which incorp orates spe cial blades , already st andard on th e trac tor , in a process of re circulating grass clipp ings repeate dly ben eath the cut ting deck .
Perf orm the ab ove steps in the opp osite order af ter oi l has f inished drainin g. Ref ill the en gine with new m otor oil as instru cted i n the 5.
Push in on the oil drai n valve and rotate counter-clo ck wise 6. to drain the oil . Refer ba ck to Figure 6 - 2 . Af ter the oil has f inished dr aining, rotate th e valve 7 . clock wise to clos e. Re -c ap the end of the o il drain valve to keep deb ris from enterin g the drain p or t.
Batter y F ailures Some comm on causes fo r bat tery f ailure are: Incorre ct initial a ctiv ation • Overcharging • Fre e z in g • Undercharging • Corrode d connec tions • Thes e failures are N OT co vered by your t racto r’s warrant y .
Measure the dis tance from th e outsid e of the lef t bla de 2 . tip to the ground a nd the dista nce from the ou tside of the right blad e tip to the ground. B oth measureme nts taken should b e equal. I f they’re not, pro ceed to the ne x t step. Loosen , but do NOT rem ove, the hex cap screw o n the lef t 3.
Maintena nce Schedule Before Eac h use Ever y 10 Hours Ever y 25 Hour s Ever y 50 Hour s Ever y 100 Hour s Prior to Storing Clean H ood/ Dash Louve rs P P Chec k Engine O il Level P P Chec k Air Filte.
Se r vice 7 24 Se r vice 7 24 Move the deck li f t lever into the top notch on the ri ght 7 . fende r to raise the deck li f t arms up and out of th e way . On 42” dec k s: 8. Remove the bow-tie cotter p in securing the deck stab ilizer rod to the d eck .
25 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e 25 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Caref ully remove the P TO cable from th e rear of the 9. cut ting deck by rem oving the hair p in clip which secur es it. Remove the spr ing from th e deck idle r bracket. S ee Fig.
26 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e 26 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Cutting Blades W ARN ING! Shut th e engine of f an d remove ignition key b efore rem oving the cut ting bla de(s ) for sharpe ning or repla cement. Protec t your hands by using heav y gloves whe n grasping the b lade.
27 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e 27 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Retighten th e lef t idler p ulley hex nu t loosen ed earlie r . 7 . Remo unt the belt gu ards removed earlie r . 8. Re -install the deck , making sure the belt remains routed around 9.
Problem Cause Remedy Engi ne fai ls t o start PTO /Blade engaged. 1. Spark plu g wire disconne cted . 2. Fuel tank empt y, or stale fu el. 3. Choke not ac tivated . 4. F ault y spark p lug. 5. Blocke d fuel lin e. 6. Engine f looded. 7. Parkin g brake not enga ged 8.
NOTE: T his Operator s Manual covers a ran ge of produc t sp ecif ications fo r various mo dels. Char acteris tics and f eatures discussed an d/ or illustr ated in this manual may not be ap plicabl e to all models .
The following at tach ments and ac cessor ies are comp atible for Mod el Series 70 0 Hydrostatic L awn T rac tors. See the ret ailer from whic h you purchas ed your tractor , an authorized MTD Ser vi ce Dealer or ph one ( 80 0) 8 00 - 73 1 0 for informatio n regarding p rice an d av ailab ility.
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GDOC-100223 Re v . A W ARRANTED P ARTS: The re pair or re plac ement of any war ranted par t ot her wise e ligib le for warra nty c overage may be exc luded fr om suc h warrant y covera ge if MTD C on.
MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C - 100 015 RE V. B Th e limi te d war r an t y se t for th b elow i s giv en by M T D LLC w it h re spe c t to new m er cha ndis e pur cha se d an d use d.
An important point after buying a device MTD Series 790 (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 790 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 790 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, MTD Series 790 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get MTD Series 790 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of MTD Series 790, 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 790.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with MTD Series 790. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device MTD Series 790 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
