Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product V560 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 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 G rass Catcher • One Engi ne Ope rator’s Manual • One Ha rdware Pack • One Sid e Discharge Chu te • Assembly NOTE: T his unit is ship ped w ithout gaso line or oi l in the engin e.
9 s ecti On 3 — a sseMb l y & s et -u p Slip plas tic channe l of grass ba g over hook s on the fram e. See Fig. 3 - 4. All the plas tic channe ls except center top of ba g atta ch from out side of b ag. Atta ch center top of bag f rom inside of b ag.
1 0 s ecti On 3 — a sseMb l y & s et - u p Each wh eel has a he ight adjustm ent lever to change th e cutti ng height o f the mower . Re fer to Fig. 3-7 . Dep ress height adjus tment lever towa rds wheel . Slide l ever to desired p osition for a ch ange in cut ting height .
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.
1 3 s ecti On 5 — O per a tiOn Using Y our Lawn Mo wer Be sure lawn is cl ear of ston es, stick s, w ire, or other o bjec ts which coul d damage lawn m ower or engi ne. Such obje ct s could be accid ently thrown by the mowe r in any direc tion and c ause seri ous per sonal injur y to the o perator a nd others .
Ma int en an ce & A djustm en ts 6 1 4 Figur e 6 - 1 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.
1 5 s ecti On 6 — M ainten ance & a djustMent s Figur e 6 - 2 Replacing Rear F lap T o remove rear f lap, lif t rear do or , and press f lap i n on eithe r side to remove from h ole. Se e Fig. 6 - 2. Remove f lap fro m opp osite hole an d replace with n ew fl ap in the op posite orde r and manne r of removal.
Ser vic e 7 1 6 5. Lubric ate the engine c rank shaf t and the in ner sur face of the bla de adapter w ith light oil. S lide the bla de adapter onto the eng ine crank shaf t.
1 7 S ecti on 7 — S ervice Press inward on t ab on the en gine baf f le to rel ease it from the baf f le b racket. Se e Fig. 7 -3. Slide b elt of f of en gine pull ey and thread thro ugh the ope ning in the de ck.
T roubl eshoo tin g 8 1 8 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.
T roubl eshoo tin g 8 1 9 Pr oblem Ca use Remedy Unev en cu t Wheels not pos itioned correctly . Dull blade. 1. 2. Plac e al l four wheels in same heigh t posi tion (if equipped with individ ual height adju sters ). Sharpen or r eplace blade. 1. 2. Mower will not self propel Belt n ot in stalled pr operly .
20 Model Series V 560 29 38 19 37 33 25 36 40 33 37 19 38 39 29 41 42 7 26 32 35 34 31 30 27 3 22 2 15 16 23 20 17 5 4 12 28 6 1 13 10 14 9 8 11 18 21 24 43.
2 1 Model Series V 560 Ref No. Part N umbe r Desc ripti on 1 7 46 - 04206A Variable Sp eed C able 2 73 1 - 04 1 50C Rear B affle 2 1 ” Rd. 3 71 0 - 1 24 1 Screw, 1 /4- 1 5 x 1 .
22 Model Series V 560 Wheel T reads Pin Ba r Zag T read 17 17 17 18 20 19 31 34 30 26 17 21 22 23 24 25 29 33 37 32 17 10 9 8 4 3 26 15 14 13 27 28 2 5 6 11 12 35 7 1 16 36.
23 Model Series V 560 Ref No. Part N umbe r Desc ripti on 1 7 50 - 0 44 05 Slev. S pa cer , 1 .8” Lg . 2 7 50 - 0 44 04 Sleeve Spa cer , 9. 1 0” Lg . 3 71 0 - 0654A Sel f- T apping Sem s Screw 4 78 7-01 278 2 1 ” Deck 3 i n 1 SP 5 71 0 - 0599 T T Screw, 1 /4-2 0 x 0.
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