Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Series 544 Bolens
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21” Mulching Mower Mode l Ser ies 54 4 Oper ator’ s Man ual IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD LLC, P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-0019 Warning: This unit i.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe O peration Practice s ........... ............. ................... ................... ..... 3 Slope G auge .................... ................... ............. ................... .................
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES WARNING: This symb ol poin ts out impor tant safety instructio ns which, if not followed, c ould endanger the p ersonal s afety a nd/or prop erty of y ourself and other s. Read and fol low all instruc tions in this man ual before at tempting to op erate this m achine.
4 continues to rotate for a fe w seconds after the engine i s shut off. Nev er place any p art of the body in the bla de area until yo u are sure the blade has stopped ro tating. 9. Never oper ate mower without pr oper trail shi eld, discharge cover, gras s catche r, blade con trol handle or ot her safety protec tive d evices in place and working.
5 14. To reduce fire hazard, keep mower free of grass, leaves , or other debris build-up. Clean up oil or fuel spilla ge and remov e any fuel s oaked debris . 15. Allow a mow er to cool at leas t 5 minutes bef ore storin g. General Serv ice: 1. Never run an engine indoo rs or in a poorly ventila ted area.
6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine slop es where you may not operate safely. Do not operate your lawn mower on such sl opes.
7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER IMPORT ANT: This unit i s shi pped with out ga soline or oil in the eng ine. Be certai n to service engi ne with gasolin e and o il as in structe d in the se parate e ngine m anual before ope rating you r mower.
8 Attaching Rear Wheels • Remove ha rdware from ha rdware pack. • Insert should er scre w throug h wave washer, fl at washer, rear wheel, and sp ring wash er. • Secure sh oulder screw wi th hardwar e to rear pivot bar. See Fig ure 5. Figure 5 Attaching Starter Rope • The ro pe guide is attached to the right si de of upp er handle.
9 Conve rting T o Side Discharge • Your mower h as been shipped as a m ulcher. To conver t it to a side-dis charge mower , lift the mul ch- ing plu g. Slide the two hooks on the side -dischar ge deflector under the hinge pin on the mulc hing plug assembl y.
10 Cutting Height Adjustment Levers These le vers are lo cated on each wheel and are used to adj ust the cu ttin g heigh t. Thes e levers have to be at the same re lative posit ion to ensur e uniform cut.S ee Figure 10. Blade Control Handle The blade contr ol handle is loc ated on the upper handle of the mower.
11 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Do not at any time make a ny adjustments without first stopping en gine and disconnect ing spark plug wire. Handle Height Adjustment Your mower is shipp ed with the hand le in the highe r height p osition. T o lower the heig ht proc eed as follows: • Remo ve the star ter ro pe fr om th e ro pe gui de.
12 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER General Recommendations • Always observe sa fety rules when performing an y maintenan ce. • The warr anty on this lawn mower doe s not cover items t hat ha ve been subjected to oper ator a buse or neglig ence.
13 Lubrication Always stop engine a nd disconnect spark plug wire befo re cleaning, lubricat ing or doing any kind of service work on the lawn mower. Blade Control: Lub ricate the pivot po ints on the bl ade control handle and the brake cable at l east once a season wi th light oil.
14 • Remove the blade and the ad apter from the cranks haft. Fig ure 1 5 WARNING: Periodical ly inspect the blade adapter for cracks, espec ially if you strike a foreign ob ject. Replace wh en necessar y. When shar pening the blade, follo w the origina l angle of grind as a guide.
15 SECTION 8: TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: Fo r repair s bey ond the minor adj ustments above, contact your lo cal authorized servic e deale r. Problem Cau se Rem edy Eng ine fail s to s tart 1. Blad e contr ol hand le dise ngaged . 2. Spark p lug wire disconn ected.
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17 Model Series 544 Ref. No. P ar t No. P ar t Description 1. 749-1092A Upper Han dle 2. 747-1161A Control Hand le 3. 720-0279 Handle Knob 4. 710-1205 Rope Gui de 5. 710-1174 Carriage Bolt 5/16 -18 x 2 ” 6. 736-0451 Shoulder W asher.320 ID x.930 O D 7.
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