Bolens 54K manual

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 . F A ILURE T O COMP [...]

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. Kee p this manual in a s afe place fo r future and re gular re ferenc[...]

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. Do not ho ld on to the mower i f you are fall ing; release th e h[...]

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. Seri ous per sonal injur y c an occur whe n gasolin e is spille d on yours elf or your c[...]

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 unimproved fo rest-covered , brush covered or grass -covered l and unless th e engine ’ s exhau st sys tem is equip ped with a s park arre ster mee ting [...]

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 . W A RNI NG: Do not ope rat e you r law n mow er on su ch s[...]

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. Fill up gaso line and[...]

9 s ecti On 3 — a sseMb l y & s et -u p Place rear of the m ower deck on r aised bl ock s. Remove lo ck nut and spr ing washer f rom pivot ar m assemb ly (on selec t mod els, thes e may be includ ed sepa rately in a pl astic bag). Slide sp ring washe r and whe el, with ho llow side in , onto pivot arm a nd secure w ith lock nut . See Figure 3[...]

1 0 s ecti On 3 — a sseMb l y & s et - u p Slide t wo hoo ks o f side discharg e chute under hi nge pin o n mulchin g plug assem bly. Lo wer the m ulching pl ug. Do not remove side mu lching plu g at any time, even when you a re not mulchi ng. Adjustments Cutting Height Each wh eel has a he ight adjustm ent lever to change th e cutti ng heigh[...]

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. Never at tempt to bypass i ts ope rations. Cutting Height Adjustm[...]

Opera ti on 5 1 2 Figur e 5- 1 3 2 1 4 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. Engine e xhaust cont ains carb on monoxi de, an odo rless and de adly gas . Keep hands , f[...]

Ma int en an ce & A djustm en ts 6 1 3 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. T o receive f ull value f rom warr anty, operato r must mainta in the lawn mowe r [...]

1 4 s ectiOn 6 — M aintenance & a dj ustMents 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. 1. 2. Engine Care A list of key en gine maintena [...]

Ser vic e 7 1 5 W ARN ING: An unbalan ced blade w ill cause excessive vib ration wh en rotating at hi gh spee ds. It may cause dama ge to mower and coul d break causing p erso nal injur y. 5. Lubric ate the engine cr ank 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. Pl[...]

T roubl eshoo tin g 8 1 6 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. Engin e flooded. F uel valv e ( if equipped) closed. Engin e not chok ed (if equipped w ith c[...]

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1 9 Ref No. Part N umbe r Desc ripti on 1 . 7 4 7 - 1 16 1 A Blad e Control 2. 7 4 9 - 1 092A Uppe r Handle 3. 7 46 - 04299 Control Cab le 4. 726- 0240 Cabl e Tie 5. 66 4 - 04034A Grass B ag Assem bly 6. 7 4 7 - 04 080A Grass B ag Frame 7 . 720 - 02 79 Han dle Kno b 8. 73 1 - 056 4 2 T railshiel d 9. 7 4 7 - 04588 Pi vot Rod 1 0. 7 3 1-05865 Rear D[...]

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 t h bel ow is gi ven b y MT D LL C wi th re spe c t to new m erc ha ndis e pur cha se d and u sed i n the U nit ed S t at es an d / or it s te rr it ori es an d pos se ss ions , and b y MT D Pr oduc t s Lim ite d wi th r esp ec t to n ew mer ch and[...]