Yard-Man 13B-325-401 manual

IMPOR T ANT : Read saf ety rules and instructions ca refull y befo re operati ng equipment. MTD PR ODUCTS INC . P . O . BO X 36 8022 CLEVELAN D , OHIO 4413 6-9722 Ridin g Mower Internal Bagging System Model 13B-325-401 PRINTED IN U .S.A. Warning: T h is unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimpr[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe Ope ration Practi ces .... .................... ............ .................... ........... 3 Slope G auge .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ..... 6 Assemblin g Your Riding Mo wer .............................. ............ ......[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES This symbol points out important safety instructions which, if not foll owed, co uld endange r the personal sa fety and/ or property of yourse lf and othe rs. Read and foll ow all in structions in this manu al before attem pting to oper ate your ride r mower. Fai lure to comply with these in structi o[...]

4 injury or death. All slopes r equire ex tra caution. If you ca nnot back up the slope or if you feel unea sy on it, do not mow it. • For yo ur safety , use the slope gau ge incl uded as part of this m anual to measur e slop es before operatin g this unit on a sloped or hill y area. If the slo pe is grea ter t han 1 5 ° as shown on the slope ga[...]

5 • Grass c atcher co mponents are subject to wea r, damage a nd deteriora tion, which could expo se moving p arts or al low objec ts to be th rown. Fo r your safety pr otection, frequently check co mponents and replace wi th manufact urer ’ s recom mended parts when nec essary. • Mower bl ades are sharp and can cut. Wr ap the blade(s) or wea[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GUAGE 15 ° SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A F ENCE POST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E Do not mo w on inclin es with a slo pe in e xcess of 15 de grees (a rise of a pp ro ximately 2-1/2 f eet e v er y 10 f eet). A r idi ng mower [...]

7 SECTION 3: UNPACKING & ASSEMBLING YOUR RIDER MOWER • Remove al l screws and staples fr om crate. • Holding the sides of the crate firmly , lift the top of the cr ate up a nd keep it aside. A void t ire pun ctures . • Remove an d discard pl astic bag c overing the un it. • Lift the rear of the mower and c lear the bottom of the crate. [...]

8 • Pivot th e hood assembl y up and lower the cutting height adju stmen t lever to the l owest posi tion. • Remove the two wing nuts (A and B in Figure 4 ) from two ends of the grassca tcher chute. • Loosen th e two wing nut s (C and D in Figur e 4 ) in the m iddle o f the chute . Do n ot remo ve. Al l four wing nuts hol d the chute to the d[...]

9 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR RIDER MOWER Compare the illustrati ons in Fig ure 8 with your r ider mower to fam iliarize yourself with the loca tion of va rious control s and adjustme nts. The ope ration of any rider mower can resul t in foreig n objects be ing thrown into the operator ’ s eyes, causi ng severe ey e damage. Alw ays wear safet y glasses [...]

10 Cutting Height Adjustment Lever Use to raise and lower the cu tting deck which determin es the cutti ng height. Brake Pedal Use to stop the mower ’ s f orwar d or revers e mo tion . Stopping Mow er • Release blade eng agement peda l all the way. • Relea se the "Go " Pedal and de press the brake pedal. • When the mo wer comes to[...]

11 SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR RIDER MOWER Using Throttle/Choke Control The throt tle/chok e control is used to inc rease or decrease the speed of the eng ine.The F AST and the SLOW po sitions are marked with illus trations of a rabbit and a turtle respe ctive ly. Se e Figu re 9. • For norm al operati on and when usi ng a grass catcher, mov e the t[...]

12 • Pivot the hood asse mbly up. Pul l up the grassca tcher bag by the handle an d take it to the proper disposa l site. See Figu re 10 . • Hold the bag away from your body. Push down on the bag lever and let the bottom section of the bag fall downwards. The grass clippings will be disposed of from the bottom. See Figure 10 . • Tap the ba g [...]

13 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Do not at any time make a ny adjustme nt to riding mower wi thout firs t stopping engine and disconne cting spark plug wire. Brake P edal During norma l operati on of the rider mow er, the brak e is subje ct to wear and te ar. Check th e brake periodi cally by carrying out the foll owing test: • Release t[...]

14 Seat P os ition The sea t position on the rid er mow er can be a djusted to maximize th e operat or ’ s conve nience. • Stop the mowe r complet ely and engag e the parki ng brake. Tur n ignition off. • Pivot the hood assembl y up. • Loosen th e four self- tapping scr ews on the botto m of the seat. • Slide th e seat forwar d or backwar[...]

15 • Complete ly loosen , but do not remo ve, the top hex nut out of the three hex nuts tha t hold the he x bolt and the ferr ule on the dec k hanger link assembl y. Do not try to loosen or tighten t he bottom nut. • Thread the m iddle nu t as far down as pos sible. • When d esired adjustm ent i s reache d, reti ghten the two nuts. Adj ust bo[...]

16 • Using a 9/1 6 ” wrench, loo sen the he x nut on the idler pul ley. See Figur e 15. • Remove be lt from aro und deck pul ley, id ler pulley , and the eng ine pulley . • Place the new belt arou nd the deck pu lley and the engine pul ley maki ng sure that the bel t is routed inside the belt kee pers. Ther e are two belt keep ers under the[...]

17 SECTION 8: MAINTAINING YOUR RIDER MOWER General Recommendations • Always observe sa fety rules when perfor ming any maintenan ce. • The warrant y on this ri der mower do es not cover items t hat ha ve been subjec ted t o opera tor abuse or neglig ence. To rec eive full val ue from the warranty, op erator must ma intain the rider mower as ins[...]

18 • The spa rk plug shoul d be cleane d and the gap reset onc e a season. Spark plug re placemen t is recomm ended at the start of each mo wing season . Check eng ine manua l for cor rect plug ty pe and gap specifi catio ns. NOTE: Y our rider en gine is equipped with a resistor spark plug, When r eplacin g plug , make sure t o use resisto r type[...]

19 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE If the machin e is to be in operativ e for a period lo nger than 30 days , prepare for st orage as foll ows. Rider Mower • Clean the en gine an d the entire un it thorough ly. • Lubr icate all p ivot point s. Wi pe th e enti re machin e with an oil ed rag to pr otect the surfac es. • Store unit in a clean , dr[...]

20 SECTION 10: TROUBLE-SHOOTING T r ouble P ossible Cause Remedia l Action Excessi ve vibrat ion 1. Bent or d amaged b lade 2. Bent blade. 1. Stop engi ne imme diately. Check al l pulley s, blade adapter s, keys and bolts for tightnes s and s pindle d amage. Tight en or replace any dam aged parts. 2. Stop engi ne imme diately. Replace damage d blad[...]

21 For repai rs beyond tho se listed in the Trouble -Shootin g chart abov e, please contact an aut horized servic e dealer or cal l Yard -Man Cu stomer Service at 1- (330) 2 20-4MT D (4683) or 1- (80 0)-800-73 10 . Engine w ill not c rank 1. Safety switch button not depresse d 2. Battery ins talled in correctly 3. Battery dead or weak. 4. Blown fus[...]

22 SECTION 11: PARTS LIST Ref . No . Par t No. Descr iption 1 731-1 869 Steeri ng W heel : 4 Sp oke 2 731-1 90 4 Steer ing Whe el Cap 2 1 Ref. No . Part No . Descripti on 1 731-1 877 Stee ring C olumn: Black 2 731-1 918 Cont rol Kn ob 3 712-0 142 Hex Nu t 8-32 4 710-3 217 Pan He ad Machi ne Scr ew #8-3 2 5 710- 0599 Hex S crew TT 1/4-2 0 x . 50 ”[...]

23 Model 325 Series 26 8 34 2 10 42 19 11 1 6 7 28 37 5 20 37 44 35 41 45 33 39 9 30 14 3 22 32 41 32 17 31 21 4 7 15 36 31 17 43 23 29 18 13 6 1 12 12 47 25 48 27 25 40 16 24[...]

24 Model 325 Series Ref . No . Part No. Description 1. 17962 Switch Pl ate 2. 650-0007 Steering Tube Ass embly 3. 683-0033A Steering Support Brac ket 4. 683-0178A Front Axle Ass embly: RH 5. 683-0179A Front Axle Ass embly: LH 6. 710-0224 Hex Scre w AB 7. 710-0459A Hex Scre w 3/8-24 x 1.5 ” Gr.5 Sp. 8. 710-0643 Lock Scre w 5/16-18 x 1.0 ” Gr.5 9[...]

25 Model 325 Series 55[...]

26 Model 325 Series Ref . No . Pa r t No . Description 1 683 -015 5 Brake Ped al Asse mbly 2 683 -015 6 Varia ble P edal As semb ly 3 683 -027 5 Deck Peda l Assem bly 4 683 -016 1 Shift Ca m Asse mbly 6 710 -101 7 Ab Sc rew 1/4-14 X .625 7 711-07 01 Clevis Pin 8 711 -115 6 Shaft 9 712 -028 7 Hex N ut 1/ 4-20 10 712-03 24 Lock Nut 1/ 4-2 0 11 712-30[...]

27 Ref . No . Pa r t N o. D e s c r i p ti o n 1. 683-01 52 Piv ot Lin k Assem bly 2. 683-01 94 Lift Arm Assem bly 3. 710-03 76 Hex Screw 5/ 16-18 X 1.00 Gr .5 4. 710-32 30 Hex Bolt 1/2-1 3 X 2.7 5 Gr.5 Speci al 5. 711-03 32 Li ft Brac ket Pi n 6. 711-11 20 Li ft Rod 7. 711-33 19 Ferrul e 8. 712- 0266 J am Nut 9. 712-30 08 Jam Nut 3/8 -16 Gr. 5 10.[...]

28 Model 325 Series Ref . No . P ar t No. Descripti on 1 629- 0865 Har ness As sembl y Adapte r 2 710-1 208 Hex TT Scre w 5/16- 18 x 3.50 3 710-0 227 Hex Washer Head S elf-T ap.Scew 4 710-0 805 Hex S crew 5 /16-1 8 x 1.5 G r. 5 5 710- 0642 Thd. For ming S cr. 1/ 4-20x .7 5 6 712-3 010 Hex N ut 5/16 -18 7 714-0 115 Cotter Pin 8 726-03 20 Insu lator [...]

29 Ref. No. Part No. Description 1 683-01 47 I dler Bra cket A ssemb ly 2 710-01 91 H ex S crew 3/8 -24 x 1 .25 3 710-031 4 Hex Screw 7 /16-20 x 1.0 ” 4 710-09 02 C ap Scre w 3/ 8-24 x 3 .75 5 710-16 11 P an Hea d TL Screw 5 /16-1 8 x .75 6 710-30 96 H ex S crew 3/8 -16 x 2 .0 Sp ecial 7 712-01 16 J am L ock Nut 3/8-2 4 8 712-02 41 H ex N ut 3/8-[...]

30 Model 325 Series 20 726-0272 Clamp: 9/16 dia. 21 725- 015 7 Cabl e Tie 22 714- 047 0 Hairp in C lip 23 714- 014 7 Hairp in C lip 25 714- 010 4 Hairp in C lip 26 712- 027 1 Hex N ut 27 712- 026 5 Hex N ut 1/4- 20 28 711- 1165 Cle vis Pi n 29 711-0332 Lift Brac ket Pin 30 710-1611 TT Screw 5/16-18 x .75 31 710-1017 Torx Mach . AB Scr. 1/4-14 x 0.6[...]

31 Model 325 Series 25 10 36 27 32 5 38 26 33 33 12 22 11 39 43 41 31 18 4 19 28 30 14 17 3 16 42 7 15 20 1 44 35 20 34 11 24 15 9 8 2 29 29 12 28 6 37 40 21 A A B B 47 28 45 46 46[...]

32 Model 325 Series Ref . No . Pa r t No . De scription 1 683-01 49B Frame Assemb ly 2 683-01 90A Frame Rail Su pport : RH 3 683-01 91A Frame Rail Su pport : LH 4 683-01 92 Muff ler Pi pe Exte nsion 5 710-01 48 Hex Fl . Scre w #8-32 x 0.375 6 710-0 157 Hex Sc rew 5/1 6-24 x . 75 ” Gr.5 7 710-05 99 Self-Tapping Sc rew 8 710-06 24 Hex Sc rew 5/1 6-[...]

33 10. 783-044 6 Plate: Ho od 11. 783-044 7 Hood Bracket 12. 783-044 8 Hood Bracket: Reinf orcement 13. 783-044 9 Hinge Brack et: Rear 14. 783-045 1A Pivot Plate : Rear Hoo d 15. 783-054 5 Hood Screen 16. 783-056 2 Hinge Bracket: Front 17. 757-036 4A Seat Ref. No. Part No. Des cript ion Ref. No. Part No. Descripti on 1. 710-0599 TT Screw 1/4 -20 x [...]

34 Model 325 Series MTD 13 7 14 7 7 8 5 2 11 1 4 10 12 9 3 6 Ref . No . P ar t No . Description 1. 618-023 2 Differ ential Assembly: Sing le Speed 2. 618-0 248 Dr ive Sh aft as sembly : LH B rake 3. 618- 0072B Upper Housin g Assemb ly 4. 611-0 114 Det ent Sh aft As sembl y 5. 661- 0006 Brake Yoke Assem bly: LH 6. 710-120 6 Hex Washer Hd. TT Screw 1[...]

35 Model 325 Series Ref . No . P a r t No. Descr ip tion 1. 618-0250 Spindl e Assembly 2. 683-0150C Deck Assembly 3. 683-0159 Brake Bracket Assembl y 4. 683-0173 Deck Belt Cov er 5. 710-0134 Carriage Sc rew 1/4-20 x .6 2 6. 710-0191 Hex Bolt 3 /8-24 x 1. 25 Gra de 8 7. 710-0347 Hex Screw 3 /8-16 x 1. 75 Gr. 5 8. 710-0599 Self-Tapp. Screw 1/4- 20 x [...]

36 Model 325 Series Ref. No . Part No . Description 1 631-0 060 Flo w Indic ato r Assemb ly 2 631-0 080 Gras s Bag Ass embly 3 71 0- 01 6 6 Machine Screw 1/ 4-20 x 1.0 4 710-028 6 Machin e Screw 1/4-2 0 x 0.5 ” 5 710-045 6 Hex Sc rew #10-1 6 x 0.5 ” 6 710-0 564 Hex Sc rew 1/ 4-20 x 2. 75 ” 7 710- 0642 Sel f-Tappin g Sc rew 1/4- 20 x 0.75 ” [...]

37 Model 325 Series A C B DE A C B DE A C B DE Ref . No . P art No. Descri ption 1. 629- 0945 Harnes s Assembl y w/o relay s 2. 725- 0267 Ignitio n Switch : 5 Pin 3. 725- 1426 Solenoi d: 12 V. 100 amp. 4. 725- 1462 Seat Switch 5. 725- 1643 Sprin g Switch 6. 725- 1657A Inter lock Switch 7. 725- 1381 Fuse: 2 0 amp. 8. 725- 1726 Batter y Cove r 9. 725[...]

38 Yo u r N o t e s Date Comments[...]

39 Yo u r N o t e s Date Comments[...]

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