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PRINTED IN U .S.A . OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT . Safety • Setup • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • T roub leshooting • P arts Lists • W arranty LES DISTRIBUTIONS R VI LIMITÉE, 2955, JEAN-B APTISTE DESCHAMPS, LA CHINE, QUEBEC H8T 1C5 21” Rota[...]
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2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU ST ART A SSE M BL ING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , please loca te the model pl ate on th e equipmen t and copy th e the model numbe r and the se rial numbe r to the sa mple model plat e pro vided to the ri ght. Y ou can locat e the model plat e by standing a t the opera ting position [...]
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3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on inclines with a slope in e xcess of 1 5 degre es (a rise of appro ximat ely 2- 1/ 2 fe et e ve r y 1 0 fee t) . A riding mo we r could o ve r tu rn and cause s erious in jury . If opera ting a w alk - behind mo wer on such a slope , it is e x tr emely difficult to main tain y our footi ng and y ou could slip [...]
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4 2 S a f e O p e r a t i o n P r a c t i c e s General Operation 1 . Read t his o perato r’s manua l caref ully i n its ent iret y befor e at tempt ing to as sem ble th is mac hine. Re ad, und ers tand, a nd foll ow all in stru cti ons o n the mac hin e and in t he manu al ( s) befo re oper atio n. Keep th is man ual in a sa fe plac e for fut ur[...]
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5 3. Always b e sure of you r footi ng. A sli p and fa ll can c ause se riou s per sona l injur y. If you feel yo u are los ing your b alan ce, rel ease the b lade c ontr ol han dle im medi ately, and th e blad e will st op rot ating w ithi n 3 seco nds . Do Not: 1 . Do no t mow near d rop -of fs, d itch es or em bank ments , you cou ld los e your [...]
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6 3 Figur e 2 Figur e 3 Figure 4 1 . Att aching Rea r Whe els ( If Not Already At tached ) a. P lace rear of th e mower deck on rai sed bloc ks. b. Remov e the hex flang ed nut on the rear a xle from each s ide and plac e the rear wheel o n the ax le. (On se lect mo dels, thes e ma y be inc luded separately in a p lastic bag ) . c. O n mode ls with[...]
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7 5. Inser t post on c able tie into h ole provided o n the lower handl e. P ull cab le tie tig ht and trim excess. Se e Figure 5. 3 Figure 8 1 2 3 Figure 6 B A Figure 7 A C B Figure 5 6. Ea ch whe el has a height ad justment lever to chang e the cu tting h eight of the mower . T o c hange the he ight of cut, sq ueeze adjuster lever to ward the whe[...]
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8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Blade Control Handle The blad e control han dle is loc ated on the up per handle of the mower . S ee Figure 9. The blade c ontrol hand le must be d epressed in or der to operate the u nit. Release the blad e control han dle to stop th e engine and b lade. Recoil Starter The rec oil star ter is atta ched to the r ight[...]
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9 NOTE : T o operate your unit usin g the grass c atcher , mulc her or optiona l side dis charge refer to page 7 . The sid e dischar ge is an opti onal feature. If conver ting to sid e discharg e, make sure grass catcher i s off unit a nd rear disch arge door is c losed. a. On th e side of the m ower deck, lif t the hin ged mulc hing plug. See Fi g[...]
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10 5 M a i n t e n a n c e W ARNING Alwa ys stop engi ne, disconnect spark plug, and grou nd against eng ine before cleaning, lubr icating or doing an y kind of maintenance on y our machine. Figure 12 General Recommendations 1 . Always obser ve safety rules wh en perfor ming any maintenanc e. 2. The warrant y on this lawn mower do es not cover item[...]
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11 5 W ARNING When remov ing the cutting blade for sharpenin g or replacement , protect yo ur hands with a pair of heavy glo ves or use a heavy rag to hold the blade. An unbalanced blade will ca use ex cessive vibration when ro tat- ing at hi gh speeds . It may cau se damage to mo wer , and could break causing per- sonal inj ury . Figure 13 M a i n[...]
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12 For r epai r s beyond the minor adjust- ments liste d here, contact an autho - rized service deale r . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remedy Engine fails to st art 1 . Blade c ontrol hand le diseng aged. 2. Spark pl ug wire disco nnected. 3. Fuel tank empt y or stale fu el. 4. Engine not pri med. 5. Fault y spark plug. 6. Bloc ked fuel line[...]
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13 7 W arranty Fa ilure t o comply with su ggested maint enance and lubr ication specificati ons wil l vo id warran ty . 06. 18.06 TW O YEAR SUPREME W ARRANTY : Fo r two ye ars fr om date o f retail pu rchase with in Can ada, MTD P RODUCT S LIMIT ED will , at its op tion, r epair o r repla ce, f or the o riginal pu rchase r , fr ee of cha rge, a ny[...]
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14 31 43 33 18 33 32 26 28 43 22 46 24 27 25 30 29 57 56 43 36 16 4 8 3 2 20 51 53 52 55 54 6 7 12 47 11 5 1 13 39 36 43 43 19 23B 23A 43 44 21 41 40 56 17A 49 38 61 62 42 31 48 17B 17C 63 34A 34B 9 43 58 59[...]
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15 8 REF P ART NO . NO . N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 747-1161A Blade Con trol Han dle - Black Poignée de commande de la lame - noir 2 749-1092A Upper Han dle - Black Guidon supérieur - noir 3 747-04080A Catcher Lower Frame Sac à herbe - bâti inférieur 4 749-0928B Lower Han dle Guidon inférieur 5 720-0279 Knob 1/4-2[...]
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13 7 Garantie Le non- respect des conseils d’ entretien et de lubrif ication annule la garantie. GARANTIE SUPRÊME DE DEUX ANS MTD P RODUCT S LIMI TE D s’ engage à répar er ou à re mplacer g ratui temen t, à son choix, à l’ achete ur initi al, la ou le s pièces qui s ’ av èrent déf ec tue uses en ra ison d’ un vice de mati ère ou[...]
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12 P our toute réparation autre que le s ajustements mineurs énuméré ici, adressez-v ous à la station te chnique agréé e. 6 Dépannage Cause Pr oblème Solution Le moteur ne démar re pas. Le moteur tour ne irrégu lièrement . 1 . Bran chez et ser rez le fil de l a bougi e. 2. Nettoy ez la canalisa tion. Fait es le plein avec une es sence p[...]
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11 5 Entretien Portez touj ours des gants épais ou utilisez u n chiffon épais pour manipu ler la lame en la démon - tant pour l’ aigu iser ou la remplacer . Si la lame est déséquilibrée, elle fera vibrer la tondeuse de façon ex cessive, mais elle pourrait a ussi causer des dommages à la tondeuse ou même casser pendant qu’ elle tour ne,[...]
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10 5 Entretien Arrêtez to ujours le moteur et débranchez le fil de la bougie et mettez-le à la masse contre le moteur av ant tout nettoy age, toute l ubrifi cation ou autre entretien sur la machine. L ’utili sation d’ un netto ye ur pr essuris é ou d’ un boy au d’ arrosage pour ne ttoy er la tondeu se est décon- seillé e. Ce la risque[...]
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9 4 Les objets projetés par une tondeuse peuvent atteindre les yeu x et causer des blessures grav es . Portez touj ours des lunettes de sécurité en uti lisant la tondeuse, ou en ef- fectuant tou t entretien ou tout e réparation. Assurez -v ous que seul le conducteur se trouv e à prox imité de la tondeuse au moment de sa mise en route ou penda[...]
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8 4 Utilisation P oignée de commande de la lame La po ignée de c ommande d e la lame se trouve sur le guid on supérieur d e la tondeuse. Voir la Figure 9. Il faut serrer cet te poignée c ontre le gui don pour que la tondeus e fonctio nne. Le fait de lâcher l a poignée arrête le moteur et la lame. Démarreur à lanceur Il est inst allé sur l[...]
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7 REMARQU E : V érifiez que le sac à herbe est bien à l’ endroit avant l’ a ssemblage (l’ étiquette d’ av er tissement doit se trouver s ur l’ extérieur) REMARQU E : Assure z- vous que les câbles sont accrochés sur l’ extérieur du guidon pour qu’ils ne gênent pas lors de l’installation du sac à herbe. 3 N’uti lisez jamai[...]
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6 3 1 . Inst allati on des rou es arriè re ( si elles n e le sont pas d éjà ) a. Soulevez l’ arrière du p lateau de coupe en l e plaça nt sur des cale s. . b. Dégag ez l’ éc rou à six pans à bri de qui se trouve sur l’ essi eu arrière et placez la rou e arrière sur l’ essie u. (Sur cer tains m odèles, c es pièce s peuvent être[...]
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5 2. Fai tes at tent ion aux t rous e t orni ères. L a mac hin e peut s e retour ner sur u n terra in acc ide nté. De s herb es hau tes peu vent ca cher d es obs tac les. 3. Vérif ier to ujour s votr e équi libr e. V ous r isq uez de g liss er et de to mber et de vo us ble sser g riève ment . Si vous s entez q ue vous a llez pe rdre votr e éq[...]
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4 Utilisation en général 1 . Veuil lez lir e atte nti vement l a noti ce d ’util isat ion avan t d’essayer d’ass emb ler la m achi ne. Ass urez-vou s de lir e et de bi en co m- pre ndre to utes l es ins tru cti ons qu i figu rent su r la mac hin e et dans la no tic e d’uti lis atio n avant de l a met tre en ma rch e. Cons er vez cet te no[...]
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3 1 Inc linomètre Ne vo us tonde z pas su r des pent es supé rieur es à 1 5 ° (soit une déclivité de 2- 1/ 2 pi par 1 0 pi ). Un tract eur à siè ge risque en e ffet de se re tourn er et so n conducteu r peut êt re gra v ement ble ssé. I l est égalemen t difficile de conserve r un bon appui en march ant der rière la tondeu se. V ous risq[...]
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2 T able des matières Cette notice d’ utilisa tion est une pièce importante de votre nouv el équipement. Elle vou s fourn it les renseignements nécessaires à l’ assemblage, à la préparation et à l’ entretien de votre machi ne. V euil lez donc la lire attentiv ement et vo us assurer de bien comprendre toutes les i nstructions. P our tr[...]
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21 po T ondeuse Rotative - Séries 540 IMPRIMÉ AUX ÉT A TS -UNIS Sécurité * Montage * Fonctionnement * Réglages * Entretien Dépannage * Listes des pièces détachées * Garantie NO TICE D’UTILISA TION IMPOR T ANT : LISEZ A TTENTIVEMENT LES RÈGLES DE SÉCURITÉ ET LES INSTR UCTIONS A V ANT DE METTRE EN MARCHE LA MA CHINE. LES DISTRIBUTIONS [...]