MTD 2P5 manual

MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND , OH IO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Print ed In US A Safe Ope ration Practices • Set- Up • Operation • Maintena nce • Service • T rou bleshooti ng • W arranty WA R N I N G READ AND F OLL OW A LL SA FETY RULES AND INS TRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NUA L BEFORE A T TEMPTING T O OPERA TE THIS MA CHINE . F AIL URE TO[...]

T o Th e Owner 1 2 Record Product Information Befo re set ting up and ope rating your new equ ipment, pl ease loc ate the model p late on the equipm ent and record the informati on in the provide d area to the right. You can locate the mode l plate by standin g at the oper ator’s position and lo oking down at the rear o f the deck . This infor ma[...]

Im por tan t Saf e Opera ti on Pr ac ti ce s 2 3 T raining Read, un derst and, and fo llow all instruc tions on the 1 . machine an d in the manual(s ) befo re attemptin g to assembl e and oper ate. K ee p this manual in a safe p lace for future an d regular refe rence and for ord ering repla cement par ts. Be famili ar with all controls and the ir [...]

4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safe Handling of G asoline T o avoid pe rsonal injur y or prop er ty dama ge use ex treme c are in handling gas oline. Gaso line is ex tremely f lammab le and the vapo rs are exp losive. Serious p ersona l injury ca n occur when gasolin e is spilled on your self or [...]

5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Maintena nce & St orage Never tamp er with saf ety d evices. Check th eir prope r 1 . oper ation regularl y . R efer to the maintenance an d adjustm ent sec tions of this manual. Befo re cleaning, rep airing, or inspe ctin g machine 2. disenga ge all control lev[...]

6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safet y S ymbols This pa ge depic ts and des cribes sa fet y symbo ls that may appear on this pro duc t. Read, und erst and, and foll ow all instruc tions on the machine b efore at tempting to assembl e and oper ate. Sy m b o l Descript ion READ T HE OPERA TOR’S M[...]

Cont ents of Car ton T wo Igni tion Keys • One 20 oz. B ottle 5W-30 Oil • One Snow T hrower Oper ator’s • Manual NOTE: T his Operator ’s Manual cov er s several mod els. Snow thrower features may var y by mo del. Not all fe atures in this manual are app licable to all snow thrower m odels and th e snow thrower depic ted may dif fer f rom [...]

Adding F uel W ARN ING! Use ex trem e care when han dling gasolin e. Gasoline is e xtrem ely f lammable and t he vapo rs are exp losive. Never fuel th e machine indoo rs or while th e engine is hot or r unning. Ex tinguish ci garettes , cigars, pip es and other sources of ignit ion. W ARN ING! Always kee p hands and fee t clear of equipm ent moving[...]

Adjustments Chute Assembly The pi tch of the chute assembly contro ls the angle at which th e snow is thrown. Loosen t he wing kn ob found on the l ef t side of the chute 1 . assembl y and pivot the upp er chute upward or dow nward to the desire d pitch. Retighten the w ing knob b efore oper ating the snow thrower. Position the chute asse mbly ope [...]

Ign itio n Key Oil Fil l Prime r Gasoline Cap Electric Starter Outlet Recoil Starter Oil D rain Cho ke Cont ro l Throttle Cont ro l Electric Starter Button Auge r Contro l Reco il Star ter Gas oline C ap Chut e Contro l Hand le Chute Assembly Shave Plate Aug er Oil Fil l Figur e 4 - 1 Choke L ever Activ ating the choke control clo ses the choke pla[...]

Auge r When e ngaged, th e augers rot ation draws snow into the auge r housing an d throws it out the discharg e chute. Rubber pa ddles on the aug ers also aid in pro pelling the sn ow thrower as they come in contac t with the p avement. Auger C ontrol Locate d on the uppe r handle, the auger contro l handle is use d to engage an d disengage dr ive[...]

Starting the Engine W ARN ING! Always kee p hands and fee t clear of moving p art s. Do not use a p ressurized s tar ting f luid. Vapors are f lammabl e. NOTE: Allow th e engine to warm up fo r a few minutes af ter star ting. T he engine w ill not develop f ull power until it reaches oper ating temperatur es. Electric Starter W ARN ING! Th e elec t[...]

Recoil S tarter CAUTION ! Do not pull the s tar ter handle while t he engine r unning. W ARN ING: T o avoid unsup erv ised engin e oper ation, never leave the eng ine unatten ded while running. T urn the e ngine of f af ter use and rem ove ignition key Inser t the igniti on key fully into the slot, Fig . 5- 1. Make 1 . sure it snaps into place. DO [...]

Adjustments W ARN ING! Be fore Ser vicing , repairing or inspec ting the sn ow thrower , dise ngage the aug er control. Stop the eng ine and remove the key to prevent unintende d star ting. Sha ve Pla te T o che ck the adjustm ent of the shave plate, place the 1 . machine on a l evel surf ace. The whe els, shave plate and auger s should all contac [...]

Maintena nce Schedule Ta sk sF irst 5 Hrs .E ach Use or Ev er y 5 Hr s. Ev er y Season or 25 Hrs. Ev er y Season or 5 0 Hr s. Ev er y Season or 1 00 H rs . Se rv ic e Dates Che ck engine oil Change engine oil Che ck spark plug Se rv ic e spark plug Clean ex haust area W ARN ING! T o p revent accidental st art-up, shut of f the engin e and remove th[...]

Changing Engine Oil NOTE: Che ck the oil level be fore each use an d after ever y f ive hours o f operatio n to be sure the correc t oil level is maint ained. Refe r to Checking O il Level in the Ope ration Sec tion Drain f uel from th e tank by running the e ngine until the 1 . fuel t ank is empt y . B e sure the fue l fill ca p is secure. Place a[...]

Af ter the spark plu g is seated, tighten wi th a spark plug 5 . wrench to comp ress the washer. NOTE: Wh en installing a n ew spark plug , tighten ⁄ -tur n af ter the spark p lug seats to compress th e washer. When reinst alling a used spa rk plug, tighten  ⁄- to ⁄-turn af ter the spark p lug seats to compr ess the washer. [...]

Replacing Belt Remove the b elt cover by removing the f ive hex s crews 1 . that secure i t to the frame. S ee Fig. 7 - 1. Remove the b elt by grasping it f rom the bot tom of the 2. auger pu lley and pulling ou tward. NOTE: Push down o n the idler pu ller to release th e belt from un der the bel t keeper. See Fig. 7 - 1. T o rep lace the belt fo l[...]

Replacing Auger P addles The snow throwe r auger’s rubbe r paddles are subj ect to wear and shoul d be replace d if any signs of excessive wear are present. CAUTON: Do N OT allow the auger ’ s rubb er paddl es to wear to the point whe re por tions of the met al auger its elf can come in cont act with th e pavement. D oing so can result in s eri[...]

Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t Fuel tank empt y , or st ale fue l. 1. Blocke d fuel line. 2. Key not inser ted all the way. 3. Spark plu g wire disconnec ted. 4. F ault y spark plu g. 5. Engine not p rimed. 6. Engine f loo ded from e xcessive priming. 7. Throt tle may be in the of f p osition. 8. Fill tank with cl ean fresh gaso line. [...]

Component P ar t Num ber and De scri pti on 73 1 - 1 033 Shav e Plate 7 54 - 04 204 Belt V- T y pe 73 5- 04 03 2 Spiral Cresc ent 73 5- 04 03 3 Rubber Paddle 7 5 3- 0 447 2 Replacement Kit (includes 4 crescents, 2 paddles and hardware ) 73 1 - 056 3 2 Key 7 46 - 0423 7 Clutc h Cable 95 1 - 1 0 292 Spark Plug R epla cem ent P ar ts 10 21 Phone (80 0[...]

MTD CONSUMER GROUP (MTD) and the United States En vironment Pr otection Agency (U . S. EP A) Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner’ s Defect W arranty Rights and Obligations) The U. S. E P A a nd MTD are pleased to expl ain the emiss ions contro l system wa rrant y on your mod el year 2005 and later sma ll off-road eng ine. New small [...]

(7) The eng ine manufacturer i s liable for damag es to other engine c omponent s proximately caused by a failure under warr anty of any warranted par t. ( 8) Thr oughout the en gine’ s warrant y period defin ed in Subsec tion (a )( 2) , MTD will mai ntain a suppl y of warranted part s suffic ient to meet the expecte d demand for suc h parts. ( 9[...]

MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C-1 0 0 016 RE V . B Th e limi ted w arr an t y se t for t h bel ow is gi ven by M T D LLC w ith re spe ct to n ew me rch andi se pur cha se d and us ed in t he Uni te d St at es and /or i ts t err ito rie s and p oss es sion s, and b y MT D Pro duc ts L imi ted wi th r esp ec t to new m erc hand ise p u[...]