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MTD 400 Series manual

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    Safety • Set-Up • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • T roub leshooting • W arranty • P arts Lists OPERA T OR’S MANU AL PRINTED IN U .S.A . MTD Products Ltd., P . O . Bo x 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO N2G 4J1 IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE OPERA TING EQ UIPMENT . 21” Rotar y Mower — Model Se[...]

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    2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU ST ART A SS EMBL ING Y O UR NEW E QUIP ME NT , please loca te the model pl at e on the equipme nt and cop y the model numbe r and the se rial numbe r to the sa mple model plat e pro vided to th e right. Y ou can locate th e model plat e by standing a t the opera ting pos ition an[...]

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    3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on incline s with a slope in e x cess of 1 5 degrees (a rise of appro xi mat ely 2- 1/ 2 feet e v ery 1 0 fee t) . A riding mo we r could o ve rturn and cause s erious in jury . If opera ting a w alk - behind mo we r on such a slope , it is e xtremely difficult to main tain y our footi ng and y ou could slip , r[...]

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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 manu al car efull y in its e ntire ty be fore at tempt ing to a ssem ble t his ma chin e. Read, u nder sta nd, and foll ow all i nstr uct ions o n the m achi ne and i n the ma nual (s ) befo re oper atio n. Keep t his ma nual in a s afe pla ce for fu tur[...]

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    5 3. Always b e sure of you r footi ng. A sl ip and f all ca n caus e seri ous per sona l injur y. If you feel yo u are lo sing you r bala nce, re leas e the b lade c ontr ol han dle i mmed iatel y , and th e blad e will s top rot ating w ithi n 3 sec ond s. Do Not: 1 . Do no t mow near d rop -o ffs , ditc hes or e mban kmen ts, you c ould los e yo[...]

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    6 3 NOTE : The uni ts illu strated may vary slig htly from your uni t. 1 . Remove any packing materi al which m a y be bet ween upper an d lower handles. a. P ull up and b ack on the up per handl e to raise the handl e from posit ion A into the op erating pos ition. See Figure 3 - 1 . b. Tighten hand kno bs secur ing upper han dle to lower handle. [...]

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    7 Figure 3-5 NOTE : Make cer tain bag is turned right side out before assembling (warning label will be on the outside ). NOTE : Make cer tain cables are routed to the outside of the handle so they are no t in the wa y when attaching t he grass catcher . 3 Figure 3-6 Figure 3-7 Never operate mo wer unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firm ly [...]

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    8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Blade Control Handle The blad e control han dle is lo cated on the up per handl e of the mower . See Figure 4 - 1 . The blad e control ha ndle must be d epressed in or der to operate th e unit. Relea se the blad e control ha ndle to stop t he engine an d blade. Recoil Starter The rec oil star ter is att ached to the [...]

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    9 W ARNING : Wait for the blade to stop completel y before doing any w ork on the mo wer or to remov e the grass catcher . NOTE : T o op erate your unit using the g rass catc her , mulc her or option al side dis charge refer to page 7 . T o Stop Engine 1 . Release t he blade co ntrol handl e to stop the eng ine and blad e. W ARNING : The blad e con[...]

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    10 5 M a i n t e n a n c e W ARNING Alwa y s 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 5-1 General Recommendations 1 . Always obser ve safety rules wh en per forming any maintenanc e. 2. The warrant y on this lawn mower do es not cover it[...]

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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 cessiv e vibration when ro tat- ing at hi gh speeds. I t may cau se damage to mo wer , and could break causing per- sonal inj ury . Figure 5-2 M a i[...]

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    12 For r epairs beyond the minor adjust- ments liste d here, contact an autho - rized service deale r . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y Engine fails to st art 1 . Blade c ontrol hand le diseng aged. 2. Spark pl ug wire disc onnecte d. 3. Fuel tank empt y or stale fu el. 4. Engine not pri med. 5. Fault y spark plu g. 6. Bloc ked fuel lin[...]

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    13 7 W arranty Fai lure to com ply with suggested maintenance and lubri cation specifications w ill vo id warranty . 4 YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY For FOUR YEARS from the d ate of retail purcha se within Canad a, MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED will, at its opt ion, repair or replac e, for the origina l purchaser, f ree of char ge, any part or par ts found to b e [...]

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    14 31 43 33 18 33 32 26 28 43 22 15 24 30 29 52 51 43 21 16 4 8 3 2 34 20 46 48 47 50 49 6 7 45 44 11 5 1 13 39 37 43 43 53 54 9 19 12 35 OHV 25 27 57 56 58 36 63 62 60 61 42 43 31 40 41 17 29 38 14 10 55 55 Zag Bar Wheel T reads 59 23B 23A 36[...]

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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 LIMITÉE DE QU A TRE ANS MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED s’ engage à réparer ou à rem placer gratui tement, à son c hoix, à l’acheteur initial, toute pièc e ou part ie de piè ce qui s’ av ère défect ueuse en raiso n d’un vice de mat iè[...]

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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 lièremen t. 1 . Bran chez et ser rez le fil d e la boug ie. 2. Nettoy ez la canalisa tion. Fait es le plein avec une es senc e [...]

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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’ aiguiser ou la remplacer . Si la lame est déséquilibrée, elle fera vibrer la tondeuse de façon ex cessiv e, 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 t out nettoy age, toute l ubrif ication ou autre entretien sur la machine. L ’ utilisa tion d’ un netto y eur pr essuri sé ou d’ un boy a u d’ a rrosa ge pour ne ttoy er l a tondeu se est décon - seillé e. Ce la[...]

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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 pendan[...]

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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 trou ve sur le guid on supérieur d e la tondeus e. V o ir la Figure 4- 1 . Il faut serrer cet te poigné e contre le gui don pour que l a tondeus e foncti onne. Le fait de lâch er la poigné e arrête le moteur et la lame. Démarreur à lanceur Il est inst a[...]

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    7 Figure 3-5 REMARQU E : V é rifiez que le sac à herbe est bien à l’ endroit a vant l’ assemblage (l ’ étiquet te d’ av ertissement doi t se trouver s ur l’ e xtérieur) REMARQU E : Assurez - 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 Figu[...]

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    6 3 REM ARQUE : Les mod èles représentés peuvent êt r e lég èr ement d ifférents de votre tondeu se. 1 . Retirez les piè ces détac hées et les gar nitures d’ embal lage qui peuvent se trou ver entre les guido ns supéri eur et inférieur . a. Redres sez le guido n supérieur vers vous po ur le faire passer d e la positi on A à la posit[...]

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    5 2. Fai tes at tent ion au x trou s et orn ière s. La m ach ine pe ut se ret ourn er sur u n terra in ac cid enté. D es her bes ha utes p euven t cac her de s obs tac les . 3. Véri fier to ujou rs vot re équ ilib re. Vous ri squez d e gli sse r et de tom ber et de vo us bl esse r griève ment . Si vou s sent ez que vou s all ez perd re votr e [...]

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    4 Utilisation en général 1 . V eui llez l ire at tent iveme nt la no tic e d’ut ilis ati on avant d ’ es sayer d’ass emb ler la m ach ine. As surez-vo us de l ire et d e bien c om - pre ndre t outes l es in stru ct ions q ui fi guren t sur la m ach ine et d ans la no tic e d’ut ilis atio n avant d e la met tre e n marc he. Co nser vez cet[...]

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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 déclivit é 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 s on conducteu r peut êt re gra v ement bl essé . Il 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 vo us four nit les renseignements nécessaires à l’ assemblage, à la p réparation et à l’ entretien de votre machi ne. V eui llez donc la lire attentiv ement et vo us assurer de bien comprendre tout es les instructions. P our t[...]

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    IMPRIMÉ AUX ÉT A T S- UNIS MTD Pr oducts Ltd., P . O . Bo x 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO IMPOR T ANT : LISEZ A TTENTIVEMENT LES RÈGLES DE SÉCURITÉ ET LES INSTR UCTIONS A V ANT DE METTRE EN MARCHE LA MA CHINE. NO TICE D’UTILISA TION Sécurité • Montage • Réglages • Fonctionnement • Entretien Dépannage • Garantie • Listes des pièc[...]