MTD 50M9 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[...]

Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machine to the retaile r or deale r without fir st c ontacting o ur Customer Suppor t De partme nt. If you ha ve difficulty ass embl ing thi s p rodu ct or ha ve an y qu esti ons reg ard ing the co ntr ols, oper ati on, or m ain ten anc e o f this machine , you can seek he lp from the exper ts. Choose f r[...]

Im por tan t Safe Ope rat ion P ractice s 2 3 General Operation Read this op erator ’ s manual care fully in it s entiret y before 1 . attem pting to assemble th is machine. Read, un derst and, and foll ow all instruc tions on the ma chine and in the manuals) before op eration. Ke ep this manual in a safe place for f uture and regul ar reference [...]

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 A missing or damag ed discharge cover can c ause blade 1 2. contac t or thrown obje ct injuries . Many injuries occur as a result o f the mower being p ulled 1 3. over the foot dur ing a fall cause d by slipping or trip ping. Do not ho ld on to the mower if you are [...]

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 Ser vic e Safe Handling Of Gasoline : T o avoid pe rsonal injur y or prop er ty dama ge use ex treme 1 . care in handli ng gasoline. Gas oline is ex treme ly fla mmable and the vap ors are e xplosive. Ser ious per sonal injur y can occur whe n gasoline is spille d o[...]

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 Spark Arrestor W ARN ING: This ma chine is equipp ed with an internal combus tion engine a nd should not b e used on or near a n y unimpr ov ed f orest-covered, b rush covered or grass- covered land unl ess the engine’s exhaus t system is e quipped w ith a spark a[...]

7 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 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 t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely . W ARNING: Do not oper at e you r la[...]

Assembl y & Set -U p 3 8 Cont ents of Car ton One L awn Mower • One L awn Mower Oper ator’s Manual • One B ottle of O il • One Mul ching Baf f le (If Equippe d) • Assembly NOTE: T his lawn mower is shippe d without gas oline or oil in the engin e. Fill up the gasoline an d oil as instruc ted in the accompanying en gine manual BEFORE o[...]

9 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p NOTE: Ea ch end of the lower han dle must be p laced in the same p osition on the m ounting bracket s. Remove the s tar kno bs shown in Fig. 3-3 and rem ove a. the lower han dle. Position each handl e bracket stu d into the top hole b. in the lower han dle. Tighten th e star k nobs. c. Position[...]

10 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Mulching Baff le (If E quipped) If your mower is e quipped w ith an optional mul ching 1 . baf f le, install it o n the right side of th e deck . Follow the sequ ence indicated he re. Lif t up and hol d the side -dis charge chute def lec tor a. and inser t the b ottom lip of th e mulching baf [...]

C ont rols an d Fe at ures 4 11 Blade Co ntro l Re co il Star te r Cu tting Height Ad justment Lever (on e at each wheel ) Blade C ontrol The b lade control is at tached to th e upper hand le of the mower. Depre ss and squee ze it against the up per handl e to operate the unit. Re lease it to stop e ngine and blad e. W ARN ING: This b lade control [...]

Operation 5 12 2 1 Figur e 5- 1 Starting Engine W ARN ING: Be sure no o ne other than the o perator is stan ding near the lawn mowe r while star ting engine o r operating m ower . N ever run engine indoo rs or in encl osed, po orly ventilated areas . Engine ex haust contains car bon monoxi de, an odor less and deadl y gas. Keep hands , feet, hair a[...]

Ma int ena nce & A djustm ents 6 13 Maintenance General Recomm endations Always obse rve saf ety r ules when p er forming any • maintenance. The wa rrant y on this lawn mower does n ot cov er items that • have been subje cted to op erator abuse o r neglige nce. T o receive fu ll value from wa rranty, operator mus t maintain the lawn mower a[...]

Se r v ice 7 14 W ARN ING: An unba lanced blade w ill cause excessive vibrati on when rotatin g at high spee ds. It may cause damag e to mower and could break causing p ersonal injur y . 5. Lubricate the e ngine crank shaf t and the inn er surf ace of the blad e adapter with light oi l. Slide the bla de adapter onto the engin e crank shaf t. Place [...]

T roub leshootin g 8 15 Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t Blade c ontrol di sengaged. 1. Spark plu g boot disconn ecte d. 2. Fuel tank empt y or st ale fue l. 3. Engine not p rimed (if equ ipped wi th primer). 4. F ault y spark plu g. 5. Blocke d fuel line. 6. Engine f looded. 7. Fuel valve (if equip ped) clos ed. 8. Engine not ch oked (i[...]

E ngin e Opera tio n 9 16 -30º -20º 10w 20w 20 30 40 20w40, 20w50 15w40, 15w50 10w40 10w30 -10º 0º 0º 20º 40º 60º 80º 100º 10º 20º 30º 40º -20º (ºC) (ºF) 1 2 Figur e 9- 1 F uel Cap Air Cleaner Spark Plug Oil Dr ain Oil Fill Ca p Star ter Grip Pre-Operation Check Oil Recommenda tions NOTE: T his engine is shipp ed withou t gasoline [...]

17 s e c t i O n 9 — e n g i n e O p e r a t i O n Check Fuel L evel Clean around f uel f ill befo re removing cap to f uel. 1 . Fill tank to approxim ately 1 -inch b elow lowest p or tion of 2. neck to allow f or fuel e xpansion. B e careful n ot to ov er f ill. NOTE: Be fore ref ueling, allow en gine to cool 2 minutes. Starting The Engine W ARN[...]

E ngin e Mai nt enan ce 10 18 W ARN ING: Shut of f the en gine befo re per forming any maintenance. T o prevent accid ental star t-up, disconne ct the sp ark plug bo ot. IM PORT ANT: If engine must b e tipped to tr anspor t equipm ent or to inspe ct or rem ove grass, keep spark p lug side of engin e up. T ransp or ting or tipping en gine spark plu [...]

19 s e c t i O n 1 0 — e n g i n e M a i n t e n a n c e Oil Ser vice Check oil l evel regularly. • Be sure corre ct oil l evel is maintained. Ch eck ever y fi ve • hours o r daily bef ore star ting engin e. See oil che cking procedu re in the Oper ation sec tion. Oil Change IM PORT ANT: Be sure to check engin e on a level sur face with the e[...]

20 s e c t i O n 1 0 — e n g i n e M a i n t e n a n c e Elect rode 0.030 in . Figur e 1 0 - 4 3. Measure the p lug gap with a fe eler gauge. Corr ect as necess ary by b ending side e lec trode. Se e Fig. 1 0 - 4. Th e gap should b e set to 0.030 in. 4. Check that th e spark plug wash er is in good con dition and thread th e spark plug in by han [...]

21 s e c t i O n 1 0 — e n g i n e M a i n t e n a n c e F uel Filt er Ser vice The f uel f ilter cannot be cl eaned and mus t be repla ced once a year or ever y 1 00 op erating hou rs; more of ten if run with o ld gasolin e. Remove all fu el from ta nk by running engine until i t stops 1 . from lack o f fuel. Remove c - clamp from f uel line and[...]

GDO C-1 0 016 3 Rev. B The EZ Start Promise Pro visions of Y our Limited W arranty In add iti on to th e oth er ter ms an d con dit ions o f the L imi ted War r ant y app lic abl e to your n ew mowe r , M T D LLC ( “ MT D” ) her eby w arr an ts th at your m ower ’s engin e will s t ar t on t he fir s t or se cond a t tem pt by an ab le -bod i[...]

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25 Re f. Par t Numbe r Description 1. 7 10 -12 0 5 Eye Bolt 2. 72 0 - 027 9 Wing Nut 3. 747- 1 161 A Blade Contro l Handle 4. 74 9 -10 9 2 A Upp er Handle 5. 74 6 - 0 4 4 8 6 Control Cab le 6. 74 9 - 0 4 0 3 7 Lower Handl e 7. 7 2 5 - 0 157 C able Ti e 8. 6 87- 02 0 4 8 De ck Assemb ly , 22” 9. 710 - 0 65 4 A T T Screw, 3/ 8 - 1 6 x 1 .0 10 . 74 [...]

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27 Engi ne Model - 5 P6 5 MO Ref No. Par t Numbe r Description 1. 75 1-1 0 33 7 Fuel T ank 2. 751- 10 875 Fly wheel Shrou d 3. 75 1-1 0 33 5 Rubb er Fuel T ank Mo unting Washer 4. 75 1-1 0 33 4 Oil Filler T ub e Assemb ly 5. 75 1-1 0 33 3 Dips tick Assem bly 6. 75 1-1 0 8 7 7 C ylinde r Head Comple te 7. 75 1-1 0 8 7 8 Shor t Block A ssembl y 8. 75[...]

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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[...]