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MTD 540 manual

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  • Page 1

    MTD LL C, P .O. BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 3 6 - 001 9 Print ed In US A Safe Ope ration Practices • Set- Up • Operation • M aintenance • Ser vice • T roubl eshooting • Warranty W ARNING READ AND FOL LO W AL L SAF ET Y RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO OP ER A TE THIS MA CHINE . F A ILURE T O COMP [...]

  • Page 2

    Customer Support Please do NOT return the machi ne to the retailer or de aler without f irst contac ting our Customer Su ppor t Dep artme nt. If y ou ha ve diff icu lty as semb ling th is p rodu ct or hav e an y qu estio ns rega rdin g t he c on trol s, o perat ion, or m ain ten anc e o f th is m ach ine , y ou ca n see k hel p fr om t he experts. [...]

  • Page 3

    Im por tant Sa fe Opera tio n Pra c tic es 2 3 Operation General Operation Read this o perator ’s manual caref ully in it s entiret y bef ore atte mpting to assemb le this machin e. Read, un ders tand, and fol low all instru ctio ns on the machin e and in the manuals) befo re oper ation. Kee p this manual in a s afe place fo r future and re gular[...]

  • Page 4

    4 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices A missing or d amaged d ischarge cover can c ause blad e contac t or thrown o bjec t injuries . Many injurie s occur as a result of the m ower bein g pulle d over the foot du ring a fal l caused by sli pping or t rippin g. Do not ho ld on to the mower i f you are fall ing; release th e h[...]

  • Page 5

    5 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices Ser vice Safe Handling Of Gasoline : T o avoid pers onal injur y or p roper t y damag e use ex treme care in ha ndling gaso line. Gas oline is ex tre mely f lammab le and the v apors a re expl osive. Seri ous per sonal injur y c an occur whe n gasolin e is spille d on yours elf or your c[...]

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    6 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices Spark Arrestor W ARN ING : This machin e is equipp ed with a n internal com bustion e ngine and s hould not b e used on or ne ar any unimproved fo rest-covered , brush covered or grass -covered l and unless th e engine ’ s exhau st sys tem is equip ped with a s park arre ster mee ting [...]

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    7 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O per a tiOn p ract ices 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 to determine slopes where you may no t operate safely . W A RNI NG: Do not ope rat e you r law n mow er on su ch s[...]

  • Page 8

    Assembl y & Set -Up 3 8 Cont ents of Ca rton One L awn Mower • One L awn Mower Ope rator’s Manual • One B ottle o f Oil • One G rass Catcher • One Engi ne Ope rator’s Manual • One Ha rdware Pack • One Sid e Discharge Chu te • Assembly NOTE: T his unit is ship ped w ithout gaso line or oi l in the engin e. Fill up gaso line and[...]

  • Page 9

    9 s ecti On 3 — a sseMb l y & s et -u p Place rear of the m ower deck on r aised bl ock s. Remove lo ck nut from p ivot arm assemb ly (on sele ct mode ls, these m ay be include d sepa rately in a pl astic bag). Slide wh eel, wi th hollow sid e in, onto pivot ar m and secu re with lo ck nut. Asse mble the oth er side in the s ame mann er . Gra[...]

  • Page 10

    1 0 s ecti On 3 — a sseMb l y & s et - u p Slide t wo hoo ks o f side discharg e chute under hi nge pin o n mulchin g plug assem bly. Lo wer the m ulching pl ug. Do not remove side mu lching plu g at any time, even when you a re not mulchi ng. Adjustments Each wh eel has a he ight adjustm ent lever to change th e cutti ng height o f the mower[...]

  • Page 11

    C ont rols an d F eat ures 4 1 1 Blade Control The b lade control is at tach ed to the upp er handl e of the mower. Dep ress and sque eze it aga inst the upp er handl e to operate th e unit. R elease it to s top engin e and blad e. W ARN ING: This bla de control is a saf et y device. Never at tempt to bypass i ts ope rations. Cutting Height Adjustm[...]

  • Page 12

    Opera ti on 5 1 2 3 3 2 1 Figur e 5- 1 Starting Engine W ARN ING: Be sure no one o ther than the o perator is sta nding near th e lawn mower whi le star tin g engin e or ope rating mower. Never run eng ine indo ors or in e nclose d, poo rly ventilated a reas. Engine e xhaust cont ains carb on monoxi de, an odo rless and de adly gas . Keep hands , f[...]

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    1 3 s ecti On 5 — O per a tiOn Using Y our Lawn Mo wer Be sure lawn is cl ear of ston es, stick s, w ire, or other o bjec ts which coul d damage lawn m ower or engi ne. Such obje ct s could be accid ently thrown by the mowe r in any direc tion and c ause seri ous per sonal injur y to the o perator a nd others . W ARN ING: The op eration of a ny l[...]

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    Ma int en an ce & A djustm en ts 6 1 4 Maintenance General Recomm endations Always obse r ve safet y rule s when pe rf orming any maintenan ce. The wa rrant y on this lawn m ower does not cover items th at have been su bjec ted to ope rator abuse o r neglig ence. T o receive f ull value f rom warr anty, operato r must mainta in the lawn mowe r [...]

  • Page 15

    1 5 S ecti on 6 — M ainten ance & a djuStMent S Replacing Rear F lap T o remove rear f lap, lif t rear do or , and press f lap i n on eithe r side to remove from h ole. Se e Fig. 6 - 2. Remove f lap fro m opp osite hole an d replace with n ew fl ap in the op posite orde r and manne r of removal. 1. 2. Engine Care A list of key en gine mainten[...]

  • Page 16

    Ser vic e 7 1 6 W ARN ING: An unbalan ced blade w ill cause excessive vib ration wh en rotating at hi gh spee ds. It may cause dama ge to mower and coul d break causing p erso nal injur y. 5. Lubric ate the engine cr ank shaf t and the in ner sur face of the bla de adapter w ith light oil. S lide the bla de adapter onto the eng ine crank shaf t. Pl[...]

  • Page 17

    T roubl esho oti ng 8 1 7 Pr oblem Ca use Remedy Engin e F ail s to start Blade cont rol di sengaged. Spark plug boo t disc onnected. F uel tank empty or stale fuel. Engin e not primed (if eq uipped wit h primer ) . F aulty spa rk plug. Blocked fuel l ine. Engin e flooded. F uel valv e ( if equipped) closed. Engin e not chok ed (if equipped w ith c[...]

  • Page 18

    1 8 Model Series 5 40 6 5 Wheel T reads K2 Bar Bar Zag Pin Bar 55 53 24 37 50 24 39 40 41 24 43 45 44 26 27 28 36 25 35 34 24 23 14 13 11 18 17 16 15 29 32 31 24 33 46 9 49 2 1 51 12 22 21 20 19 38 47 42 4 7 10 8 52 48 3 30 54[...]

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    1 9 Ref No. Part N umbe r Desc ripti on 1 . 7 4 7 - 1 1 6 1 A Blad e Control 2. 7 4 9 - 1 092A Uppe r Handle 3. 7 46 - 1 1 30 Control Cab le, 40 ” 7 46 - 04 1 04 Contro l Cable, 4 0” , Snap- O n, Kaw 7 46 - 1 1 3 7 Control Cab le, 53” 4. 726- 0240 Cabl e Tie 5. 7 6 4- 0 40 65 Grass B ag Assem bly 6. 7 4 7 - 0472 8 Grass B ag Frame 7 . 720 - 0[...]

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    MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C - 100 015 RE V . B Th e limi te d war r ant y se t for t h bel ow is gi ven b y MT D LL C wi th re spe c t to new m erc ha ndis e pur cha se d and u sed i n the U nit ed S t at es an d / or it s te rr it ori es an d pos se ss ions , and b y MT D Pr oduc t s Lim ite d wi th r esp ec t to n ew mer ch and[...]