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MTD 540-580 Series manual

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    Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • T roub leshooting • P arts Lists • Warranty PRINTED IN U .S.A . MTD Pr oducts Ltd., P . O . Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO N2G 4J1 OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT . 21” Rotary Mower — Model Seri[...]

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    2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was pur chased, without first contacting Customer Support. T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU ST ART A SSE MBLI NG Y O UR NEW E QUIP ME NT , please loca te the model pl ate o n the equipmen t and cop y the the model numbe r and the se rial numb er to t[...]

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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 r tu rn 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 ,[...]

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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 th is oper ator’s manua l carefu lly in it s entiret y befor e atte mpti ng to asse mble t his mac hine. Rea d, under stan d, and fo llow all in stru ctio ns on th e machi ne and in t he manu al (s ) before o perat ion. Be c ompl etely fam iliar wi th the c ontro ls and th[...]

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    5 Do: 1 . Mow ac ross th e face of sl opes ; never up a nd down. Exerc ise ex treme c autio n when ch angin g direc tion o n slo pes. 2. Watch for ho les, ru ts, roc ks, hid den o bjec ts, or bum ps whi ch can c ause you to sl ip or tri p. T al l grass c an hid e obst acle s. 3. Always be sur e of your footi ng. A sli p and fall c an caus e seri ou[...]

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    6 3 NOTE : The uni ts illu strated may vary slig htly from your uni t. 1 . Remove loose par ts and any pac king material w hich may be between u pper and lower hand les. a. Pull 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 B. See Figure 1. b. Tig hten hand knob s (star k nobs) s ecuring u pp[...]

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    7 Figure 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 6 Figure 7 Never operate mo wer unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firm ly seated[...]

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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 9. 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 r igh[...]

  • Page 9

    9 NOTE : T o op erate your unit using th e grass catc her , mulc her or option al side dis charge refer to page 7 . The sid e disch arge is an opti onal feature. If conver ting to sid e dischar ge, make sure grass catcher i s off uni t and rear disc harge door i s closed. a. On t he side of th e mower deck, li ft the h inged mulc hing plug. See Fi [...]

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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 12 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 ite[...]

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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 . It may cau se damage to mo wer , and could break causing per - sonal inj ury . Figure 13 M a [...]

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    12 For r epairs beyond the minor adjust - ments liste d here, contact an autho r ized service deale r . 6 T r oub le 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 pr imed. 5. Fault y spark plug . 6. Bloc ked fuel li[...]

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    13 TW O YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY The lim ited warrant y set for th be low is given by MTD LLC wit h respe ct to new merc handi se purch ased and u sed in the U nited States a nd / or its ter ritori es and pos sessi ons, and by MTD Pro duct s Limited w ith res pect to n ew merchan dise pur chased a nd used in Ca nada and / or its ter ritori es and po [...]

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    14                                                     ?[...]

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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 3 747-04080 Catcher Lower Frame Sac à herbe - bâti inférieur 4 749-0928B Lower Han dle Guidon inférieur 5 720-0279 Knob 1/4-20[...]

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    13 GARANTIE LIMITÉE DE DEUX ANS La gar antie lim itée qui est én oncée c i- dessou s est offer te par MTD LLC pour to utes les marc handis es neuves achetée s et utili sées aux États- Unis, d ans ses pos sessio ns et territoire s, et par MTD Produc ts Limite d, pour toutes l es marchan dises achetée s et utilisé es au Canada et / ou se s t[...]

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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 essuris é ou d’ un boy a u d’ ar rosage 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 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 trou ve sur le guid on supérieur d e la tondeus e. V o ir la Figure 9. Il faut serrer cet te poignée c ontre 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 allé[...]

  • Page 22

    7 Figure 5 REMARQU E : V é rifiez que le sac à herbe est bien à l’ endroit av ant l’ assemblage (l ’ étiquet te d’ av ertis sement doit 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 Figure[...]

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    6 3 REM ARQUE : Les modè les représentés peuvent êt r e légè r ement d ifférents de votre tondeu se. 1 . Retirez les piè ces détac hées et les gar nitures d’emballage qui peu vent se trouver entre les guid ons supéri eur et inférieur . a. Redres sez le guido n supérieur vers vous pour l e faire passer d e la positi on A à la posit i[...]

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    5 dan s la not ice d ’util isat ion p our mes urer la p ente d u terra in avant de co mmen cer à tr availl er . Si se lon l ’incl ino mètre, l a pente e st sup érie ure à 15 ° , n’util isez pa s la ton deus e pour év iter to ute bl essu re grave. À F AIRE: 1 . T r availle r paral lèl emen t à la pent e, jama is per pend icu lair emen[...]

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    4 Utilisation en général 1 . V euill ez lire at ten tivem ent la n otic e d’ut ilis atio n avant d’ess ayer d’ass emb ler la ma chi ne. Ass urez-vous d e lire et d e bie n co mpre ndre to utes l es ins truc tio ns qu i figur ent sur l a mac hine et da ns la not ic e d’uti lisa tion ava nt de la m ett re en mar che. Fa- mil iari sez-vous a[...]

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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 V euillez retourner la machine au détaillant qui v ous l’a vendue, sans v ous adresser d’abor d au service après-vente . 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’ a ssemblage, à la préparation et à l’ entretien [...]

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    21 po T ondeuse Rotative - Séries 540-580 IMPRIMÉ AUX ÉT A T S- UNIS MTD Pr oducts Ltd., P . O . Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO 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 UCTI[...]