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MTD 560 Series manual

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    Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • T roub leshooting • P arts Lists • Warranty OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE OPERA TING EQ UIPMENT . PRINTED IN U .S.A . MTD Products Ltd., P . O . Bo x 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO N2G 21” Self-Propelled Rotary Mower ?[...]

  • Page 2

    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. Releas e the blad e control ha ndle to stop t he engine an d blade. Drive Control Handle The dri ve control hand le is loc ated o[...]

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    9 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING The operation of any lawn mo wer can result in foreign ob jects being throw n into the ey es, which can damage you r ey es sev erely . A lwa ys w ear safety glasses while operating the mower , or while performing any ad justments or repairs on it. Be sure no one other than the operator is standing near the l[...]

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    10 5 W ARNING Figure 11 Lubrication 1 . Lubri cate the pivot poi nts on the blad e control ha ndle at least on ce a season wi th light oil. Th e blade contro l must operate freely i n both direc tions. Se e Figure 1 1 . 2. If your mower is equip ped with ba ll bearing whe els, lubri cate at least onc e a season wit h a light oil, all other t ypes r[...]

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    11 5 W ARNING Figure 12 Figure 14 Figure 13 7 . Ins tall the bl ade adapter on th e crankshaf t with th e “star ” away from the engine. See Fig ure 1 2. Place the blad e with the s ide marked “ botto m” (or wit h part number) faci ng awa y from the ada pter . A lign the b lade bell sup por t over the blade with t he tabs in t he holes of th[...]

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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 ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y Engin e fails to st ar t 1 . Blad e cont rol han dle dis engag ed. 2. Spar k plug wir e disc onne cted. 3. Fuel tank e mpt y or stal e fuel. 4. Engin e not prim ed. 5. Fault y spark p lug. 6. Blo cked f[...]

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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 terr itorie s and pos[...]