MTD 808K manual

PRINTED IN U.S .A. 769-005 95.fm (12/200 2) FORM NO . Oper ator’ s Man ual P e dal Drive Garden T ractor Model Ser ies 808H & 808K IMPO RT A NT: Read saf ety rules and i nstr uction s carefully bef ore op eratin g equipmen t. Warning : This unit is equipped wit h an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved f[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Important Safe O peratio n Prac tices ................. ............. ............. ................... ..... 3 Slope G auge ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ..... 6 Tractor S et-up..... ............. ............. ................... ............[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES General Ope ration 1. Read, u nderstand, a nd follow a ll instru ctions on t he machin e and in the manual(s ) before attem pting to assemb le and o perate. Keep this manu al in a s afe place for future and regular re ference and for ordering repl ace ment pa rts. 2. Be familiar with all controls and[...]

4 through un usually tall , dry grass (e.g., pasture) or pi les of dry leav es. Dry g rass or le aves may contact the engine exhaus t and/or bu ild up on th e mower de ck presenti ng a potentia l fire hazard . 27. Use on ly access ories and a ttachment s approved for this machin e by the machine m anufacturer . Read, under stand and fo llow all i n[...]

5 extremel y flammable and the vapors are explosi ve . Serious p ersonal i njury can o ccur when ga soline i s spilled on yourself or your clothe s which can i gnite. Wash your skin and change cloth es immediatel y. a. Use onl y an approved gasol ine container. b. Neve r fill co ntainers ins ide a ve hicle or on a truck or tra iler bed with a plast[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGH T AND HOL D THIS L EVEL WI TH A VER TICAL T REE A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUI LDING OR A FENC E POST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E Do not mo w on i nclines with a sl ope in e xcess of 15 de grees (a rise of approxim ately 2 -1/2 feet every 10 feet) . A ri ding mowe r[...]

7 SECTION 3: SETTING UP THE TRACTOR NOTE: Any reference here to the RIGHT or L EFT side of the tracto r is observed fr om operat or’s positi on. Attaching Bat tery Cables NOTE: The posi tive batt ery termi nal is m arked Po s. (+) . The negati ve battery term inal is mar ked Neg. (–). • The positiv e cabl e (hea vy red w ire) is sec ured to t[...]

8 • Adj ust the deck r oller he ight so t hat the c levis pins are inse rted in the seco nd hole ( from the top) of both the left- hand deck roller bracket an d the right- hand deck roller bracket. S ee Figure 5 or refe r to Deck Roller Height Adjustment on pag e 9 f or mor e detailed i nstr uctions on adjustin g the deck roller up war d or do wn[...]

9 Figure 4 Deck Roller Height Adjustment To adjust the he ight of the rol lers found on the rear of the mowi ng deck upward o r downwar d, proce ed as follow s: • Pla ce th e deck lift lev er in the b ottom notc h (lo west position ). • Re move the clevis pins and h airpin c lips fro m the deck roll er brack ets on the l eft and right side s of[...]

10 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR GARDEN TRACTOR Figure 6 A PTO ( Power T ake- off) Knob/L ever H Ign ition Switch B Ch oke Control I Brake Peda l C Par king Bra ke Button J Drive Pe dal D Shif t Lever K Cruise Control Button E Cu p Holder (if equ ipped) L Seat Ad justm ent Leve r F Systems In dicat or Monitor /Hour M eter M Dec k Lift Lever G Throttle Co nt[...]

11 Throttle Control Lever The throt tle contro l leve r is loca ted on the right si de of the tractor’s das h panel. Th is lever control s the speed of the engine . When set in a given po sition, the throttle wi ll maintain a uni form engine speed. IMPORT ANT : When oper ating the tractor w ith th e cuttin g dec k engaged, be c ertain that the th[...]

12 Seat Adjustment Lever To adjust the s eat forward or backwa rd, slide the se at adjustme nt leve r to the left and r epositio n the seat to the desir ed positio n. Onc e a comforta ble positi on is found, rel ease the sea t adjust ment lev er to lock the seat in place. Refer to Se at Adjus tment on page 17 of this manua l for more de tailed ins [...]

13 SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR G ARDEN TRACTOR Safety Interloc k Switc hes This tractor is equi pped with a s afety i nterloc k syst em for the protec tion of the op erator. If the interloc k system should ev er malfuncti on, do not oper ate the tract or. Contact an aut horized service dea ler. The safety interlo ck syst em preven ts the engine from [...]

14 Driving The T ractor IMPORT ANT : Avoid sudden starts , ex-ces sive speed and sud den s tops. • Depr ess th e brak e ped al to relea se the park ing brake and let the pedal up. Move the thro ttle lever into the FA ST (rabbi t) positi on. IMPORT ANT : Do not use the shift lever to change t he direction of travel when the tractor is in motion. A[...]

15 • Pla ce the shift l ever i n the REV ERSE positio n, loo k to the rear to ensure the pa th is empty, and depre ss the dr ive pe dal. Using the Deck Lift Lever To raise the cutting dec k, move the dec k lift lever to the left, then place it in the notch best s uited for yo ur applica tion. Refe r to Setting The Cut ting Height earlier in this [...]

16 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS P arking Brake Adj ust the br ake if 1. the tract or does not stop c omplet ely when the brake pe dal is comple tely depr essed; or 2. the tract or’s rear wheels r oll even with the parking brake ap plied. Locate th e brake disc on right of the transmi ssion in the rear of the tractor and adjus t as follows: • L[...]

17 The front of t he de ck sho uld be between 1/4-in ch a nd 3/8-inc h lower than th e rear of the de ck. Adjus t if necess ary as follow s: • With the tractor parked on a firm, leve l surfac e, place the de ck lift lev er in the top no tch (high est position ) and rota te the blade nea rest the di scharg e chute so that it is paral lel with the [...]

18 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR GARDEN TRACTOR Engine Refer to the eng ine manu al for engine mai ntenance instruc tions. • Ch eck engin e oil level before eac h use as ins tructed in t he eng ine m anual. Fig ure 1 2 Changing E ngine Oil NOTE: Depen ding on the engin e model fou nd on your tract or, it ma y be necess ary to re move the t ractor?[...]

19 SECTION 8: SERVICE Cutting D eck Removal To remov e the cutting d eck, pr oceed as fol lows: • Pla ce the PT O knob/l ever in the disengage d (OFF) position and engage the pa rking brak e. • Lower the deck by mo ving the deck lift leve r into the bottom notch on the right fen der. • Re move the PTO b elt from around the elec tric PT O clut[...]

20 To chang e or replace th e deck belts on your trac tor, proceed as follo ws: • Lower the deck by mo ving the deck lift leve r into the bottom notch on the right fen der. • Re move the bel t guards by rem oving the se lf- tappin g screws that fa sten them to the deck . • Model 808 H only: Gr asp the PTO idler br acket an d pivot it towa rd [...]

21 Fig ure 1 6 NOTE: Slowl y rotate the pulle y cou nter-cloc kwise to roll the be lt off it . • Re move the upper d rive belt by p ulling it up thro ugh the battery tra y opening. • Re route the new up per drive be lt as shown in Figure 16. Lower Drive Belt NOTE: Proper remova l of the lower dr ive bel t requir es the remov al of sever al trac[...]

22 Fig ure 1 7 Adjust the drive peda l after rep lacing the dri ve belts on your tra ctor, if neces sary, as fol lows: • Loca te the spe ed control as sembly on the undersi de of th e st eering suppo rt bra cket. S ee Figure 18. Fig ure 1 8 • Re move both hai rpin clips from the pin wh ich is fastened to th e speed c ontrol as sembly (be carefu[...]

23 • Gr ind each cu tting blade edge equally to mainta in proper blad e balance. • Test the blade by balancin g it on a round sh aft screwd river. Grin d metal from the heav y side until it balances evenly. • When replacing th e blade, be sure to instal l the blade with the side of the blade ma rked ‘‘Botto m’’ (or with a part numb er[...]

24 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE Clean and l ubricat e the tract or as instr ucted on pa ge 18 of this manu al before st oring for an extended pe riod. Follow the ins tructio ns in the ser vice, storage & specifi cations section of the engine m anual for proper engine c are pr ior t o storing your tractor. SECTION 10: ATTACHMENTS & ACCESSOR[...]

25 SECTION 11: TROUBLESHOOTING T rouble P ossible Cau se(s) Correcti ve Action Engine f ails to start PT O kno b/lev er engaged. P arking br ake n ot engaged. Spark plu g wire(s) disc onnected. Throttle c ontrol le v er not in co rrect starting posit ion. Choke no t ac tivate d Fuel t ank empty , or sta le fu el. Blocked fu el li ne. F aulty spark [...]

26 SECTION 12: PARTS LIST FOR MODELS 808H & 808K 9 7 11 (f or ch oke) 13 4 12 6 9 22 18 19 20 8 10 14 10 5 10 5 16 15 1 17 5 24 3 2 21 23[...]

27 Models 808H & 808K REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710-0227 Self-tappin g Screw , #8-18 x .5 2 710-0599 Self-tap ping Scre w , 1/4- 20 x .5 3 710-0726 AB Screw , 5/16-12 x .75 4 7 10-1 237 Scr ew , # 10-32 x .625 5 7 10-1 314A S ocket Cap Sc rew , 5/16 -18 x .625 6 710-1315 Self-tap ping Scre w , 3/8- 16 x 1.25 7 7 12-3 017 Hex Nu t, 3/[...]

28 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10 14 9 21 22 23 24 25 5 11 25 26 27 28 31 34 34 44 33 41 38 37 30 42 40 36 39 35 29 1 Models 808H & 808K 46 47 48 45[...]

29 Models 808H & 808K REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 72 6-3046 Ratchet C lip 2. 73 1-2247A H ood Shield 3. 74 7-1184 Support Rod: Air Duct 4. 78 3-0478A H ood: 8 Style 5. 68 3-0195 Bracket As sembly 6. 71 0-0351 Pan Head B Screw #10-16 x 0.5 7. 71 0-0376 Hex Screw 5/ 16-18 x 1 .0 8. 71 0-0456 Hex Screw #1 0-16 x 0. 5 9. 71 0-0599 TT Scre[...]

30 50 14 8 52 17 21 10 20 12 23 21 22 24 6 2 52 14 18 25 19 5 3 4 1 16 9 7 17 15 6 26 Models 808H & 8 08K 3 2 57 55 56 49 39 46 6 40 45 41 37 43 42 36 47 48 44 16 30 28 38 33 27 31 34 51 11 28 13 35 54 58 29 59 60 29 61[...]

31 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 747-1130B Deck Stabil izer Rod (Mod el 808H) 747-1324 De ck Stabilizer R od (Model 808K) 2 683-0197B Lift Shaft As sembly (Mo del 808H) 683-0462 Lift Shaft Asse mbly (Mode l 808K) 3 711-0332 Cle vis Pin, .5 x .78 4 712-0206 He x Nut, 1/2-13 5 712-0431 Flange Lock N ut, 3/8-16 6 712-3004A Flange Loc k Nut, 5/1[...]

32 24 23 43 31 29 2 1 2 5 3 9 6 38 7 10 12 13 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 20 22 20 25 26 27 28 32 30 29 34 30 36 33 37 39 40 11 8 22 4 41 11 Models 808H & 808K[...]

33 Models 808H & 808K REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710-1260A Self-tapping Screw , 5/16-18 x .75 2 710-0604A Self-tapping Screw , 16-18 x .625 3 783-0726B RH Piv ot Suppor t Brac ket 4 783-0727A L H Piv ot Suppo r t Brack et 5 783-0728 Pivot Bar Brac ket 6 710-0514 He x Cap Scre w , 3/8-1 6 x 1 (Grad e 5) 7 711-1408 RH Dr ag Link 8 711-1[...]

34 Models 808H & 8 08K 74 60 8 30 3 21 4 13 18 16 28 32 8 13 13 73 26 9 80 55 52 60 50 66 65 22 59 52 57 70 22 30 20 75 22 57 63 46 64 49 53 61 54 52 71 56 67 57 68 63 18 51 52 23 37 48 24 47 64 7 40 36 33 18 45 29 19 14 8 0 43 17 5 41 6 10 42 34 1 15 20 13 35 20 18 13 11 27 20 2 76 77 78 12 12 81 82 83 72 25 13 20 84 85 31 69 44 43 86[...]

35 Models 808H & 808K REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 618- 03 75 V ar iable- spee d Bracket As sembly 2 618-0376 T wo-speed T ransmis sion Assem bly 3 631-0009A Shfter Knob 4 647-0037 Shift Le ver 5 656- 0050 V ari able-s peed Pulley A ssem bly 6 756-0665 T ransmission Pulle y , 8.5 7 683-0251 Doub le-Idler Brac ke t 8 710-0176 He x Cap Sc[...]

36 49 48 44* 47 11 34 37 43 15 42 41 23 40 13 10 36 8 12 9 18 20 6 36 21 17 27 14 31 31 36 29 7 12 9 18 38 30 5 28 4 35 22 26 2 25 24 16 1 19 4 32 3 33 46 15 Models 808H & 8 08K[...]

37 Models 808H & 808K NOTE: Transmis sion has a grease ca pacity of 32 oz. Order par t number 73 7-0148. NOTE: Upon reassembling transmis sion inp ut shaft for any r eason, re fill its cav ity with approx imately 2/3 oz. of gre ase. Order part num ber 737-0 289. REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 618-0225 Re vers e Collar Assem bly 2 6 18-0 2[...]

38 Model 808H 31 6 27 20 21 22 19 37 33 26 34 32 36 35 32 29 24 25 23 30 30 36 35 41 42 41 42 (For referenc e only) Grou nd Wire 25 43 32 44 40 45 46 47 48 A A 1 2 3 47 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 28 46 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 13 57 58 61 63 64 65 11 15 45 4 49 68 67 69 62 70 66 ( Not e: PT O belt sho wn in det ail 38 with de ck as sembly )[...]

39 Model 808H REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 783-0653 E Ste ering Support Bracket 2. 647-0064 PTO L ever Engagemen t Assemb ly 3. 683-0406 0 Engag ement Plate Assemb ly 4. 710-1002 Hex Bo lt 7/16-20 x 2.0 5. 710-0276 Carr iage Screw 5/16 -18 x 1.0 6. 710-0344 Hex Screw 3/8-16 x 1 .5 7. 710-1238 Hex H ead Washer Screw, 5 /16-18 x . 875 8. 710[...]

40 9 1 4a 3a 2* 28 5 7 12 11 8 10 13 16 17 18 14 Model 808K 31 6 27 20 21 22 19 37 38 4b 3b 39 32 33 26 34 32 36 35 32 29 24 25 23 30 30 36 35 41 42 41 42 (For re ference only) G round W ire 25 43 32 44 40 45 46 47 48 9 9 15[...]

41 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 783-0653 E Ste ering Support Brack et 2 754-0476 PT O Belt 3 717-1774 Elec. PTO Clutch 4 783-1487 PT O Clutch An ti-rot. Brakt. 5 710-0859 He x Cap Sc rew , 3/8-16 x 2. 5 6 710-1238 He x Head W asher Scre w , 5/16-18 x .87 5 7 712-0431 Flang e Lock Nut, 3/8-16 8 732-0978 Extensi on Spring, .62 x 5. 62 9 712-3[...]

42 Model 808H 29 13 10 27 42 25 53 52 2 13 59 5 44 35 55 21 9 25 45 4 12 38 40 41 30 26 34 49 47 1 43 29 33 50 7 30 48 36 27 42 32 4 6 51 39 46 42 29 28 26 37 19 8 11 3 14 24 24 15 17 57 18 20 23 16 24 58 23 29 15 56 18 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 65 25 67 68 69 70 71[...]

43 IMPORT ANT : For a proper workin g machine, use Facto ry Approv ed Part s. V-belt s are de signed to engage and di sengage safely . A substitu te (non OEM) V-belt can be dangero us by not disenga ging co mplete ly. Model 808H REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 171 16 Brak e Assemb ly: Dec k 2. 172 58C Dec k Belt Cov er 3. 179 82 Spindle R ein[...]

44 Model 808K 2 34 18 29 27 23 11 23 27 29 29 8 29 22 27 9 49 50 61 26 45 14 22 27 29 74 23 16 64 53 44 53 64 37 29 72 25 20 57 68 56 29 73 29 69 5 68 60 57 20 29 36 46 63 4 15 51 40 29 66 6 17 17 75 3 67 3 7 14 16 29 47 58 32 14 30 54 31 29 24 71 1 35 39 59 38 52 65 43 52 65 52 39 23 27 38 10 23 27 29 19 A A 55 33 62 28 22 76 13 23 22 77 23 23 14 [...]

45 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 126 50 Bra ck et, Adjustment, He ight 2. 166 06 Br ack et, Hook, Retainer 3. 618 -0671 Spindle Assemb ly , Pulley , 5.39 Dia x .5625 4. 683 -0254 Brac k et Assemb ly , Deck, Ha nger LH 5. 683 -0459 Idlr Ass embly , 54" 6. 683 -0608 Brac ket As sembly , Lift, 54" 7. 683 -0609 Brac k et Assemb ly , L[...]

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48 MANUF A C TURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The limited warrant y set forth below is giv en by MT D LLC with resp ect to new m erchandise purchased a nd used i n the Unite d States, its possessi ons and t erritories. MTD LLC warran ts this p roduct a gainst defects for a peri od of two (2 ) years comme ncing on th e date of orig inal purcha se an[...]