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MTD Series 070 manual

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    Model Series 070 Rot ary Mowers PRINTED IN U .S.A. FORM NO. 770-1012 2A (1/01) O PERA T OR’S M ANU AL IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAR EFULL Y MTD PRO DUCTS INC. P . O . BO X 368022 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or ne ar any unimproved fo[...]

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    2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important S afe Operation Practices ................. ............. ............. ................... ..... 3 Slope G auge .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ..... 6 Unpacking Ins tructio ns ................. ............. ............. ...........[...]

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    3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This s ymbol points out impor tant safety instructio ns which, if not follow ed, could endan ger the person al safety a nd/or pro perty of yo urself an d others. Read an d follo w all instruc tions in th is manual before a ttempti ng to oper ate this m achine. F ailur e to compl y with the se[...]

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    4 19. Shut the e ngine off and wa it until th e blade comes to a comple te stop b efore remo ving the grass ca tcher or unclogg ing th e chute. The cuttin g blade continues to rotate for a few sec onds afte r the engi ne is sh ut off. Never pla ce any part of the body in the blade area unti l you are sure the b lade has stopped rotating. 20. Never [...]

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    5 General Service: 1. Never run an eng ine indoors or in a poorly ventil ated area. Engine ex haust contains carbon mon oxide, an odorless and dea dly gas . 2. Before cl eaning, repairing, o r insp ecting, mak e certain the blad e and al l movin g parts h ave stopped . Disconn ect the spar k plug w ire and ground aga inst the engine to prevent uni [...]

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    6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine slop es where yo u may not oper ate safely . Do not operate your la wn mower on such sl opes. 15° SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VE RTICAL TREE A POWE R POLE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FENCE POS T 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 USE THI[...]

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    7 SECTION 3: UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS Remove Unit From Carton IMPORT ANT: This unit is shipped WITHOUT GASOLINE or OIL in the en gine. Be certain to ser vice the engine wi th gasolin e and oil as in structe d in the separat e engine manu al befor e operatin g your mowe r. NOTE: Reference to t he right or left han d side of the mower is ob served from[...]

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    8 Figure 4 NOTE: Your mower is ship ped with t he hand le in the higher heigh t position. If you wis h to lower the hei ght of the handle, r efer to the Adj ustment Se ction at this time. • Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hol e in the weld pins on the handle mou nting brack ets. Refer to Figure 4. • Using a pair of pli ers, squ eeze one[...]

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    9 SECTION 5: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER Figure 8 Read this ope rator ’ s man ual and safe ty rules befor e operatin g yo ur lawn m ower. Com pare the il lustration in Figure 8 with your lawn mo wer to familiar ize y ourself with the lo cation of va rious c ontrols and adjustme nts. Save th is man ual fo r future referen ce. WARNING: The operatio n of a[...]

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    10 SECTION 6: OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER WARNING: Keep hands a nd fee t away from the chut e area on cu tting dec k. The o perat ion of any la wn mower can resul t in fore ign objects b eing thrown into the e yes, whic h can result i n sever e eye damage . Always we ar safe ty glas ses or eye sh ields. NOTE: For shipping pur poses you r mower is se [...]

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    11 SECTION 7: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Always stop the engi ne, disconn ect the spark pl ug wire, and gr ound it again st the engin e before per forming adjustme nts. Cutting Heig ht Adjustment Fig ure 10 A height adjustmen t lever at each wheel provi des cutting hei ght adj ustment. Eac h adju ster has ni ne height pos ition s. Height of cut wi[...]

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    12 Fig ure 12 Lubrication WARNING: Always st op the engine, disco n- nect the s park plug wire, and ground i t agains t the engine bef ore clean ing, lub ricatin g or doing any type of maint enance on the machine . Blade Control Handle: Lubr icate t he pi vot poi nts on the blade co ntrol hand le at least once a s eason with light o il. T his h and[...]

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    13 Sharpeni ng the B lade When shar pening the blade, follo w the orig inal angle of grind as a guide. It is ex tremely impo rtant that eac h cutting edg e receiv es an equal amount of grin ding to prevent an unbalanc ed blade. An unbalan ced blade will cause ex cessiv e vibrat ion when rotating at hi gh speed s. It may cause da mage to the mower, [...]

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    14 SECTION 10: TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE T rouble P os sible Cause(s) Correcti ve Action Engine f a ils to start Blade con trol handle d isengage d. Spark plug w ire disc onnected. Fuel tank empty , or sta le fuel. Bloc k ed fuel line. F aulty sp ark plug. Engine flo oded. Engage b lade cont rol handle . Con nect w ire t o sp ark plug . Fill tank with [...]

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    16 SECTION 11: PARTS LIST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 31 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 35 38[...]

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    17 †† Whe el As sem bly Char t Siz e Tr e a d Ty p e Wh eels P art No. Bearings Descriptio n 8” x 1 .75” Bar T read 634- 0020 — Disk Hub Gr ey 8” x 1 .75” Bar T read 734-198 7 — Aero Mag G rey 8” x 1 .75” Bar T read 734-178 1 — Slot Hu b Gre y 8” x 1 .75” Diamo nd 734- 1780 — Star H ub White 8” x 2” Link Tr e a d 734[...]

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    18 NOTES[...]

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    19 NOTES[...]

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    MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY The limited warranty set f or th belo w is giv en by MTD PR ODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respec t to ne w me rchandis e purchas ed and u sed in the U nited St ates, its pos sessions and territories . MTD w arrants this pr oduct against def ects in materi al and workma nship f or a period of two (2) y ears c[...]