MTD V550 manual

Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P arts Lists • W arranty Warning : This uni t is equip ped with a n internal com bustio n engine an d should not b e used on or near any unim proved forest-covered, bru sh- covered or grass -c ov ered lan d unless t he engine’s e xhaust system is e quipp[...]

2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number T ab le of Contents BE FO RE AS SE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , pleas e locate th e model pla te on the e quipmen t and copy th e inf ormati on to the sa mple model pla te p ro - vided to th e right. Y ou can locat e the model pla te by standin g at the ope rati ng position a nd looking do wn at the r ear o f[...]

3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on inclines with a slope in e xcess of 1 5 degree s (a rise of appro ximatel y 2- 1/ 2 fee t ev er y 1 0 feet). Ope rat e W ALK -BEH IND mow ers across th e face o f slopes, ne ve r up and dow n slopes. 3IGHTANDHOLDTHISLEVELWITHAVERTICALTREE ORACORNEROFABUILDING[...]

4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices Children T ragic accidents can occur if operator is not aler t to presence of children. Children are often attracted to mower and mo wing activity . The y do not understand the dangers. Nev er assume that children will remain where you last sa w them. 1. K eep children out of the mowing area and under w atchful care of[...]

5 1 9. Shu t the eng ine of f and wa it unti l the bl ade co mes to a com plete s top befor e removi ng the gr ass c atche r or unc log - ging t he ch ute. The c utt ing bl ade co ntinu es to rot ate for a few sec onds af ter the e ngine i s shut of f. Never plac e any par t of th e body i n the b lade are a until you ar e sure the b lade h as stop[...]

6 3 Setup and Adjustment 1 . Remove any packing materi al whic h may be between upper an d lower handles. a. Pull up and b ack on up per handle a s shown in Figure 3 - 1 . Make cer tain the lower hand le is seated securel y into the hand le mountin g brackets. b. Tig hten star kno bs securi ng upper han dle to lower handle. Make sure th at each car[...]

7 Figure 3-5 CU T TING HE IGHT All whee ls must be placed in the s ame rela tive pos ition. GRA SS CA T C HER Mak e certain bag is turned ri ght side out bef ore assembl ing (warn ing label wil l be on the outside). 3 Setup and Adjustment Figure 3-6 Figure 3-7 Never operate mo wer unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firm ly seated on the piv [...]

8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Now that you have set up your lawn mower for opera- tion, g et aquainted with i ts contro ls and features. These are desc ribed be low and illust rated on this pag e. This knowled ge will al low you to use your new equipme nt to its full est potential. Blade Control The blad e control i s attac hed to the up per hand[...]

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 . Alway s wear 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 law[...]

10 5 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING Alwa ys s top engine, disconnect spark plug, and grou nd against eng ine before cleaning, lubr icating or doing an y kind of maintenance on y our machine. W e do not recomme nd the use o f pressu re wash ers or garden hose to cle an yo ur unit. The se ma y cause damage t o electric components , spindles, [...]

11 5 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING When remov ing the cutting blade for sharpenin g or replacement or when slidi ng the belt around it, 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 spee ds. It may cau se damage to mo we[...]

12 For r epa irs bey ond the minor adjustm ents listed he re, contact an authorized se r vice deal er . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y En gine fail s to start 1 . Blad e cont rol di seng aged. 2. Spar k plug w ire dis conn ecte d. 3. Fuel tank e mpt y or sta le fuel . 4. Engin e not pri med ( if equ ippe d with prim er). 5. Fault y spa[...]

13 7 W ARNING DO NOT remov e safety (or any) labels from mower f or any reason. Off-Season Storage The followi ng steps shoul d be taken to prepare your lawn mower for storage. 1 . Clean and l ubric ate mower thoroughly a s descr ibed in the lubr icati on instru ctio ns. 2. We do not recomm end the use of a pre ssure washer or garde n hose to clea [...]

14 Model Series V550 7 45 17 58 75 10 24 23 44 20 46 21 27 29 28 20 18 19 33 32 46 47 42 48 49 50 46 51 16 15 14 13 31 3 0 34 35 36 38 39 40 41 37 25 26 42 43 57 11 46 64 55 70 53 73 52 44 59 61 65 5 6 56 54 3 2 1 12 71 22 72 76 74 69 60 66 67 4 68 9 77 8 63 62 Wheel T read Zag T read[...]

15 8 P ar ts List IM PORT ANT For a pro per work ing machin e, use Fac tory App roved Part s. V-BE L TS are sp eci ally des igned to enga ge and di seng age safe ly . A substi tute ( non OEM ) V-Be lt can be d ange rous by not disen gaging c omple tely. T o ord er replacement parts , call 1 - 80 0 - 8 00 - 731 0 or visit u s on the web at ww w.m td[...]

The limi ted warranty set for th b elow is given by MTD LLC with res pect to new merchan dise purc hased and u sed in the Un ited States, its posse ssions an d territorie s. “ MTD” warrants t his prod uct agai nst defect s in material an d workman - ship for a per iod of t wo (2 ) years co mmenci ng on the d ate of original purcha se and will, [...]