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Troy-Bilt 430 manual

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

  • 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[...]

  • Page 3

    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[...]

  • Page 5

    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[...]

  • Page 6

    6 3 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. See Figure 1. b. Tig hten hand knob s (star k nobs) s ecuring u pper handl e to lower handle. Make sure that eac h carri age bolt is se[...]

  • Page 7

    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 8. Th e blade cont rol handle 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 W ARNING : Wait for the blade to stop completel y before doing any w ork on the mo wer or to remov e the grass catcher . NOTE : T o oper ate y our unit us ing the gras s catcher , mulc her or option al side dis charge refer to page 7 . T o Stop Engine 1 . Release t he blade co ntrol handl e to stop the eng ine and blad e. W ARNING : The blad e co[...]

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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 10 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 11 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 ouble 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 lin[...]

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    13 TW O YEAR SUPREME W ARRANTY : F or two y ears f rom da te o f re tail pu rchase w ithin C anada, M TD P ROD UCT S L IM- IT ED w ill , at it s option , repa ir or r eplace , f or the o riginal p urcha ser , free o f charge , an y pa r t or pa rts found t o be def ectiv e in ma te rial or w orkma nship . Th is wa rra nty cov e rs units wh ich ha v[...]