English dropdown-ico

Yard-Man 11A-589 Series manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Yard-Man 11A-589 Series, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Yard-Man 11A-589 Series one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Yard-Man 11A-589 Series. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Yard-Man 11A-589 Series should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Yard-Man 11A-589 Series
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Yard-Man 11A-589 Series item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Yard-Man 11A-589 Series item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Yard-Man 11A-589 Series alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Yard-Man 11A-589 Series, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Yard-Man service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Yard-Man 11A-589 Series.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Yard-Man 11A-589 Series item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    21” Rear Discharge Rotary Mower Model Number 11A-589 Se ries PRINTED IN U.S .A. OPERA T OR’S MANU AL FORM NO . 770-1011 1B.fm (3/0 0) IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL 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 us[...]

  • Page 2

    2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Maintain ing Safe ty ................. ............. ............. ................... ............. .................. 3 Slope G auge ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ..... 6 Assemblin g Your Lawn Mo wer...... ................... ............. [...]

  • Page 3

    3 SECTION 1: MAINTAINING SAFETY This War ning symbol points out im portant sa fety instr uctions whic h, if not follo wed, cou ld endanger the perso nal safe ty and/o r prop erty of y oursel f and o thers. Read a nd follo w all instruc tions i n this manua l before at tempting to ope rate your lawn mower. Failure to compl y with these inst ructions[...]

  • Page 4

    4 • Never operat e the mower in wet gra ss. Always be sure of your f ooting. A slip an d fall c an cause serious personal injury. Keep a firm hold on the han dle and walk, nev er run. If yo u feel you are losing y our footing, RELEASE THE BLADE CONT ROL HANDLE IMMEDIATELY an d the blade will s top rotatin g within three sec onds. • Mow o nly in[...]

  • Page 5

    5 • Keep all n uts, bolts , and screws ti ght to be s ure the equipme nt is in safe working c ondition. • Never ta mper with safet y devices. Chec k their proper operation regularly . • After str iking a forei gn object, s top the engin e, remove the wire fro m the spark plug, and thoroughl y inspect the mowe r for any damage . Repair t he da[...]

  • Page 6

    6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine s lopes wher e you may no t operate sa fely. Do not operate your lawn mower on such sl opes. 15° SIGHT AND HO L D THIS LEVE L WITH A VERTIC AL TREE A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUI LDING OR A FENCE 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 WAR NI[...]

  • Page 7

    7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER IMPORT ANT : This unit is s hipped w ithout gaso line or oil in th e engine. Be cer tain to servi ce engin e with gaso line and o il as instru cted in th e separ ate e ngine m anual before ope rating you r mower. NOTE: Referenc e to right or l eft hand sid e of the mower is observ ed from the oper ating pos i[...]

  • Page 8

    8 Attachin g Starter Rope • The ro pe guide is attached to the righ t side o f upper handle. Loo sen the wing nu t which s ecures the rope guid e. See Figu re 5. Figure 5 • With t he spar k plug wire di sconnec ted an d grounded , hold the blade contro l hand le agains t the upper h andle, and pu ll th e star ter rope out of the engine. Rel eas[...]

  • Page 9

    9 • To remove the grass catche r, lift the rear dis charge door on the mo wer and lift the grass catc her up. Reinstal l the rear mulc hing baffle and releas e the rear disc harge door . WARNING: Before using your la wn mower, again refer to the Safety Sect ion in this manual. Alwa ys be careful. SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER Read thi s owne r [...]

  • Page 10

    10 Starting E ngine • Attach spar k plug wire to s park plug. Mak e certain the metal ca p on the end of the spark plug is fastened s ecurely over the me tal tip on the sp ark plug. • Prime engine as in structed in the separ ate engine manual pac ked wit h your unit. • Your lawn mower may b e equippe d with a c onstant speed th rottle, which [...]

  • Page 11

    11 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Do not at any time make a ny adjustments without first stopping engine and disconnect ing spark plug wire. Cutting Heig ht Adjustment Fig ure 11 An adju sting plate and spr ing lever at each wheel position provide s cutting he ight adjus tment. Ea ch adjustin g plate has assorted hei ght positi ons. When th[...]

  • Page 12

    12 Lubrication Always stop engine a nd disconnect spark plug wire befo re cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of service work on the lawn mower. Blade Control: Lub ricate the pivot po ints on the blade control handle at leas t once a season with light oil . The blade cont rol must op erate free ly in both dire ctions. See Figu re 13. Fig ure 13[...]

  • Page 13

    13 Clean the engi ne reg ularly wi th a c loth or brush . Keep the cool ing sy stem ( blower housing area) clean to permit prop er air c ircula tion whic h is esse ntial t o engine perform ance and li fe. Be certa in to remove all grass, dirt, and c ombustibl e debris from muffler area. Deck The unders ide of the mo wer deck shou ld be clean ed aft[...]

  • Page 14

    14 SECTION 9: TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: Fo r repair s beyond the minor adjustme nts listed above, cont act your neares t author ized s ervice dealer. Problem Cau se Rem edy Eng ine fail s to start 1. Blad e contr ol hand le di senga ged. 2. Spark p lug wir e disc onnected. 3. Fuel tank emp ty or stale fuel . 4. Blocked fue l line . 5. Faulty s park pl [...]

  • Page 15

    15 NOTES[...]

  • Page 16

    16 Model 11A-589 Series 1 2 11 3 7 13 6 20 23 66 53 58 30 31 73 76 36 32 34 33 70 59 45 44 81 50 55 56 82 40 83 72 71 60 41 16 80 87 22 26 12 61 67 54 65 64 64 39 51 78 90 49 46 5 18 19 9 4 14 79 42 44 43 47 48 63[...]

  • Page 17

    17 Model 11A-589 Series Ref . No. Part No. P ar t Desc ription 1. 747-0824 Control Handle As sembly 2. 710-1205 Rope G uide 3. 720-0279 Handle Knob 4. 710-1174 Carriag e Bolt 5/16 -18 x 2 ” 5. 710-0654A Hex Wash er Screw 3/8-16 x 1.00 ” 6. 720-0314 Hand Kn ob 7. 710-1270 C-Sunk Screw 1/4- 20 x 1.3 ” 9. 712-0324 Hex L ock Nut 1/ 4-20 11. 749 -[...]

  • Page 18

    18[...]

  • Page 19

    19[...]

  • Page 20

    MANUF A C TURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The l imit ed warr anty se t for th below is given by MTD PRODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respe ct to ne w mercha ndise purchase d and us ed in the United Stat es, i ts posse ssions and ter r itories . MTD war rants this product agai nst def ects in material and workman ship f or a period of two (2) y [...]