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Yard-Man 540 manual

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    PRINTED IN U .S.A . MTD Pr oducts Ltd., P . O . Bo x 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO N2G 4J1 OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT . Safety • Setup • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty 21” Rotary Mower — Model Seri[...]

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    2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU ST ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIPME NT , please loca te the model pl ate on th e equipmen t and copy th e model numbe r and the se rial numbe r to the sampl e model plat e provided to th e right. Y ou can locate the m odel plat e by standing a t the operating pos ition and loo[...]

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    3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on inclines with a slope in e xcess of 1 5 degrees (a rise of appro ximat ely 2- 1/ 2 feet e very 1 0 fee t ). A riding mowe r could o ve r tu rn and cause s erious in jury . If opera ting a walk - behind mo wer on such a slope , it is e xtremely difficult to main tain your footi ng and y ou could slip , resulti[...]

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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 t his o perato r’s manua l care fully i n its en tiret y befo re at tempt ing to as sem ble th is mac hine. R ead, un ders tand , and foll ow all i nstr uct ions o n the ma chin e and in t he man ual ( s) befo re oper atio n. Keep th is man ual in a s afe plac e for fut ur[...]

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    5 3. Always b e sure of you r footi ng. A sl ip and fa ll ca n cause s erio us per sona l injur y. If you feel yo u are los ing your b alan ce, rel ease the b lade c ontr ol han dle im med iately, and th e blad e will s top rot ating w ithi n 3 sec onds . Do Not: 1 . Do no t mow near d rop -of fs, d itc hes or em bank ment s, you co uld los e your [...]

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    6 3 Figur e 2 Figur e 3 Figure 4 1 . Att aching Re ar Whe els ( If Not Already At tached ) a. Place rear of the mower de ck on raise d blocks. b. Remove the hex flange d nut on the rear a xle from each s ide and plac e the rear wheel o n the ax le. (On se lect mo dels, thes e may be include d separately in a p lastic bag ) . c. On mod els with 2 ?[...]

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    7 5. Inser t post on c able tie i nto hole provide d on the lower handl e. P ull cab le tie tig ht and trim excess. S ee Figure 5. 3 Figure 8 1 2 3 Figure 6 B A Figure 7 A C B Figure 5 6. Ea ch whe el has a height ad justment lever to chang e the cu tting h eight of the mower . T o ch ange the hei ght of cut, sq ueeze adjuster lever to ward the wh [...]

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    8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Blade Control Handle The blad e control han dle is loc ated on the up per handle of the mower . Se e Figure 9. The blade c ontrol hand le must be d epressed in or der to operate the u nit. Releas e the blad e control ha ndle to stop th e engine and b lade. Recoil Starter The rec oil star ter is att ached to the r igh[...]

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    9 NOTE : T o op erate your unit using the g rass catc her , mulc her or optiona l side dis charge refer to page 7 . The sid e disch arge is an opti onal feature. If conver ting to sid e discharg e, make sure grass catcher i s off unit a nd rear disc harge door i s closed. a. On the s ide of the mower de ck, lif t the hin ged mulc hing plug. See Fi [...]

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    10 5 M a i n t e n a n c e W ARNING Alwa ys stop engi n e, 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 12 General Recommendations 1 . A lwa ys obser ve safety ru les when per forming any maintenanc e. 2. The warrant y on this lawn mower do es not cover i[...]

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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 cessive vibration when ro tat- ing at hi gh speeds . It may cau se damage to mo wer , and could break causing per- sonal inj ur y . Figure 13 M a i [...]

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    12 For r epairs beyond the minor adjust- ments liste d here, contact an autho - rized service deale r . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y Engine fails to st art 1 . B lade cont rol handle d isengage d. 2. Spark pl ug wire disco nnected. 3. Fuel tank empt y or stale fu el. 4. Engine not pri med. 5. Fault y spark plug. 6. Bloc ked fuel line[...]

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    13 7 W arranty Fa ilure t o comply with su ggested maint enance and lubr ication specificati ons wil l v oid warran t y . FOUR YEAR SUPREME W ARRANTY : Fo r four y ears from da te of r etail purcha se within C anada, MTD P RODUC TS L IMITE D will, a t its option , repair or r eplace, f or the original pu rchaser , free o f charge , any pa r t or p [...]

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    14 31 43 33 18 33 32 26 28 43 22 46 24 27 25 30 29 57 56 43 36 16 4 8 3 2 20 51 53 52 55 54 6 7 12 47 11 5 1 13 39 36 43 43 19 23B 23A 43 44 21 41 40 56 17A 49 38 61 62 42 31 48 17B 17C 63 34A 34B 9 43 58 59[...]

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    15 8 REF P ART NO . NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TIO N DE SCRIP TIO N 1 747-1161A Blade Con trol Han dle - Black Poignée de commande de la lame - noir 2 749-1092A Upper Han dle - Black Guidon supérieur - noir 3 747-04080A Catcher Lower Frame Sac à herbe - bâti inférieur 4 749-0928B Lower Han dle Guidon inférieur 5 720-0279 Knob 1/4-[...]

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    13 7 Garantie Le non- respect des conseils d’ entretien et de lubrif ication annule la garantie. GARANTIE SUPRÊME DE QU A TRE ANS MTD P RODUCT S LIMI TED s’ engage à rép are r ou à rempla cer gra tuit ement, à s on choix, à l’ achet eur ini tial, la o u les pièces qui s ’ avè rent déf ectueuses e n raison d’ un vice de matièr e [...]

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    12 P our toute réparation autre que le s ajustements mineurs énuméré ici, adressez-v ous à la station te chnique agréé e. 6 Dépannage Cause Pr oblème Solution Le moteur ne démar re pas. Le moteur tour ne irrégu lièrement . 1 . Branc hez et serrez l e fil de la b ougie. 2. Nettoy ez la canalisation. F aites le plein avec une es sence p r[...]

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    11 5 Entretien Portez touj ours des gants épais ou utilisez u n chiffon épais pour manipu ler la lame en la démon - tant pour l’ aiguiser ou la remplacer . Si la lame est déséquilibrée, elle fera vibrer la tondeuse de façon ex cessive, mais el le pourrait a ussi causer des dommages à la tondeuse ou même casser pendant qu’ elle tour ne,[...]

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    10 5 Entretien Arrêtez to ujours le moteur et débranchez le fil de la bougie et mettez-le à la masse contre le moteur av ant tout nettoy age, toute l ubrification ou autre entretien sur la machine. L ’ utilisation d’ un netto yeur pr essurisé ou d’ un boy au d’ arrosa ge pour ne t to yer la tondeu se est décon- seillé e. Ce la risque [...]

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    9 4 Les objets projetés par une tondeuse peuvent atteindre les yeu x et causer des blessures grav es. Portez touj ours des lunettes de sécurité en uti lisant la tondeuse, ou en ef- fectuant tou t entretien ou tout e réparation. Assurez -v ous que seul le conducteur se trouv e à prox imité de la tondeuse au moment de sa mise en route ou pendan[...]

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    8 4 Utilisation P oignée de commande de la lame La po ignée de c ommande d e la lame se trouve sur le guid on supérieur d e la tondeuse. Voir la Figure 9. Il faut serrer cet te poignée c ontre le gui don pour que la tondeus e foncti onne. Le fait de lâch er la poignée ar rête le moteur et la lame. Démarreur à lanceur Il est inst allé sur [...]

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    7 REMARQU E : V érifiez que le sac à herbe est bien à l’ endroit avant l’ as semblage (l’ étiquet te d’ avertissement doit se trouver s ur l’ extérieur) REMARQU E : Assure z- vous que les câbles sont accrochés sur l’ extérieur du guidon pour qu’ils ne gênent pas lors de l’installation du sac à herbe. 3 N’uti lisez jamais[...]

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    6 3 1 . I nstal lation d es roue s arrièr e (si e lles ne l e sont pas d éjà ) a. Soulevez l’ arr ière du plateau de c oupe en le plaça nt sur des cale s. . b. Dégag ez l’ écro u à six pans à brid e qui se trouve sur l’ essi eu arrière et placez la rou e arrière sur l’ essie u. (Sur cer tain s modèles, c es pièc es peuvent êtr[...]

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    5 2. Fai tes at tent ion au x trou s et orni ères . La ma chin e peu t se reto urner sur u n terra in acc id enté. De s herb es hau tes pe uvent c ach er des obs tac les. 3. Vérif ier to ujou rs votr e équi libr e. V ou s risq uez de g lis ser et de t omb er et de vo us bl esse r griève ment . Si vou s sentez q ue vous a llez p erdr e votr e ?[...]

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    4 Utilisation en général 1 . V eu illez l ire at tent ivem ent la no tic e d’ut ilis atio n avant d ’ e ssayer d’ass emb ler la m achi ne. As surez-vo us de li re et de b ien c om- pre ndre to utes l es ins tru cti ons q ui fig urent s ur la ma chin e et dan s la no tic e d’uti lis atio n avant de l a met tre en m arch e. Con ser vez cet [...]

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    3 1 Inc linomètre Ne vo us tonde z pas sur des pent es supérieur es à 1 5 ° (soit une déclivit é de 2- 1/ 2 pi par 1 0 pi) . Un tract eur à siè ge risque en e ffet de se re tourn er et so n conducteu r peut êt re gra vement b lessé . Il est égalemen t dif ficile de conserve r un bon appui en march ant der rière la tondeu se. V ous risqu[...]

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    2 T able des matières Cette notice d’ utilisa tion est une pièce importante de votre nouv el é qui pement . Elle v ous fourn it les renseignements nécessaires à l’ assemblage, à la préparation et à l’ entretien de vo tre machine. V euillez donc la li re attentivement et vo us assurer de bien comprendre toutes les i nstructions. P our [...]

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    Sécurité * Montage * Fonctionnement * Réglages * Entretien Dépannage * Listes des pièces détachées * Garantie NO TICE D’UTILISA TION IMPOR T ANT : LISEZ A TTENTIVEMENT LES RÈGLES DE SÉCURITÉ ET LES INSTR UCTIONS A V ANT DE METTRE EN MARCHE LA MA CHINE. IMPRIMÉ AUX ÉT A TS- UNIS MTD Products Ltd., P . O . Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO [...]