MTD 1742 manual

MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND , OH IO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Print ed In US A Safe Ope ration Practices • Set- Up • Operation • Maintena nce • Service • T rou bleshooti ng • W arranty WA R N I N G READ AND F OLL OW A LL SA FETY RULES AND INS TRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NUA L BEFORE A T TEMPTING T O OPERA TE THIS MA CHINE . F AIL URE TO[...]

Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machine to the retaile r or deale r without fir st c ontacting th e C ustomer Su ppor t Depa rtment. If you ha ve difficulty ass embl ing thi s p rodu ct or ha ve an y q uesti ons reg ard ing the co ntr ols, oper ati on, or m ain ten anc e o f this machine , you can seek he lp from the exper ts. Choose f [...]

Im por tan t Saf e Opera ti on Pr ac ti ce s 2 3 General Operation Read, un derst and, and fo llow all instruc tions on the 1 . machine an d in the manual(s ) befo re attemptin g to assembl e and oper ate. K ee p this manual in a safe p lace for future an d regular refe rence and for ord ering repla cement par ts. Be famili ar with all controls and[...]

4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s A missing or damag ed discharge cover can c ause blade 1 2. contac t or thrown obje ct injuries . Stop the blade ( s) when crossing gravel drives, w alks , or 1 3. roads an d while not cut ting grass. Watch for traf fi c when ope rating near or crossin g 1 4. roadw [...]

5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Children T ra gic accidents c an occur if the op erator is not aler t to the 1 . presen ce of children. Childre n are ofte n attrac ted to the machine an d the mowing ac tivit y . They d o not under stand the dange rs. Never assume th at children will remain w here [...]

6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Periodic ally check to make sure the b lades come to 3. complete s top within approxim ately (5 ) f ive seconds af ter oper ating the blad e disengagem ent control. If the b lades do not sto p within the this time f rame, your machine should b e ser viced prof essio[...]

7 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safet y S ymbols This pa ge depic ts and des cribes sa fet y symbo ls that may appear on this pro duc t. Read, und erst and, and foll ow all instruc tions on the machine b efore at tempting to assembl e and oper ate. Sy m b o l Descript ion READ T HE OPERA TOR’S M[...]

8 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) 15° Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely . WA R N I N G ! Do n ot opera te yo [...]

T rac tor Set -Up Moving Th e T rac tor Manua lly T o move the tr actor manua lly , m ove the shift l ever into the neutr al position. Shipping Bra ce Remova l W ARN ING! Make sure the law n tractor ’s engine is of f, set the park ing brake and rem ove the ignition key befo re removing the ship ping brace. Locate the sh ipping brace, if pre sent,[...]

Connecting the Batter y Cables CALIFOR NIA PROPOSITIO N 65 W AR NING! Bat tery p osts , terminals, and re lated accessories contain lea d and lead compo unds, chemic als known to the State of Califo rnia to cause cancer an d repro ductive har m. Wash hands af ter handling. CAUTION: W hen att aching bat ter y cables, a lways connec t the POSIT IVE ([...]

Adjusting th e Seat T o adjus t the positio n of the seat, lif t the se at forw ard and loos en the seat adjus tment kn ob. Slide the seat fo rwar d or rear ward to the desire d position; then ti ghten the adjustme nt knob. Rel ease the seat. S ee Fig. 3- 4. W ARN ING! Be fore ope rating the trac tor , make sure the seat is en gaged in the s eat -s[...]

Systems I ndic ator Monitor Brake Pe dal Drive Pe dal Dec k Lif t Lever Cup Hol der Fuel T ank Ca p Thro tt le/Choke Cont ro l Ign itio n Switch Module Park ing Brake/ Cruis e Contro l Leve r PTO (Bl ade En gage) Handle Shi ft Leve r Fuel Level I ndic ator Lawn T rac tor controls and fe atures are illustrated in Fig . 4- 1 and describ ed on the f o[...]

Deck Lif t Le ver Found on your tr actor ’ s right fe nder , the de ck lift l ever is used to change the heig ht of the cuttin g deck . T o use, move the lever to the l ef t, then place in the no tch best suited fo r your applic ation. Ignition S witch Module W ARN ING! Never leave a running machine unat tende d. Always diseng age PTO, set park i[...]

F uel Lev el Indicator The Fuel Level In dicator is locate d on the lef t side o f the trac tor’s dash and indic ates the amount of fue l in the gas tank . PTO / Blad e Engage Handle Activ ating the PTO engag es power to the cut ting deck o r other (separatel y available) att achments. Push f orw ard on the PTO/Blade Engag e handle to ac tivate i[...]

Safet y Int erlock Switches This tra ctor is equ ipped wi th a safet y interlock s ystem for th e protec tion of the o perator. If the interlock s ystem shoul d ever malfun ction , do not ope rate the trac tor . Cont act your auth orized ser vice deal er . The s afet y interlock s ystem prevents th e engine fro m • crank ing or star ting unl ess [...]

Driving The T rac tor W ARN ING! Avoid sudden s tar ts, excessive spe ed and sudde n stops. Lightly press th e brake ped al to release the p arking br ake. 1. Move the throt tle lever into the F AS T ( rabbi t) position. T o travel FORWARD, slowly press the dri ve pedal for ward 2 . until the desire d spee d is achieved. Se e Fig. 5- 1. T o travel [...]

Driving On Slopes Refe r to the SL OPE GAUGE on pag e 7 to help determi ne slopes where you m ay operate the trac tor saf ely . W ARN ING! Do n ot mow on inclines wi th a slope in excess of 1 5 de grees (a rise of approximatel y 2- ⁄  feet ever y 10 feet). The trac tor could over turn and cause se rious injur y . Mow up and dow n slopes, N [...]

Engaging the PT O Engaging th e PTO transfer s power to the cut ting deck o r other (separately availa ble) a t tachment s. T o en gage the PTO: Move the Throt tle/Choke control l ever to the F AS T ( rabb it) 1 . position . Push the PTO/Blade Enga ge lever for ward into the enga ged 2. (ON) position. NOTE: Always o perate the trac tor with th e Th[...]

Maintenance W ARN ING! Be fore per for ming any maintenance or repair s, disengag e PTO , set p arking b rake, stop engine an d remove key to prevent unintended star ting. Engi ne Refe r to the Kohler Ow ner’s Manual for all e ngine maintenance procedu res and instruc tions. NOTE: Mainten ance, repair , or repla cement of the emissio n control de[...]

Pop open th e protec tive cap on the end o f the oil drain 3. valve to exp ose the drain p or t. See Fig 6 - 1. Remove the oil f ill cap/dipstick from th e oil fill tub e. 4. Push the oil drain h ose (packed wi th this manual) onto the 5. oil drain p ort . Route the opp osite end of the ho se into an approp riate oil collec tion containe r with at [...]

Atta ch the hose couple r to the water por t on your de ck’s 4. sur face. See Fig. 6 -2. T urn th e water on. 5. While sit ting in the o perator ’ s positio n on the trac tor , star t 6. the engin e and place the throt tle lever in the FAST (rabbit) position . Move the trac tor’s PTO (Blade Engage) into the ON position . 7 . Remain in th e op[...]

Deck Spindle Grease f it tings can be f ound on each de ck spindle. Se e Fig. 6 -4. Lubricate wi th 25 1 H EP grease or a n equivale nt No. 2 multi- purp ose lithium grease. Using a greas e gun, apply t wo strokes (minimum ) or suf f icient grease to the spi ndle shaf t. Adjustments W ARN ING! Shut the e ngine of f, remove the ignition key and e ng[...]

Lev eling the Deck ( Side to S ide ) If the cut ting de ck appear s to be mowing unevenl y , a side to sid e adjustm ent can be pe rfo rmed. Adjus t if necessa ry as fo llows: With the t ractor p arked on a f irm, level sur face, pla ce the 1. deck lif t lever in th e middle posi tion and rotate bo th blades so that they are p erpen dicular with th[...]

Cutting Deck Remo val Place the PTO/Blade Enga ge lever in the diseng aged (OFF) 1 . positio n and engage th e parkin g brake. Lower the de ck by moving the de ck lift l ever into the 2. bot tom notch on the ri ght fender. Locate the e ngine pulley un der the front of you r tractor. 3. See Fig. 7- 1 . Remove the b elt guard and b elt as follows. R [...]

Pull the deck sup por t pin out ward to release t he deck fro m 6. the de ck lift a rm. See Fig. 7-3. Rep eat the above steps on th e tractor ’s right side. 7 . Move the de ck lift l ever into the top notch to raise the de ck 8 . lif t arms up and ou t of the way . Caref ully remove the de ck engage cab le from the rea r of 9 . the cut ting deck [...]

It may also be ne cessar y to loosen th e hex nut on th e lef t 3. idler p ulley to get the be lt of f the pulley and aro und the belt gu ard. Caref ully remove the de ck belt fro m around the t wo 4. spindle p ulleys and the t wo deck idl er pulleys. S ee Fig. 7 - 6. T o pla ce the new belt , begin by routin g the belt arou nd the 5. two o uter sp[...]

Place a block of wo od bet ween th e center deck housing 2. baf f le and the cut ting bla de to act as a s tabilizer. See Fig. 7-9. Remove the he x fl ange nut that secu res the blade to the 3. spindle ass embly. See Fig. 7 -9. T o pro perly shar pen the cut ting bla des, remove equal 4. amount s of metal f rom both ends of th e blades alo ng the c[...]

Charging W ARN ING! Bat teries give of f an e xplosive gas while chargin g. Charge the bat ter y in a well ventilated area and ke ep away from an ope n flam e or pilot lig ht as on a water heater , space heater, furna ce, clothes dr yer or other gas app liances. CAUTION: W hen charging your tr actor ’ s bat ter y , use only a ch arger designe d f[...]

Problem Cause Remedy Engi ne fai ls t o start PTO/Blade Engag e lever engage d. 1. Par king brak e no t enga ged. 2. Spark plu g wire disconnec ted. 3. Throttle/ Choke cont rol le ver not i n cor rect 4. star ting positi on. Fuel tank empt y , or st ale fue l. 5. Blocke d fuel line. 6. F ault y spark plu g. 7. Engi ne flooded. 8. Pla ce le ver in d[...]

Component P ar t Num ber and De scri pti on 7 5 9 -3 336 Spark Plug ( Champion RC 1 2Y C ) KH - 20 -883- 02 -S 1 Kohler Air Filter Element KH - 1 2- 05 0 - 0 1- S Kohler Oil Filt er KH - 25- 050 - 2 1 -S Kohler F uel Filter 954- 0 4 2 1 9 Drive Belt (Mower Deck) 942 - 0 4 290 2-in- 1 Deck Blad e 9 25- 1 70 7D Bat tery 9 1 8 - 04636A Deck Spindle Ca[...]

Component P ar t Num ber and De scri pti on 734- 0 4 1 55 Deck Whe el 7 5 1-0 603 A Fuel T ank Cap 7 46 - 04364 Throttle/Chok e Control Lev er & Cable 9 25- 1 7 45 A Ignition Key (P lastic) 63 1-0 44 6 1 Discharge Ch ute Assembly Call ( 1 800) 8 0 3 - 53 7 to locate your nearest authorised Rover Dealer to supply replacem ent par ts or a compl e[...]

The fo llowing at tachment s and accessories are comp atible with Rover Rancher 1742 lawn tr actor s. See the re tailer f rom which you purchase d your trac tor , an author ized Rover Ser vice De aler or pho ne ( 1 800) 80 3 - 53 7 for info rmation regar ding price and availabilit y. CAUTION: Rover Rancher 1742 L awn T ra ctors ar e NOT designed fo[...]

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