MTD 2T5 manual

MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 001 9 Printed In US A Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubles hooting • W arranty WA R N I N G RE AD AND FOLLOW ALL SAFET Y RULES AN D INS TRUC TIO NS IN TH IS MAN U AL BE FORE A T TE MP TIN G TO OPER A TE TH IS MACHINE . F AI LURE TO[...]

T o Th e Owner 1 2 Record Product Information Befo re set ting up and op erating your n ew equipm ent, please loc ate the model p late on the equip ment and re cord the informati on in the provid ed area to the ri ght. Y ou c an locate the mode l plate by stan ding at the op erator’s positio n and look ing down at the ri ght rear of the snow thro[...]

Imp or t ant S af e O pe ratio n Pr ac tice s 2 3 T raining 1. Read, un derst and, and fo llow all instruc tions o n the machine and i n the manual(s ) bef ore attem pting to assembl e and ope rate. Keep this manual in a saf e place for future and r egular reference a nd for ordering replac ement par ts . 2. Be fami liar with all controls and th ei[...]

4 S ectio n 2 — i mpo rt ant S afe o per a tion p r acticeS Safe Handling of Gasoline T o avoid pe rsonal injur y or p roper t y damage us e ex treme ca re in handling gas oline. Gas oline is ex trem ely f lammable a nd the vapo rs are ex plosive. Seri ous pers onal injur y can occur wh en gasolin e is spilled on your self or yo ur clothes which [...]

5 S ectio n 2 — i mpo rt ant S afe o per a tion p r acticeS Clearing a Clogged Disc harge Chute Hand contac t with th e rotating imp eller inside th e discharge chute is the most com mon cause of injur y asso ciated with snow throwers. N ever use your hand to clean o ut the discharge chute. T o clear t he chute: 1. SHUT TH E ENGINE O FF ! 2. Wait[...]

6 S ectio n 2 — i mpo rt ant S afe o per a tion p r acticeS Safet y S ymbols This pag e depic ts and d escribe s safet y sy mbols that may app ear on this pro duct . Read, und erst and, and fo llow all instruc tions on t he machine b efore at tempting to assem ble and op erate. Sy m b o l Description READ TH E OPERA TOR ’S MANUAL( S) Read, un d[...]

Ass embly & Set -Up 3 7 Cont ents of Car ton • One Snow T hrower • One 20 oz. B ottl e 5W-30 Oil • T wo Ignitio n Keys • One Chute A ssembly • O ne Snow Thrower Ope rator’s Manua l • One Engin e Oper ator’s Manual NOT E: This Op erator ’ s Manual covers s everal mode ls. Snow thrower features may var y by mo del. No t all feat[...]

8 S ectio n 3— A SSe mbl y & S et -U p 2. Align the ho les in the chute b ase with the ho les in the lower chute and se cure with the p reviously rem oved hex washer sc rews. See Fig . 3- 4. Installing the R ecoil Starter Handl e On som e mode ls it may be necess ar y to install the re coil star ter handle. I f your handle is not pre - instal[...]

Con trols & F eatures 4 9 Chute Assembly Shave Plate Auge r Control Handle Auge r Con tro l Recoil Starter Handle Figure 4- 1 NOT E: This Op erator ’ s Manual covers s everal mode ls. Snow thrower features may var y by mo del. N ot all features in this manual are app licable to all snow thrower m odels and t he snow throw er depicted may diff[...]

Operation 5 10 Starting & St opping the Engine WA R N I N G ! Always kee p hands and fe et clear of moving p art s. Do n ot use a pressurize d star ting f luid. V apo rs are flam mable. Refe r to the Engine Op erator ’ s manual packe d with your lo g split ter for inst ruc tions on st artin g and stopp ing the engin e. Engaging the A uger T o[...]

Maint enance & A djus tments 6 11 Adjustments WA R N I N G ! Be fore Ser vi cing, repair ing or inspec ting th e snow thrower , disengag e the auger control. Stop the engi ne and remove the key to preven t unint ended star ting. Shav e Plate T o che ck the adjustm ent of the shave plate, place the machin e on a level sur face. T he whee ls, sha[...]

Ser vice 8 12 Replacing Belt 1. Run the snow thrower until th e fuel t ank is empt y . 2. Pull the recoil s tar ter handle until resis tance is felt. T hen tip the snow thrower ba ck until it rests o n the handles . 3. Slide a b oard up through th e auger and thro ugh the chute to secure th e auger in place. 4. Re move the belt cover by removi ng t[...]

13 S ectio n 7 — S ervice Replacing Au ger Paddles The snow throwe r auger ’ s rubb er paddl es are subjec t to wear and shoul d be replace d if any signs of excessive wear are prese nt. C AU TI O N: Do NOT allow the aug er’s rubbe r paddl es to wear to the point wh ere por tions of th e met al auger it self can com e in contac t with the pav[...]

T r oubleshooting 9 14 Problem Cause Remedy Loss of power 1. Spark plu g wire loos e. 2. V ent in gas ca p plugge d. 1. Firmly conne ct sp ark plug wir e. 2. Clear ve nt. Excessive v ibratio n 1. Loose p art s or damag ed auger. 1. Stop engine immediately and disconnec t spark plu g wire. Check fo r possible d amage. Tighten all b olt s and nuts. R[...]

Replac ement Par t s 10 15 Phone (80 0) 800 - 73 10 to order replacem ent par ts or a comp lete Par ts Manual (have your full m odel numb er and se rial number re ady). Par ts Manual dow nloads are also availab le free o f charge at w w w .mtdpro duct s.com. Component P ar t Numbe r and Description 73 1-0 8 1 71 Shav e Plate 954- 0 4050 B elt V- T [...]

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