Yard Machines 430 manual

IMPOR T ANT : Rea d saf ety rule s and in structions caref ully bef or e oper ating e quipment . MTD PR ODUCTS INC. P .O . BO X 36 8022 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-9722 21” Rear & Side Disc har ge Mulc hing Mo wer Model Se r ies 430 PRINTED IN U.S .A. Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or nea[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe O peration Practi ces .... ............. ................... ............. .................. 3 Slope G auge ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ..... 6 Assembl ing Yo ur Lawn Mower ............ ............. ................... ....[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES This symb ol poin ts out impor tant saf ety instruc tions whic h, if not follo wed, could end anger the person al safety and /or proper ty of your self and oth ers. Read and follow al l instru ctions in this man ual before attempt ing to operat e your lawn mower. Fai lure to comply with these in stru [...]

4 • Mow only in daylight or good artificial light. • Stop the blade when cross ing gravel drives, walks or roads. • If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally, stop the engine and check im mediately for the cause. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble. • Shut the engine off and wait until the blade co mes to a complete stop b[...]

5 • Never attempt to make a wheel or c utting height adjustment while the engine is running. • Grass catcher components are subject to wear, damage and deterioration, which could expose moving parts or allow objec ts to be thrown. For safety protection, frequently check components and replace with manufacturer ’ s recommended parts, when nece[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine s lopes where yo u may not oper ate the la wn mower safe ly. 15° SIGHT AND H OLD THIS LEVEL WIT H A VERTICAL TR EE A POWE R POLE A CORNER OF A BU ILDING OR A FEN CE 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 USE THI S PA GE A S A G UIDE TO D ETE[...]

7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER T o R e m o v e U n i t F r o m C a r t o n • Remove stap les, break glue o n top flaps, or cut tape at cart on end and pee l along top fl ap to open cart on. • Remove lo ose parts if include d with unit (i .e., operator ’ s manual, etc.) . • Cut along c orners and la y carton do wn flat. • Remove p[...]

8 • 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 4. • With spark plug wire disco nnecte d and grounded, hold the blad e control handle ag ainst the upp er handle, and pull the star ter rope out of the en gine. Release b lade contro l handl e. Slip the r ope in[...]

9 • Secure fr ont of bag to fron t frame by working the five plas tic chann els on bottom , sides and top of bag over fram e. See Figu re 7 inset. • Hold the bag and frame so the bag hangs fr om the frame (is no t bunched ar ound the fram e). • Slide th e handle on the gr ass catche r frame down into the slo t in the hardto p cover .See Fi gu[...]

10 Conve rting T o Side Discharge If your unit is equip ped with a side di scharg e chute, yo u can co nvert to a side di scharge mo wer as follo ws: • Lift the r ear discha rge door a nd instal l the mulch ing baffle . See Figure 11. • On the side of th e mower, lift the mulching plu g. See Figu re 12. • Slide th e two hooks of the side disc[...]

11 Blade Control Handle WARNING: This control mechanism is a safety dev ice. Never attempt to b ypass its operations. The blade contr ol handle is located on the upp er handle of the mower.Th e blade c ontrol handle must be depress ed in order to op erate the uni t. Release the blade cont rol handl e to stop the engi ne and the blade . Recoil Start[...]

12 • Discon nect the spa rk plug wire an d ground it against the engine to prevent acci dental sta rting while equi pment is una ttended. Using Y our Rota ry Mower WARNING: Never operate your unit without either the rear de flecto r or ent ire grass catcher ass embly in place . • Be sure that lawn is cl ear of ston es, sti cks, wire, or othe r [...]

13 shown in F igure 15. Rea ssemble , placing th e bottom h oles in th e handle ov er the w eld pins i n the handle m ountin g brac ket. • Reasse mble the upper handle. • Place the hairpin clips i n the inner hole s in t he wel d pins and atta ch the st arter rope as instructed in the Set-Up Ins tructio ns. Thro tt le Con t rol If your lawn mow[...]

14 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER Lubrication (Refer to Lu brication Cha rt in Figure 17.) WARNING: Always stop engine and disconnect spark plug wi re before cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of work on lawn mower. Figure 17: Lubrication Chart Blade Con trol • Lubric ate the pivo t points on the bl ade co ntrol handle a nd th e brak[...]

15 • Before reassembli ng the bla de and the blad e adapter to th e unit, lubric ate the engine crankshaft and the inn er surfa ce of the bl ade adapter with ligh t oil (or en gine oi l). Also l ubrica te the bolt h oles , bolts and inner surface of the nuts . • Install the bl ade a dapter o n the c ranksh aft with the “ star ” awa y from t[...]

16 SECTION 9: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE NOTE: For repairs be yond the minor adju stment s above , contact yo ur local authoriz ed service dealer. T rouble P os sible Ca use( s) Cor rec tive Act ion s Engine fails to start 1. Blade c ontrol han dle dise ngaged. 2. Spark plug wire di sconnec ted. 3. Dirty air cleaner. 4. P rimer butt on no t depr esse d[...]

17 SECTION 10: SHROUD CHART Hardwa re: 710-1256 Shr oud Color 751B2814 39 Dark Red 751B2814 40 Black 751B2814 43 Bright Re d Hardw are: 710-1 256 Shr oud Color 731-1395A R ed 731-1396A Bl ack 731-1397A G rey Hardwa re: 710-1256 Shr oud Color 731-1402 A Yellow 731-1694 Blac k 731-1695 Silv er 731-1934 A Charcoal Hardw are: 710-1274 Shr oud Color 731[...]

18 SECTION 11: PARTS LIST FOR MODELS 430 THROUGH 439 1 11 7 25 9 8 9 7 82 16 61 15 70 18 69 3 2 68 19 19 4 6 4 31 50 48 47 44 45 79 64 56 20 55 63 36 34 33 32 40 39 57 59 59 20 46 46 59 45 44 43 41 42 59 59 23 66 67 58 30 51 53 62 65 81 49 22 72 21 14 13 12 71 52 54 17 26 10 39 40 29 24 28 A A 76 79 45 80 46 76 Hard ware for w heel 734-1978 77[...]

19 Models 430 through 439 Ref. No. Part No. Descriptio n 1 7 4 7 - 0 8 2 4 C o n t r o l H a n d l e A s s ’ y. (Std.) 647- 0004 Cont rol H andl e As s ’ y. (De luxe) † 2 710- 1205 Rope Gu ide 3 720 -0279 Hand le Kn ob 1/ 4-20 Thd . 4 710-1 174 Curved H d. Bolt 5/1 6-18 x 2" Lg . 6 720- 0314 Hand Knob 7 710- 1270 Oval C -Sunk M ach. Scr.[...]

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