Yard Machines 509 manual

IMPOR T ANT : Read saf ety rules and instructions ca refull y befo re operati ng equipment. MTD PR ODUCTS INC . P . O . BO X 36 8022 CLEVELAN D , OHIO 4413 6-9722 22” Hi-W heel Rotary Mowers Model Se ries 500 Thur 509 PRINTED IN U .S.A. Warning: T h is unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimp[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Maintain ing Safe ty ................. ............. .................... ............ ............. .................. 3 Slope G auge .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ..... 6 Contents of Hardwa re Pack ................ ............. ............[...]

3 SECTION 1: MAINTAINING SAFETY This War ning symbol points out im portant sa fety instruc tions whic h, if not follo wed, could en danger the perso nal safe ty and/o r proper ty of y ourself and o thers. Read and follow all instructio ns in this m anual before at tempting to ope rate your law n mower. Failure to comply wi th these instr uctions m [...]

4 • Never operat e the mo wer in wet grass. Always be sure of your footing . A slip an d fall can c ause serious personal injury. Kee p a firm hold on the handle and walk, nev er run. If you feel y ou are losing y our footing, RELEASE THE BLA D E CONTROL HANDLE IMMEDIATELY an d the blade will stop rota ting within three sec onds. • Mow o nly in[...]

5 • Keep all n uts, bolts, and s c rews ti ght to be s ure the equipme nt is in safe work ing cond ition. • Never ta mper with sa fety devic es. Check their proper operation regularly. • After str iking a foreign obje ct, stop the engin e, remove the wire from the spark plug, and thoroughly inspect the mower f or any damage . Repai r the dama[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine s lopes where y ou may no t operate sa fely. Do not operate y our lawn mower on such sl opes. 15° SIGHT AND HO L D THIS LEVEL W IT H A VER TICAL 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 [...]

7 SECTION 3: CONTENTS OF HARDWARE PACK The lawn mo wer is shippe d with foll owing loose par ts in the ca rton. Plea se rem ove all loo se parts, includin g the hardwar e pack, from the c arton before di scarding it. Compare the contents of th e hardware pack with the har dware shown on this page. Se e Figure 1. The hardwar e pack may contain ext r[...]

8 SECTION 4: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER IMPORT ANT : This unit is sh ipped w ithout gasoli ne or oil in th e engine. Be cer tain to servi ce engin e with gasoli ne and o il as instru cted in the separ ate engi ne m anual before ope rating you r mower. NOTE: Reference to rig ht or left hand s ide of the mo wer is observ ed from the oper ating pos it[...]

9 Attachin g Starter Rope • The ro pe guide is attached to the righ t side of upper handle. Loo sen the wing nu t which sec ures the rope guid e. See Figu re 6. Figure 6 • With t he spar k plug wire di sconnec ted and grounded , hold the blade contro l handle agains t the upper h andle, and pu ll the starter rope out of the engine. Rel ease the[...]

10 • Rotate the ax le shaft unti l first tab on the r ight side of t he ax le sha ft clea rs t he hol e in t he rig ht p ivot bar. Rotate furthe r until second tab on the right side of the axle sh aft locks into the hole in the same pivot bar . The tab on the le ft side of the axle shaf t should hi t on the surface of th e left piv ot bar. • Pl[...]

11 SECTION 5: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER Read thi s owne r ’ s manual and s afety r ules before o perating your la wn mo wer. Comp are the illustr ations in Figure 14 with your lawn mowe r to familiar ize your self with the l ocation of var ious cont rols and ad justments . Save this manual for future referenc e. WARNING: The operation of any lawn mowe[...]

12 SECTION 6: OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER WARNING: K eep hands and feet away from chute a rea on the c utting deck . The operation of any lawn mower can r esult in foreign objects being t hrown into the eyes, which c an result in s evere eye d amage. Always w ear safety glas ses or eye sh ields. NOTE: For shippi ng purpos es your mower is set with th[...]

13 For a healthi er lawn, never cut off more th an one-third of the total len gth of the gras s. Your la wn should be c ut in the fall as long as there is growth. Th is mower is designed to be operated at full throttl e to give you the best cut and do the most effec tive job of mo wing or mulchin g. WARNING: If you strike a foreign object, stop the[...]

14 SECTION 8: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER General Recommendations • Always observe sa fety rules when perfor ming any maintenan ce. • The warran ty on this lawn mower does n ot co ver items t hat ha ve been subjec ted t o opera tor abuse or neglig ence. To rec eive full val ue from the warranty, op erator mus t maintain the lawn mow er as instr[...]

15 Maint enanc e NOTE: W hen tippi ng the unit , empty the fuel ta nk and keep t he spark pl ug side o f engine up . Never ti p the mower m ore than 90 de grees and do no t leave the mower tip ped for any len gth of time . Oil can drain i nto the upper part of the engine causing a star ting problem . Engine Refer to the se parate engi ne manua l fo[...]

16 SECTION 9: STORING YOUR LAWN MOWER The follow ing steps should be tak en to prepar e your lawn mow er for storage. • Clean an d lubrica te mower thoroughly as des cribed in the lu bricati on instru ction s. IMPORT ANT : We do not rec ommend the us e of a pressu re wash er or garden h ose to c lean your un it. The use of water will result in sh[...]

17 SECTION 10: TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: For rep airs b eyond th e minor adjus tments l isted abov e, cont act you r near est auth orized s ervice dealer. Problem Cau se Rem edy Eng ine fail s to start 1. Blad e contr ol hand le di sengaged . 2. Spark p lug wir e disconn ected. 3. Fuel tank emp ty or stale fuel . 4. Blocked fue l line. 5. Faulty s park[...]

18 Models 500-509 1 24 2 3 4 5 6 8 12 14 15 17 18 23 22 21 34 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 41 20 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 18 49 50 19 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 39 40 58 59 60 61 62 64 63[...]

19 Models 500-509 Ref . No. Part No. P art De scription 1. 747-0824 Standa rd Control Ha ndle 647-0004 Deluxe C ontrol Han dle (Shown) 747-0615 Control Handle 2. 734-1864 Rear Wh eel Bar G rey 734-1842 Rear Wh eel Aero Gr ey 3. 734-1987 Front Wheel Bar Grey 734-1841 Front Wheel w/ Plastic Bear ing 734-1781 Front Wheel w/ o Bearing 4. 738-0102 Front[...]

MANUF A CTU RER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The limit ed warran ty set f or th below is giv en by MT D PR OD- UCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respect to ne w merchandise pur- chased and used in the U nited St ates, i ts possession s and territories. MTD w arrants this product again st def ects in material a nd workma nship fo r a period of tw o (2) [...]