Yard Machines 559 manual

21” Sel f Pr opelle d Mul chin g Mowe r Mode l 55 9 PRINTED I N U .S. A. O per at or’ s Man ua l FO RM NO . 770-10145C. fm (4/2002) IM PO RT AN T: Re ad saf ety rules and i nstructions care fully bef ore oper ating equ ipmen t. Warning: T his u ni t i s eq ui pped wit h a n in ter na l com b usti on engi ne and s houl d n ot be u se d on o r ne[...]

2 TAB LE O F CON TENT S Conten t Page Import an t Safe Op erati on Pra ctices .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 3 Slo p e Guage.. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 6 Assem bling Your Lawn Mo we r ..... .... ..... ..[...]

3 SECT I ON 1: I M PORT ANT SAFE OPE RAT IO N PRA CTI CE S General Operatio n 1. Read t his operat or ’ s manual carefully in its entiret y before a ttempting to assemble t his machi ne. Read , understand, and f ollow all instructions on the machine and in the manual(s) before operat ion. Be completely familiar with the controls and the proper us[...]

4 your footing, release the bl ade control handle imme diately and the blad e will st op rotatin g within three seco nds. 9. Mow in d aylight or good artificial light; walk, not run. 10. Stop th e blade when crossing grav el drives, walkways or roads. 11. If the equ ipment should start to vibrate abn ormally, stop the eng ine and check imm ediately[...]

5 9. Neve r rem ove gas cap or add fuel whi le t h e engine is hot or running. Allow engine to cool a t l ea st two minutes befo re refueling. 10. Ne ver over fill f uel tank. F ill tank t o no more than ½ inch below bottom of f iller neck to provide spac e for fuel expansio n. 11. Replace gas oline cap and tighten s ecurely. 12. If gas oli ne i s[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use t his page as a guide to determi ne slopes whe r e yo u may not op erate safel y. 15 o SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL W I TH A V ERTICAL TREE A PO W E R PO LE A CORNER OF A BUILDING 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 o S L O P E WARNING Do not mow o n inclin es with a sl ope in e[...]

7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER Re movi ng Un it From Cart on • Remove s taples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at c arton end and peel along top flap to o pen. • Remove loose pa rts included with unit (i.e., operator ’ s manua l, oi l, etc .). • Cut corners and lay carton do wn f la t. Remove packin g material. • Roll or sl[...]

8 • Using a pair of pliers, insert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the wel d pin. Repeat on other side. See F igure 5 . Fi gur e 5 • After you have m oved the hairpin clip, install the carriage bolt, (carriage bo lt mus t go to the inside of handle) i ncluded in the hardware p ack, in the uppe r hole on the handl e mounting brack et. Se[...]

9 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR L AWN MOWE R Read this owner ’ s m anual and sa fety rules befor e operating your law n mowe r. Compar e the illu strations in Figur e 10 w ith yo ur la wn m owe r to fa milia riz e yo urse lf with the lo cat ion of var ious contr ols and a djust m ents. Save this manual for future reference. Figu re 10 Starte r Rope The st[...]

10 SECTION 5: OPERATING Y OUR LAWN MOWER Gas & O il Fill-Up • Check oil level and add o il if necessary. Follow relevant instructions in t h e engine manual for this. • Service the engine wi th gasoline as instructed in the engi ne manual. Befo re Start ing Mower • Attach spark plug wire to spark plug. Make cert ain the meta l c a p on th[...]

11 • Attach grass catcher following inst r u ctions on page 8 of this manu al. G rass clippings will autom atically collect in the bag a s you run the mower. • Operate the mower till the grass bag is ful l. Refer to page 9 for description of flow indic a tor. • Stop engine completely by releasing th e blade control handle. M ak e sure t ha t [...]

12 Chu te De flec tor & Re ar Disch arg e Doo r • Lubricate the to r si on spring and the pivot point on each end of t he rear discharge door us ing a li g ht oi l . This will prevent rusting of the discha rge door. Engine • Follow the engi ne manual instructions and recomm ended schedu le for l u bricating engine compone nts. Tra nsmi ssio[...]

13 Blade Mounting T orque : Blade ada pter bolts: 120 in.lbs. minimum, 150 in.lbs.maximum Center bolt: 450 in.lbs. minimum , 600 in .l bs. ma ximu m. Replacing Drive Belt • Remove tw o sh o ulder screws securing the front drive cover to the mower deck. See Figure 13 . • Press inward on the sides of the front dri ve c over and re lease the tabs [...]

14 • Turn the lower handle around so the notch on the bottom o f the lower handle is facing forward as shown i n Fi g ure 16 . Reassemble , pl a cing the bottom hol es i n the handle over the weld pins in the handle m ounting bracket. Figu re 16 • Reassem ble the upper handle to the lower handl e. • Place the hairpin clips in the inner h oles[...]

15 • Change oil if it has not bee n c h anged in the last three mont hs. For ins tructions on how to c hange oi l, refer to the engine m anual. • Clean engine a nd remove a ny g rass clip pings. Ot her • Do not store gasoline f rom one season to an other. • Replace yo ur g asoline can if it s tart s to rust. Rust and/or dirt in the gasoli n[...]

16 SECTION 10: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL 559 53 20 19 72 69 68 70 61 60 71 25 28 59 56 58 34 62 63 64 65 66 67 55 54 38 39 40 42 43 44 21 45 75 74 18 77 80 79 81 41 52 23 7 1 9 22 27 26 17 14 13 15 37 33 34 35 36 24 92 32 89 49 46 47 48 50 51 57 90 91 94 95 96 97 82 85 84 86 83 93 88 12 11 10 76 31 30 29 98 99 IMPORTANT: For a proper work ing machine, u[...]

17 Model 559 Ref. No P art No. Des cription 1. 747-213 6 Lower Bai l Handle 6. 746-096 0 Drive Cabl e 7. 747-082 4 Control L ever 8. 749-149 9 Uppe r Handle 9. 720-029 4 Foam Grip, 9 ” 10. 712-032 4 Hex Lock Nut , 1/4- 20 11. 746-088 3 Throttle Hou s in g 12. 710-127 0 Oval C- Sunk Screw 1/4-20 x 1.31 13. 720-027 9 Handle Knob 14. 720-028 4 Handl[...]

18 89. 782-755 1 Wheel Dust Cap 90. 716-010 2 Snap Ring 91. 736-047 4 Washer 92. 720-042 6 Adjustment Knob 93. 732-070 6 Front Lever RH 732-070 7 Front Leve r LH* 94. 682-050 9 Pivot Plate Assembly 95. 782-051 2B Height Adj . Plate RH 782-051 1A Height adj . Plate LH* 96. 736-044 7 Wave Washer 97. 748-035 5 Bearing Supp ort 98. 741-060 4A Beari ng [...]

19 777S30145 777D05467 777D01190 777D01936 ON FRONT WHEEL COVERS 777D00535 777D05464 Sa fety & Decorati ve Labels[...]

20 MANUF A CTURER ’ S L I M ITED W ARRANTY FOR: The li m it ed warranty set forth bel ow is given by MTD LLC with respe c t to new merc handise purchas ed and used in th e Unit ed Stat es, its p ossessi ons and t erri tories. MTD LLC warrants this produc t against defec ts for a peri od of two ( 2) year s commen cing on t he dat e of origi nal pu[...]