Yard Machines 829 manual

Model Se ries 810 thru 82 9 PRINTED IN U .S.A. OPERA T OR’S MANU AL FORM NO. 770-10 405.fm (2/00) IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRO DUCTS INC. P .O . BO X 368022 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or ne ar any unimproved forest- [...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Maintain ing Safe ty ................. ............. .................... ............ ............. .................. 3 Slope G auge .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ..... 6 Assemblin g Your Lawn Mower ............ ............. ............. [...]

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 mower in wet gra ss. Always be sure of your f ooting. A slip an d fall c an cause serious personal injury. Keep a firm hold on the han dle and walk, nev er run. If yo u feel you are losing y our footing, RELEASE THE BLADE CONT ROL HANDLE IMMEDIATELY an d the blade will s top rotatin g within three sec onds. • Mow o nly in[...]

5 • Keep all n uts, bolts , and screws ti ght to be s ure the equipme nt is in safe working c ondition. • Never ta mper with safet y devices. Chec k their proper operation regularly . • After str iking a forei gn object, s top the engin e, remove the wire fro m the spark plug, and thoroughl y inspect the mowe r for any damage . Repair t he da[...]

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 LEVE L WITH A VERTIC AL 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 N[...]

7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER IMPORT ANT: This unit is shipp ed without ga soline 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: Refe rence to rig ht or left hand s ide of the mo wer is observ ed from the oper ating pos iti[...]

8 Figure 3 • Secure the back o f the chute defle ctor i n the same manner. S ee Figure 4. Figure 4 WARNING: Before using your lawn mower, again refer to the Safety Sect ion in this manual. Alw ays be careful. Conve rting Mower T o A Mulcher • Remo ve eith er t he re ar disc harge chut e asse mbly or the side chu te deflector from the mowe r as [...]

9 Figure 7 Recoil Starter The recoil starter is attached t o the right low er handle. Stand be hind the unit and pull the re coil star ter to start the unit. See Figure 7. Blade Control Handle The blade contr ol handle is located on the upp er handle of the mowe r. The blade co ntrol hand le must be depress ed in order to op erate the uni t. Releas[...]

10 Gas and Oil Fill-Up Servi ce the engine with gasoli ne and oil as inst ructed in the separ ate engine man ual packe d with your m ower. Read ins truc tions carefu lly. WARNING: Never fill fuel tank indoors with engine running or until the engine has been all owed to cool for at least two minutes after running. B e f o r e S t a r t i n g Yo u r [...]

11 proper dis charge of gr ass clipp ings, and could ca use you to sli p and fall. Ne w grass, thic k grass, or wet grass may requir e a narrower cut. 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 [...]

12 Drive Clutch Contr ol Adjustment (Models 820 Thru 829) Use the adjus tment wheel located on the underside of the clutc h cont rol h ousi ng to t ight en t he dri ve bel t, if mower do es not s elf-pr opel with the d rive clu tch con trol engage d, or if drive be lt is slip ping (uni t hesitates while engine mai ntains the s ame speed) . See Figu[...]

13 • Period ically check all fas tener s and make su re these are tight. • Follow the mai ntenance schedu le u nder Cus tomer Responsi bilities to ge t quality per formance fr om your lawn m ower. Lubrication WARNING: Always stop e ngine and disconnect spar k plug wire before cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of service w ork on the l awn[...]

14 • Slide th e blade adapte r onto the engi ne cranksh aft. • Place the blade on the ada pter. Be ce rtain the blade is alig ned and se ated on the blade adapter flange s. • Place blade bell s upport on bla de. Mak e sure the notch es on the blade bell suppor t are alig ned with small hol es in the b lade. • Replace hex bolt and tighte n h[...]

15 SECTION 8: TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: For repairs beyond the minor adj ustments listed a bove, contac t your ne arest a uthorized servi ce dealer . Problem Cau se Rem edy Eng ine fail s to start 1. Blade control handle dise ngaged . 2. Spark plug wire disconnec ted. 3. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 4. Blocked fuel li ne. 5. Faulty spa rk plug. 6. En[...]

16 Model Series 810 Thru 829 1 58 86 85 84 92 93 55 56 59 78 18 18 90 107 108 49 50 109 110 23 32 109 39 40 44 46 39 40 32 23 109 110 41 49 50 60 60 62 62 7 72 89 73 67 36 C 77 B 66 68 21 102[...]

17 Model Series 810 Thru 829 REF . NO . P ART NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 720-0294 F oam Hand le 2. 747-0824 Control Le v er 3. 731-1023 Rear Disc harge Chute Ass’y 4. 710-0605 Ov al C-Sunk Sc rew (If E quipped) 5. 6 46- 08 75 Thr ottl e Bo dy (If E qui pp ed) 6. 736-0501 Spring W asher . 66” (If Equipped ) 7. 712-0324 He x L-Nut 1/ 4-20 (If Equi pped)[...]

18 † Models 820 Thur 829 107. 736-0264 Flat W ash er .330 ID x .630 OD 108. 732-0306 Compress ion Spring 109. 710-0260 Carriage Bolt 5/1 6-18 x .62 110. 712-3004 A Flange Lo ck N ut 5/16-18 114. 731-1057 SP Control Co ver † 115. 731-1058 SP Control Co ver † 116. 731-0620 Control Le v er † 117. 720-0190 Door Grip 118. 710-1667 A C Sunk T ap [...]

19 Model Series 820 Thru 829 REF . NO . P ART NO . DESCRIPTION 1. 710-1062 He x Bolt w/P atc h 1/4-20 x 1.25 ” 2. 726-0329 L-W asher 1/ 4 ” ID 3. 717-0418A Upper Hous in g Hal f 4. 713-0400 #48 Sproc ket 7 T ooth x 1 /2 Pitch 5. 736-0336 Flat W ashe r 5/8 ” ID x.03 0 OD 6. 7 41- 0 413 Hex Flan ge Be ari ng . 631 ” ID 7. 16500A He x Bearing [...]

MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The lim ited wa rrant y set f orth belo w is giv en by MTD PRO D- UCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respect to new me rchandis e pur- chased a nd used in the Unite d States , its poss essions an d ter rit or ies. MTD w arra nts this pro duct aga inst def ects in material and workman ship f or a period of two [...]