Yard-Man 11B-106C401 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 Desc ripti on 20" M ULCHING P USH M OW E R M ODEL N OS : 11B-106C401 11B-106C701 PRINTED IN U .S.A. Warning: T h is unit is equipped with an internal combust ion engine and shoul d n[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe O peration Practi ces .... .................... ............ ............. .................. 3 Slope G uage .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ................... ..... 5 Unpacking ................. ............. ............. .................... ....[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: THIS SYMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WHICH, IF NOT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE PERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROPERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AND FOLLOW AL L INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE YOUR LAWN MOWER. FAILURE TO COM PLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY[...]

4 DO : • Mow acro ss the face o f slopes; nev er up and down. Exerci se e xtreme c aution when changing direct ion on slop es. • Watch for h oles, ruts, hid den objec ts, or bumps. Tall grass ca n hide obstacl es. • Always be sure of your footin g. A slip and fall can cause s erious personal injury. DO NO T: • Do not mow near drop-o ffs, di[...]

5 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15 o SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE A POWER PO LE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FENCE PO ST 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 USE THIS PAGE AS A GUIDE TO DETERMINE SLOPES WHERE YOU MAY NOT O PERATE SAFELY. WARNING Do not mow on inclines with a slope in ex cess of 15 de[...]

6 SECTION 3: UNPACKING Removing Unit From Car ton • Remove s taples, break glue on top flap s, or cut tape at cart on end and pe el along top fl ap to open carton. • Remove lo ose parts if include d with unit (i.e., operator ’ s manual, bott le of oil, etc. ). • Cut corne rs and lay ca rton down flat. • Remove pa cking mate rial. • Roll[...]

7 Figure 5 • 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 th e star ter rope out of the engine. Rel ease the b lade control handle. Slip the starter rope into the rope guide. Ti ghten the wing nut. See Figure 1. • Make cer tain all nu ts and bolts ar e tightened se[...]

8 SECTION 6: OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER Keep hands and feet away fr om the chute ar ea on the cutting dec k. See saf ety labels on page 4. The oper ation of any la wn mower can result in foreign objects bein g thrown into the eyes, whic h can resul t in seve re eye dam age. A lways w ear safe ty glas ses or eye shiel ds. We recomme nd wide v ision s[...]

9 SECTION 7: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Do not at any time make a ny adjustme nt to lawn mower without fi rst stopping engine a nd disconne cting spark plug wire. Cutting Heig ht Adjustment Figure 8 An a djusting plat e and thumb l ever at each wheel position provide s cutting he ight adjus tment. Each adjustin g plate has ni ne heig ht position s[...]

10 SECTION 8: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER WARNING: Always stop engine and disconnect spark plug wire before cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of work on lawn mower. Blade Control • Lubric ate the pivo t points on the bl ade co ntrol handle a nd th e brak e cable at l east on ce a seaso n with ligh t oil. See Figu re 10 . The blade control m[...]

11 • Before reinstal ling the bla de and t he blade adap ter to t he un it, lu bric ate th e eng ine cr anksha ft a nd the inner su rface of the bl ade adap ter with light oi l (or engine o il). L ubricating the bolt hol es, bol ts and inner su rface o f the nuts is al so recom mended . To Reinstall Blade: • Be sure to install th e blade with t[...]

12 SECTION 11: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Trouble Possibl e Cause( s) Corrective Act ion Engine fails to start 1. Blade contr ol handle dise ngaged. 2. Spark p lug wire disconn ected. 3. Fuel tank empty , or sta le fuel. 4. Blocked fu el line. 5. Fault y spark p lug. 6. Engine flooded. 1. Engage b lade cont rol handl e. 2. Connect wi re to sp ark plu g[...]

13 SECTION 12: PARTS LIST MODEL 106 Ref. No. P art No. Code Description 1 747-0824 Control Handle Ass ’ y. 2 710 -1 270 Oval C- S unk Screw 5 712 -0 32 4 Hex Lock Nut 6 746-0883 Control Housin g 7 720 -029 5 F oa m Gri p 8 749 -0 70 5 Upper Hand le 10 710-1205 Rope G uide 12 720-0276 Hand Knob 13 710-1174 Carriage Bol t 14 726-0240 Cab l e Tie 15[...]

14 Model 106 Ref. No. Pa r t No. Code Description 17 17098 Hinge Clip 18 73 1- 08 72A Rear F lap 19 682-302 5 Handle Br ack et Ass ’ y LH 20 682-302 4 Handle Br ack et Ass ’ y RH 21 73 6-03 56 B ell Washer .3 9 ” ID x 1.38 ” 22 71 2- 07 98 H ex Nut 3/8- 16 Thd . 23 73 1- 14 26 H ub Cap: Y ellow 24 74 1- 0484 B ear ing 29 68 2-00 25B- 0665 D[...]

15 NOTES:[...]

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