MTD 600 Series manual

MTD LL C, P .O. BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 3 6 - 001 9 Print ed In US A Safe Ope ration Practices • Set- Up • Operation • Ma intenance • Service • T roublesho oting • W arranty W ARNING READ AND FOL LO W ALL S AF ET Y RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUA L BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO OPERA TE THIS MA CHINE . F A ILURE T O COMP L [...]

T o Th e Owner 1 2 Record Product Infor mat ion Befo re set ting up and op erating you r new equipm ent, pleas e loc ate the model p late on the equi pment and re cord the infor mation in the prov ided area to the r ight. Y ou can l ocate the mode l plate by stan ding at the op erator ’ s positio n and look ing at the lower, rear sec tion of the [...]

Im por tan t Safe Opera ti on Pr ac ti ces 2 3 T raining Read, u nders tand, and f ollow all ins truct ions on the machine an d in the manual(s) before at tempting to assemb le and ope rate. Keep this manua l in a safe pla ce for futur e and regular r eference an d for order ing repla cement par ts . Be fam iliar with all contro ls and their p rope[...]

4 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O peratiOn p racti ces Safe Handling of Gasoline T o av oid p erso nal injur y or prop er ty dam age use ex treme c are in handli ng gasolin e. Gasoline is e xt remely f lammab le and the vapo rs are ex plosive. Se rious per sonal inju ry c an occur when gasol ine is spille d on yours elf or your cl othes which [...]

5 s ecti On 2 — i MpOr t ant s afe O peratiOn p racti ces Maintenance & S torage Never tam per with s afet y devices. Ch eck their pr oper ope ration reg ularly. Refer to the maintena nce and adjust ment sec tions of this ma nual. Befo re cleaning, r epairin g, or inspe cting ma chine diseng age all control l evers and sto p the engine. Wait [...]

Assembly Handle Obse rve the l ower rear area of the s now thrower to be sure both ca bles are ali gned with ro ller guid es befor e pivoting the handl e upward. Se e Fig. 3- 1 . NOTE: M ake cert ain the upp er ends of each c able are seated p roperl y in its bra cket. Secu re the handle by tig htening the plas tic kno b located on both th e lef t [...]

Chute Directional Control Remove the p lastic cap (if p resent), flat w asher and hair pin clip fro m the end of the chu te direc tional control . See Fig. 3- 4. Inser t the en d of the chute direc tiona l control into the lower br acket and secu re with the f lat washer an d hairpin clip just r emoved. If n ecessar y , the lowe r bracket can b e a[...]

Adjustments Skid Shoes The sn ow thrower skid s hoes are adj usted upward at th e fac tory for ship ping pur poses. Adjus t them downwar d, if desire d, prior to oper ating the snow throwe r . CAUTION : It is not recom mended th at you operate this snow thrower o n gravel as it can easil y pick up and throw lo ose gravel, causi ng pers onal injur y[...]

Auger C ontrol W ARN ING ! Prior to ope rating your snow throwe r , caref ully read an d follow all ins truc tions be low . Per form all adjus tments to ver if y your snow thrower is ope rating safe ly and pro perly. Check the a djustment of t he auger contro l as follows: When th e auger control is r elease d and in the disen gaged “up” positi[...]

Snow thrower contro ls and features a re describ ed bel ow and illust rated in Fig. 4 - 1 . NOTE: Fo r detaile d informati on on all eng ine controls, re fer to the sep arate T ecumseh Engin e Oper ator’s Manual. Shif t Le ver The shi ft l ever is located i n the right side o f the handle p anel and is used to de termine gro und spee d and direc [...]

Throttle Control The thr ottle contro l is locate d on the rear of the engin e. It regulates the s peed o f the engine an d will shut o ff th e engine wh en moved into the STOP pos ition. Primer Pressing the p rimer for ces fuel dire ctly into the engi ne’ s car buretor to aid in col d-weath er sta rting . Oil Fill Engine oi l level can be ch eck[...]

Chute Direc tional C ontrol The chute di rect ional control is l ocated on l ef t side of the snow thrower. T o chan ge the direc tion in w hich snow is thrown, tu rn chute dire ctiona l control as foll ows: Crank clo ckwis e to discharge to the le ft . Crank countercl ock wise to discharge to th e right. • • Chute Clean-Out T ool W ARN ING ! N[...]

Starting The Engine Atta ch spark plu g wire to spark p lug. Make cer tain the meta l loop on th e end of the spa rk plug wire (ins ide the rubb er boot) is f astened s ecurely over th e metal tip o n the spark p lug. Make cer tain bot h the auger contro l and drive control a re in the dise ngaged (releas ed) posit ion. Move throt tle control up to[...]

T o Engage Dri v e With the th rottle contr ol in the Fast ( rab bit) positio n, move shif t lever into on e of the five for ward (F) p ositions or t wo revers e (R ) pos itions. Se lec t a spee d approp riate for the snow conditi ons and a pace you ’ re comfor tab le with. Sque eze the drive contro l against th e handle the sn ow thrower wil l m[...]

Maintenance Engine Refe r to the T e cumseh Engin e manual packe d with your machine fo r all engine m aintenance. Sha ve Plat e and Skid Shoes The shave plate an d skid sho es on the b ottom of th e snow thrower are su bjec t to wear . They shou ld be checke d perio dically and rep laced when n ecessar y . T o remove skid sh oes: Remove the fo ur [...]

Auger Sh af t At least on ce a season, rem ove the shear pins fr om the auger shaf t. Spr ay lubricant insi de the shaf t and aro und the spacer s and the f lange b earings fo und at either e nd of the shaf t. See Fig . 6-3. Adjustments Chute Brack et Adjustment If the sp iral at the bot tom of the chu te direc tional control is n ot full y engagin[...]

Drive Control When th e drive control is re leased an d in the disenga ged “up” positi on, the cab le should h a ve ver y lit tle slack . It shoul d NOT be tight. NOTE: I f excessive slack is pr esent in the dri ve cable or i f the snow thrower ’ s dri ve is disengagin g intermit tently during ope ration, the c able may be in n eed of adjus t[...]

Belt Replacement Auger Belt T o remove and repl ace your snow thrower ’ s auger b elt, pr oceed as foll ows: T o prevent spillag e, place a piece of p lastic wr ap under the gas cap an d tighten secur ely . Remove the p lastic be lt cover on the front o f the engine by removin g the two s elf-tap ping screws . See Fig. 7- 1 . Roll th e auger be l[...]

Remove the b elt fro m around the aug er pulley, and slip the bel t bet ween the sup por t bracket and th e auger pul ley . See Fig . 7 -5. Reassem ble auger b elt by foll owing instr uctio ns in reverse orde r . NOTE: D o not forge t to reinstall t he should er screw and re connec t the spring to th e frame af ter ins talling a repla cement auger [...]

Slip the dr ive belt of f the p ulley and be twee n fric tion whee l and fri ction w heel disc . See Fig . 7 - 7 . Remove and re place bel t in the reverse o rder . NOTE: En gaging the dri ve control will ease r eassembly o f the be lt. 6. 7. F ric tion Wheel Remo val If the sn ow thrower fails to dri ve with the drive contro l engage d, and pe rfo[...]

Caref ully remove the h ex nut which s ecures the he x shaf t to the snow thrower f rame and li ghtly tap the sh aft ’s end to dislod ge the ball b earing fr om the right sid e of the fram e. See Fig. 7-9 . NOTE: B e caref ul not to damage the thr eads on the shaf t . Caref ully posit ion the hex s haf t downward and to the l ef t bef ore caref u[...]

22 Pr oblem Cau se Remedy Engi ne fail s to start Chok e con trol not i n ON position. Spark plug w ire d isconn ec t ed. F uel tank empty or stale fuel. Engi ne not primed. F aulty spa rk plug. Safety ke y not inserted . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Mov e chok e c ontrol to ON posi tion. Conn ec t wire to s park plu g. Fil l tank with clean, fresh gasolin e.[...]

C omponen t Pa r t Nu mber and Desc ript ion 9 29 - 007 1 Ex tention Cord, 1 1 0V 954- 0 4050 Auger Drive Belt 7 54 - 03 67 Wheel D rive Belt 68 4- 0 4 1 5 3 F ric tion Wheel A ssembly 93 5- 04 054 F ric tion Wheel R ubber 9 25- 1 6 58 Halogen L amp, 1 2V , 27W 738- 04 1 24 A Shear Pin, 1 .50 7 1 4- 0 404 0 Bow-tie Cotter Pin 784 -5 580 Slide Shoe,[...]

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