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MTD 240 manual

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  • Page 1

    Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • T roub leshooting • P arts Lists • Warranty Warning : This uni t is equip ped wit h an internal co mbusti on engine an d should not b e used on or near any unim proved forest-covered, bru sh- covered or grass -c ov ered land u nless th e engine’s e xhaust system is eq uipped [...]

  • Page 2

    2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was pur chased, without first contacting Customer Support. T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU ST ART A SSE MBLI NG Y O UR NEW E QUIP ME NT , please loca te the model pl ate o n the equipmen t and cop y the the model numbe r and the se rial numb er to t[...]

  • Page 3

    3 1 Safety Labels W ARNING Th is s ym bo l poi n ts ou t imp o rtan t sa f e ty in st ru cti on s wh ich , i f no t f ol lo w ed , co ul d en da ng er t he pe rs on a l sa f e ty a nd /or p rop e rty of y o u rse lf a nd o th e rs . Re a d an d f o ll o w a ll in st ru cti on s in th is ma nu a l b e fo r e at - t emp t in g to op e ra t e th is ma[...]

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    4 2 Safe Operation Practices T raining 1. Read, understand, and f ollow all instructions on the machine and in the manual(s) bef ore attempting to assemble and oper ate. Keep this man ual in a saf e place f or future and regular ref erence and f or ordering replacement par ts. 2. Be f amiliar with all controls and their proper operation. Know ho w [...]

  • Page 5

    5 Operation 1 . Do not p ut hand s or feet nea r rotati ng par ts, i n the auger / im pell er hous ing or ch ute ass embl y . Conta ct wit h the rotat ing par t s can am putate h ands a nd feet. 2. The aug er / impe ller c ontrol l ever is a safet y devi ce. Never bypas s its o perati on. Doi ng so make s the mac hine u nsafe and may c ause per son[...]

  • Page 6

    6 Contents of Car ton Car ton contents are li sted below wit h part nu mbers in parenthese s. 1 . T wo Igniti on Ke ys (725- 0 20 1) 2. 2.6 oz Bott le of 2 Cycle O il (737 - 0 4037) 3. Ex tension C ord (i f so equip ped ) ( 629 - 0236 ) W ARN IN G : Dis conne ct th e spark plu g wire an d ground it a gainst t he eng ine to prevent uni ntend ed sta [...]

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    7 4 Kno w Y our Snow Thr o wer IM PORT ANT: This uni t runs on a mi xture of ga soline and oil. Do N OT operate the snow thrower wit hout first reading t he engines o perator’s manual for instr uct ions regard ing proper fu el and engin e oil. Choke Lever Acti vating choke contro l close s the choke plate on carburetor an d aids in st art ing eng[...]

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    8 Bef ore Star ting W ARN IN G : Be fore st art ing the engin e, rea d, und erst and, a nd follow all inst ructio ns and warni ngs on th e machin e and in thi s manual . 1 . The spark plu g wire was disco nnecte d for safety . Attac h spark pl ug wire to spark pl ug before star ting. IM PORT ANT: For compl ete and detaile d engine star ting, s topp[...]

  • Page 9

    9 7 . As e ngine warms up a nd begins to o perate evenly , rotate choke lever slowly to the 1 / 2 Choke posit ion. When th e engine beg ins to run sm oothly , move the choke to the OFF p ositio n. If engine fal ters, return to FULL choke, then sl owly move to 1/ 2 then OFF posit ion. T o Stop Engine 1 . T o stop eng ine, turn ignit ion key counter [...]

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    10 W ARN IN G : Dis conne ct th e spark plu g wire an d ground it a gainst t he eng ine to prevent unin tende d sta rti ng. W ARN IN G : NE VER at temp t to make any adjust ment s while th e engin e is running , ex cep t wher e spe cified i n the ope rator ’ s manual . Shave Plate 1 . T o chec k the adjus tment of the s hav e plate, place th e un[...]

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    11 Bef o re serv ic in g, re p a i r i n g, o r i n s p ec t i n g , di se nga ge th e c on tr ol bai l an d st op en g in e. W ai t un ti l al l mo vin g parts h a v e c om e t o a co mpl et e st op . Dis co n- nec t s pa rk pl u g wi re an d g ro un d it a gai n st the en g in e t o pr e v en t un i nt en ded sta rti ng. W ARNING 6 A d j u s t m [...]

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    12 7 O f f - S e a s o n S t o r a g e Never st ore sno w throw er with fuel in tank indoors or in poorly v entilat ed areas, where fuel fumes ma y reach an open flame, spark or pilot l ight as on a furnace, w ater heater , clothes dryer or gas appliance. Drain fuel int o an approv ed container outdoors, aw ay f rom any open flame. Be cer tain engi[...]

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    13 NOTE : This section addre sses mino r service issues. F or further deta ils, conta ct custome r assista nce. 8 T r oub le- Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y En gine runs e rratic 1 . Move choke lev er to OFF posit ion. 2. Clean fuel l ine ; fill tank wi th clean, fresh gas oline. 3. Drain fue l tank. Refil l with fresh fuel. 4. Contac t Ser vic e [...]

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    14 23 33 31 26 34 42 21 44 25 43 32 25 36 5 7 7 1 6 5 48 19 4 28 47 41 30 37 27 39 3 14 11 15 45 46 12 13 8 22 35 38 51 52 2 10 40 16 18 24 25 20 29 17 50 49 9 Models/Modèles 230-260[...]

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    15 9 NOTE: Snow thr ower features / comp onents var y by model. NOT all par ts li sted above and pic tured on the previ ous page are stan dard equi pment. REF P ART NO . NO . N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 629-0236 Cord-Extension 110V3M 2 Prong Corde 2 710-0627 Hex L-Bolt 5/16-24 x .75 Gr. 5 Boulon hex 5/16-24 x 0,75 Qual. [...]

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    16 Models/Modèles 230-260 � 16 25 25 27 28 29 27 37 35 3 4 15 6 34 17 7 2 36 14 32 21 20 33 19 31 30 27 29 5 11 18 24 4 13 9 5[...]

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    17 9 Models/Modèles 230-260 REF P A RT NO . NO . N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 684-0412 7 Lower Chute Ass’y (Incl. #5-7 and 10) Ens. de la goulotte inf. comp. l es nos. 5-7 et 10 2 710-0407 1 Carriage Screw 5/16-18 x 1.0 Vis ordinaire 5/16-18 x 1,0 3 710-0451 Carriage Bolt 5/16-18 x . 75 Boulon ordinaire 5/16- 18 x 0,75[...]

  • Page 18

    18 TW O YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY The lim ited warrant y set for th b elow is g iven by MTD LLC with res pec t to new merch andis e purch ased and u sed in th e United States a nd / or i ts territo ries an d posse ssio ns, and by MTD Prod uct s Limite d with res pec t to new merc handi se purch ased an d used in Ca nada an d / or it s territor ies and[...]