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    PRINTED IN U .S.A . MTD Pr oducts Ltd., P . O . Bo x 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO N2G 4J1 OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT . Safety • Setup • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty 1 1/ 20 / 07 769- 03 589 Self-Pr [...]

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    2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU ST ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIPME NT , please loca te the model pl ate on th e equipmen t and copy th e model numbe r and the se rial numbe r to the sampl e model plat e provided to th e right. Y ou can locate the m odel plat e by standing a t the operating pos ition and loo[...]

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    3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on inclines with a slope in e xcess of 1 5 degrees (a rise of appro ximat ely 2- 1/ 2 feet e very 1 0 fee t ). A riding mowe r could o ve r tu rn and cause s erious in jury . If opera ting a walk - behind mo wer on such a slope , it is e xtremely difficult to main tain your footi ng and y ou could slip , resulti[...]

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    4 2 S a f e O p e r a t i o n P r a c t i c e s General Operation 1 . Read t his o perato r’s manua l care fully i n its en tiret y befo re at tempt ing to as sem ble th is mac hine. R ead, un ders tand , and foll ow all i nstr uct ions o n the ma chin e and in t he man ual ( s) befo re oper atio n. Keep th is man ual in a s afe plac e for fut ur[...]

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    5 3. Always b e sure of you r footi ng. A sl ip and fa ll ca n cause s erio us per sona l injur y. If you feel yo u are los ing your b alan ce, rel ease the b lade c ontr ol han dle im med iately, and th e blad e will s top rot ating w ithi n 3 sec onds . Do Not: 1 . Do no t mow near d rop -of fs, d itc hes or em bank ment s, you co uld los e your [...]

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    6 W ARNI NG : Disconnect and ground the spark pl ug wire as instructed i n the separate engine manual. 1 . The chu te deflector o n your mower ma y b e held in an uprig ht positi on by a block for shi pping pur poses only. This shi pping bl ock must be re mov ed and d iscarde d before the mower is pu t into operatio n. See Figure 3 - 1. a. Pull the[...]

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    7 NOTE : All whee ls must be in the same h eight of cut. NOTE : When cutting in hea v y or moist g rass, the rea r of the lawn- mow er may be ra ised higher t o allow bette r discharge o f the grass. 3 S e t u p a n d A d j u s t m e n t s Figure 3-7 5. Rope gu ide setup as foll ows, see Figure 3 -5 : a. Hold t he blade co ntrol against t he upper [...]

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    8 4 Operation Blade Control Handle The blad e control han dle is loc ated on the up per handle of the mower . Se e Figure 4- 1. The blade contro l handle must be d epressed in or der to operate the u nit. Release the blad e control han dle to stop th e engine and b lade. Drive Control Handle The dri ve control handl e is located o n the upper h and[...]

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    9 4 Operation W ARNING The operation of any lawn mo wer can re su lt in foreign ob jects being throw n into the ey es, which can damage you r ey es sev er ely . Alway s wear safety glasses while operating the mower , or while performing any ad justments or repairs on it. If you str ike a f oreign object, stop the engi ne. Remov e wire from the spar[...]

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    10 5 M a i n t e n a n c e W ARNING Alwa ys stop engi n e, disconnect spark plug, and grou nd against eng ine before cleaning, lubr icating or doing an y kind of maintenance on y our machine. Figure 5-1 Lubrication 1 . Lubri cate the pivot point s on the blad e control han dle at least on ce a season wi th light oil. Th e blade contro l must operat[...]

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    11 5 W ARNING When remov ing the cutting blade for sharpenin g or replacement , protect yo ur hands with a pair of heavy glo ves or use a heavy rag to hold the blade. An unbalanced blade will ca use ex cessive vibration when ro tat- ing at hi gh speeds. I t may cau se damage to mo wer , and could break causing per- sonal inj ur y . Figure 5-2 M a i[...]

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    12 For r epairs beyond the minor adjust- ments liste d here, contact an autho r ized service deale r . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y Engin e fails to st ar t 1 . Blade c ontro l handl e disen gage d. 2. Spark p lug wire d isco nnec ted. 3. Fuel tank em pty o r stale f uel. 4. Engine n ot prime d. 5. Fault y spar k plug. 6. Bloc ked fu[...]

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    13 7 W arranty Fa ilure t o comply with su ggested maint enance and lubr ication specificati ons wil l v oid warran t y . TW O YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY The limi ted warranty set for th bel ow is given by MTD Product s Limited wit h respec t to new merchand ise purchase d and used in Canad a and / or its terr itories and p ossessi ons (eit her entit y[...]

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    14 Model 26M 37 40 8 9 3 11 5 4 1 13 50 58 47 46 48 34 35 33 23 32 24 31 12 12 15 16 14 10 6 7 2 42 41 38 39 43 59 49 17 28 26 36 27 25 53 30 20 22 21 29 44 53 43 56 45 20 54 52 60 19 51 38 18 20 39 55 57 61 62[...]

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    15 8 For parts and / or accessories refer to cust omer support on page 2 . Adressez- vo us au «Service après -v ente» à la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et / ou accessoires. P ar ts List Pièces détachées REF P ART NO . NO . N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 747-1214 Drive Con trol Han dle Poignée de commande [...]

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    13 7 Garantie Le non- respect des conseils d’ entretien et de lubrif ication annule la garantie. GARANTIE LIMITÉE DE DEUX ANS La gar antie limitée q ui est énonc ée ci- desso us est offer te par MTD Produ cts Limite d, pour toutes les marc handise s achetées et ut ilisées au Canada et / ou ses territoires ( l’une ou l’a utre enti té re[...]

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    12 P our toute réparation autre que le s ajustements mineurs énuméré ici, adressez-v ous à la station te chnique agréé e. 6 Dépannage Cause Pr oblème Solution Le moteur n e dém arre pas. Le moteur t ourne irrég ulière ment. 1 . Branc hez et serrez l e fil de la b ougie. 2. Nettoy ez la canalisation. F aites le plein avec une es sence p [...]

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    11 L ’utilisation d’un nettoy eur pressurisé ou d’un bo yau d’ arrosage pour net to yer la tondeuse est décon - seillée. Cela risque en effet d’ end ommager les composants éle ctriques, les fusées, les poulies, les roulements ou le moteur . L ’ emploi d ’ eau a tendance à raccourc ir la vie de la tondeuse et à limiter sa fa cil[...]

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    10 5 Entretien Arrêtez toujours le moteur et déb ranchez le fil de la bougi e et met tez-le à la mas se contre l e moteur av ant tout net to yage, toute lubrification ou autre entr etien sur la machine. Figure 5-1 Lubrification 1 . Lubrif iez les points d e pivot de la poig née de comm ande de la lam e au moins une fois par s aison avec une hu[...]

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    9 4 Les obje ts projetés pa r une tondeuse p euvent atteind re les yeux et causer de s blessures graves. Portez toujours des lunet tes de sé curité en utilisant la tond euse, ou en ef fectuant tout entreti en ou toute répa ration. Arrêtez le moteu r si v ous heurtez un objet quelconque. Débranchez le fil de la bougie, cherchez soigneusement t[...]

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    8 4 Utilisation P oignée de commande de la lame La po ignée de c ommande d e la lame se trouve sur le guid on supérieur d e la tondeuse. Voir la Figure 4- 1 . Il faut serrer cet te poignée c ontre le gui don pour que la tondeus e foncti onne. Le fait de lâch er la poignée ar rête le moteur et la lame. P oignée de commande d’embray age de [...]

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    7 3 Figure 3-7 5. Install ation du gui de de la cor de. V oir la Fig ure 3- 5. a. Pressez la manet te de com mande de la l ame contre le g uidon su périeur . Posit ion A. b. Sortez lentem ent la corde d u démarreur du moteur . Positi on B. c. Gliss ez la corde du d émarreur dans le g uide. d. Serrez l’ écrou à or eilles du gui de de la co rd[...]

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    6 A VERTISSEMENT : Débranchez le fil de la bougie et mettez-le à la masse conformé - ment aux in structions de la notice d’ utilisation du mo teur fou rnie av e c la machi ne. 1 . V ou s remarquerez que le d éflecteur de l a goulot te de votre tondeu se se trouve en posit ion vert icale. Il est retenu par une c ale utili sée à des seules fi[...]

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    5 2. Fai tes at tent ion au x trou s et orni ères . La ma chin e peu t se reto urner sur u n terra in acc id enté. De s herb es hau tes pe uvent c ach er des obs tac les. 3. Vérif ier to ujou rs votr e équi libr e. V ou s risq uez de g lis ser et de t omb er et de vo us bl esse r griève ment . Si vou s sentez q ue vous a llez p erdr e votr e ?[...]

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    4 Utilisation en général 1 . Veuill ez lire a tte ntive ment l a noti ce d ’utili sat ion avan t d’essayer d’ass emb ler la m achi ne. As surez-vo us de li re et de b ien c om- pre ndre to utes l es ins tru cti ons q ui fig urent s ur la ma chin e et dan s la no tic e d’uti lis atio n avant de l a met tre en m arch e. Con ser vez cet te n[...]

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    3 1 Inc linomètre Ne vo us tonde z pas sur des pent es supérieur es à 1 5 ° (soit une déclivit é de 2- 1/ 2 pi par 1 0 pi) . Un tract eur à siè ge risque en e ffet de se re tourn er et so n conducteu r peut êt re gra vement b lessé . Il est égalemen t dif ficile de conserve r un bon appui en march ant der rière la tondeu se. V ous risqu[...]

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    2 T able des matières Cette notice d’ utilisa tion est une pièce importante de votre nouv el é qui pement . Elle v ous fourn it les renseignements nécessaires à l’ assemblage, à la préparation et à l’ entretien de vo tre machine. V euillez donc la li re attentivement et vo us assurer de bien comprendre toutes les i nstructions. P our [...]

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    T ondeuse r otative auto-motrice - Séries 260 IMPRIMÉ AUX ÉT A TS- UNIS MTD Pr oducts Ltd., P . O . Bo x 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO Sécurité * Montage * Fonctionnement * Réglages * Entretien Dépannage * Listes des pièces détachées * Garantie NO TICE D’UTILISA TION IMPOR T ANT : LISEZ A TTENTIVEMENT LES RÈGLES DE SÉCURITÉ ET LES INSTR [...]