MTD 500 Series manual

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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 21” Self-Pr opelled Rotar y Mo [...]

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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 3 Setup and Adjustment Figure 3 Figure 2 NO TE: Ref erence t o right, le ft, front and r ear of the la wn mowe r is in rela tion to the ope rating position . Figure 1 IMPORT ANT This unit i s shipped without gas oline or oil in the en gine . Fill up gasoline a nd oil as instruct ed in the accompan ying engine manua l BEFORE opera ting y our mo we[...]

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    7 Figure 7 3 Setup and Adjustment Figure 8 W ARNING Figure 6 1 2 3 Adjustments Cutting Height Ea ch whe el has a height ad justment lever to chang e the cut ting heig ht of the mower . T o chang e the height of c ut, squeeze adjuster lever toward the wheel, movi ng up or down to sele cted heig ht. See Figure 7 . Drive Control The adjus tment wheel [...]

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    8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Blade Control Handle The blad e control han dle is loc ated on the up per handle of the mower . Se e Figure 9. The blade c ontrol hand le 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[...]

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    9 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer 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. Be sure no one other than the operator is standing near the [...]

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    10 5 W ARNING Figure 5-1 Figure 5-2 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 operate freely i n both direc tions. See Figure 5 - 1 . 2. If your mower is equip ped with bal l bearing whee ls, lubri cate at least onc e a season wit h a light oil, all o[...]

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    11 5 W ARNING Figure 5-3 7 . Install th e blade adapter on t he crankshaf t with t he “star ” away f rom th e engine. See Figure 5 -2. Place the blad e with the si de marked “ botto m” (or wit h part number) faci ng awa y fro m the adapter . A lign the bl ade bell sup por t ov er the bl ade with the t abs in the ho les of the blad e and ins[...]

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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 . 06. 1 8.06 TW O YEAR SUPREME W ARRANTY : Fo r t wo y ears from da te o f retai l purcha se within C anada, MTD P RODUCT S LIMI TE D will, at its op tion, r epair o r replace , for th e original p urchase r , free o f c ha rge , [...]

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    14 58 50 46 55 41 57 60 56 54 25 11 21 53 52 51 37 38 39 49 48 45 44 42 47 50 30 29 43 31 32 33 41 40 34 61 28 1 2 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 3 4 8 13 15 24 27 62 35 36 41 23 22 4 26 18 20 19 21 11 64 12” Wheel T reads S-WaveT read Zag T read 65 67 66 41 68 59 69 70 63 71 72[...]

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    15 8 IMPORT ANT Fo r a proper w orking machine , use F actory Appro ved P arts. V -BEL T S ar e specially designed t o engage and disen gage saf ely . A substit ute (non OEM) V - Belt can be dan ger - ous b y not dise ngaging complet ely . For parts and / or accessories refer to cust omer support on page 2 . Adressez- vo us au «Service après -v e[...]

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    17 8 IMPORT ANT Fo r a proper w orking machine , use F actory Appro ved P arts. V -BEL T S ar e specially designed t o engage and disen gage saf ely . A substit ute (non OEM) V - Belt can be dan ger - ous b y not dise ngaging complet ely . REF P ART NO . NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 746-04206A Drive Ca ble Câble de l[...]

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    15 NOTE S : 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.[...]

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    14 GARANTIE SUPRÊME DE DEUX ANS MTD P RODUCT S LIMI TED s’ engage à rép are r ou à rempla cer gra tuit ement, à s on choix, à l’ achet eur ini tial, la o u les pièces qui s ’ avè rent déf ectueuses e n raison d’ un vice de matièr e ou de fabrica tion dans les deu x ans qui su ive nt la dat e d ’ achat au déta il au C anada. Ce [...]

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    13 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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    12 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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    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 . Lubrifi ez les points de p ivot 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 objets projetés par une tondeuse peuvent atteindre les yeu x et causer des blessures grav es. Portez touj ours des lunettes de sécurité en uti lisant la tondeuse, ou en ef- fectuant tou t entretien ou tout e réparation. Assurez -v ous que seul le conducteur se trouv e à prox imité de la tondeuse au moment de sa mise en route ou pendan[...]

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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 9. 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 l’[...]

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    7 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 6 1 2 3 Réglages Hauteur de c oupe Un levier de ré glage se trouve sur ch acune des rou es et permet de m odifier la h auteur de coupe d e la tondeuse. Pour changer la h auteur de coupe, pous sez le levier de réglage d es roues vers la roue et d éplacez-le vers le hau t ou le bas à la hau teur choisie. V oir la Figur[...]

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    6 Figure 3 Figure 2 Figure 1 Figure 4 IMPORT ANT Assurez -vous que les câbles sont accro chés sur l’ extérieur du guidon. Ne coincez pas le câble tout en soulev ant le guidon vers le haut. C B A A B A B A C D B 3 I n s t r u c t i o n s d e m o n t a g e e t r é g l a g e s IMPORT ANT Cette machine est ex pédié e SANS HUILE NI ESSE NCE. Ap[...]

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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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    21 po T ondeuse r otative auto-motrice - Séries 5 0 0 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 LE[...]