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    MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND , OH IO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Print ed In US A       [...]

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    Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machine to the retaile r or deale r without fir st c ontacting th e C ustomer Su ppor t Depa rtment. If you ha ve difficulty ass embl ing thi s p rodu ct or ha ve an y q uesti ons reg ard ing the co ntr ols, oper ati on, or m ain ten anc e o f this machine , you can seek he lp from the exper ts. Choose f [...]

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    Im por tan t Saf e Opera ti on Pr ac ti ce s 2 3 General Operation        1 . attem pting to assemble th is machine. Read, un derst and, and foll ow all instruc tio[...]

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    4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s A missing or damag ed discharge cover can c ause blade 1 2. contac t or thrown obje ct injuries . Many injuries occur as a result o f the mower being p ulled 1 3. over the foot dur ing a fall cause d by slipping or trip ping. Do not ho ld on to the mower if you are [...]

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     s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Ser vic e Safe Handling Of Gasoline : T o avoid pe rsonal injur y or prop er ty dama ge use ex treme 1 . care in handli ng gasoline. Gas oline is ex treme ly fla mmable and the vap ors are e xplosive. Ser ious per sonal injur y can occur whe n gasoline is spille d[...]

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    6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Notice R egarding Emissions Engines whi ch are certif ie d to comply with Cali fornia and fe deral      [...]

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    7 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s   Y our Resp onsibilit y—R estric t the use of this p ower machine to per sons who rea d, unders tand and follow the w arnings and inst ructi ons in this manual and on th e machine. SA VE THE SE I NST RUCTIO NS ! Safet y S ymbols This pa ge[...]

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    8 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) 15° Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely .   Do not[...]

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    Assem bly & Set -U p 3 9 Cont ents of Car ton               ?[...]

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    10 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p The ro pe guide is at tache d to the right side of the up per 4. handle. Lo osen the wing k nob which s ecures the rop e guide. Se e Fig. 3- 6.     a. Slowly p ull star ter r[...]

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    11 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Side Discharge Chut e (If E quipped) Y our m ower may be shippe d as a mulcher. T o conver t to side discharge, make sure grass c atcher (if equipp ed) is of f of the unit and rear discha rge door (if e quipped) is cl osed.  [...]

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     s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Handle P itch (I f Equipped) For convenience of ope ration, you may be ab le to adjust the pitch of the han dle as follows: Remove wing nu ts and carr iage bolt s from handl e. See Fig. 1 . 3 - 11 .  [...]

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    C ont rols a nd F ea ture s 4 13     Blade C ontrol The b lade control is at tached to th e upper hand le of the mower. Depre ss and squee ze it against the up per handl e to operate the unit. Re lease it to stop e ngine and blad e.    This b lade control is a saf ety d evice. Never at tempt [...]

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    Operation 5 14 Starting & St opping Engine     mower for ins truc tions on star ting an d stopping th e engine. Using Y our L awn M ower ?[...]

  • Page 15

    Ma in t ena nc e & Ad just men ts 6  Maintenance General Rec ommendations Always obse rve saf ety r ules when p er forming any  maintenance. The wa rrant y on this lawn mower does n ot cov er items that  have been subje cted to op erator abuse o r neglige nce. T o receive fu ll value from wa rranty, operator mus t maintain the[...]

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    Ser vice 7 16 Blade Care    Whe n removing the cu tting b lade for sharp ening or repla cement, protec t your hands wi th a pair of he a v y gloves or use a h eavy ra g to hold the blade.    [...]

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    T r oubleshooting 8 17 Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t    1. Spark plu g boot disconn ecte d. 2. Fuel tank empt y or st ale fue l. 3. Engine not p rimed (if equ ipped wi th primer). 4. F ault y spark plu g. 5.  ?[...]

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    R epla cem ent P ar ts 9 18 Phone (800) 80 0- 73 1 0 or (33 0) 220- 46 83 to order replacem ent par ts or a comple te Parts M anual (have your full mod el number and serial num ber ready). Part s Manual downl oads are also availabl e free of charg e at ww w.mtdproduc ts.com † If Equipp ed Component P ar t Nu mber and D escr ipti on 7 5 9 -3 338 S[...]

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    19 S e c t i o n 9 — R e p l a c e m e n t p a R t S Component P ar t Nu mber and D escr ipti on 95 1 - 1 0300 F uel Cap A ssembly (M TD) 1 7 620-Z 0J -80 0 F uel T ank Cap (Honda) KH - 1 4 - 22 7 - 04 -S F uel T ank Cap (Kohler ) 734- 0 4063A Wheel (F ront - 7” , Star Diamond) 734- 0 4 562 Wheel (Fron t - 7” x 1.8” , B ar ) 634- 0 4642 Whe[...]

  • Page 20

    MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C-1 0 0 015 RE V . B Th e limi ted w arr an t y se t for t h bel ow is gi ven by M T D LLC w ith re spe ct to n ew me rch andi se pur cha se d and us ed in t he Uni te d St at es and /or i ts t err ito rie s and p oss es sion s, and b y MT D Pro duc ts L imi ted wi th r esp ec t to new m erc hand ise p u[...]

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    MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND , OH IO 44 1 36 - 00 1 9 Impreso e n Es tados U nidos de A mérica M a n u a l d e l O p e r a d O r   ?[...]

  • Page 22

    Al p ropi etario 1  Asistencia al Cliente Por favor , NO devu elva la unidad al mino rist a o distribu idor sin poner se en contacto primero con el De partam ento de Asistencia al Cli ente. En cas o de te ner p robl emas par a mo nta r est e p rodu cto o de tene r d uda s c on r espect o a los co ntr oles , fu ncio nam ien to o man teni mien to [...]

  • Page 23

    Med ida s impo r tant es de seg urid ad 2 3     La pre senc ia de est e símbol o ind ica qu e se tra ta de in struc cione s im por tan tes de seg uri dad qu e se deben r es petar par a evit ar poner e n pelig ro s u segur idad person al y / o mat eri al y la de o tra s person as. Le a y sig a tod as la s in stru[...]

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    4 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d No po nga las manos o los pi es cerca de las piez as rotatorias 8. o en la tolva d e la cort adora. El cont acto con las cuchillas pue de producir la amp utación de m anos y pies. Una cubier ta de d escarga fa ltante o dañada pue de   provocar e l contacto c[...]

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     s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d Niños       ?[...]

  • Page 26

    6 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d Nunca tr ate de ajustar una ru eda o la altura de cor te 8. mientras e l motor está en m archa. Los compon entes de la tolva par a recor te, cubier ta   de desc arga y escudo de r iel, est án sujetos a desgaste y daños que p odría dejar e xpuest as par tes[...]

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    7 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d   Su respons abilidad —Res trinja el uso de es ta máquina moto rizada a las p erson as que lean, comprenda n y respeten las adver tencias e ins trucciones qu e figur an en este manual y en la má quina. GU ARDE E ST AS INS TRU C C[...]

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    8 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d Use esta página como guía para determinar las inclina ciones de las pendientes en las que podría no ten er una operación segura.   No pode en i ncl in acio nes ma yor es a 1 5 grad os ( elev ació n apr oxi mad a de 2 1 /2 pie[...]

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    Mo nta je y C onfigura c i ón 3 9 Cont enido de la caja                ?[...]

  • Page 30

    10 s e c c i ó n 3— M O n t a j e y c O n f i g u r a c i ó n Vuelva a colo car tuercas y p ernos de transp or te c. retirar se antes en una reducció n de los agujeros de la manija como se mu estra en la f igura . 3-5. La guía d e la cuerda est á unida al costad o derecho d e la 4 . manija super ior . Af loje la tuerca d e mariposa qu e suje[...]

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    11 s e c c i ó n 3 — M O n t a j e y c O n f i g u r a c i ó n      traser a en el cor tacésped . Ascensor césp ed y fuer a de las ranuras en el mang[...]

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     s e c c i ó n 3— M O n t a j e y c O n f i g u r a c i ó n Ajustes Altura de C or te     la rue da delantera dere cha y trasera .. ?[...]

  • Page 33

    C ont role s Y Cara c te rísti cas 4 13 Control de Cu chilla       la manija de control d e la cuchilla contra la manija sup erior para oper ar l[...]

  • Page 34

    F uncio namient o 5 14 Arranque y Parada d el Motor Consulte el manual de l motor incluido con su p odadora p ara obtener i nstrucciones s obre cómo iniciar y p arar el motor. Uso de la P odadora de Césped     [...]

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    Ma nt enim ien to Y A just es 6  Mantenimi ento Recomenda ciones Generales Respe te siempre las reglas d e segurida d cuando realice  tareas de m antenimiento. La gar antía de esta p odador a no cubre elem entos que han  esta do sujetos al mal uso o la n egligencia d el opera dor .  ?[...]

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    Ser vicio 7 16   Si la cuchilla está d esequilibr ada gener ará vibraci ones excesivas cuan do rote a altas velocid ades. Es to puede pr oducir daños a la pod adora, y s e puede romp er , causan do así lesiones personales. Lubrique e l cigüeñal del m otor y la super f icie interna 5. del adap tador de la[...]

  • Page 37

    Sol ución d e probl emas 8 17 Problema Causa Remedio El motor no arr anca El control de lámina s e retiró. 1. Alambre de bují a desconectado. 2. Depósit o de comb ustible combu stible vacío 3. o añejo. EST ÁRTER n o activ ado. (De ser equ ipado) 4.    5. Línea de combusti ble bloqueada. 6.[...]

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