MTD Series 410 manual

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    Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P arts Lists • W arranty 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 lan d unless t he engine’s e xhaust system is e quipp ed with a sp ar[...]

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    2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was purc hased, without first contacting Customer Support. T ab le of Contents BE FORE Y OU ST ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , please loca te the model pla te on the eq uipment an d copy the the model numbe r and the se rial numbe r to the [...]

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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 degree s (a rise of appro ximatel y 2- 1/ 2 fee t ev ery 1 0 fee t) . A riding mow er could o ve r turn and cause s erious inj ury . If opera ting a w alk - behind mo we r on such a slope , it is extrem ely difficult to main tain y our footi ng and y ou could slip , res[...]

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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 th is op erator ’ s man ual car efully i n its ent iret y before atte mpti ng to ass embl e this m achi ne. Read, un ders tand , and fo llow all i nstru ct ions o n the mac hine a nd in th e manu al ( s) be fore oper atio n. Be co mplete ly fami liar wi th the c ontro ls a[...]

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    5 Do: 1 . Mow ac ross t he face of s lop es ; never up and d own. Exerc ise ex treme c auti on whe n chan ging d irect ion o n slo pes. 2. Watch for ho les, r uts, ro cks, hi dde n obje cts , or bump s whic h can c ause you to s lip or tr ip. T al l gras s can hi de obs tac les. 3. Always be sur e of your footi ng. A sli p and fal l can c ause seri[...]

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    6 3 W ARN ING : D isconnect and ground the spark pl ug wire as instructed i n the separate engine manual. 1 . Remove any packing materi al which m ay be between upper an d lower handles. a. Pull up and b ack on the u pper hand le to raise th e handl e from posit ion A into the o perating p ositio n B. See Figure 2. b. Tig hten hand kno bs (st ar kn[...]

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    7 Figure 5 NOTE : Make ce r tain bag is t urned right side out be fore assembli ng (warni ng label wil l be on the outside). NOTE : Make ce r tain cables ar e routed to the out side of the handle so th ey ar e not in the w ay when attaching the gr ass catche r . 3 Figure 6 Figure 7 Never operate mo wer unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firm[...]

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    8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Blade Control Handle The blad e control h andle is l ocated on t he upper han dle of the mower . See Figure 8. T he blade c ontrol hand le must be d epressed i n order to oper ate the unit. Rel ease the blad e control h andle to sto p the engin e and blade. Recoil Starter The rec oil star ter is at tached to t he rig[...]

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    9 W ARN ING : Wait for the blade to stop completel y before doing any w ork on the mow er or to remov e the grass catcher . Using Grass Catcher Y ou can use t he gras s catcher to co llec t clipp ings whil e you are operatin g the mower . 1 . Attac h grass c atcher foll owing instru ctio ns on page 7 . Grass c lippi ngs will auto matical ly colle c[...]

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    10 5 M a i n t e n a n c e W ARNING Alwa ys s top engine, 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 10 General Recommendations 1 . Always obser ve safety rules w hen per forming any maintenanc e. 2. The warrant y on this l awn mower does not cover item[...]

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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 cessiv e vibration when ro tat - ing at hi gh spee ds. It may cau se damage to mo wer , and could break causing per - sonal inj ury . Figure 11 M a [...]

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    12 For r epa irs bey ond the minor adjust - ments liste d here, contact an autho ri ze d service deale r . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y Engine fails to st ar t 1 . Blade c ontrol han dle dise ngaged. 2. Spark pl ug wire disc onnec ted. 3. Fuel tank empt y or stal e fuel. 4. Engine not pri med. 5. Fa ult y spark p lug. 6. Bloc ked fue[...]

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    13 The limi ted warranty set for th b elow is given by MTD LLC with res pect to new merc handi se purchas ed and used in t he United St ates and /or i ts territori es and pos sessio ns, and by MTD Produc ts Limited w ith resp ect to new merc handise p urchase d and used in Canad a and / or its territor ies and pos sessio ns (eit her entit y respe c[...]

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    15 7 7 REF P ART NO . NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 747-1161A Blade Con trol Han dle - Black Poignée de commande de la lame - noir 2 749-1092A Upper Han dle - Black Guidon supérieur - noir 3 747-04080 Catcher Lower Frame Sac à herbe - bâti inférieur 4 749-0928A Lower Han dle Guidon inférieur 5 720-0279 Knob 1/4-2[...]

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    13 La gar antie limi tée qui est énon cée ci -d essous est of fer te par MTD LLC pour toutes les mar chandi ses neuves achetées et ut ilisées aux États -Uni s, dans ses p ossess ions et territo ires, et par MTD Produc ts Limited, p our toutes les marc handis es achetées et ut ilisées au Canad a et / ou ses territo ires (l ’ une ou l ’ a[...]

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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 ne démar re pas. Le moteur tour ne irrégu lièreme nt. 1 . Bran chez et se rrez le fil d e la bou gie. 2. Nettoy ez la canalisation . F aites le plein avec une es senc e [...]

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    11 5 Entretien Portez touj ours des gants épais ou utilisez u n chiffon épais pour manipu ler la lame en la démon - tant pour l’ aigui ser ou la remplacer . Si la lame est déséquilibrée, elle fera vibrer la tondeuse de façon ex c essiv e, mais elle pourrait a ussi causer des dommages à la tondeuse ou même casser pendant qu’ elle tour n[...]

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    10 5 Entretien Arrêtez to ujours le moteur et débranchez le fil de la bougie et mettez-le à la masse contre le moteur av ant to ut nettoy age, toute l ubrificati on ou autre entretien sur la machine. L ’uti lisation d’ un netto ye ur press urisé ou d’ un boy au d’ arrosa ge pour ne ttoy er la tondeu se est décon- seillé e. Cela ri squ[...]

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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 -vo us que seul le conducteur se trouv e à prox imité de la tondeuse au moment de sa mise en route ou penda[...]

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    8 4 Utilisation P oignée de commande de la lame La po ignée de c ommand e de la lame se t rouve sur le guid on supéri eur de la tond euse. V oir l a Figure 8. Il faut serrer cet te poigné e contre le g uidon po ur que la tondeus e fonct ionne. Le fait de lâc her la poig née arrête le moteur et la lame. Démarreur à lanceur Il est inst allé[...]

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    7 Figure 5 REMARQUE : V érifie z que le sac à herbe est b ien à l’ endroit a vant l’ assemblage (l’ étiqu ette d’ av ertissement doit se tro uve r sur l’ extérie ur) REMARQUE : Assur ez -vous que les câbles sont a ccrochés sur l’ e xtérieur du guidon pour q u’i ls ne gênent p as lors de l’i nstallati on du sac à herbe . 3 [...]

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    6 3 A VERTISSEMENT : Débranchez le fil de la bougie et mettez-le à la masse conformé - ment aux in structions de la notice d’ utili sation du moteur f ournie av ec la machine. 1 . Procédez c omme suit p our install er le guid on. a. Redres sez le guido n supérie ur vers vous pour le faire passer à la p ositio n de travail. V o ir la Figure [...]

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    5 dan s la not ic e d’ut ilis ati on pou r mesu rer la p ente d u terra in avant d e co mmen cer à t ravail ler. Si selo n l’in cl inom ètre, l a pent e est su pér ieure à 15 ° , n’uti lisez p as la t ond euse p our évi ter to ute bl essu re grave. À F AIRE: 1 . T ravai ller p aral lèl eme nt à la pe nte, jam ais p erpe ndi cul aire [...]

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    4 Utilisation en général 1 . V euil lez li re at tenti veme nt la no tic e d’ut ili sati on avant d ’essayer d’ass emb ler la m ach ine. As sure z-vous de l ire et d e bien co mpre ndre t oute s les in str uct io ns qui f igur ent sur l a mac hin e et da ns la no tic e d’ut ili sati on avant d e la met tr e en mar che. Fa- mil iari sez-vo[...]

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    3 1 Inc linomètre Ne vo us tonde z pas sur des pent es supé rieures à 1 5° (soit un e déclivité de 2- 1/ 2 pi par 1 0 pi) . Un tract eur à siège risque en e f fe t de se re tourne r et son conducteu r peut êt re gra ve ment bless é. Il e st égalemen t difficile de conserve r un bon appui en march ant derriè re la tondeu se. V ous risq u[...]

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    2 V euillez retourner la machine au détaillant qui v ous l’a vendue , sans v ous adresser d’abord au service après-vente. T able des matières Cette notice d’ utilisati on est une pièce impor tante de v otre nouv el équipement . Elle v ous fo urnit les renseignements nécessaires à l’ assemblage, à la préparation et à l’ entretien[...]

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    Av er tisse ment : Cet appareil e st équipé d ’un moteur à combust ion interne. Pour cet te raison, il ne d oit pas être uti lisé sur un terrain fore stier non débrou ssaillé o u sur tout autre terrain re couver t de brouss ailles ou d ’herbes s’il n’ e st pas équi pé d’un pare- étinc elles co nforme à toutes les l ois appl ica[...]