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Yard-Man 437 manual

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  • Page 1

    IMPOR T ANT : Re ad saf ety rules and i nstructions ca refull y bef ore oper ati ng equi pment. 21” R ear & Side Discharge Mulching Lawn Mo wer Model 437 PRINTED IN U .S.A. Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covered, brush - covered or gras s-covered land u[...]

  • Page 2

    2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe Opera tion Pr actice s .................... ............ ............. ............. ............ 3 Slope G auge ................ ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ............ 6 Assemb ling Your Lawn Mower ............... ............. ............ .[...]

  • Page 3

    3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES General Ope ration 1. Read this op erator ’ s ma nual car efully in i ts entir ety before at temptin g to assem ble thi s machi ne. Read , unders tand, and fo llow all ins tructions on the mach ine and in the ma nual( s) befor e opera tion. Be complet ely familiar with the con trols and the p roper[...]

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    4 8. Never ope rate the mowe r in wet gras s. Alwa ys be sure of yo ur footing . A slip and fall can c ause seriou s person al injur y. If you feel y ou are losi ng your foot ing, relea se the bl ade contro l handle imme diately an d the blade will stop r otating withi n thre e seconds. 9. Mow in da ylight or good artifi cial lig ht. Walk, nev er r[...]

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    5 7. Exting uish all c igarettes , cigars, pi pes and ot her sources of ign ition. 8. Never fue l machine indoor s beca use flamma ble vapor s will accumul ate in the area. 9. Never remove gas cap or add fuel w hile the e ngine is hot or runn ing. Al low engi ne to cool at lea st two minutes before refu eling. 10. Never over fill fuel tank. Fil l t[...]

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    6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGHT AN D HOLD TH IS LEVEL WITH A VE RTICAL TREE A POWER P OLE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FEN CE POST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E USE THIS PAGE AS A G UIDE TO DETERMI NE SLOPES WHERE YO U MAY NOT OPERATE SAFELY . Do not mow on incl ines with a slope i n excess of 15 de[...]

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    7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER Removing Unit From Car ton • Remove s taples, break g lue on to p flaps or cu t tape at carton en d and peel top fla p to open c arton. • Remove lo ose parts if incl uded wit h unit. • Cut corne rs and lay carto n down flat . Remove packing m aterial . • Roll or sl ide u nit out of c arton . Ch eck ca[...]

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    8 Figure 4 • Fasten the c able to the lowe r handle with the two cable ties found on th e lower handle. Pul l the cable ties tight an d trim off the ex cess. S ee Figure 5 . Figure 5 Attaching St arter Rope • The rope gu ide is attache d to the righ t side of uppe r handle. L oosen the wing nut wh ich secu res the rope guide. S ee Fi gure 6. ?[...]

  • Page 9

    9 Removing Grass Catcher • Lift the rear discharge do or on the mower , and lift the gr ass catc her up. • Release the rear dis charge door. Conve rting to Side- Discharg e • Your mower h as b een s hipped as a mulc her. To conver t it to a side- discharge mower, li ft the mulchin g plug. Slid e the tw o hooks on the side- discharg e deflec t[...]

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    10 Cutting Height Adjustment Lever This l ever, lo cated a t each w hee l, lets yo u adju st cutt ing height of the gr ass. Reme mber to pu t all four le vers at the same hei ght to avoid un even cut. Throt tle Cont rol The engin e is equipp ed with a co nstant s peed thrott le for maximum engine an d cuttin g perform ance. Recoil Starter The recoi[...]

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    11 Operat ing Y our Lawn Mower • Once the engine ha s started , squeeze th e blade control hand le ag ainst th e upp er hand le to run t he lawn mow er. • Do not operate the mower without the mulc hing cove r, the grass c atcher bag , or the di scharg e chute proper ly insta lled. • Be sure t hat th e lawn i s clear o f sto nes, st icks, wire[...]

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    12 SECTION 6: MAINTAINI NG YOUR LAWN MOWER Cleaning the Lawn Mow er • Clean unde rside of the mower deck after each use to prev ent a ny buil d-up o f gra ss. If this de bris accumul ates, i t will ca use rust an d corro sion. NOTE: W e do n ot recom mend t he use of pres sure washers o r ga rd en ho se to c le an yo ur u nit . Th ese m ay cause [...]

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    13 SECTION 7: SERVICING YOUR MOW ER Blade Care Periodic ally ins pect the blade adapter and pull ey for cracks, espe cially if y ou st rike a foreign ob ject. Rep lace when neces sary. • Discon nect spar k plug wire from spark plug. • Turn mower on its side making sure that the air filter and the ca rburetor are up . • Remove the bolt and bla[...]

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    14 Replacing Rear Flap • To rem ove r ear fl ap, cut off t he fl at end of the wire rod which secur es it to the dec k. See Fi gure 15 . • Attach the new flap and new r od to deck, ben ding the ends of the ne w rod over to sec ure to deck . Figu re 15 SECTION 8: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting Handle Height Your mower is shipp ed with the handle i[...]

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    15 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE Prepare your lawn mower for st orage at t he end of the season or if the unit will not be used for 30 days or more. Store th e mower in a clea n, dry area . Gasoline • Do not st ore gasolin e from one season to ano ther. Gasoline, stored more than one month, may affect engine p erforma nce. • Repla ce your ga so[...]

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    16 SECTION 11: PARTS LIST FOR MO DEL 437 1 6 10 3 2 11 4 5 4 19 35 33 32 29 30 51 41 40 46 24 22 21 20 25 42 44 44 12 31 31 30 29 28 26 27 44 44 49 43 18 36 38 45 48 34 14 13 37 39 25 52 47 16 23 7 8 9 12 15 55 54 53 17 50 25 56 57[...]

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    17 Ref. No. Part No. Description 1. 747-1161 A Control Hand le 2. 710-1205 Rope Guid e 3. 720-0279 Handle Knob 1/4-20 Thd. 4. 710-1174 Curved Hd. Bolt 5/16-18 x 2" 5. 720-0284 Hand Kno b 6. 749-1092 A Uppe r Handle 7. 749-0928 A Lowe r Handle 8. 726-0240 Cable T ie 9. 747-0408 0 Grass Cat cher Fram e 10. 746-1137 Control Cabl e 11. 664-0401 2 [...]

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    MANUF A CTURER ’ S LI MIT ED W ARRANTY FOR: The lim ited warranty s et forth below i s given by MTD L LC with respect to new merchand ise purc hased an d used i n the United States, i ts posse ssions an d territo ries. MTD LLC war rants this produ ct against defects for a period of two (2) years co mmenci ng on the date of o rigina l purchase and[...]