MTD 080 Thru 099 manual

22” R otary Mow ers Model Seri es 080 Thr u 099 PRINTED IN U.S .A. OPERA T OR’S MANU AL FORM NO . 770-1034 3A.fm IMPORT A NT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRODUCTS INC. P .O . BO X 368022 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any uni[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe O peratio n Prac tices ................. ............. ............. ............. ........... 3 Slope G auge ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ..... 6 Assemblin g Your Lawn Mo wer...... ............. ............. ............ ...[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This symb ol poin ts out imp ortan t safety ins tructio ns which, if not follow ed, coul d endanger the perso nal saf ety and/o r prop erty o f you rself and other s. Read and follo w all instruc tions i n this man ual before at temptin g to oper ate this mac hine. Fai lure to com ply with th[...]

4 comple te stop b efore remo ving the grass ca tcher or unclogg ing th e chute. The cuttin g blade continues to rotate for a few seconds after the engi ne is sh ut off. Neve r place a ny part of the body in the b lade area until you are sure the blade ha s stoppe d rotating . 20. Never ope rate mow er without p roper trail shield , discha rge cove[...]

5 3. Check the blad e and eng ine moun ting bolt s at frequ ent interval s for proper tigh tness. Also, visu ally inspect bla de for dama ge (e.g., b ent, crack ed, wor n) Replace blade with the orig inal equip ment man ufacture ’ s (O.E.M. ) blade only, list ed in this manual. “ Use of parts whi ch do no t meet the original equipme nt speci fi[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termi ne slopes where you ma y not operat e safel y. Do not operate y our lawn mower on such sl opes. 15° SIGHT AND HO L D THIS LE VE L WITH A VER TIC AL TRE E A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUI LDING OR A FENCE 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 WA[...]

7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER IMPORT ANT : This unit is s hippe d with out ga soli ne or oil in th e engine. Be c ertain to se rvice engin e with gaso line and o il as inst ructe d in the separate engi ne m anual before ope rating you r mower. NOTE: Referenc e to right or l eft hand sid e of the mower is observ ed from the oper ating posi[...]

8 Removing Chute Retainer (Models 080 S eries) The chute deflector on yo ur mowe r is held in an upr ight position by a reta iner for sh ipping pur pose s only . Remove the r etaine r by following the steps below, before runni ng the mowe r for the first time . • Push the chut e deflec tor up and towa rds the engin e. Holding the de flect or in t[...]

9 Figure 8 Recoil Starter The recoil starter is attached to the right low er hand le. Stand be hind the unit and pull th e reco il starter to s tart the unit. See Figur e 8. Cutting Height Adjustment Lever These le vers ar e locat ed on each whee l and t hey are used to adju st the cut ting hei ght. All four levers have to be at the sa me relativ e[...]

10 Gas and Oil Fill-Up Servi ce the engin e with gaso line and oil as instru cted in the separ ate engin e manual pac ked with your mower. Read ins truc tio ns caref ull y. WARNING: Never fill fuel tank indoors with engine running or until the engine has been all owed to cool for at least two minutes after running. Starting E ngine • Attach spar [...]

11 Handle Height Adjustment Fig ure 10 Your mower is shipp ed with the handle i n the higher height pos ition. To lower the heig ht proceed as follows : • Remo ve th e star ter ro pe fr om th e rope guid e. • Discon nect the hand le from the handle bracket assembl ies by remov ing the wing nu ts. See Figu re 10. • Positi on each hand le brac [...]

12 Lubrication WARNING: Always stop engine, discon- nect spark plug, and ground a gainst engine before c leaning, lubricating or doing any kind of maintenance on your machine. Fig ure 11 Blade Control Handle: Lu bricate the pivo t points on the blade co ntrol hand le at least onc e a season with light oil. The bla de control must opera te freely in[...]

13 The blade can be tested by balan cing it on a ro und shaft screwdr iver. Remove metal from the heavy side until it bal ances eve nly. It is rec ommend ed that the blade always be removed from the adapte r when testing for bal ance. Before reins talling the blade and the blade ada pter to the unit, lubrica te the engi ne cranks haft and the inner[...]

14 Models 080 thru 099 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 10 12 13 15 24 27 10 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 11 16 39 37 40 38 41 35 34 14 17 25 18 19 21 22 23 42 43 17 43 42 21 18 19 23 44 44[...]

15 Models 080 thru 099 Ref. No. P ar t No. P art Descr iption 1. 747-1161A Blade C ontrol Han dle 2. 749-1092A Upper Hand le 3. 720-0279 Wing N ut 4. 710-1205 Eye Bolt 5. 710-1174 Carriage Bo lt 5/ 16-18 x 2.0 6. 720-0284 Wing N ut 7. 736-0451 Shoulder Washer .320 ID x .93 OD 8. 749-1093B Lower Hand le 9. 725-0157 Cable Tie 10. 710-0896 Hex Screw 1[...]

MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY The l imit ed wa rrant y set fort h be low is given by MTD PRODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respe ct to ne w mercha ndise purchase d and used in the Uni ted Stat es, i ts posse ssio ns and ter r itories. MTD war rants this produc t against def ects in mate rial and workman ship f or a period of tw o (2) yea r[...]