Yard-Man 573 manual

IMPOR T ANT : Read saf ety rul es and instructi ons carefully before operating equipme nt. 20" M ulchin g Law n Mo we r M OD EL 573 PRIN TED IN U .S .A. Wa r n in g: Thi s u nit is eq u ipped wit h a n i nter nal c o mbus ti on engi ne and s ho uld n ot be us ed on or nea r an y unim pro ved for es t-c over ed, bru sh - cov e red o r gra ss-c [...]

2 TAB LE O F CON TEN TS Conten t Page Import ant Safe O per ati on Pra ct ices ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... .... . 3 Slo pe Gua ge.... ..... .. ..... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... .... ........ .... ....... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... . 6 Assem bling Your Lawn M ower ..... .... ........ ...[...]

3 SECT I ON 1: I M PORT ANT SAF E O PER ATI ON PR AC TICE S General Operatio n 1. Read t his operat or ’ s manual carefully in its ent irety before a ttempting to assembl e this machi ne. Read , understand, and f ollow all instructions on the machine and in the manual(s) before operat ion. Be completely familiar with the controls and the proper u[...]

4 serious personal i njury. If y ou feel you are l osing your footing, release the bl ade control handle imme diately and the blad e will st op rotatin g within three seco nds. 9. Mow in day light or good artif icial light. Walk, never run. 10. Stop th e blade when crossing grav el drives, walkways o r ro ads. 11. If the equ ipment should start to [...]

5 7. Ext inguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition. 8. Neve r fuel mac hine indoors because f lammable vapors w ill accum ula te in the area. 9. Neve r remove gas cap or add fuel while the engine is hot or running. Allow engine to cool at least two minutes befo re refueling. 10. Ne ver over fill f uel tank. Fill tank to no[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SI GHT AND H OLD T HIS L EVEL WI TH A VER TICAL TRE E A PO WE R POLE A COR NER O F A BUI LDI NG 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 US E TH IS PA GE A S A G UID E T O DE TER MIN E SLO PES WH ERE YOU MA Y N OT O PER AT E SA F ELY . D o not mow on in clines with a[...]

7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER T o R e m o v e U n i t F r o m C a r t o n • Remove s taples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at c arton end and peel along top flap to open carton. • Remove loose pa rts included with your unit (i.e., operator ’ s manua l, etc.). • Cut along corners and l ay carton down flat. Remove packi n g m[...]

8 upper handle , and pull the starter rope out of the engine. Release the blade control handle . Slip the starter rope into the rope guide. Tighten t he wing nut. See Figure 4. • Make ce r tain all nuts and bolt s are tightened securel y. • Attach cables to the lowe r hand le w it h the two cable ties already on the lower handle , insert pegs o[...]

9 SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER Gas and O il Fill-Up • Service the mower eng ine with gasoline and oil following instructions in t he engine manual. If your mow er was sh ipped with oil in the engi ne, fill up the required am ount of gasoline onl y . Always make sure there is adequ ate oil in the engine before starting the engine. Fill up [...]

10 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS Handle Height Your mower is shipped with the handle in the h igher height position.To lower the handle height for your convenien ce, proceed as follows. Fi gu re 8 • Remove the starter rope from the rope guide . • Remove th e upper handle by removi ng the hand knob s and carriage bolts. Lay the upper han dle out[...]

11 Engine • Follow engine m anual for lubrication instructions. Figu re 10 NOTE: When tipping the unit, empty fuel tank and kee p engine spark plug s ide up. Cutting Blad e WARNING: When remo ving the cutting blade for sh arpening or replacem ent, protect hands by u s ing hea vy gloves or a rag t o grasp the cut ti ng blade . To re mo ve bla de: [...]

12 perform ance and flooding usually i ndicates t hat the air cleaner should be serviced. To service the air cleaner, refer to the engine m anual. • The spark plug s hould be cleaned and the gap reset once a s eason. Spark plug replacem ent is recomm ended at the start of each mowing season; check engi ne manual for co r rect plug ty pe and gap s[...]

13 SECTION 9: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Trouble Possible Cau se(s) Corrective Action Engin e f ails to start 1. Blade control handl e disengaged. 2. Spark plug wire disconne cted. 3. Fuel tank empt y, or s tale fuel. 4. Blocked fuel line. 5. Faulty spark plug. 6. Engine floode d. 1. Engage bla de control handle. 2. Connect wire to spark plug. 3. Fill [...]

14 26 20 21 26 37 39 38 27 19 24 23 25 41 42 43 44 36 34 33 32 35 30 45 16 17 26 27 21 50 22 47 12 5 18 14 23 28 29 48 19 19 49 SECTION 10: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL 573 For engine parts break-down, refer t o the engine manual 1 6 13 4 3 2 15 7 10 8 11 46 9 52 53 31 51 31[...]

15 Model 573 Ref. No. P ar t No. Description 1. 7 47-0824 Control Handle 2. 7 10-1270 Oval C-Sunk Scre w 3. 7 12-0324 Hex Lock Nut 4. 7 46-0883 Control Housing 5. 7 38-0878 Rear Axle 6. 7 49-0705A Upper Handle 7. 7 10-1205 Rope Guide 8. 7 10-1174 Carriage Bolt 9. 7 49-0928A Lower Handle 10. 720-0279 Wing Nut 11. 720-0284 Hand Knob 12. 714-0104 Hair[...]

MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY F OR: The limited warranty set forth below is given by MTD LLC with respect to new m ercha ndise purchased and used in the United States, its possessions and ter ritories. MTD LLC w arrants thi s product agai nst defects for a period of two (2) years commencing on the date of ori ginal purchas e and wi ll, at [...]