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Safety • Set-Up • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Warranty • Parts Lists
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
21” Rotary Mower — Model Series 400
IMPORTANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
769-02966A
MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1 11/1/07
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new equipment. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Table of Contents Slope Gauge........................................................ 3 Off-Season Storage .......................................... 11 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Trouble Shooting .............................................. 12 Set-Up & Adjustments ......
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Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post 15° Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely. Do not operate your lawn mower on such slopes. 1 Slope Gauge WARNING Do not mow on inclines with a slope in excess of 15 degrees (a rise of approximately 2-1/2 feet every 10 feet). A riding mower could overturn and cause serious injury. If operating a walk- behi
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WARNING: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. DANGER: This machine was built to be operated according to the rules for safe operation in this manual. As with 2 any type of power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the operator can result in serious injury. This machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and throwing obje
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3. Always be sure of your footing. A slip and fall can cause serious 13. To reduce fire hazard, keep mower free of grass, leaves, or personal injury. If you feel you are losing your balance, release other debris build-up. Clean up oil or fuel spillage and remove the blade control handle immediately, and the blade will stop any fuel soaked debris. rotating within 3 seconds. 14. Allow a mower to cool at least 5 minutes before storing. Do Not: General Service: 2 1. Do not mow near drop-offs, di
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NOTE: The units illustrated may vary slightly from your unit. 1. Remove any packing material which may be between upper and lower handles. A 3 a. Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the handle from position A into the operating position. Setup and See Figure 3-1. b. Tighten hand knobs securing upper handle to Adjustments lower handle. Make sure that each carriage bolt is seated properly in the handle. 2. Place one carriag
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6. To assemble the grasscatcher: a. Place bag over frame (black plastic side is the bottom of bag.) Insert the hooks on the frame through the holes in the side plastic channels of 3 the bag. See Figure 3-6. b. Secure bag to frame by working the plastic chan- nels on bag over frame as shown in Figure 3-6. Setup and All of the plastic channels except center top of bag attach from the outside of bag. Center top of bag
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Know Your Lawn Mower Blade Control 4 Operating Your Lawn Mower Recoil Starter Cutting Height Adjustment Lever (for each wheel) Grass Catcher WARNING Read, understand, and follow all instruc- tions and warnings on the machine and Spark Plug in this manual before Mulch Plug (optional) operating. Side Deflector (optional) This blade control mechanism is a safety device. Never Figure 4-1 attempt to bypass its Blade Control Handle Before Starting operations. The blade control handle is
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To Stop Engine 1. Release the blade control handle to stop the engine and blade. WARNING: The blade continues 4 2 to rotate for a few seconds after the engine is shut off. Operating 2. Disconnect and ground the spark plug wire as instructed in the separate engine manual to prevent Your Lawn accidental starting while equipment is unattended. Mower Using Your Lawn Mower 3 WARNING: Never operate your 3 mower without either the rear door or the entire grass catcher assembly firmly secured
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Engine 1. Refer to the separate engine manual for engine maintenance instructions. 2. Maintain engine oil as instructed in the separate 5 engine manual packed with your unit. Read and follow instructions carefully. 3. Under normal conditions service air cleaner as Maintenance instructed in the separate engine manual packed with your unit. Clean every few hours under extremely dusty conditions. Poor engine performance and flooding
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5 Maintenance Figure 5-2 5. The blade may be resharpened by removing it and Figure 5-3 either grinding or filing the cutting edge keeping as close to the original bevel as possible. Do not attempt Rear Flap Replacement WARNING to sharpen the blade while it is still on the mower. The rear flap is attached to the back of the mower deck, 6. It is extremely important that each cutting edge and is designed to minimize the possibility
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Problem Cause Remedy 1. Engage blade control handle. Engine fails to start 1. Blade control handle disengaged. 6 2. Spark plug wire disconnected. 2. Connect wire to spark plug. 3. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. Trouble 4. Refer to engine manual. 4. Engine not primed. 5. Faulty spark plug. 5. Clean, adjust gap, or replace. Shooting 6. Clean fuel line. 6. Blocked fuel line. 7. Engine flooding. 7. Wait a few minutes to restart, but do not prime. Engine run
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4 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For FOUR YEARS from the date of retail purchase within Canada, MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED will, at its option, repair or replace, for the original purchaser, free of charge, any part or parts found to be defective in material or workmanship. This warranty does not cover: 1. Any part which has become inoperative due to misuse, commercial use, abuse, neglect, accident, improper mainte- Warranty nance or alteration; or 2. The unit if it has not been operated and/or maintained i
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57 44 OHV 56 19 12 1 34 36 35 2 36 5 6 9 54 53 11 7 3 37 39 45 58 4 8 13 43 16 61 33 18 14 60 43 10 33 62 38 20 42 21 29 15 52 55 17 51 43 22 59 41 29 40 23B 30 31 31 23A 28 43 26 43 49 43 55 46 27 24 32 25 48 47 50 Wheel Treads 63 Zag Bar 14
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REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 747-1161A Blade Contr ol Han dle - Black Poignée de commande de la lame - noir 2 749-1092A Upper Han dle - Black Guidon supérieur - noir 8 3 747-04080A Catcher Lower Frame Sac à herbe - bâti inférieur 4 749-0928B Lower Han dle Guidon inférieur 5 720-0279 Knob 1/4-20 Bou ton 1/4-20 6 710-1205 Rope Guide Bolt Boulon de guidage de cor don 7 710-1174 Curved Car riage Bolt 5/16-18 x 2.00 Boulon ordi naire courbé 5/16-18 x 2,00 Parts
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GARANTIE LIMITÉE DE QUATRE ANS MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED s’engage à réparer ou à remplacer gratuitement, à son choix, à l’acheteur initial, toute pièce ou partie de pièce qui s’avère défectueuse en raison d’un vice de matière ou de fabrication, dans un délai de QUATRE ANS à partir de la date d’achat au détail au Canada. Cette garantie ne couvre pas: Garantie 1. Les pièces rendues inutilisables par un emploi incorrect, une utilisation commerciale, un emploi abusif, une négligence, un entretien i
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Problème Cause Solution 1. La poignée de commande de la lame n’est 1. Embrayez la poignée de commande de Le moteur ne 6 pas embrayée. la lame. démarre pas. 2. Fil de la bougie débranché. 2. Branchez le fil à la bougie. 3. Le réservoir est vide ou l’essence est 3. Faites le plein avec une essence propre éventée. et fraîche. Dépannage 4. Moteur non amorcé. 4. Consultez la notice d’utilisation du moteur. 5. La bougie est défectueuse. 5. Nettoyez, réglez l’écartement ou replacez la bougie. 6.
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3. Enlevez le boulon et le support de la lame qui maintiennent la lame et l’adaptateur sur le vilebrequin. Voir la Figure 5-2. 4. Dégagez la lame et l’adaptateur du vilebrequin. 5 5. Pour l’affûter à nouveau, démontez-la puis meulez ou limez les bords tranchants en maintenant l’angle aussi près que possible du biseau original. N’essayez Entretien pas d’aiguiser la lame encore installée sur la tondeuse. 6. Il est essentiel que
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Moteur 1. Consultez la notice d’utilisation du moteur pour tout ce qui concerne l’entretien du moteur. 2. Utilisez l’huile à moteur recommandée dans la notice 5 d’utilisation du moteur fournie avec la tondeuse. Lisez attentivement les instructions et suivez-les. 3. Dans des conditions normales nettoyez le filtre à air Entretien recommandée dans la notice d’utilisation du moteur fournie avec la tondeuse. Nettoyez-le à intervalles plus
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AVERTISSEMENT: Arrêtez le moteur si vous heurtez un objet quelconque. Débranchez le fil de la bougie, cherchez soigneuse- 4 2 ment tout signe de dégât à la tondeuse et réparez-la avant de la remettre en marche et de vous Utilisation en servir. Des vibrations impor- tantes de la tondeuse indiquent des dégâts. Faites examiner et réparer la machine rapidement. 3 Conseil d’utilisation 1. Pour obtenir les meilleurs résultats et déchiqueter 3 efficacement, ne coupez pas l’herbe mouillée. 2. U
