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Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
21” Rotary Mower — Model Series 540
IMPORTANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
772C0835
PRINTED IN U.S.A. MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 04/13/06
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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 Maintenance & Off-Season Storage ................ 10 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Trouble Shooting .............................................. 12 Set-Up & Adjustments ..................
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����������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������� ��������������� ��� 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 State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproduc- tive 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 objects
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Do: 8. Never fuel machine indoors because flammable vapors will accumulate in the area. 1. Mow across the face of slopes; never up and down. Exercise extreme caution when changing direction on 9. Never remove gas cap or add fuel while the engine is slopes. hot or running. Allow engine to cool at least two minutes before refueling. 2. Watch for holes, ruts, rocks, hidden objects, or bumps which 2 can cause you to slip or trip. Tall grass can hide obstacles. 10. Never over fill fuel tank. F
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NOTE: The units illustrated may vary slightly from your unit. 1. Remove loose parts and any packing material which may be between upper and lower handles. � 3 a. Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the handle from position A into the operating position Setup and B. See Figure 1. b. Tighten hand knobs (star knobs) securing upper Adjustments handle to lower handle. Make sure that each carriage bolt is seated properly in the handle. NOTE: On some models wing nuts have been replac
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5. Each wheel has a height adjustment lever to change the cutting height of the mower. To change the height of cut, squeeze adjuster lever toward the wheel, � moving up or down to selected height. See Figure 5. 3 � 6. To assemble the grasscatcher: a. Place bag over frame (black plastic side is the � bottom of bag.) Insert the hooks on the frame Setup and through the holes in the side plastic channels of the bag. See Figure 6. Adjustments b. Secure bag to frame by working the plastic chann
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Know Your Lawn Mower ������������� 4 Operating Your Lawn Mower ������ ������� ��������������� ����������������� ����� ���������������� ������� WARNING Read, understand, and follow all instruc- tions and warnings on the machine and in this manual before operating. ���������� ���������� �������������� ���������� This blade control mechanism is a safety device. Never Figure 9 attempt to bypass its Blade Control Handle Before Starting operations. The blade control handle is located on the
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To Stop Engine 1. Release the blade control handle to stop the engine and blade. WARNING: The blade continues � 4 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 � WARNING: Never operate your 3 mower without either the rear door or the entire grass catcher � assembly firmly secur
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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 usually indi
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Rear Flap Replacement 1. The rear flap is attached to the back of the mower deck, and is designed to minimize the possibility that objects will be thrown from the rear of the mower 5 toward the operator. If the rear flap becomes dam- aged, replace as follows. 2. To remove the old rear flap, cut off the flat end of the Maintenance wire rod which secures it to the deck using a pair of side-cutters. Attach the new rear flap using the new rod provided with the rear flap, bending the ends of t
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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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TWO YEAR SUPREME WARRANTY: For two years from date of retail purchase within Canada, MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED will, at its option, repair or replace, for the original purchaser, free of 7 charge, any part or parts found to be defective in material or workmanship. This warranty covers units which have been operated and maintained in accordance with Warranty the owner’s instructions furnished with the unit, and which have not been subject to misuse, abuse, commercial use, neglect, accident improp
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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 8 2 749-1092A Upper Han dle - Black Guidon supérieur - noir 3 747-04080 Catcher Lower Frame Sac à herbe - bâti inférieur 4 749-0928B Lower Handl e Guidon inférieur 5 720-0279 Knob 1/4-20 Bou ton 1/4-20 Parts List 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
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GARANTIE SUPRÈME DE DEUX ANS MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED s’engage à réparer ou à remplacer gratuitement, à son choix, à l’acheteur initial, la ou les pièces qui s’avèrent défectueuses en raison d’un vice de 7 matière ou de fabrication dans les deux ans qui suivent la date d’achat au détail au Canada. Cette garantie s’applique seulement aux machines qui ont été utilisées et entretenues Garantie conformément aux instructions publiées dans la notice d’utilisation accompagnant la machine, qui n’ont pa
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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 13. 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 chaque tranchant soit affûté également pour ne pas avoir une lam
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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 ��������������������� ������������������ rapprochés dans
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rapidement pour faire démarrer le moteur et pour éviter le recul. Laissez la poignée revenir lentement jusqu’au boulon de guidage de la corde. Arrêt du moteur � 4 1. Lâchez la poignée de commande de la lame pour arrêter le moteur et la lame. AVERTISSEMENT: La lame Utilisation continue à tourner pendant quelques secondes après que le moteur s’est éteint. � 2. Débranchez le fil de la bougie et mettez-le à la masse contre le moteur pour empêcher tout démarrage 3 accidentel lorsque la machi
