Maintaining Your Lawn Mower - MTD 500 Thru 519 Operator's Manual

22” rotary mowers
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Height Adjustment
Lever
Figure 11
Handle Height Adjustment
Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position. To lower the height proceed as follows:
Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
Disconnect the handle from the handle bracket
assemblies by removing the wing nuts.
See Figure 12.
SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Customer Responsibilities
MAINTENANCE
SCHEDULE
Lubricate wheels
Lubricate blade control
Clean deck
Blade care
Change oil
Replace air filter
Clean engine
Check spark plug
Check spark arrester (if any)
General Recommendations
Always observe safety rules when performing any
maintenance.
The warranty on this lawn mower does not cover
items that have been subjected to operator abuse
Position each handle bracket assembly stud into
one of the other holes in the lower handle.
Each end of the lower handle must be placed in
same relative position.
Wing
Nuts
Handle
Bracket
Assemblies
or negligence. To receive full value from the
warranty, operator must maintain the lawn mower
as instructed in this manual.
Changing of engine governed speed will void
engine warranty.
11
Lower
Handle
Figure 12
SERVICE
DATES

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