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MTD 430 Series Operator's Manual

MTD 430 Series Operator's Manual

21" rear & side discharge mulching lawn mower
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Operator's Manual
21" Rear & Side Discharge
Mulching Lawn Mower
Model Series 430
IMPORTANT:
Read safety rules and instructions
carefully
before operating
equipment.
Warning:
This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-
covered, brush-covered
or grass-covered
land unless the engine's exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester meeting
applicable
local or state laws (if any), If a spark arrester is used, it should be maintained in effective working order by the operator,
In the State of California the above is required by law (Section 4442 of the California Public Resources Code), Other states may have
similar laws, Federal laws apply on federal lands, A spark arrester for the muffler is available through your nearest engine authorized
service dealer or contact the service department,
P,O, Box 361131 Cleveland, Ohio 44136-0019,
MTD LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND,
OHIO 44136-0019
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
FORM NO. 770-10179F
(12/8/2004)

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  • Page 1 Federal laws apply on federal lands, A spark arrester for the muffler is available through your nearest engine authorized service dealer or contact the service department, P,O, Box 361131 Cleveland, Ohio 44136-0019, MTD LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLEOFCONTENTS Content Page Content Page Important Safe Operation Practices Servicing Your Lawn Mower Slope Gauge Making Adjustments Assembling Your Lawn Mower Off Season Storage Know Your Lawn Mower Trouble Shooting Illustrated Parts List Operating Your Lawn Mower Maintaining Your Lawn Mower Espanol FINDINGMODELNUMBER This Operator's Manual is an important part of your new lawn mower.

  • Page 3: Important Safe Operation Practices

    SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFEOPERATION P RACTICES WARNING: This symbol points out important safety instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the personal safety and/or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate this machine. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury.
  • Page 4 15. Never o perate themower i nwetgrass. A lways be Do Not: sureofyourfooting. A slipandfallcancause Do not mow near drop-offs, ditches or serious personal injury.Ifyoufeelyouarelosing embankments, you could lose your footing or yourfooting, r elease thebladecontrol h andle balance. immediately andtheblade willstoprotating within Do not mow slopes greater than 15 degrees as threeseconds.
  • Page 5 7. Extinguish a llcigarettes, cigars, p ipes andother lead to improper performance and compromise sources o fignition. safety!" 8. Never f uelmachine indoors because f lammable Mower blades are sharp and can cut. Wrap the vapors willaccumulate i nthearea. blade or wear gloves, and use extra caution when 9.

  • Page 6: Slope Gauge

    USE THIS PAGE AS A GUIDE TO DETERMINE SLOPES WHERE YOU MAY NOT OPERATE SAFELY. 15° WARN ING 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.

  • Page 7: Assembling Your Lawn Mower

    SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWNMOWER Removing UnitFromCarton • Tighten the two wing nuts which are already on the handle. See Figure 2. • Remove staples, break glue on top flaps or cut tape at carton end and peel top flap to open carton. •...
  • Page 8 Fasten the cable to the lower handle with the two Insert frame into grass bag with the black plastic cable ties found on the lower handle. Pull the cable side on the bottom of bag. See Figure 6. Insert frame ties tight and trim off the excess.

  • Page 9: Know Your Lawn Mower

    Converting to Side-Discharge • Your mower has been shipped as a mulcher. To Mulching convert it to a side-discharge mower, lift the Plug mulching plug. Slide the two hooks on the side- discharge deflector under the hinge pin on the mulching plug assembly.

  • Page 10: Operating Your Lawn Mower

    Cutting Primer H eight AdjustmentLever This lever, located at each wheel, lets you adjust cutting The primer is used to pump gas into the carburetor. Use height of the grass. Remember to put all four levers at it to assist in starting a cold engine, but do not use it when restarting a warm engine after a short shutdown.
  • Page 11 Operating Your LawnMower Bagging GrassClippings • Once engine has started, squeeze blade control You can use the grass catcher bag to collect clippings against the upper handle to run lawn mower. while you are operating the mower. • Do not operate the mower without the mulching •...

  • Page 12: Maintaining Your Lawn Mower

    SECTION 6: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWNMOWER IMPORTANT: Make sure to avoid muffler and WARNING: Always stop engine and surrounding areas while the mower engine is hot disconnect spark plug wire before performing because temperature of these areas of the engine may exceed 150 °...

  • Page 13: Servicing Your Lawn Mower

    SECTION 7: SERVICING YOUR LAWNMOWER BladeCare NOTE: An unbalanced blade will cause excessive vibration when rotating at high speeds, may cause Periodically inspect the blade adapter and pulley for damage to the mower could break causing cracks, especially if you strike a foreign object. Replace personal injury, when necessary.

  • Page 14: Making Adjustments

    Replacing R ear Flap Attach the new flap and new rod to deck, bending the ends of the new rod over to secure to deck. • To remove rear flap, cut off the flat end of the wire rod which secures it to the deck. See Figure 14. Rear Discharge Hrandkl;...

  • Page 15: Off Season Storage

    SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON S TORAGE Prepare your lawn mower for storage at the end of the • Store unit in a clean, dry area. Do not store next to corrosive materials, such as fertilizer or rocksalt. season or if the unit will not be used for 30 days or more.

  • Page 16: Illustrated Parts List

    SECTION 11: PARTS LISTFORMODEL SERIES 430 Wheel Treads Bar Tread Zag Tread...
  • Page 17 ModelSeries430 Ref. Ref. Part No. Description Description Part No. 11o. 747-1161A Deluxe Bail Cover Blade Control 731-2626t 710-1205 Rope Guide 720-0426 Spring Lever Knob 720-0279 Handle Knob 1/4-20 Thd. 732-04175 Rear Spring Lever 710-1174 Curved Hd. Bolt 5/16-18 x 2" 687-02074 Height Adj.
  • Page 18 NOTES...
  • Page 19 NOTES...
  • Page 20 MANUFACTURER'S LIMITED WARRANTY FOR: The limited warranty set forth below is given by MTD LLC with MTD does not extend any warranty for products sold or respect to new merchandise purchased and used in the exported outside of the United States, its possessions United States, its possessions and territories.

  • Page 21: Espanol

    Las leyes federales se aplican en territorios federales. Su distribuidor m_.scercano autorizado para realizar el mantenimiento del motor puede conseguir el amortiguador de chispas para el silenciador sino usted puede comunicarse con el departamento de servicios, P.O. Box 361131 Cleveland, Ohio 44136-0019. MTD LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019...
  • Page 22 INDICE indice P_gina indice P_gina Medidas importantes de seguridad Servicio de la podadora Indicador de pendiente RealizaciCn de ajustes Ensamblado de la podadora Almacenamiento fuera de temporada Conozca la podadora de cesped Guia de soluciCn de problemas Operacion de la podadora Listas de piezas ilustrada Garantia Mantenimiento de la podadora...
  • Page 23 SECCION 1: MEDIDAS IMPORTANTES D ESEGURIDAD ADVERTENClA: Este simbolo indica instrucciones de seguridad importantes que de no seguirse, se podria poner en peligro la seguridad personal y/o la propiedad suya y de terceros. Lea y siga todas las instrucciones en este manual antes de iniciar la operaci6n de esta m_tquina.En caso de no seguir estas instrucciones podria provocar lesiones personales.
  • Page 24 15. Nunca opere la podadora en cesped ht_medo. No haga Io siguiente: Siempre este seguro de su equilibrio. Si tropieza y No corte el cesped cerca de pozos, hundimientos, cae puede lesionarse gravemente. Si siente que bancos, podria perder el equilibrio. pierde el equilibrio, suelte inmediatamente No pode pendientes que superen los 15 grados manija de control de la cuchilla y la cuchilla dejara.
  • Page 25 Nunca cargue combustible en la ma.quina en podria estar comprometida". interiores porque los vapores inflamables podrian Las cuchillas de las podadoras son muy afiladas y acumularse en el Area. cortan. Envuelva la cuchilla o utilice guantes y Nunca saque la tapa de el combustible ni agregue extreme precauciones cuando realice el servicio.
  • Page 26 Use esta pfigina como una guia para determinar las inclinaciones de las pendientes en las que podria no tener una operaci6n segura. 1.1.1 1.1.1 15° ADVERTENCIA No pode en inclinaciones mayores a 15 grados (elevaci6n aproximada de 2 112 pies por cada 10 pies).
  • Page 27 SECCION 3: ENSAMBLADO D ELA PODADORA Extracci6n de la unidadde la caja • Apriete las dos tuercas de mariposa que ya esta.n en la manija. Vea la Figura 2. • Saque las grapas, rompa el pegamento de las aletas superiores o corte la cinta del extremo de la caia y tire a Io largo de la aleta superior para abrir la caja.
  • Page 28 Ajuste el cable a la manija inferior con las dos • Inserte el marco dentro de la bolsa para recorte de uniones de cable que se encuentran en la manija cesped con el lado plastico negro en la base de la inferior.
  • Page 29 Retir0 delat01va pararec0rte • Levante la puerta de descarga posterior y levante Adaptador para abono la tolva para recorte. • Libere la puerta de descarga posterior. C0nversi6n a descarga l ateral • Su podadora ha sido enviada como segadora. Para convertirla en una podadora de descarga lateral, de bisagra levante el adaptador para la segadora.
  • Page 30 Cebador Palanca de ajuste de la altura de corte Esta palanca, Iocalizada en cada rueda, le permite El cebador se utiliza para bombear combustible en el ajustar la altura de corte del cesped. Recuerde poner carburador. Utilicelo para ayudar a arrancar un motor las cuatro palancas a la misma altura para evitar un frio, pero no Io utilice para volver a arrancar un motor corte irregular.
  • Page 31 Funcionamiento de la podadora Embolsado delosrecortes dec sped Puede utilizar la bolsa de recolecci6n de recortes de • Una vez que ha arrancado el motor, apriete la manija de control de la cuchilla contra la manija cesped para juntar dichos recortes mientras opera la superior para hacer funcionar la podadora.
  • Page 32 SECCION 6: MANTENIMIENTO DELAPODADORA IMPORTANTE:Asegt_rese de evitar el silenciador y la zona que Io rodea mientras el motor de la podadora ADVERTENClA: Siempre detenga el motor esta. caliente debido a que la temperatura en estas y desconecte el cable de la buj[a antes de hacer Areas del motor puede sobrepasar los 65,5 °...
  • Page 33 SECCION 7: SERVICIO DELA PODADORA DEClaSPED Cuidados paralacuchilla NOTA: Si la hoja esta desequilibrada producira vibraciSn excesiva cuando gire a alta velocidad, puede Inspeccione peri6dicamente el adaptador de la cuchilla da#ar la unidad y podrfa romperse, causando lesiones y la polea en busca de cuarteaduras, especialmente personales.
  • Page 34 Reemplazo dealer6ntrasero • Instale el nuevo aler6n y la nueva varilla en la cubierta, doblando los extremos de la nueva varilla • Para retirar el aler6n trasero, corte el extremo para sujetar a la cubierta. piano de la varilla de alambre que Io sujeta a la cubierta Vea la Figura 14.
  • Page 35 SECCION 9: ALMACENAMIENTO FUERA DETEMPORADA Prepare la podadora para su almacenamiento al tratamiento antioxidante al equipo cubriendolo finalizar la temporada o si la unidad no se utilizar_ aceite ligero o silicona. durante 30 dias o ma.s. Almacene la podadora en una •...
  • Page 36 SECCION 11: LISTADEPIEZASPARALASERIEMODELO 430 Wheel Treads Bar Tread Zag Tread...
  • Page 37 Modelo Serie430 No. de piez_ Descripcion Descripcion No. de pieza de ref de ref 747-1161A Manija de control 687-02074 Comp. mecanismo de ajuste de altura - 710-1205 Guia de la cuerda LD (rueda 8 pulg.) 687-02100 720-0279 Comp. mecanismo de ajuste de altura - Perilla de la manija, rosca.
  • Page 40 MTD. "MTD" garantiza este producto por defectos de materiales y Piezas de reernplazo que no son piezas genuinas de MTD. de fabricaci6n por un periodo de dos (2) aSos a partir de la Gastos de transporte y Ilamadas por servicios t6cnicos.

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