Set-Up & Adjustments - MTD 500 Series Operator's Manual

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Setup and
Adjustment
NOTE: This Operator's
Manual covers
several models. Lawn
Mower features vary by
model. Not all features
discussed (or engines
pictured) in this manual
are applicable to all
Lawn Mower models.
NOTE: Reference to
right, left, front and rear
of the lawn mower is in
relation to the operating
position.
IMPORTANT
Make sure to route
cable outside the
lower handle. Do not
crimp cable while
lifting the handle up.
IMPORTANT
This unit is shipped
without gasoline or
oil in the engine. Fill
up gasoline and oil
as instructed in the
accompanying engine
manual BEFORE
operating your mower.
A
B
Figure 1
B
A
Figure 2
B
C
Figure 3
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.
a. Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the
handle from position A into the operating position
B. See Figure 1.
b. Tighten
lower handle. Make sure that each carriage bolt is
seated properly in the handle.
2. Locate hairpin clip in one hole on the weld pin on each
side of lower handle.
a. Remove hairpin clip from this hole. Using a pair of
pliers, insert hairpin clip into the other hole on the
weld pin. Repeat on other side.
b. Place one carriage bolt (found in the hardware
pack included with your unit) in the upper hole of
the right handle mounting bracket from the inside
outward. See Figure 2. Secure with one
knobs. Repeat process on the left side.
3. Rope guide Setup as follows, see Figure 3:
a. Hold the blade control against the upper handle.
Position A.
b. Slowly pull starter rope out of engine. Position B.
c. Slip starter rope into the rope guide. Position C.
d. Tighten rope guide
4. Insert post on cable ties into holes provided on the
lower handle. Pull cable tie tight and trim excess.
5. 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
the bag. See Figure 4.
b. Secure bag to frame by working the plastic
channels on bag over frame as shown in Figure 4.
All of the plastic channels except center top of bag
attach from the outside of bag. Center top of bag
attaches from the inside of bag.
A
D
6
star knobs securing upper handle to
star knobs. Position D.
A
C
B
Figure 4
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