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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual ¨SET-UP ¨OPERATION ¨MAINTENANCE IMPORTANT: Read Safety Rules and Instructions Carefully OG-3105 PRINTED IN CANADA...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CALLING CUSTOMER SUPPORT LOCATE YOUR MODEL NUMBER AND SE RIAL NUMBER which ap pears on your unit and • record the in formation in the space pro vided be low. IM POR TANT: You must have these num bers, along with the date and proof of purchase to re ceive war ranty or ser vice. -
Page 3: Im Por Tant Safe Op Er A Tion Prac Tices
This unit has been inspected against the man ufacturers qual ity check list. In case of a dis crep- ancy, please call us. We will make ev ery effort to ship the part(s) by courier within one working day of your call. IM POR TANT SAFE OP ER A TION PRAC TICES WARNING: This sym bol points out im portant safety in structions which, if not fol- lowed, could en danger the per sonal safety and/or prop erty of your self and oth ers. - Page 4 tive and may re sult in personal in jury through con tact with the rotating blade. The Mow across the face of slopes; never up • blade con trol han dle must op erate eas ily in and down. Ex ercise ex treme cau tion when both di rec tions and au to mat i cally re turn to changing di rection on slopes.
- Page 5 your clothes which can ig nite. Wash your GEN ERAL SER VICE: skin and change clothes im mediately. Never run an en gine in doors or in a poorly • a) Use only an ap proved gas oline con tainer. ven ti lated area.
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Page 6: Slope Gauge
OWNER'S WARNING - Your Re spon si bil ity: SAFETY LA BEL MAN UAL Restrict the use of this power ma chine to per sons who read, un derstand and follow the warn ings and in struc- tions in this manual and on the ma chine. SLOPE GAUGE (Keep this sheet in a safe place for fu ture reference.) -
Page 7: Set-Up Instructions
SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS This unit is shipped WITHOUT GASOLINE brackets. Place the hair pin clips in the in ner or OIL. After assembly, service engine with hole. See Fig ure 2. gasoline and oil as instructed in the separate Place one car riage bolt (found in the hard - •... -
Page 8: Controls
Upper Hole Lower Handle Carriage Bolt Lower Handle Recoil Starter Support Rope Guide Weld Pin Wing Nut Place the hairpin clips in the inner hole. Fig ure 3 Fig ure 2 Ignition Key (Switch) CONTROLS BLADE CONTROL HANDLE WARNING: This con trol mech anism is a safety de vice. -
Page 9: Operation
LOWER Locking Pin Axle Bolt Spring Washer HIGHER Fig ure 6 Cutting Height Adjustment Lever Figure 5 BEFORE STARTING MODELS WITH ELEC TRIC START ONLY: height. With the spring washer on the axle bolt re insert in the square hole de sired, WARNING: bat tery con tains... - Page 10 WARNING: Do not re move the bat - Blade Control Handle tery pack from the handle panel for any rea son other than re placement. Drive When re placing the battery pack, Clutch re fer to in struc tions in Main te nance Handle sec tion.
- Page 11 TO STOP ENGINE Wing Nuts Release the blade con trol han dle to stop the • engine and blade. WARNING: The blade continues to rotate for a few seconds af ter the engine is shut off. Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground it •...
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Page 12: Adjustment
BOT TOM VIEW Figure 13 Figure 15 SIDE DISCHARGE GRASS CLIPPINGS DRIVE CLUTCH CONTROL ADJUSTMENT This mower can also side dis charge grass Use the ad justment wheel lo cated on the un - clippings. Fol low steps 1 and 2 to ready this derside of the clutch control hous ing to mower for side dis charge op eration. -
Page 13: Lubrication
re place ment blade only. Pos si ble dam age re- sulting from blade un balance con dition is not the re spon si bil ity of the man u fac turer. ENGINE Refer to the sep arate en gine man ual for en - gine main te nance in struc tions. - Page 14 Remove the bolt and blade sup port which After pro longed use, es pecially in sandy soil holds the blade and adapter to the en gine conditions, the blade will be come worn and crankshaft. Re move the blade and adapter lose some of the orig inal shape.
- Page 15 Six-Speed Rear Wheels Adjustment Lever Belt Cable Slot Control Bolt Baffle Figure 23 Figure 21 Six-Speed 9. Tilt the trans mission for ward and loosen Cable Slot the idler pul ley bolt and locknut ½ turn using two 7/16" wrenches. 10.
- Page 16 17. Using pli ers, rotate the belt keeper bracket Upper Pulley so that it snaps into slot on the idler Half bracket. 18. Tighten the idler pul ley bolt and locknut ½ turn us ing two 7/16" wrenches. See Fig ure Belt 19.
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Page 17: Off Season Storage Instructions
lead to the pos itive side of the bat tery pack, Recharge battery ev ery two months and be - then con nect the neg ative side. fore re turning to ser vice. Re fer to charg ing instructions on page 9. IN-LINE FUSE NOTE: When stor ing any type of power The unit is equipped with an in-line fuse. -
Page 18: Re Place Ment Parts/Pièces Détachées
RE PLACE MENT PARTS/PIÈCES DÉTACHÉES MODELS/MODÈLES 950 & 970 Transmission and pulley for reference only./Transmission et poulie illustrées à titre de référence seulement. Pulley assembly for reference only./ Poulie illustrée à titre de référence seulement. - Page 19 PART N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 638-0012 Axle Ass’y 20T x 21.46" Lg. Essieu 20 dents x 21,46 po de lg. 682-0531 Pivot Arm Ass’y Bras du pivot 682-7526 Trans Axle Ass’y Essieu 682-7528 Chain Cover Couvercle de chaîne...
- Page 20 PART N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 731-1829 Front Cover- Yellow Couvercle avant - jaune 731-1834 Front Cover- Grey Couvercle avant - gris 731-1836 Front Cover- Black Couvercle avant - noir 736-0286 Bowed Washer Rondelle évasée 741-0492A Bushing Block .505 dia.
- Page 21 TRANS MIS SION 618-0263A PART N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 712-3025 Hex Jam Nut 5/16-24 Écrou blocage à six pans 5/16-24 736-0425 Cupped Washer .325 ID x .930 OD x .04 Rondelle creuse 0,325 DI x 0,930 DE x 0,04 756-0656 Pul ley Poulie...
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- Page 23 PART N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 647-0004 Deluxe Con trol Han dle Guidon de la commande (deluxe) 746-0555 Control Cable 55 Lg. (B&S) Câble de la commande 55 po (B&S) 746-1131 Control Cable 46 Lg. (Tec) Câble de la commande 46 po (Tec) 746-04109 Control Ca ble 49 Lg.
- Page 24 MODELS/MODÈLES 960 & 990 Transmission and pulley for reference only./Transmission et poulie illustrées à titre de référence seulement. Pulley assembly for reference only./Poulie illustrée à titre de référence seulement.
- Page 25 PART N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 638-0012 Axle Ass’y 20T x 21.46" Lg. Essieu 20 dents x 21,46 po de lg. 682-7526 Trans Axle Ass’y Essieu 782-7528 Chain Cover Ass’y Couvercle de la chaîne 710-0604A Hex Wash HD Scr 5/16-18 x .62 Vis taraudée 5/16-18 x 0,62...
- Page 26 PART N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 710-0260A Carriage Bolt 5/16 x 18 x .62" Lg. Boulon ordinaire 5/16 x 18 x 0,62 po de lg 711-1146 Caster Axle Roulette de l’essieu 712-0397 Wing Nut Écrou à...
- Page 27 PART N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 656-0613 Multi Speed Pulley Ass’y Poulie 710-0167 Carriage Bolt 1/4-20 x .5" LG Boulon ordi naire 1/4-20 X 0,5 po de lg 710-0896 Hex B-Tap Scr 1/4-28 x .25" Lg Vis taraudée à...
- Page 28 Model/Modèle Shroud/Capot Hard ware/Quincaillerie 12A-979B596 751B281440 710-1256 12AS979S565 751B281440 710-1256 12AE995M563 731-05206 7510042823 12AS996C565 751B281440 710-1256...
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Page 29: War Ranty
YARD-MAN TWO YEAR SUPREME WAR RANTY: For two years from date of re tail pur chase within Canada, MTD PROD UCTS LIMITED will, at its op tion, re pair or re place, for the orig inal pur chaser, free of charge, any part or parts found to be de fective in ma terial or work manship. -
Page 30: Trou Ble Shooting
TROU BLE SHOOTING PROB LEM POS SI BLE CAUSE(S) COR REC TIVE AC TION Engine fails to start 1. Blade con trol han dle dis en- 1. Engage blade control han dle. gaged. 2. Spark plug wire dis connected. 2. Connect spark plug wire. 3. - Page 31 notes . . .