White Outdoor 11A-439Q590 Operator's Manual

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OPERATOR'S MANUAL

21" Rotary Mower — Model Series 400

IMPORTANT:

READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS

CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.

772C0828A

MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1

5/3/07

IPRINTED IN U.S.A.

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Page 1 Safety • Assembly • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty OPERATOR’S MANUAL 21” Rotary Mower — Model Series 400 IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT. 772C0828A MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1 5/3/07 IPRINTED IN U.S.A.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
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 ........
Page 3: Slope Gauge
Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely. Do not operate your lawn mower on such slopes. 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).
Page 4: Safe Operation Practices
WARNING: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. DANGER: This machine was built to be operated according to the rules for safe operation in this manual. As with any type of power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the operator can result in serious injury.
Page 5 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.
Page 6: Set-Up & Adjustments
NOTE: The units illustrated may vary slightly from your unit. 1. Remove any packing material which may be between upper and lower handles. Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the handle from position A into the operating position. Setup and See Figure 3-1.
Page 7 6. 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 3-6. b. Secure bag to frame by working the plastic chan- Setup and nels on bag over frame as shown in Figure 3-6.
Page 8: Operation
Know Your Lawn Mower Blade Control Operating Your Lawn Mower Recoil Starter Cutting Height Adjustment Lever WARNING (for each wheel) Read, understand, and Grass follow all instructions Catcher and warnings on the machine and in this manual before operat- ing. Spark Plug This blade control Mulch Plug...
Page 9 Honda Engine Refer to the separate engine manual packed with your unit. 1. Place the fuel valve lever found on the left side of the engine into the ON (OPEN) position, Figure 4-2. 2. Move the choke lever all the way backward into the Operating choke position.
Page 10: Maintenance & Off-Season Storage
Engine 1. Refer to the separate engine manual for engine maintenance instructions. 2. Maintain engine oil as instructed in the separate Lubricate these engine manual packed with your unit. Read and follow points before instructions carefully. Maintenance reassembly. 3. Under normal conditions service air cleaner as instructed in the separate engine manual packed with your unit.
Page 11 Maintenance Figure -2 Figure -3 5. The blade may be resharpened by removing it and either grinding or filing the cutting edge keeping as WARNING close to the original bevel as possible. Do not attempt Rear Flap Replacement to sharpen the blade while it is still on the mower. The rear flap is attached to the back of the mower deck, 6.
Page 12: Trouble Shooting
Problem Cause Remedy 1. Engage blade control handle. Engine fails to start 1. Blade control handle disengaged. 2. Connect wire to spark plug. 2. Spark plug wire disconnected. 3. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. Trouble 4.
Page 13: Warranty
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 charge, any part or parts found to be defective in material or workmanship. This warranty covers units which have been oper- ated and maintained in accordance with the owner’s instructions furnished with the unit, and Warranty which have not been subject to misuse, abuse, commercial use, neglect, accident, improper...
Page 14: Illustrated Parts Lists
Wheel Treads K2 Bar...
Page 15 PART N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 747-1161A Blade Con trol Han dle - Black Poignée de commande de la lame - noir 749-1092A Upper Han dle - Black Guidon supérieur - noir 747-04080 Catcher Lower Frame Sac à...

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400 series