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OPERATOR'S MANUAL
IMPORTANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
21" Rotary Mower — Model Series 400
MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1
Model 430 shown.
769-02966
5/24/07
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- Page 1 Safety • Set-Up • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Warranty • Parts Lists OPERATOR’S MANUAL Model 430 shown. 21” Rotary Mower — Model Series 400 IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT. 769-02966 MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1 5/24/07 PRINTED IN U.S.A.
- Page 2 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 Off-Season Storage .......... 11 Safe Operation Practices ........
- Page 3 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 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 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 Know Your Lawn Mower Blade Control Operating Your Lawn Mower Recoil Starter Cutting Height Adjustment Lever Grass (for each wheel) WARNING Catcher Read, understand, and follow all instruc- tions and warnings on the machine and in this manual before Spark Plug Mulch Plug operating.
- Page 9 To Stop Engine 1. Release the blade control handle to stop the engine and blade. WARNING: The blade continues to rotate for a few seconds after the engine is shut off. Operating 2. Disconnect and ground the spark plug wire as Your Lawn instructed in the separate engine manual to prevent accidental starting while equipment is unattended.
- Page 10 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 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 If you do not know the dealer or distributor in your area, please call, toll free 1-800-668-1238. The return of a complete unit will not be accepted by the factory unless prior written permission has been extended by MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED.
- Page 14 Wheel Treads K2 Bar...
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